Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus — Page 3
当我与其他家庭的人交往时,我清楚地感受到自己的处境是多么幸运,这种感激之情促进了我对父母之爱的培养。
When I mingled with other families I distinctly discerned how peculiarly fortunate my lot was, and gratitude assisted the development of filial love.
我的脾气有时很暴躁,情绪也十分激烈;但由于我性情中某种规律,这些都没有转向幼稚的追求,而是化为一种强烈的求知欲——而且并非不加选择地学习一切事物。
My temper was sometimes violent, and my passions vehement; but by some law in my temperature they were turned not towards childish pursuits but to an eager desire to learn, and not to learn all things indiscriminately.
我承认,无论是语言的结构、政府的法典,还是各国的政治,都对我没有吸引力。
I confess that neither the structure of languages, nor the code of governments, nor the politics of various states possessed attractions for me.
我渴望探索的是天地间的秘密;无论是万物的外在形态,还是自然的内在精神与人类神秘的灵魂,始终萦绕着我的心,我的探求始终指向形而上的,或从最高意义上说,指向世界的自然奥秘。
It was the secrets of heaven and earth that I desired to learn; and whether it was the outward substance of things or the inner spirit of nature and the mysterious soul of man that occupied me, still my inquiries were directed to the metaphysical, or in its highest sense, the physical secrets of the world.
与此同时,克莱瓦尔所关注的,可以说是事物的道德层面。
Meanwhile Clerval occupied himself, so to speak, with the moral relations of things.
生活的繁忙舞台、英雄的美德以及人类的行为,是他关注的主题;他的希望与梦想,是跻身于那些被历史铭记为我们物种勇敢而富有冒险精神的恩人之列。
The busy stage of life, the virtues of heroes, and the actions of men were his theme; and his hope and his dream was to become one among those whose names are recorded in story as the gallant and adventurous benefactors of our species.
伊丽莎白圣洁的灵魂,犹如一盏供奉于神龛的明灯,在我们宁静的家中闪耀着光芒。
The saintly soul of Elizabeth shone like a shrine-dedicated lamp in our peaceful home.
她的同情心与我们同在;她的微笑、她柔和的声音、她那双天使般眼睛投来的温柔目光,始终在那里祝福我们、鼓舞我们。
Her sympathy was ours; her smile, her soft voice, the sweet glance of her celestial eyes, were ever there to bless and animate us.
Vocabulary
- mingled
- 与他人混在一起,交往,混合
- distinctly
- 清晰地,明显地,毫无疑问地
- discerned
- 清楚地察觉或辨别出某事物
- peculiarly
- 特别地,异常地,独特地
- fortunate
- 幸运的,有福气的
- lot
- 命运,境遇,人生遭遇
- gratitude
- 感激之情,感恩的心态
- assisted
- 帮助,协助,促进某事发展
- development
- 发展,成长,培育的过程
- filial
- 子女对父母应有的,孝顺的
- temper
- 脾气,性情,情绪状态
- violent
- 激烈的,猛烈的,暴力的
- passions
- 强烈的情感,热情,激情
- vehement
- 强烈的,激烈的,充满热情的
- temperature
- 此处指性情、气质的冷热程度
- childish
- 幼稚的,孩子气的
- pursuits
- 追求,爱好,从事的活动
- eager
- 渴望的,热切的,积极的
- desire
- 强烈的愿望或渴望
- indiscriminately
- 不加选择地,不分青红皂白地
- confess
- 承认,坦白,供认
- neither
- 两者都不,表示否定两方
- structure
- 结构,构造,组织方式
- nor
- 也不,与neither连用表双重否定
- code
- 法规,准则,密码
- governments
- 政府,政权(复数)
- politics
- 政治,政治活动
- various
- 各种各样的,多种多样的
- states
- 国家,州,状态(复数)
- possessed
- 拥有,具有,持有
- attractions
- 吸引力,魅力,有趣之处
- secrets
- 秘密,奥秘,神秘的事物
- heaven
- 天空,天堂,苍穹
- desired
- 渴望,希望得到某事物
- whether
- 是否,不管……还是……
- outward
- 外在的,表面的,向外的
- substance
- 物质,实质,本质内容
- inner
- 内在的,内部的,精神上的
- spirit
- 精神,灵魂,本质力量
- nature
- 自然界,本性,天性
- mysterious
- 神秘的,难以理解的
- soul
- 灵魂,心灵,精神
- occupied
- 占据,占用,使某人忙碌
- inquiries
- 探究,调查,询问(复数)
- directed
- 引导,指向,把……朝向
- metaphysical
- 形而上学的,超自然的,抽象哲学的
- sense
- 意义,意味,感觉,感官
- physical
- 物质的,自然界的,身体的
- Meanwhile
- 与此同时,在这期间
- moral
- 道德的,品德上的
- relations
- 关系,联系,人际关系
- stage
- 舞台,阶段,人生的舞台
- virtues
- 美德,道德品质(复数)
- heroes
- 英雄,英雄人物(复数)
- theme
- 主题,主旨,中心思想
- recorded
- 被记录下来的,载入史册的
- gallant
- 英勇的,勇敢的,彬彬有礼的
- adventurous
- 爱冒险的,勇于探险的
- benefactors
- 恩人,慈善家,施恩者(复数)
- species
- 物种,人类,种类
- saintly
- 圣洁的,像圣人一样虔诚善良
- shone
- 发光,照耀(shine的过去式)
- shrine-dedicated
- 专门供奉于神龛的,圣洁奉献的
- peaceful
- 平静的,安宁的,和平的
- sympathy
- 同情,共鸣,体谅他人情感
- glance
- 一瞥,扫视,眼神
- celestial
- 天上的,神圣的,天堂般的
- bless
- 祝福,保佑,赐福
- animate
- 使充满活力,激励,鼓舞
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