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Chinese → English Chapter 2 Level 7/10

她是爱的活灵魂,以温柔抚慰人心、吸引众生;

She was the living spirit of love to soften and attract;

我本可能在书房中变得阴郁,因天性中的热情而变得粗粝,

I might have become sullen in my study, rough through the ardour of my nature,

然而正是她的存在,使我收敛起来,仿佛染上了她那般温柔。

but that she was there to subdue me to a semblance of her own gentleness.

还有克莱瓦尔——有什么邪恶能够侵蚀克莱瓦尔那高贵的灵魂?

And Clerval—could aught ill entrench on the noble spirit of Clerval?

然而,若非她向他揭示了善行真正的美好,使行善成为他鸿鹄之志的归宿,他也许就不会如此完美地充满人道精神、在慷慨中如此体贴、在对冒险功业的热情中仍饱含善意与温情。

Yet he might not have been so perfectly humane, so thoughtful in his generosity, so full of kindness and tenderness amidst his passion for adventurous exploit, had she not unfolded to him the real loveliness of beneficence and made the doing good the end and aim of his soaring ambition.

我沉浸在童年的回忆中,感到无比愉悦——那是不幸尚未污染我的心灵、尚未将我对广博事业的美好憧憬化为对自我的阴郁狭隘沉思之前的时光。

I feel exquisite pleasure in dwelling on the recollections of childhood, before misfortune had tainted my mind and changed its bright visions of extensive usefulness into gloomy and narrow reflections upon self.

此外,在描绘我早年岁月的图景时,我也记录下那些事件——正是它们,以不知不觉的步伐,将我引向了日后那段苦难的故事,

Besides, in drawing the picture of my early days, I also record those events which led, by insensible steps, to my after tale of misery,

因为当我试图追溯那种后来主宰了我命运的激情的起源时,我发现它如同一条山间河流,源自卑微而几乎被遗忘的源头;

for when I would account to myself for the birth of that passion which afterwards ruled my destiny I find it arise, like a mountain river, from ignoble and almost forgotten sources;

然而随着它不断奔涌壮大,终成洪流,在其所经之处,将我所有的希望与欢乐尽数冲毁。

but, swelling as it proceeded, it became the torrent which, in its course, has swept away all my hopes and joys.

自然哲学是主宰我命运的天才;因此,在这篇叙述中,我希望陈述那些引领我偏爱这门学科的事实。

Natural philosophy is the genius that has regulated my fate; I desire, therefore, in this narration, to state those facts which led to my predilection for that science.

Vocabulary

living
活生生的,充满生命力的
spirit
精神,灵魂,某种特质的化身
soften
使柔和,使温和,缓和情绪
attract
吸引,引起注意或兴趣
might
情态动词,表示可能性或推测
sullen
郁郁寡欢的,闷闷不乐的
rough
粗糙的,粗鲁的,不精细的
ardour
热情,热忱,强烈的热切感
nature
本性,天性,自然特质
subdue
制服,压制,使平静温和
semblance
外表,样子,相似的外观
gentleness
温柔,温和,柔和的品质
aught
任何事物,古语中表示任何东西
ill
坏的,邪恶的,有害的
entrench
侵占,侵犯,深深影响某事物
noble
高尚的,崇高的,品格高贵的
Yet
然而,但是,表示转折
perfectly
完全地,完美地,极其
humane
仁慈的,有人道主义精神的
thoughtful
体贴的,考虑周到的
generosity
慷慨,大方,无私给予的品质
kindness
善良,仁慈,友好的行为
tenderness
温柔,体贴,温情的品质
amidst
在……之中,处于某事物中间
passion
激情,热情,强烈的情感
adventurous
冒险的,喜欢冒险的
exploit
英勇事迹,壮举;利用
unfolded
展示,揭示,逐渐显现出来
loveliness
可爱,美丽,令人喜爱的品质
beneficence
善行,仁慈,做好事的品质
end
目的,目标,结局
aim
目标,目的,志向
soaring
高飞的,急剧上升的,崇高的
ambition
抱负,野心,强烈的成功欲望
exquisite
精致的,强烈的,非常美好的
pleasure
快乐,愉悦,令人满足的感受
dwelling
沉浸于,长时间思考某事物
recollections
回忆,记忆,对过去的追忆
childhood
童年,儿童时期
misfortune
不幸,厄运,倒霉的遭遇
tainted
污染,玷污,使腐化变质
bright
明亮的,光明的,充满希望的
visions
幻想,愿景,美好的想象
extensive
广泛的,大范围的,深远的
usefulness
有用性,实用性,对他人的益处
gloomy
阴郁的,悲观的,令人压抑的
narrow
狭窄的,局限的,不开阔的
reflections
反思,沉思,深刻的思考
self
自我,自身,个人本身
Besides
此外,除此之外,还有
drawing
描绘,描述,绘制图画
record
记录,记载,描述事件
led
引导,导致,lead的过去式
insensible
不知不觉的,无意识的,细微的
tale
故事,叙述,一段经历
misery
痛苦,悲惨,极度的不幸
account
叙述,描述,说明某事
afterwards
之后,后来,随后
ruled
统治,支配,控制
destiny
命运,天命,注定的结局
arise
产生,出现,升起
ignoble
卑微的,低贱的,不光彩的
forgotten
被遗忘的,无人记得的
sources
来源,源头,起源之处
swelling
膨胀,增大,不断扩大
proceeded
继续,前进,proceed的过去式
torrent
激流,洪流,汹涌的水流
course
过程,方向,流向
swept
席卷,冲走,sweep的过去式
hopes
希望,期望,美好的期待
joys
喜悦,快乐,高兴的感受
Natural
自然的,天然的,本来的
philosophy
哲学,自然科学,思想体系
genius
天才,天赋,卓越的才能
regulated
调节,支配,控制的
fate
命运,天命,注定的结果
desire
愿望,渴望,强烈的欲望
therefore
因此,所以,表示结论
narration
叙述,讲述,故事的陈述
state
陈述,说明,表达某事实
facts
事实,真相,客观存在的情况
predilection
偏好,偏爱,对某事物的偏爱
science
科学,系统性的知识体系
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