Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus — Page 10
当我回首往事，在我看来，这种近乎奇迹般的意愿与志向的转变，仿佛是我生命中守护天使的直接启示——是那保护之灵为了避开那即将降临、悬挂于星辰之间、随时会将我吞噬的风暴所做的最后努力。
When I look back, it seems to me as if this almost miraculous change of inclination and will was the immediate suggestion of the guardian angel of my life—the last effort made by the spirit of preservation to avert the storm that was even then hanging in the stars and ready to envelop me.
她的胜利由一种随之而来的异常宁静与心灵喜悦所宣告，这种感受紧随着我对那古老而近来令我深感折磨的学问的放弃而来。
Her victory was announced by an unusual tranquillity and gladness of soul which followed the relinquishing of my ancient and latterly tormenting studies.
就这样，我被引导着将邪恶与追求那些学问联系在一起，将幸福与漠视它们联系在一起。
It was thus that I was to be taught to associate evil with their prosecution, happiness with their disregard.
这是善之灵的一次强大努力，但它终究徒劳无功。
It was a strong effort of the spirit of good, but it was ineffectual.
命运过于强大，她那不可更改的法则已然注定了我彻底而可怕的毁灭。
Destiny was too potent, and her immutable laws had decreed my utter and terrible destruction.
Vocabulary
- almost
- 几乎；差不多但未完全达到
- miraculous
- 奇迹般的；令人难以置信的神奇
- inclination
- 倾向；对某事物的自然喜好或意愿
- immediate
- 直接的；紧接发生的，无任何中间环节
- suggestion
- 建议；暗示某种想法或行动
- guardian
- 守护者；保护他人的人或力量
- angel
- 天使；宗教中保护人的神圣存在
- effort
- 努力；为完成某事付出的力气
- spirit
- 精神；灵魂或内在的力量
- preservation
- 保护；维持某事物不受伤害或损失
- avert
- 避免；采取行动防止不好的事发生
- storm
- 风暴；激烈动荡或危险的局面
- hanging
- 悬挂；处于悬而未决的危险状态
- envelop
- 包围；完全笼罩或覆盖某事物
- victory
- 胜利；在竞争或斗争中取得成功
- announced
- 宣告；公开表明某件事的发生
- unusual
- 不寻常的；与普通情况明显不同
- tranquillity
- 宁静；平静安详、没有烦扰的状态
- gladness
- 喜悦；内心感到高兴愉快的情绪
- soul
- 灵魂；人的内在精神或情感核心
- relinquishing
- 放弃；停止继续持有或从事某事
- ancient
- 古老的；存在了很长时间的事物
- latterly
- 近来；最近一段时间内发生的
- tormenting
- 折磨人的；令人痛苦难受的
- thus
- 因此；以这种方式，表示结果
- associate
- 将……联系起来；在思想中连接两事物
- evil
- 邪恶；道德上有害或不好的事物
- prosecution
- 追求；全力从事或坚持某项活动
- disregard
- 忽视；不顾或不重视某事物
- ineffectual
- 无效的；未能产生预期效果的
- Destiny
- 命运；决定人生走向的不可抗力
- potent
- 强大的；具有很强效力或影响力
- immutable
- 不变的；永久固定无法改变的
- decreed
- 颁令；以权威方式正式决定或命令
- utter
- 彻底的；完全的，用于加强语气
- terrible
- 可怕的；令人恐惧或极度糟糕的
- destruction
- 毁灭；使某事物完全被破坏消灭
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