Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus — Page 8
这便是我在英戈尔施塔特定居最初两三天里的所思所想，那几天我主要忙于熟悉新住所的周边环境，以及结识当地的主要居民。
Such were my reflections during the first two or three days of my residence at Ingolstadt, which were chiefly spent in becoming acquainted with the localities and the principal residents in my new abode.
但到了下一周开始时，我想起了克伦普先生告诉我的那些关于讲座的事情。
But as the ensuing week commenced, I thought of the information which M. Krempe had given me concerning the lectures.
尽管我无法接受去听那个自负的小个子站在讲台上发表高论，我却记起了他提到的瓦尔德曼先生——一位我从未见过的人，因为他此前一直不在城里。
And although I could not consent to go and hear that little conceited fellow deliver sentences out of a pulpit, I recollected what he had said of M. Waldman, whom I had never seen, as he had hitherto been out of town.
出于一半好奇、一半闲来无事，我走进了演讲厅，瓦尔德曼先生不久之后便走了进来。
Partly from curiosity and partly from idleness, I went into the lecturing room, which M. Waldman entered shortly after.
这位教授与他的同事截然不同。
This professor was very unlike his colleague.
他看起来大约五十岁，却满面慈祥之色；两鬓已有几缕白发，而后脑的头发却几乎仍是乌黑的。
He appeared about fifty years of age, but with an aspect expressive of the greatest benevolence; a few grey hairs covered his temples, but those at the back of his head were nearly black.
他身材不高，却站姿挺拔，嗓音是我所听过的最为悦耳动听的。
His person was short but remarkably erect and his voice the sweetest I had ever heard.
他以回顾化学历史及各位学者所作出的种种进步作为讲座的开端，满怀热情地念出了那些最杰出的发现者的名字。
He began his lecture by a recapitulation of the history of chemistry and the various improvements made by different men of learning, pronouncing with fervour the names of the most distinguished discoverers.
随后，他简要概述了这门学科目前的发展状况，并解释了许多基本术语。
He then took a cursory view of the present state of the science and explained many of its elementary terms.
Vocabulary
- Such
- 如此，这样的（用于强调前述内容）
- were
- be动词的过去式复数形式
- reflections
- 深思，反思，内心的想法
- during
- 在……期间，表示时间范围
- residence
- 居住，居留；居住的地方
- chiefly
- 主要地，大部分地
- spent
- spend的过去式，花费（时间或金钱）
- acquainted
- 熟悉的，了解的；结识某人
- localities
- 地方，地点；当地的具体位置
- principal
- 主要的，最重要的
- residents
- 居民，住户（resident的复数）
- abode
- 住所，居所，定居之地
- ensuing
- 随后的，接下来发生的
- commenced
- 开始，commence的过去式
- information
- 信息，资料，情报
- concerning
- 关于，有关于某事
- lectures
- 讲座，课堂演讲（lecture的复数）
- although
- 虽然，尽管，表示让步关系
- consent
- 同意，答应；许可
- conceited
- 自负的，自大的，傲慢的
- fellow
- 家伙，人（有时含轻蔑意味）
- deliver
- 发表（演讲），传达，递送
- sentences
- 句子；此处指演讲中的话语
- pulpit
- 讲坛，教堂中牧师布道的高台
- recollected
- 回想起，recollect的过去式
- whom
- 关系代词，谁（宾格形式）
- hitherto
- 到目前为止，迄今为止
- Partly
- 部分地，在某种程度上
- curiosity
- 好奇心，对未知事物的兴趣
- partly
- 部分地，一定程度上
- idleness
- 懒散，无所事事，闲散状态
- lecturing
- 讲课，作讲座（lecture的进行时）
- shortly
- 不久，很快，短暂地
- professor
- 教授，大学里的高级教师
- unlike
- 不像，与……不同
- colleague
- 同事，同僚，一起工作的人
- appeared
- 看起来，appear的过去式
- aspect
- 外表，神态，面貌
- expressive
- 富有表情的，表达力强的
- benevolence
- 仁慈，善意，慈爱之心
- grey
- 灰色的，灰白色的
- temples
- 太阳穴，头部两侧的区域
- nearly
- 几乎，差不多，接近
- remarkably
- 显著地，非常，格外地
- erect
- 挺直的，直立的，姿态端正
- sweetest
- 最悦耳的，最甜美的（sweet最高级）
- lecture
- 讲座，课堂演讲，一堂课
- recapitulation
- 概括，摘要，重述要点
- chemistry
- 化学，研究物质组成的科学
- various
- 各种各样的，不同的
- improvements
- 改进，改善（improvement的复数）
- learning
- 学问，知识；学习（此处指学者）
- pronouncing
- 发音，宣称；pronounce的进行时
- fervour
- 热情，热忱，激情
- distinguished
- 杰出的，著名的，卓越的
- discoverers
- 发现者，探索者（discoverer的复数）
- cursory
- 粗略的，草率的，仓促的
- view
- 概述，综述；看法，观点
- state
- 状态，状况，情形
- science
- 科学，自然科学
- explained
- 解释，说明，explain的过去式
- elementary
- 基础的，初级的，基本的
- terms
- 术语，专业词汇（term的复数）
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