Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus — Page 1
从这天起,自然哲学,尤其是最广泛意义上的化学,几乎成了我唯一的职业。
From this day natural philosophy, and particularly chemistry, in the most comprehensive sense of the term, became nearly my sole occupation.
我如饥似渴地阅读那些充满天才与洞见的著作——当代学者在这些领域所写下的心血结晶。
I read with ardour those works, so full of genius and discrimination, which modern inquirers have written on these subjects.
我参加了大学里的讲座,结交了那里的科学人士,甚至在克伦普先生身上发现了许多真知灼见与真实学问——尽管他的相貌与举止令人不快,但这丝毫不减损其学识的价值。
I attended the lectures and cultivated the acquaintance of the men of science of the university, and I found even in M. Krempe a great deal of sound sense and real information, combined, it is true, with a repulsive physiognomy and manners, but not on that account the less valuable.
在瓦尔德曼先生身上,我找到了一位真正的朋友。
In M. Waldman I found a true friend.
他的温和从不带有丝毫教条主义的色彩,他的教导充满坦诚与善意,令人丝毫感受不到迂腐之气。
His gentleness was never tinged by dogmatism, and his instructions were given with an air of frankness and good nature that banished every idea of pedantry.
他以千百种方式为我铺平了求知之路,使最深奥的探究在我看来也变得清晰而易于理解。
In a thousand ways he smoothed for me the path of knowledge and made the most abstruse inquiries clear and facile to my apprehension.
我的勤勉起初飘忽不定,但随着学习的深入逐渐坚定,很快变得如此热切渴望,以至于晨星消退之时,我往往还在实验室里埋头苦干。
My application was at first fluctuating and uncertain; it gained strength as I proceeded and soon became so ardent and eager that the stars often disappeared in the light of morning whilst I was yet engaged in my laboratory.
由于我用功如此刻苦,进步之神速也就不难想象了。
As I applied so closely, it may be easily conceived that my progress was rapid.
我的热忱着实令同学们惊叹,而我的造诣也让教授们刮目相看。
My ardour was indeed the astonishment of the students, and my proficiency that of the masters.
克伦普教授常常带着一丝狡黠的微笑问我,科尼利厄斯·阿格里帕近来如何,而瓦尔德曼先生则对我的进步表达了最衷心的喜悦。
Professor Krempe often asked me, with a sly smile, how Cornelius Agrippa went on, whilst M. Waldman expressed the most heartfelt exultation in my progress.
Vocabulary
- natural
- 自然的,天然的,非人工的
- philosophy
- 哲学,研究存在与知识的学问
- particularly
- 尤其,特别地,格外
- chemistry
- 化学,研究物质组成与变化的学科
- comprehensive
- 全面的,广泛的,包罗万象的
- sense
- 含义,意义,感觉
- term
- 术语,词语,学期
- nearly
- 几乎,差不多,接近于
- sole
- 唯一的,单独的,独有的
- occupation
- 职业,工作,所从事的活动
- ardour
- 热情,热忱,强烈的热切感
- works
- 著作,作品,书籍
- genius
- 天才,天赋,卓越的智慧才能
- discrimination
- 辨别力,判断力,区分能力
- modern
- 现代的,当代的,新式的
- inquirers
- 研究者,探究者,追问者
- subjects
- 学科,主题,研究对象
- attended
- 参加,出席,听课
- lectures
- 讲座,课堂演讲,学术讲课
- cultivated
- 培养,发展,结交(关系)
- acquaintance
- 相识的人,认识,初步了解
- science
- 科学,自然科学学科
- university
- 大学,高等学府
- even
- 甚至,连……都,均匀的
- deal
- 数量,份额,大量
- sound
- 可靠的,扎实的,健全的
- information
- 信息,知识,资料
- combined
- 结合的,综合的,combined
- repulsive
- 令人厌恶的,使人反感的
- physiognomy
- 面相,外貌特征,容颜
- manners
- 举止,礼貌,行为方式
- account
- 缘故,原因,账目,叙述
- valuable
- 有价值的,宝贵的,珍贵的
- gentleness
- 温柔,温和,柔和的性情
- tinged
- 略带色彩或气息,稍微影响
- dogmatism
- 教条主义,武断,固执己见
- instructions
- 教导,指导,讲解
- air
- 气息,神态,氛围
- frankness
- 坦率,直率,坦诚的态度
- nature
- 性情,自然,本性
- banished
- 驱除,消除,流放
- idea
- 想法,观念,概念
- pedantry
- 迂腐,卖弄学问,学究气
- smoothed
- 使顺畅,铺平,消除障碍
- path
- 道路,小径,途径
- knowledge
- 知识,学问,了解
- abstruse
- 深奥的,难懂的,晦涩的
- inquiries
- 探究,研究,询问
- facile
- 容易的,流畅的,不费力的
- apprehension
- 理解,领悟,掌握能力
- application
- 专注,用功,应用
- fluctuating
- 波动的,不稳定的,起伏的
- uncertain
- 不确定的,不稳定的,犹豫的
- gained
- 获得,增加,取得
- strength
- 力量,强度,实力
- proceeded
- 继续,前进,进行下去
- ardent
- 热烈的,热切的,充满激情的
- eager
- 渴望的,热切的,迫不及待的
- disappeared
- 消失,不见,disappear的过去式
- whilst
- 在……期间,同时,当……时
- engaged
- 忙于,从事,专注于某事
- laboratory
- 实验室,研究室
- applied
- 专心致志,应用,运用
- closely
- 密切地,认真地,紧密地
- conceived
- 想象,设想,理解
- progress
- 进步,进展,发展
- rapid
- 迅速的,快速的,敏捷的
- indeed
- 确实,的确,强调程度
- astonishment
- 惊讶,惊奇,大为震惊
- proficiency
- 熟练,精通,高超技能
- masters
- 老师,大师,精通者
- Professor
- 教授,大学教师,学者
- sly
- 狡猾的,会意的,意味深长的
- expressed
- 表达,表示,流露出
- heartfelt
- 发自内心的,真诚的,衷心的
- exultation
- 欢欣鼓舞,极度喜悦,欢跃
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