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Chinese → English Chapter 4 Level 7/10

当我发现如此惊人的力量掌握在我手中时,我对于应该如何运用它犹豫了很长时间。

When I found so astonishing a power placed within my hands, I hesitated a long time concerning the manner in which I should employ it.

虽然我具备赋予生命的能力,但要为其准备一个躯体——连同所有错综复杂的纤维、肌肉和血管——仍然是一项难以想象的艰巨工作。

Although I possessed the capacity of bestowing animation, yet to prepare a frame for the reception of it, with all its intricacies of fibres, muscles, and veins, still remained a work of inconceivable difficulty and labour.

起初我犹豫不决,不知道应该尝试创造一个像我自己一样的生命,还是一个构造更简单的生命;但我初次成功所激发的想象力太过高涨,不允许我怀疑自己有能力赋予生命给一种像人类一样复杂而奇妙的动物。

I doubted at first whether I should attempt the creation of a being like myself, or one of simpler organization; but my imagination was too much exalted by my first success to permit me to doubt of my ability to give life to an animal as complex and wonderful as man.

目前我所掌握的材料似乎难以胜任如此艰巨的任务,但我毫不怀疑自己最终会成功。

The materials at present within my command hardly appeared adequate to so arduous an undertaking, but I doubted not that I should ultimately succeed.

我做好了遭受无数挫折的准备;我的工作可能会不断受阻,最终的成果也许并不完美,但当我想到科学与机械每天都在进步时,我便受到鼓舞,希望我目前的尝试至少能为未来的成功奠定基础。

I prepared myself for a multitude of reverses; my operations might be incessantly baffled, and at last my work be imperfect, yet when I considered the improvement which every day takes place in science and mechanics, I was encouraged to hope my present attempts would at least lay the foundations of future success.

我也不认为计划的规模宏大与错综复杂能成为其不可行的论据。

Nor could I consider the magnitude and complexity of my plan as any argument of its impracticability.

正是怀着这样的心情,我开始了创造一个人类的工作。

It was with these feelings that I began the creation of a human being.

Vocabulary

When
在什么时候,用于询问或说明时间
found
发现,找到,或建立,设立
so
这样,如此,因此,用于表示程度或结果
astonishing
令人惊讶的,令人震惊的,非常令人惊奇
power
力量,能力,权力,或电力
placed
放置,安放,或被置于某种状态
within
在...之内,在...里面
my
我的,表示所有格
hands
手,手指和手掌
hesitated
犹豫,迟疑,不确定是否要做某事
long
长的,或很长时间,持久的
time
时间,时刻,或某个时期
concerning
关于,涉及,或令人担忧的
manner
方式,方法,或举止态度
should
应该,应当,表示义务或推测
employ
雇用,使用,或采用某种方法
Although
虽然,尽管,表示转折关系
possessed
拥有,具有,或被鬼怪附身
capacity
能力,容量,或身份地位
bestowing
赋予,给予,或慷慨地给与
animation
生命,活力,或动画
yet
然而,但是,或迄今为止
prepare
准备,预备,或使做好准备
frame
框架,骨架,或身体框架
reception
接待,接收,或受欢迎的程度
all
所有的,全部的
intricacies
复杂性,错综复杂的细节部分
fibres
纤维,纤维状的结构
muscles
肌肉,肌肉组织
veins
血管,血脉
still
仍然,仍旧,或寂静的
remained
保持,遗留,或继续存在
work
工作,工作任务,或作品
inconceivable
难以想象的,无法理解的
difficulty
困难,难度,或麻烦事
labour
劳动,工作,或辛苦的工作
doubted
怀疑,对...不相信
first
第一,最初,首先
whether
是否,是...还是...
attempt
尝试,企图,或试图做某事
creation
创造,创作,或被创造的事物
being
存在,生命,或生物
like
像,喜欢,或相似的
myself
我自己,反身代词
one
一个,某一个人
simpler
更简单的,比较级形式
organization
组织,机构,或身体组织
imagination
想象力,想象,或虚构的事物
too
太,也,过于
much
很多,许多,或太多
exalted
兴高采烈的,被激励的
success
成功,成就,或成功者
permit
允许,许可,或许可证
doubt
怀疑,不相信,或怀疑的事情
ability
能力,才能,或技能
give
给予,赋予,或给
life
生命,生活,或人生
animal
动物,兽
as
如同,当...时候,或当
complex
复杂的,复杂体,或复合物
wonderful
奇妙的,极好的,令人惊叹的
man
人,男人,或人类
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