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Chinese → English Chapter 4 Level 7/10

就这样,我全身心投入于一件事,夏日的时光便在不知不觉中流逝了。

The summer months passed while I was thus engaged, heart and soul, in one pursuit.

那是一个无比美丽的季节;田野里从未有过如此丰盛的收成,葡萄藤也从未结出如此繁茂的果实,然而我的双眼却对大自然的美景毫无感觉。

It was a most beautiful season; never did the fields bestow a more plentiful harvest or the vines yield a more luxuriant vintage, but my eyes were insensible to the charms of nature.

正是这种令我忽视周围景色的心情,也使我忘记了那些远在千里之外、许久未见的朋友们。

And the same feelings which made me neglect the scenes around me caused me also to forget those friends who were so many miles absent, and whom I had not seen for so long a time.

我知道我的沉默让他们感到不安,我也清楚地记得父亲曾说过的话:

I knew my silence disquieted them, and I well remembered the words of my father:

「我知道,当你对自己感到满意时,你会带着深情想起我们,我们也会定期收到你的来信。

"I know that while you are pleased with yourself you will think of us with affection, and we shall hear regularly from you.

如果我将你音信的中断视为你其他职责同样被忽视的证明,请你原谅我。」

You must pardon me if I regard any interruption in your correspondence as a proof that your other duties are equally neglected."

因此,我很清楚父亲会有怎样的感受,但我无法将思绪从我的工作中抽离——那工作本身令人厌恶,却已对我的想象力产生了难以抗拒的控制。

I knew well therefore what would be my father's feelings, but I could not tear my thoughts from my employment, loathsome in itself, but which had taken an irresistible hold of my imagination.

我希望将一切与感情相关的事情暂且搁置,直到那吞噬了我本性中每一个习惯的伟大目标得以完成。

I wished, as it were, to procrastinate all that related to my feelings of affection until the great object, which swallowed up every habit of my nature, should be completed.

那时我认为,若父亲将我的疏忽归咎于我的堕落或过失,那他是不公正的,但我现在确信,他认为我不能完全免于责备,这样的判断是有道理的。

I then thought that my father would be unjust if he ascribed my neglect to vice or faultiness on my part, but I am now convinced that he was justified in conceiving that I should not be altogether free from blame.

Vocabulary

summer
一年中最热的季节,夏季
months
月份,一年中的时间单位
passed
(时间)流逝,过去
while
在……期间;然而(表对比)
thus
因此,如此,以这种方式
engaged
专注于,忙于某项活动
heart
心脏;内心,感情的中心
soul
灵魂,精神,内在本质
pursuit
追求,致力于某项目标或活动
beautiful
美丽的,令人赏心悦目的
season
季节,一年中的某个时期
never
从不,永远不,表示否定
fields
田野,农田,开阔的土地
bestow
给予,赋予,赠送(礼物或荣誉)
plentiful
丰富的,大量的,充裕的
harvest
收获,收割庄稼的季节或成果
vines
藤蔓植物,尤指葡萄藤
yield
产出,生产,提供(产品或成果)
luxuriant
茂盛的,繁茂的,生长旺盛的
vintage
葡萄收获期;特定年份的葡萄酒
insensible
无感觉的,对……无动于衷的
charms
魅力,迷人之处,吸引力
nature
自然,大自然,自然界
feelings
感觉,情感,内心的体验
neglect
忽视,忽略,疏于照料
scenes
景色,场景,周围的景象
caused
导致,引起,造成(某结果)
forget
忘记,遗忘某人或某事
miles
英里,距离单位(约1.6公里)
absent
缺席的,不在场的,远离的
whom
who的宾格,关系代词指人
silence
沉默,寂静,不回应
disquieted
使不安,使忧虑,令人担心
remembered
记得,记住,回忆起
pleased
满意的,高兴的,感到愉快的
affection
情感,爱意,亲切的感情
shall
将会,表示将来(正式用法)
regularly
定期地,有规律地,经常地
must
必须,一定,表示义务
pardon
原谅,宽恕,请求谅解
regard
视为,看作;尊重,关心
interruption
中断,打断,暂停
correspondence
书信往来,通信联络
proof
证明,证据,证实
duties
责任,义务,职责
equally
同样地,同等地
neglected
被忽视的,疏于照顾的
therefore
因此,所以,由此可见
tear
撕开;使脱离,猛拉
thoughts
思想,想法,念头
employment
工作,职业,从事的活动
loathsome
令人厌恶的,令人反感的
irresistible
不可抗拒的,无法抵制的
hold
控制,把持,抓住
imagination
想象力,想象,构想
wished
希望,渴望,但愿
procrastinate
拖延,推迟,不及时行动
related
相关的,有关联的
until
直到,一直到……为止
object
目标,对象,物体
swallowed
吞噬,吞没,完全占据
habit
习惯,惯例,长期养成的行为
completed
完成的,完毕的
unjust
不公正的,不公平的
ascribed
归因于,把……归咎于
vice
恶习,道德缺陷,邪恶行为
faultiness
有缺陷,错误性,不完善
part
部分;一方(指某人的行为)
convinced
确信的,坚信的,被说服的
justified
有理由的,合理的,正当的
conceiving
认为,设想,构想
altogether
完全,总共,全然
free
自由的;免于,不受……约束
blame
责怪,指责,过失
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