Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus — Page 11
我们花了两周时间漫游各地:我的健康和精神早已恢复,并从我所呼吸的清新空气、旅途中的自然见闻以及朋友的交谈中获得了新的力量。
We passed a fortnight in these perambulations: my health and spirits had long been restored, and they gained additional strength from the salubrious air I breathed, the natural incidents of our progress, and the conversation of my friend.
以前,埋头苦读使我与人群隔绝,让我变得孤僻;但克莱瓦尔唤醒了我内心深处更美好的情感;他再次教会我去热爱自然的面貌,以及孩子们欢乐的笑颜。
Study had before secluded me from the intercourse of my fellow-creatures, and rendered me unsocial; but Clerval called forth the better feelings of my heart; he again taught me to love the aspect of nature, and the cheerful faces of children.
好友啊!你是多么真诚地爱我,竭力提升我的心灵,直到它与你的心灵齐平。
Excellent friend! how sincerely you did love me, and endeavour to elevate my mind until it was on a level with your own.
自私的追求曾束缚并禁锢了我,直到你的温柔与深情温暖并开启了我的感官;我重新变回了那个快乐的人——几年前,那个被众人爱戴也爱戴众人、无忧无虑的我。
A selfish pursuit had cramped and narrowed me, until your gentleness and affection warmed and opened my senses; I became the same happy creature who, a few years ago, loved and beloved by all, had no sorrow or care.
当我快乐时,无生命的自然界也有力量赋予我最令人愉悦的感受。
When happy, inanimate nature had the power of bestowing on me the most delightful sensations.
晴朗的天空和翠绿的田野令我心旷神怡。
A serene sky and verdant fields filled me with ecstasy.
此时的季节确实美如天堂;春花盛开在篱笆间,而夏日的花朵已悄然含苞待放。
The present season was indeed divine; the flowers of spring bloomed in the hedges, while those of summer were already in bud.
那些在过去一年里曾压迫着我、尽管我竭力摆脱却如不可承受之重的思绪,如今再也不来打扰我了。
I was undisturbed by thoughts which during the preceding year had pressed upon me, notwithstanding my endeavours to throw them off, with an invincible burden.
亨利为我的欢快而高兴,真诚地感同身受;他竭尽全力逗我开心,同时也倾诉着充盈他灵魂的种种情感。
Henry rejoiced in my gaiety, and sincerely sympathised in my feelings: he exerted himself to amuse me, while he expressed the sensations that filled his soul.
Vocabulary
- passed
- 度过(时间);经历某段时期
- fortnight
- 两周,十四天的时间
- perambulations
- 漫步,四处游走的行为
- health
- 健康状况,身体的良好状态
- spirits
- 精神状态,心情,情绪
- restored
- 恢复原状,重新恢复到良好状态
- gained
- 获得,得到,增加
- additional
- 额外的,附加的,更多的
- strength
- 力量,体力,精力
- salubrious
- 有益健康的,清新的(空气或环境)
- breathed
- 呼吸,吸入空气
- natural
- 自然的,来自大自然的
- incidents
- 事件,发生的小事或插曲
- progress
- 前进,旅途中的行进过程
- conversation
- 对话,交谈,言语交流
- Study
- 学习,钻研;此处指专注研究
- secluded
- 使隔绝,使与外界孤立隔离
- intercourse
- 交往,人与人之间的社会往来
- fellow-creatures
- 同类,指其他人类,同伴
- rendered
- 使变得,导致某种状态
- unsocial
- 不善交际的,孤僻的
- forth
- 出来,向前;call forth意为激发
- feelings
- 感情,情感,内心的感受
- taught
- 教导,teach的过去式
- aspect
- 面貌,景象,某事物的外观
- nature
- 自然,大自然,自然界
- cheerful
- 快乐的,愉快的,开朗的
- Excellent
- 优秀的,极好的,出色的
- sincerely
- 真诚地,诚心诚意地
- endeavour
- 努力,尽力去做某事
- elevate
- 提升,使升高,使高尚
- mind
- 心智,思想,精神
- level
- 水平,层次,高度
- selfish
- 自私的,只顾自己利益的
- pursuit
- 追求,专注追寻的事业或目标
- cramped
- 限制,束缚,使局促不展
- narrowed
- 使变窄,使局限,缩小范围
- gentleness
- 温柔,温和,柔和的性情
- affection
- 情感,爱意,温情
- warmed
- 温暖,使心情温暖愉悦
- senses
- 感官,感觉,知觉
- creature
- 生物,人,此处指人自身
- beloved
- 被爱的,受宠爱的,亲爱的
- sorrow
- 悲伤,忧愁,悲痛
- care
- 忧虑,烦恼,担心
- inanimate
- 无生命的,非生物的,无活力的
- power
- 力量,能力,效力
- bestowing
- 赋予,给予,授予某种礼物
- delightful
- 令人愉悦的,美妙的,极好的
- sensations
- 感觉,感受,感官体验
- serene
- 宁静的,平静的,安详的
- verdant
- 翠绿的,草木葱郁的
- fields
- 田野,原野,大片土地
- ecstasy
- 狂喜,极度兴奋的愉悦感
- present
- 当前的,现在的,此时的
- season
- 季节,时节,一年中的某期
- indeed
- 确实,的确,表示强调
- divine
- 神圣的,美妙无比的,极好的
- bloomed
- 开花,盛开,绽放
- hedges
- 树篱,灌木篱笆,围栏
- already
- 已经,早已,表示事先发生
- bud
- 花蕾,嫩芽,即将开放的花
- undisturbed
- 未被打扰的,平静的,安宁的
- thoughts
- 思想,想法,脑中的念头
- during
- 在……期间,在某时间段内
- preceding
- 之前的,前面的,在此之前的
- pressed
- 压迫,施压,使感到沉重负担
- notwithstanding
- 尽管,虽然,不管如何
- endeavours
- 努力,尽力,尝试去做的行动
- invincible
- 无法克服的,不可战胜的,顽固的
- burden
- 负担,重担,难以承受的压力
- rejoiced
- 高兴,欣喜,感到快乐
- gaiety
- 欢乐,欢快,轻松愉快的气氛
- sympathised
- 同情,表示理解与共情
- exerted
- 尽力,施力,努力发挥作用
- amuse
- 使快乐,逗乐,娱乐
- expressed
- 表达,表示,表明感情或想法
- soul
- 灵魂,心灵,精神深处
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