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Chinese → English Chapter 7 Level 7/10

这个念头的出现本身,就是无可辩驳的证明。

The mere presence of the idea was an irresistible proof of the fact.

我想过追赶那恶魔,但那将是徒劳的,

I thought of pursuing the devil; but it would have been in vain,

因为另一道闪电让我看清了他——他正攀附在蒙萨莱夫近乎垂直的岩壁上,那是一座将普兰帕莱围绕于南侧的山丘。

for another flash discovered him to me hanging among the rocks of the nearly perpendicular ascent of Mont Salêve, a hill that bounds Plainpalais on the south.

他很快便攀上了山顶,消失不见了。

He soon reached the summit, and disappeared.

我一动不动地站在原地。

I remained motionless.

雷声停息了,但雨仍在下,四周被难以穿透的黑暗所笼罩。

The thunder ceased; but the rain still continued, and the scene was enveloped in an impenetrable darkness.

我在脑海中反复回想那些我一直试图忘却的往事:

I revolved in my mind the events which I had until now sought to forget:

我一步步走向创造那生命的整个历程;那双出自我亲手的造物出现在我床边的情景;以及它的离去。

the whole train of my progress toward the creation; the appearance of the works of my own hands at my bedside; its departure.

从那个他第一次获得生命的夜晚至今,已将近过去两年了;

Two years had now nearly elapsed since the night on which he first received life;

而这是他犯下的第一桩罪行吗?

and was this his first crime?

唉!我将一个堕落的恶徒放逐到了这个世界上,他以屠杀和苦难为乐;他难道没有杀害我的兄弟吗?

Alas! I had turned loose into the world a depraved wretch, whose delight was in carnage and misery; had he not murdered my brother?

没有人能想象我在那一夜剩余的时间里所承受的痛苦,我在露天中度过了那一夜,又冷又湿。

No one can conceive the anguish I suffered during the remainder of the night, which I spent, cold and wet, in the open air.

但我并未感受到风雨带来的不适;我的思绪沉浸在种种邪恶与绝望的景象之中。

But I did not feel the inconvenience of the weather; my imagination was busy in scenes of evil and despair.

Vocabulary

mere
仅仅的,只不过的,微不足道的
presence
存在;出现在某地的状态
idea
想法,念头,观点
irresistible
无法抗拒的,不可阻挡的
proof
证据,证明某事为真的依据
fact
事实,真实存在的事情
pursuing
追赶,追逐某人或某物
devil
魔鬼,恶魔,邪恶的存在
vain
徒劳的,没有成效的;in vain白费
flash
闪光,闪电,瞬间的强烈光亮
discovered
发现,找到之前未知的事物
hanging
悬挂着,攀附于某处
among
在……之中,在一群人或物中间
rocks
岩石,石块
nearly
几乎,差不多
perpendicular
垂直的,接近90度的陡峭角度
ascent
攀登,上升;向上的路径
hill
小山,丘陵
bounds
构成……的边界,毗邻
south
南方,南部
soon
很快,不久之后
reached
到达,抵达某个地点
summit
山顶,顶峰,最高处
disappeared
消失,不见踪影
remained
留下,保持,继续处于某状态
motionless
静止不动的,一动不动的
thunder
雷声,打雷时发出的巨响
ceased
停止,终止(cease的过去式)
rain
雨,降雨
still
仍然,依然还在进行
continued
继续,持续进行
scene
场景,景象,眼前的情景
enveloped
笼罩,包围,完全覆盖其中
impenetrable
无法穿透的,不可见穿的
darkness
黑暗,没有光线的状态
revolved
反复思考;围绕……转动
mind
心智,思维,脑海
events
事件,发生的事情
until
直到……为止
sought
试图,寻求(seek的过去式)
forget
忘记,不再记得某事
whole
整个的,全部的
train
一系列,连串;此处指一连串过程
progress
进展,进程,向前推进
toward
朝向,向着某个方向或目标
creation
创造,创造物,被创造出的东西
appearance
出现,现身;外貌
works
作品;工作成果;此处指创造物
bedside
床边,床旁的位置
departure
离去,离开,出发
elapsed
(时间)流逝,过去
since
自从,从……以来
received
接收,得到,获得
life
生命,生命力,活力
crime
犯罪,罪行,违法行为
Alas
唉,哎呀,表示悲叹或遗憾的感叹词
turned
使变成;turn loose放任不管
loose
放开,释放;turn loose放任
world
世界,世间
depraved
堕落的,道德败坏的
wretch
可怜的人,卑劣的人
delight
乐趣,喜悦,极度愉快的事
carnage
大屠杀,大量杀戮的残酷场面
misery
痛苦,苦难,极度悲惨的状态
murdered
谋杀,蓄意杀害某人
brother
兄弟,男性兄弟姐妹
conceive
想象,设想,理解某种感受
anguish
极度痛苦,心灵上的剧烈苦楚
suffered
遭受,经历痛苦(suffer的过去式)
during
在……期间,在某段时间内
remainder
剩余部分,其余的时间或事物
spent
度过,花费(spend的过去式)
cold
寒冷的,低温的
wet
湿的,被水浸湿的
open
开阔的,露天的,户外的
air
空气;open air指户外露天
feel
感觉,感受到
inconvenience
不便,不舒适,麻烦
weather
天气,气候状况
imagination
想象力,想象中的事物
busy
忙碌的,充满活动的
scenes
场景,画面,情景(复数)
evil
邪恶,恶意,有害的事物
despair
绝望,失去希望的状态
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