Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus — Page 8
选票已经投出；全都是黑色的，贾斯汀被判有罪。
The ballots had been thrown; they were all black, and Justine was condemned.
我无法描述当时的感受。
I cannot pretend to describe what I then felt.
我以前也经历过恐惧的感觉，也曾努力用恰当的语言来表达，但言语无法传达我当时所承受的那种令人心碎的绝望。
I had before experienced sensations of horror, and I have endeavoured to bestow upon them adequate expressions, but words cannot convey an idea of the heart-sickening despair that I then endured.
我所攀谈的那个人补充说，贾斯汀已经亲口承认了自己的罪行。
The person to whom I addressed myself added that Justine had already confessed her guilt.
这是一个奇怪而出乎意料的消息；这意味着什么呢？
This was strange and unexpected intelligence; what could it mean?
难道是我的眼睛欺骗了我？
Had my eyes deceived me?
如果我说出自己怀疑的对象，难道我真的会像所有人认为的那样疯狂吗？
And was I really as mad as the whole world would believe me to be if I disclosed the object of my suspicions?
我赶紧回家，伊丽莎白急切地追问结果。
I hastened to return home, and Elizabeth eagerly demanded the result.
这对可怜的伊丽莎白来说是一个沉重的打击，她一直坚定地相信贾斯汀是清白的。
This was a dire blow to poor Elizabeth, who had relied with firmness upon Justine's innocence.
Vocabulary
- ballots
- 选票或投票用的小球，用于表决
- thrown
- throw的过去分词，意为被投出、被抛出
- condemned
- 被宣判有罪，被定罪处刑
- pretend
- 假装；此处意为声称、妄称能做到
- describe
- 描述，描绘某事物或情感
- experienced
- experience的过去式，经历过，体验过
- sensations
- 感觉，感受，强烈的内心体验
- horror
- 恐惧，恐怖，极度的惊骇感
- endeavoured
- endeavour的过去式，尽力尝试，努力做到
- bestow
- 给予，赋予，将某物施予某人
- adequate
- 足够的，适当的，符合需求的
- expressions
- 表达，词语，用于传达思想或情感的言辞
- convey
- 传达，表达，传递某种意思或情感
- heart-sickening
- 令人心碎的，使内心极度痛苦的
- despair
- 绝望，丧失希望的极度悲痛感
- endured
- endure的过去式，忍受，经历痛苦而坚持
- whom
- 关系代词，who的宾格形式，用于正式文体
- addressed
- address的过去式，向某人说话，与某人交谈
- confessed
- confess的过去式，承认，坦白，认罪
- guilt
- 罪行，有罪，犯罪的事实或感受
- unexpected
- 出乎意料的，未曾预料到的
- intelligence
- 此处指消息、情报，而非智力
- deceived
- deceive的过去式，欺骗，使产生错误判断
- mad
- 疯狂的，精神失常的
- disclosed
- disclose的过去式，披露，揭露秘密信息
- object
- 对象，目标；此处指怀疑的对象
- suspicions
- 怀疑，疑心，对某人的不信任感
- hastened
- hasten的过去式，急忙，赶快前往
- eagerly
- 急切地，热切地，渴望地
- demanded
- demand的过去式，迫切要求，强烈询问
- dire
- 可怕的，极其严重的，令人绝望的
- blow
- 打击，沉重的打击，令人震惊的坏消息
- relied
- rely的过去式，依靠，依赖，信赖
- firmness
- 坚定，坚决，意志坚强的状态
- innocence
- 无辜，清白，未犯罪的状态
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