Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus — Page 1
我躺在草堆上,却无法入睡。我想起了这一天发生的事情。
I lay on my straw, but I could not sleep. I thought of the occurrences of the day.
最让我印象深刻的是这些人温和的举止,我渴望加入他们,却不敢靠近。
What chiefly struck me was the gentle manners of these people, and I longed to join them, but dared not.
我对前一天晚上遭受那些野蛮村民的对待记忆犹新,因此下定决心,无论将来认为应该采取什么行动,眼下我都会静静地待在我的窝棚里,观察并努力了解影响他们行为的动机。
I remembered too well the treatment I had suffered the night before from the barbarous villagers, and resolved, whatever course of conduct I might hereafter think it right to pursue, that for the present I would remain quietly in my hovel, watching and endeavouring to discover the motives which influenced their actions.
第二天清晨,村舍里的人们在日出前便起身了。
The cottagers arose the next morning before the sun.
年轻的女子整理了小屋并准备了食物,而那个年轻男子在吃完第一顿饭后便离开了。
The young woman arranged the cottage and prepared the food, and the youth departed after the first meal.
这一天与前一天的规律相同。
This day was passed in the same routine as that which preceded it.
年轻男子不停地在户外劳作,而那个女孩则在室内从事各种繁重的工作。
The young man was constantly employed out of doors, and the girl in various laborious occupations within.
那位老人,我很快便察觉到他是个盲人,他在闲暇时演奏乐器或沉思冥想。
The old man, whom I soon perceived to be blind, employed his leisure hours on his instrument or in contemplation.
年轻的村民们对这位令人尊敬的老伴的爱戴与敬重无以复加。
Nothing could exceed the love and respect which the younger cottagers exhibited towards their venerable companion.
他们以温柔的态度为他尽心尽力地做着每一件关怀与孝敬的小事,而他则以慈祥的微笑作为回报。
They performed towards him every little office of affection and duty with gentleness, and he rewarded them by his benevolent smiles.
他们并非完全快乐。
They were not entirely happy.
那年轻男子和他的同伴常常独自走开,似乎在哭泣。
The young man and his companion often went apart and appeared to weep.
我看不出他们忧愁的原因,但我却深受感动。
I saw no cause for their unhappiness, but I was deeply affected by it.
Vocabulary
- lay
- 躺下;lie的过去式
- straw
- 稻草,用于铺垫或喂养动物的干草
- occurrences
- 事件,发生的事情,复数形式
- chiefly
- 主要地,最重要地,首先
- struck
- strike的过去式,给人留下深刻印象
- gentle
- 温和的,温柔的,有礼貌的
- manners
- 礼貌,举止,待人接物的方式
- longed
- 渴望,非常想要,long的过去式
- join
- 加入,参与,与……在一起
- dared
- dare的过去式,敢于,有勇气做某事
- treatment
- 对待方式,待遇,处置方法
- suffered
- 遭受痛苦,suffer的过去式
- barbarous
- 野蛮的,残忍的,不文明的
- villagers
- 村民,住在村庄里的人们
- resolved
- 下定决心,resolve的过去式,决定
- whatever
- 无论什么,不管什么,任何事
- course
- 过程,方针,行动路线
- conduct
- 行为,举止,行动方式
- hereafter
- 此后,从今以后,将来
- pursue
- 追求,追随,执行某一方针
- remain
- 留下,保持,继续待在某处
- quietly
- 安静地,不声张地,悄悄地
- hovel
- 简陋的小屋,破旧不堪的住所
- endeavouring
- 尽力,努力尝试做某事
- discover
- 发现,找出,探明某事真相
- motives
- 动机,动因,行动背后的原因
- influenced
- 影响,influence的过去式,对行为产生作用
- cottagers
- 住在小屋里的人,农村小屋居民
- arose
- arise的过去式,起床,起身
- arranged
- 整理,arrange的过去式,使有序整洁
- cottage
- 小屋,农村的简朴小房子
- youth
- 年轻人,青年男子,青少年
- departed
- 离开,depart的过去式,出发离去
- meal
- 一餐,一顿饭,用餐
- routine
- 常规,惯例,固定的日常程序
- preceded
- 在……之前,precede的过去式,先于
- constantly
- 不断地,持续地,总是
- employed
- 忙于,从事,employ的过去式
- various
- 各种各样的,多种多样的
- laborious
- 费力的,辛苦的,需要大量劳动的
- occupations
- 工作,职业,所从事的活动
- within
- 在……内部,在……里面
- whom
- 谁,who的宾格,用于引导从句
- perceived
- 察觉,perceive的过去式,注意到
- blind
- 失明的,看不见的,眼睛无法视物
- leisure
- 闲暇,空闲时间,休息时间
- instrument
- 乐器,工具,用于演奏音乐的器具
- contemplation
- 沉思,冥想,深深思考某事
- exceed
- 超过,超越,比……更多或更强
- respect
- 尊重,敬意,敬重某人
- exhibited
- 表现出,exhibit的过去式,显示出
- venerable
- 德高望重的,值得尊敬的老人
- companion
- 同伴,伙伴,陪伴在身边的人
- performed
- 执行,perform的过去式,完成某事
- office
- 职责,义务,此处指服务或职能
- affection
- 感情,爱意,温柔的情感
- duty
- 责任,义务,应尽的本分
- gentleness
- 温柔,温和,待人温和的品质
- rewarded
- 回报,reward的过去式,给予奖励
- benevolent
- 仁慈的,善意的,乐于助人的
- entirely
- 完全地,全然地,彻底地
- apart
- 分开,独自,远离他人一旁
- appeared
- appear的过去式,似乎,显得
- weep
- 哭泣,流泪,悲伤地哭
- cause
- 原因,起因,导致某事发生的理由
- unhappiness
- 不快乐,悲伤,不幸福的状态
- deeply
- 深深地,非常,程度深的副词
- affected
- 受到影响,affect的过去式,被触动
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