Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus — Page 8
花园里长出了几种新的植物,他们精心照料;随着季节的推进,这些舒适的迹象与日俱增。
Several new kinds of plants sprang up in the garden, which they dressed; and these signs of comfort increased daily as the season advanced.
这种天气时常发生,但强风很快便将大地吹干,季节也变得比之前舒适宜人多了。
This frequently took place, but a high wind quickly dried the earth, and the season became far more pleasant than it had been.
我在茅屋里的生活方式一成不变。每天上午,我留意着村民们的一举一动;待他们各自散去从事各种劳作后,我便入睡;其余的时光则用来观察我的朋友们。
My mode of life in my hovel was uniform. During the morning I attended the motions of the cottagers, and when they were dispersed in various occupations, I slept; the remainder of the day was spent in observing my friends.
当他们退去休息之后,若有月光或繁星点点,我便走进树林,为自己采集食物,也为那小屋收集柴火。
When they had retired to rest, if there was any moon or the night was star-light, I went into the woods and collected my own food and fuel for the cottage.
每当必要之时,我回来后便清扫他们小路上的积雪,做着那些我曾见过费利克斯所做的事情。
When I returned, as often as it was necessary, I cleared their path from the snow and performed those offices that I had seen done by Felix.
我的思绪如今变得更加活跃,我渴望探究这些可爱生灵的动机与情感;我迫切地想知道,为何费利克斯显得如此痛苦,而阿加莎又如此忧伤。
My thoughts now became more active, and I longed to discover the motives and feelings of these lovely creatures; I was inquisitive to know why Felix appeared so miserable and Agatha so sad.
Vocabulary
- Several
- 几个,不止一个但也不很多
- new
- 新的,刚出现的
- kinds
- 种类,类型
- plants
- 植物,草木
- sprang
- spring的过去式,突然生长或出现
- garden
- 花园,种植花草的地方
- dressed
- 此处指修整、打理(花园等)
- signs
- 迹象,征兆,信号
- comfort
- 舒适,安慰,使人感到愉快
- increased
- increase的过去式,增加,增长
- daily
- 每天,日常的
- season
- 季节,一年中的某个时期
- advanced
- 此处指(季节)推进、发展
- frequently
- 经常,频繁地
- high
- 强烈的,高的,此处指大风
- wind
- 风,空气流动形成的自然现象
- quickly
- 迅速地,很快地
- dried
- dry的过去式,使变干燥
- earth
- 土地,泥土,大地
- far
- 此处作程度副词,远远地,大得多
- pleasant
- 令人愉快的,舒适的
- mode
- 方式,模式,方法
- life
- 生活,生命
- hovel
- 简陋的小屋,破旧的住所
- uniform
- 单调的,一成不变的,统一的
- During
- 在……期间,表示时间范围
- morning
- 早晨,上午
- attended
- attend的过去式,注意,观察,留意
- motions
- 动作,举动,运动
- cottagers
- 住在小屋里的人,村民
- dispersed
- 分散,散开,各自离去
- various
- 各种各样的,不同的
- occupations
- 职业,工作,日常活动
- slept
- sleep的过去式,睡觉,休眠
- remainder
- 剩余部分,其余的时间
- day
- 白天,一天
- spent
- spend的过去式,度过,花费时间
- observing
- 观察,注意,仔细察看
- friends
- 朋友,此处指他观察的邻居
- retired
- 此处指退下休息,就寝
- rest
- 休息,睡眠
- moon
- 月亮,月球
- night
- 夜晚,晚上
- star-light
- 星光,星星发出的光
- woods
- 树林,森林
- collected
- collect的过去式,收集,采集
- food
- 食物,食品
- fuel
- 燃料,用于生火取暖的材料
- cottage
- 小屋,村舍,简单的住所
- returned
- return的过去式,返回,回来
- often
- 经常,频繁,许多时候
- necessary
- 必要的,不可缺少的
- cleared
- clear的过去式,清除,清扫
- path
- 小路,道路,通道
- snow
- 雪,降雪
- performed
- perform的过去式,执行,完成任务
- offices
- 此处指职责,任务,服务
- thoughts
- 想法,思想,念头
- active
- 活跃的,积极的,思维活跃
- longed
- long的过去式,渴望,强烈希望
- discover
- 发现,了解,找到未知的事物
- motives
- 动机,目的,行动的原因
- feelings
- 感情,情感,感受
- lovely
- 可爱的,美丽的,令人喜爱的
- creatures
- 生物,此处指人,有生命的存在
- inquisitive
- 好奇的,爱追问的,求知欲强的
- appeared
- appear的过去式,显得,看起来
- miserable
- 痛苦的,悲惨的,极度不快乐的
- sad
- 悲伤的,忧愁的,不快乐的
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