Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus — Page 1
过了一段时间,我才了解到我朋友们的历史。
Some time elapsed before I learned the history of my friends.
这段历史深深地印在我的脑海中,因为它展现了许多情节,对于像我这样完全没有阅历的人来说,每一个都既引人入胜又令人称奇。
It was one which could not fail to impress itself deeply on my mind, unfolding as it did a number of circumstances, each interesting and wonderful to one so utterly inexperienced as I was.
老人的名字叫德·拉西。
The name of the old man was De Lacey.
他出身于法国的一个书香门第,在那里富裕地生活了许多年,受到上级的尊敬,深得同辈的爱戴。
He was descended from a good family in France, where he had lived for many years in affluence, respected by his superiors and beloved by his equals.
他的儿子在为国效力中成长,阿嘉莎也曾跻身于最高贵的名媛之列。
His son was bred in the service of his country, and Agatha had ranked with ladies of the highest distinction.
在我到来的几个月前,他们住在一座名叫巴黎的繁华大城市里,身边友朋环绕,享受着美德、智识修养或品味所能带来的一切乐趣,加之家境殷实,生活无忧。
A few months before my arrival they had lived in a large and luxurious city called Paris, surrounded by friends and possessed of every enjoyment which virtue, refinement of intellect, or taste, accompanied by a moderate fortune, could afford.
萨菲的父亲是造成他们家破人亡的根源。
The father of Safie had been the cause of their ruin.
他是一位土耳其商人,在巴黎居住多年,后来因为某种我无从得知的原因,触怒了政府当局。
He was a Turkish merchant and had inhabited Paris for many years, when, for some reason which I could not learn, he became obnoxious to the government.
就在萨菲从君士坦丁堡赶来与他团聚的那一天,他被逮捕投入了监狱。
He was seized and cast into prison the very day that Safie arrived from Constantinople to join him.
他被审判,并被判处死刑。
He was tried and condemned to death.
他所受的判决极为不公,整个巴黎都义愤填膺;人们认为,导致他被定罪的原因,与其说是被指控的罪行,不如说是他的宗教信仰和财富。
The injustice of his sentence was very flagrant; all Paris was indignant; and it was judged that his religion and wealth rather than the crime alleged against him had been the cause of his condemnation.
Vocabulary
- Some
- 一些,表示不确定的数量或程度
- time
- 时间;一段时期
- elapsed
- (时间)流逝,过去
- before
- 在……之前;以前
- learned
- 得知,了解到某事
- history
- 历史;某人或某事的经历背景
- friends
- 朋友们,复数形式
- fail
- 未能做到;失败
- impress
- 给人留下深刻印象,打动
- deeply
- 深深地,程度很深
- mind
- 心灵,思想,内心
- unfolding
- 逐渐展开,揭示(故事或事件)
- number
- 数量;若干
- circumstances
- 情况,境况,具体事件或背景
- each
- 每一个,各自
- interesting
- 有趣的,引人注目的
- wonderful
- 奇妙的,令人惊叹的
- utterly
- 完全地,彻底地
- inexperienced
- 缺乏经验的,不熟练的
- name
- 名字,姓名
- old
- 年老的,旧的
- man
- 男人,成年男性
- descended
- 出身于,血统来自某家族
- good
- 好的,优良的;地位良好的
- family
- 家庭,家族
- France
- 法国,欧洲国家
- lived
- 居住,生活(live的过去式)
- many
- 许多,大量的
- years
- 年,岁月,复数形式
- affluence
- 富裕,富足的物质生活状态
- respected
- 受到尊敬的,被敬重的
- superiors
- 上级,地位或级别高于自己的人
- beloved
- 深受喜爱的,被钟爱的
- equals
- 同等地位的人,同辈
- son
- 儿子,男性子女
- bred
- 培养,养育(breed的过去式)
- service
- 服务;军事或公共服务
- country
- 国家;也可指乡村地区
- ranked
- 被列入,位居某阶层
- ladies
- 女士们,贵妇人,lady的复数
- highest
- 最高的,最崇高的(high最高级)
- distinction
- 卓越,杰出;高贵的地位或声誉
- few
- 几个,少数
- months
- 月份,几个月,month的复数
- arrival
- 到达,抵达某地
- large
- 大的,宽敞的
- luxurious
- 奢华的,豪华舒适的
- city
- 城市,都市
- called
- 叫做,被称为
- Paris
- 巴黎,法国首都
- surrounded
- 被……围绕,处于某环境中
- possessed
- 拥有,持有(possess的过去式)
- every
- 每一个,所有的
- enjoyment
- 享受,乐趣
- virtue
- 美德,道德品质
- refinement
- 精致,优雅;文化修养
- intellect
- 智力,才智,理性思维能力
- taste
- 品味,鉴赏力;口味
- accompanied
- 伴随,陪同(accompany的过去式)
- moderate
- 适中的,不过分的,温和的
- fortune
- 财富,财产;运气
- afford
- 负担得起,有能力提供
- father
- 父亲,爸爸
- cause
- 原因;导致,引起
- ruin
- 毁灭,破败,使倾家荡产
- Turkish
- 土耳其的,与土耳其相关的
- merchant
- 商人,从事贸易的人
- inhabited
- 居住在,栖居于某地
- some
- 某些,一些
- reason
- 原因,理由;理性
- learn
- 学习;得知,了解
- became
- 成为,变成(become的过去式)
- obnoxious
- 令人讨厌的,引起反感的
- government
- 政府,执政机构
- seized
- 抓住,逮捕,没收
- cast
- 投入,扔入(此处指关押)
- prison
- 监狱,关押犯人的地方
- day
- 天,日子
- arrived
- 到达,抵达(arrive的过去式)
- join
- 加入,与……会合
- tried
- 受审,被审判(try的过去式)
- condemned
- 被判决,被定罪
- death
- 死亡,死刑
- injustice
- 不公正,不公平的行为
- sentence
- 判决,刑罚;也指句子
- flagrant
- 公然的,明目张胆的,极度明显的恶劣
- indignant
- 愤慨的,对不公正感到气愤的
- judged
- 被判断,被评判(judge的过去式)
- religion
- 宗教,信仰
- wealth
- 财富,大量的钱财
- rather
- 而不是;宁可,相当
- crime
- 罪行,犯罪行为
- alleged
- 所谓的,声称的,未经证实的
- against
- 对抗,针对,与……相对
- condemnation
- 谴责,定罪,强烈指责
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