Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus — Page 7
他本可以忍受贫困,当这种困苦是他美德的报偿时,他甚至引以为荣;但土耳其人的忘恩负义和失去挚爱的萨菲,却是更为惨痛、无可挽回的不幸。
He could have endured poverty, and while this distress had been the meed of his virtue, he gloried in it; but the ingratitude of the Turk and the loss of his beloved Safie were misfortunes more bitter and irreparable.
那位阿拉伯女子的到来,如今为他的心灵注入了新的生机。
The arrival of the Arabian now infused new life into his soul.
萨菲慷慨的天性对这道命令感到愤慨;她试图与父亲理论,但他怒气冲冲地离去,一再重申他那专横的命令。
The generous nature of Safie was outraged by this command; she attempted to expostulate with her father, but he left her angrily, reiterating his tyrannical mandate.
因此他已租好一艘船,将前往君士坦丁堡,数小时后即将启航。
he had consequently hired a vessel to convey him to Constantinople, for which city he should sail in a few hours.
他打算将女儿托付给一位信得过的仆人照料,让她从容地随后出发,并带走大部分尚未运抵里窝那的财产。
He intended to leave his daughter under the care of a confidential servant, to follow at her leisure with the greater part of his property, which had not yet arrived at Leghorn.
居住在土耳其令她深感厌恶;她的信仰和她的情感都同样抗拒这一安排。
A residence in Turkey was abhorrent to her; her religion and her feelings were alike averse to it.
Vocabulary
- could
- can的过去式,表示过去的能力或可能性
- have
- 助动词,与过去分词构成完成时态
- endured
- 忍受、承受(痛苦或困难)
- poverty
- 贫穷,缺乏金钱和物质资源的状态
- while
- 当……的时候;尽管,表示对比
- distress
- 痛苦、苦难,极度的悲伤或困难
- meed
- 应得的奖赏或报偿(古旧用词)
- virtue
- 美德,道德上良好的品质或行为
- gloried
- 为……感到自豪或荣耀(glory的过去式)
- ingratitude
- 忘恩负义,不感激他人恩惠的态度
- Turk
- 土耳其人,来自土耳其的人
- loss
- 失去、丧失,失去某人或某物的状态
- beloved
- 深爱的、心爱的人或事物
- misfortunes
- 不幸、厄运,复数形式
- bitter
- 痛苦的、令人难受的;苦涩的
- irreparable
- 无法弥补的、不可挽回的(损失或伤害)
- arrival
- 到达、抵达,某人或某物来到的动作
- Arabian
- 阿拉伯的;阿拉伯人,来自阿拉伯地区
- infused
- 注入、灌输(新的活力或情感)
- soul
- 灵魂,人的精神或内心深处
- generous
- 慷慨的,乐于给予他人的
- nature
- 本性、天性,人固有的性格特征
- outraged
- 激怒的,因不公正而感到极度愤怒
- command
- 命令,权威性的指示或指令
- attempted
- 试图、尝试(做某事)
- expostulate
- 规劝、抗议,劝说某人改变决定或行为
- angrily
- 愤怒地,以生气的方式
- reiterating
- 反复重申、一再重复(某观点或命令)
- tyrannical
- 专横的、暴虐的,滥用权力的
- mandate
- 命令、授权,官方或权威性的指示
- consequently
- 因此、结果,表示因果关系的副词
- hired
- 雇用、租用(人员或交通工具)
- vessel
- 船只,用于水上运输的交通工具
- convey
- 运送、输送,将人或物从一处带到另一处
- Constantinople
- 君士坦丁堡,今土耳其伊斯坦布尔的旧称
- should
- 应该,表示义务或推测的情态动词
- sail
- 航行,乘船出发或行驶
- intended
- 打算、计划(做某事)
- confidential
- 可信赖的;机密的,被信任保守秘密的
- servant
- 仆人,受雇为他人提供服务的人
- leisure
- 闲暇时间,不忙碌时可自由支配的时间
- property
- 财产,个人拥有的物质财富
- residence
- 居住、定居,在某地生活的状态或地点
- abhorrent
- 令人厌恶的、可憎的,引起强烈反感的
- religion
- 宗教,对神灵的信仰体系
- alike
- 同样地,两者都;相似的
- averse
- 反对的、厌恶的,对某事持抵触态度
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