Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus — Page 6
一旦我确信没有任何援助能够挽救住所的任何部分，我便离开了那个地方，到树林中寻求庇护。
As soon as I was convinced that no assistance could save any part of the habitation, I quitted the scene and sought for refuge in the woods.
如今，整个世界就在我面前，我该把脚步迈向何方？
And now, with the world before me, whither should I bend my steps?
我决心逃离那充满不幸的地方；但对于我这个被憎恨、被鄙视的人来说，每一个国家都同样令人憎恶。
I resolved to fly far from the scene of my misfortunes; but to me, hated and despised, every country must be equally horrible.
最终，我脑海中浮现出了你的身影。
At length the thought of you crossed my mind.
我从你的文稿中得知，你是我的父亲，我的创造者；除了赋予我生命的人，我还能向谁求助呢？
I learned from your papers that you were my father, my creator; and to whom could I apply with more fitness than to him who had given me life?
在费利克斯传授给萨菲的课程中，地理并未被遗漏；我从中了解到了地球上不同国家的相对位置。
Among the lessons that Felix had bestowed upon Safie, geography had not been omitted; I had learned from these the relative situations of the different countries of the earth.
你曾提到日内瓦是你的故乡，于是我决定前往那里。
You had mentioned Geneva as the name of your native town, and towards this place I resolved to proceed.
但我该如何辨别方向呢？
But how was I to direct myself?
我知道必须朝西南方向行进才能到达目的地，但太阳是我唯一的向导。
I knew that I must travel in a southwesterly direction to reach my destination, but the sun was my only guide.
我不知道途中要经过的那些城镇的名字，也无法向任何一个人打听消息；但我并不绝望。
I did not know the names of the towns that I was to pass through, nor could I ask information from a single human being; but I did not despair.
唯有从你那里，我才能希望得到援助，尽管对你我只感到憎恨。
From you only could I hope for succour, although towards you I felt no sentiment but that of hatred.
冷酷无情的创造者！
Unfeeling, heartless creator!
Vocabulary
- soon
- 很快，不久之后
- convinced
- 被说服的；确信的，深信不疑
- assistance
- 帮助，援助，支持
- save
- 拯救；保存，使免遭损失
- habitation
- 居所，住所，供居住的地方
- quitted
- quit的过去式，离开，放弃某地
- scene
- 现场，景象，发生事件的地点
- sought
- seek的过去式，寻找，寻求
- refuge
- 避难所，庇护所，安全之地
- woods
- 树林，森林，多棵树组成的区域
- whither
- （古语）去哪里，往何处
- bend
- 转向，弯曲；bend one's steps意为朝某方向走
- resolved
- 下定决心，决意做某事
- fly
- 逃跑，飞速离开某地
- misfortunes
- 不幸，厄运，灾难
- hated
- hate的过去式，憎恨，厌恶
- despised
- despise的过去式，鄙视，轻蔑
- equally
- 同等地，一样地，平等地
- horrible
- 可怕的，令人恐惧或厌恶的
- length
- at length意为最终，终于
- crossed
- 浮现于（脑海），经过，穿越
- papers
- 文件，书面记录，笔记
- creator
- 创造者，创作者，缔造者
- apply
- 申请，求助，应用于
- fitness
- 适合性，合适程度，健康
- bestowed
- bestow的过去式，给予，赐予
- geography
- 地理学，研究地球表面地理知识的学科
- omitted
- omit的过去式，省略，遗漏，忽略
- relative
- 相对的，相关的；亲戚
- situations
- 情形，位置，处境
- mentioned
- 提到，提及，说起
- native
- 出生地的，本地的，本国的
- proceed
- 前进，继续，向前走
- direct
- 指引方向，引导；直接的
- southwesterly
- 朝西南方向的，来自西南的
- direction
- 方向，方位，指示
- destination
- 目的地，终点
- guide
- 向导，指引，引路
- nor
- 也不，用于连接两个否定
- being
- 存在物，生命体，人
- despair
- 绝望，丧失希望的状态
- succour
- 援助，救助，帮助（英式拼写）
- although
- 尽管，虽然，表让步的连词
- sentiment
- 情感，感情，情绪
- hatred
- 憎恨，仇恨，强烈的厌恶
- Unfeeling
- 无情的，冷漠的，缺乏同情心
- heartless
- 冷酷无情的，无怜悯之心的
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