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Chinese → English Chapter 17 Level 7/10

那生灵说完话,目光固定在我身上,期待着我的回答。但我茫然不知所措,困惑迷乱,无法将思绪整理清楚,以理解他提议的全部含义。他继续说道,

The being finished speaking and fixed his looks upon me in the expectation of a reply. But I was bewildered, perplexed, and unable to arrange my ideas sufficiently to understand the full extent of his proposition. He continued,

「你必须为我创造一个女性,让我能与她共享我生命所必需的情感交流。这只有你才能做到,而我要求你给予我这个权利,你不得拒绝。」

"You must create a female for me with whom I can live in the interchange of those sympathies necessary for my being. This you alone can do, and I demand it of you as a right which you must not refuse to concede."

他故事的后半段重新点燃了我心中的怒火——那怒火在他讲述自己与村民们平静相处的生活时已渐渐熄灭——当他说出这番话时,我再也无法压制心中燃烧的愤怒。

The latter part of his tale had kindled anew in me the anger that had died away while he narrated his peaceful life among the cottagers, and as he said this I could no longer suppress the rage that burned within me.

「我拒绝,」我回答道,「任何折磨都无法从我口中逼出同意。你可以让我成为世上最悲惨的人,但你永远无法让我在自己眼中变得卑鄙。我要再创造一个和你一样的生灵吗?那样两人合在一起的邪恶可能会毁灭这个世界。滚开!我已经回答了你;你可以折磨我,但我永远不会同意。」

"I do refuse it," I replied; "and no torture shall ever extort a consent from me. You may render me the most miserable of men, but you shall never make me base in my own eyes. Shall I create another like yourself, whose joint wickedness might desolate the world. Begone! I have answered you; you may torture me, but I will never consent."

「你错了,」那恶魔回答道,「我不打算威胁你,而是愿意与你讲道理。我之所以凶恶,是因为我痛苦不堪。难道所有人类不都憎恨和躲避我吗?你,我的创造者,恨不得将我撕成碎片并为此得意;记住这一点,然后告诉我,我为什么要比人类怜悯我更多地去怜悯人类?」

"You are in the wrong," replied the fiend; "and instead of threatening, I am content to reason with you. I am malicious because I am miserable. Am I not shunned and hated by all mankind? You, my creator, would tear me to pieces and triumph; remember that, and tell me why I should pity man more than he pities me?

Vocabulary

finished
完成了;结束了某件事
speaking
说话;发言
fixed
凝视;将目光集中在某处不动
looks
目光;眼神;视线
upon
在……之上;投向(某人/某物)
expectation
期待;期望某事发生的心理状态
reply
回答;回复他人的话
bewildered
感到迷惑不解;头脑混乱的
perplexed
困惑的;感到难以理解或决定
unable
无法做某事;没有能力
arrange
整理;安排;使有条理
ideas
想法;思路;念头
sufficiently
充分地;足够地
understand
理解;明白某件事
full
完整的;全部的
extent
程度;范围;规模
proposition
提议;建议;所提出的方案
continued
继续;接着说或做某事
must
必须;表示强烈的义务或必要性
create
创造;制造出全新的事物
female
女性;雌性的个体
live
生活;居住;存在
interchange
互换;相互交流或分享
sympathies
同情;共鸣;情感上的理解
necessary
必要的;不可缺少的
alone
只有……;单独地;仅靠自身
demand
要求;强烈地索求某物
right
权利;应得的正当资格
refuse
拒绝;不答应某人的要求
concede
让步;承认并允许某事
latter
后者;(两者中)后面提到的
part
部分;片段
tale
故事;叙述;传说
kindled
点燃;激起(情感或火焰)
anew
重新;再一次地
anger
愤怒;生气的情绪
died
消逝;熄灭;逐渐消失
while
当……的时候;表示同时发生
narrated
讲述;叙述一段故事或经历
peaceful
平静的;和平的;安宁的
life
生活;生命
among
在……之中;处于某群体内
cottagers
住在村舍中的人;乡村居民
longer
更长时间;不再(用于no longer)
suppress
压制;克制(情感或行动)
rage
盛怒;极度愤怒的情绪
burned
燃烧;此处喻指强烈情感涌动
within
在内部;在心中
replied
回答;回复某人的话
torture
折磨;酷刑;使人极端痛苦
shall
将;表示将来或强调意志
ever
曾经;任何时候(用于否定句)
extort
强迫取得;威逼勒索
consent
同意;允许;赞成某事
may
可能;也许;表示允许或推测
render
使变成某种状态;使成为
miserable
痛苦的;悲惨的;极度不幸的
base
卑鄙的;道德败坏的
Shall
将要;用于疑问句表示询问意愿
yourself
你自己,反身代词
whose
谁的;关系代词表示所属
joint
共同的;联合的
wickedness
邪恶;恶行;道德败坏
might
也许;可能;表示较弱的推测
desolate
使荒芜;毁灭;使变得空无一人
Begone
走开!滚开!命令某人离去
answered
回答了;答复了某人
wrong
错误的;不对的
fiend
恶魔;邪恶残忍的生物或人
instead
代替;作为替代;而不是
threatening
威胁;恐吓;表示要伤害某人
content
满足的;愿意;感到满意
reason
理性地思考;讲道理
malicious
恶意的;存心伤害他人的
shunned
被回避;被有意地疏远排斥
hated
被憎恨;被厌恶
mankind
人类;全体人类
creator
创造者;缔造某人或某物的人
tear
撕碎;扯裂
pieces
碎片;片段(复数)
triumph
胜利;欢庆成功
remember
记住;记得某件事
pity
怜悯;同情;对他人不幸感到难过
pities
怜悯(第三人称单数现在时)
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