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Chinese → English Chapter 17 Level 7/10

我以我所居住的大地,以及创造我的你起誓,有了你赐予我的伴侣,我将离开人类的聚居之地,随缘栖居于最荒僻的地方。

I swear to you, by the earth which I inhabit, and by you that made me, that with the companion you bestow, I will quit the neighbourhood of man and dwell, as it may chance, in the most savage of places.

我心中的邪恶欲念将会消散,因为我终将得到同情与共鸣!

My evil passions will have fled, for I shall meet with sympathy!

他的话对我产生了奇异的影响。我同情他,有时甚至想要安慰他,然而当我注视着他,看见那团蠕动着、开口说话的污秽躯体时,我的心中涌起厌恶,我的情感也转变为恐惧与憎恨。

His words had a strange effect upon me. I compassionated him and sometimes felt a wish to console him, but when I looked upon him, when I saw the filthy mass that moved and talked, my heart sickened and my feelings were altered to those of horror and hatred.

我试图压制这些感受;我心想,既然我无法与他感同身受,我也无权剥夺他那一点点仍在我能力范围之内、可以给予他的幸福。

I tried to stifle these sensations; I thought that as I could not sympathise with him, I had no right to withhold from him the small portion of happiness which was yet in my power to bestow.

Vocabulary

swear
郑重发誓,承诺某事为真
earth
地球;大地,人类居住的星球
inhabit
居住在某地,栖息于某处
companion
同伴,与某人共处的朋友或伙伴
bestow
给予、赠予,正式地赐予某物
quit
离开、放弃,停止待在某地
neighbourhood
邻近地区,某人居住的周边区域
dwell
居住、生活在某个地方
chance
机会;偶然发生的情况或可能
savage
野蛮的,荒蛮的,未开化的地方
evil
邪恶的,恶意的,有害的
passions
强烈的情感或欲望,激情
fled
flee的过去式,逃走,消失不见
shall
助动词,表示将来或正式承诺
sympathy
同情心,对他人痛苦的理解和关怀
strange
奇怪的,陌生的,不寻常的
effect
影响,效果,某事产生的结果
upon
介词,在……上,相当于on的正式形式
compassionated
对某人感到怜悯,表示同情
wish
希望,想要,渴望某事发生
console
安慰,宽慰,减轻某人的悲伤
filthy
肮脏的,令人厌恶的,极度污秽
mass
一大堆,一团,大量聚集的物体
sickened
感到恶心,产生厌恶和不适之感
altered
改变了,转变,与之前不同
horror
恐惧,极度的害怕和厌恶感
hatred
仇恨,强烈的憎恶和敌意
stifle
压制,抑制,阻止某情感表现
sensations
感觉,身体或情感上的主观体验
sympathise
同情,理解并分享他人的感受
right
权利;正当的资格或权力
withhold
拒绝给予,扣留,不让某人得到
portion
一部分,一份,某整体中的一块
happiness
幸福,快乐,满足的情感状态
yet
仍然,还;表示至今或尚未
power
力量,能力,权力,掌控的能力
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