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Chinese → English Chapter 19 Level 7/10

我们参观了那令人叹为观止的洞穴,以及那几间小小的自然史陈列室,里面的奇珍异品摆放方式与塞尔沃和夏蒙尼的收藏馆如出一辙。

We visited the wondrous cave and the little cabinets of natural history, where the curiosities are disposed in the same manner as in the collections at Servox and Chamounix.

后者的名字一经亨利说出,便令我浑身颤抖,我急忙离开了马特洛克——那个可怕的场景就与此地联系在了一起。

The latter name made me tremble when pronounced by Henry, and I hastened to quit Matlock, with which that terrible scene was thus associated.

从德比出发,我们继续向北行进,在坎伯兰和威斯特摩兰度过了两个月。

From Derby, still journeying northwards, we passed two months in Cumberland and Westmorland.

我几乎以为自己置身于瑞士的群山之中。

I could now almost fancy myself among the Swiss mountains.

山北侧残留的点点积雪、湖泊,以及湍急的山涧溪流,对我来说都是熟悉而亲切的景象。

The little patches of snow which yet lingered on the northern sides of the mountains, the lakes, and the dashing of the rocky streams were all familiar and dear sights to me.

在这里,我们也结识了一些朋友,他们几乎让我重拾了久违的快乐。

Here also we made some acquaintances, who almost contrived to cheat me into happiness.

克莱瓦尔的喜悦远比我更为强烈;在才识之士的陪伴中,他的心智得到了拓展,他也在自身中发现了比与那些不如他的人交往时所能想象到的更大的才能与潜力。

The delight of Clerval was proportionably greater than mine; his mind expanded in the company of men of talent, and he found in his own nature greater capacities and resources than he could have imagined himself to have possessed while he associated with his inferiors.

然而他发现,旅人的生活在享乐之中也夹杂着诸多苦痛。

But he found that a traveller's life is one that includes much pain amidst its enjoyments.

Vocabulary

visited
参观,拜访某个地方
wondrous
令人惊叹的,奇妙的
cave
山洞,天然形成的洞穴
cabinets
陈列柜,存放收藏品的橱柜
natural
自然的,关于自然界的
curiosities
奇珍异品,引人好奇的稀罕物件
disposed
陈列,排列摆放物品
manner
方式,方法,风格
collections
收藏品,一组收集的物品
latter
后者,指前面提到的后一个
tremble
颤抖,因恐惧或激动而发抖
pronounced
被说出,被念出某个词
hastened
急忙,赶紧去做某事
quit
离开,离开某个地方或停止某事
terrible
可怕的,令人恐惧的
scene
场景,情景,一段经历
thus
因此,以这种方式
associated
相关联的,与某事物有联系
journeying
旅行,进行长途旅程
northwards
向北方,朝北方向前进
fancy
想象,幻想某件事
Swiss
瑞士的,与瑞士有关的
patches
小块,零散的区域或斑块
lingered
逗留,缓慢消散或持续存在
northern
北面的,位于北方的
dashing
奔腾的,急速流动冲击的
rocky
多岩石的,布满岩石的
streams
小溪,流动的水流复数
familiar
熟悉的,令人感到亲切的
sights
景象,值得观看的风景或景观
acquaintances
相识的人,并不十分亲密的朋友
contrived
设法做到,想方设法实现某事
cheat
欺骗,使人产生错误的感觉
happiness
幸福,快乐的情感状态
delight
喜悦,极大的快乐和满足
proportionably
成比例地,相应地更多
expanded
扩展,开阔,变得更广博
company
陪伴,与某人相处交流
talent
才能,天赋,有才华的人
nature
本性,天性,一个人的内在特质
capacities
能力,才能的复数,潜力
resources
资源,内在的能力与潜力
imagined
想象,曾经设想拥有某事物
possessed
拥有,具备某种能力或特质
inferiors
地位或能力较低的人
traveller
旅行者,长途旅行的人
includes
包括,含有某些内容
pain
痛苦,艰辛,不愉快的感受
amidst
在……之中,夹杂在其间
enjoyments
乐趣,令人享受的事物复数
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