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Chinese → English Chapter 20 Level 7/10

你可以摧毁我其他的激情,但复仇依然留存——复仇,从此比光明或食物更为珍贵!我或许会死,但在此之前,你这暴君与折磨者,必将诅咒那凝视你苦难的太阳。当心,因为我无所畏惧,因此无比强大。我将以蛇的狡诈伺机而动,以其毒液刺伤你。人啊,你将为你所施加的伤害而悔恨。

You can blast my other passions, but revenge remains—revenge, henceforth dearer than light or food! I may die, but first you, my tyrant and tormentor, shall curse the sun that gazes on your misery. Beware, for I am fearless and therefore powerful. I will watch with the wiliness of a snake, that I may sting with its venom. Man, you shall repent of the injuries you inflict.

「魔鬼,住口;不要用这些恶毒的声音污染空气。我已向你宣明了我的决心,我不是会在言语下屈服的懦夫。离开我;我绝不会改变。」

"Devil, cease; and do not poison the air with these sounds of malice. I have declared my resolution to you, and I am no coward to bend beneath words. Leave me; I am inexorable."

「好吧。我走了;但请记住,你大婚之夜,我将与你同在。」

"It is well. I go; but remember, I shall be with you on your wedding-night."

我猛地向前跨步,喊道:「恶棍!在你签下我的死亡判决书之前,先确保你自己安然无恙。」

I started forward and exclaimed, "Villain! Before you sign my death-warrant, be sure that you are yourself safe."

我本想抓住他,但他躲开了我,急匆匆地冲出了屋子。片刻之后,我看见他在一艘小船上,那船如箭般迅速划过水面,很快便消失在波涛之中。

I would have seized him, but he eluded me and quitted the house with precipitation. In a few moments I saw him in his boat, which shot across the waters with an arrowy swiftness and was soon lost amidst the waves.

四周再度归于寂静,但他的话语却在我耳中回响。我怒火中烧,恨不得追上这毁灭我安宁的凶手,将他抛入大海。我在房间里焦躁不安地来回踱步,脑海中浮现出千百个折磨我、刺痛我的幻象。我为何没有追上他,与他展开一场生死搏斗?

All was again silent, but his words rang in my ears. I burned with rage to pursue the murderer of my peace and precipitate him into the ocean. I walked up and down my room hastily and perturbed, while my imagination conjured up a thousand images to torment and sting me. Why had I not followed him and closed with him in mortal strife?

Vocabulary

can
能够,表示能力或可能性
blast
摧毁或猛烈攻击某事物
passions
强烈的情感或热情
revenge
复仇,报复他人所受的伤害
remains
仍然存在,继续保持
henceforth
从此以后,今后
dearer
更珍贵的,更重要的
may
可能,表示不确定的可能性
tyrant
暴君,残酷压迫他人的统治者
tormentor
折磨者,使人痛苦的人
shall
将要,表示将来或强调
curse
诅咒,咒骂某人或某事
gazes
凝视,长时间注视某处
misery
痛苦,悲惨的状态
Beware
当心,警惕某种危险
fearless
无所畏惧的,勇敢的
therefore
因此,所以,表示结果
powerful
强大的,有力量的
watch
监视,注意观察某人
wiliness
狡猾,诡计多端的特质
sting
刺,蜇,造成尖锐的疼痛
venom
毒液,动物分泌的有毒物质
repent
悔恨,对过错感到后悔
injuries
伤害,造成的损伤或痛苦
inflict
施加(伤害或痛苦)给某人
Devil
魔鬼,邪恶的存在
cease
停止,不再继续做某事
poison
毒化,用毒素污染或伤害
malice
恶意,故意伤害他人的意图
declared
宣告,正式声明某事
resolution
决心,坚定的意志或决定
coward
懦夫,缺乏勇气的人
bend
屈服,弯曲或顺从
beneath
在……之下,低于
inexorable
无法阻止的,不可改变的
remember
记住,不要忘记某事
wedding-night
婚礼之夜,结婚当晚
started
突然跳起,受惊后猛然行动
exclaimed
呼喊,激动地大声说出
Villain
恶棍,做坏事的人
sign
签署,在文件上签名
death-warrant
死刑令,授权执行死刑的文件
would
将会,表示意愿或假设
seized
抓住,突然猛力抓取某人
eluded
逃脱,巧妙地躲避追捕
quitted
离开,离去某个地方
precipitation
仓皇,急忙慌乱地行动
moments
片刻,短暂的时间
shot
射出,迅速穿越某处
across
穿越,横过
waters
水域,大片水面
arrowy
像箭一样的,极其迅速的
swiftness
迅速,快速移动的状态
amidst
在……之中,被……包围
waves
波浪,水面起伏的浪花
silent
寂静的,没有声音的
rang
鸣响,ring的过去式
burned
燃烧,充满强烈情绪
rage
愤怒,极度的怒火
pursue
追赶,追逐某人或某物
murderer
杀人犯,故意杀人的人
precipitate
仓促地投入,鲁莽行动
hastily
匆忙地,急促地行动
perturbed
心烦意乱的,焦虑不安的
imagination
想象力,脑海中构造画面的能力
conjured
在脑海中召唤出,想象
images
画面,脑海中的影像
torment
折磨,极度痛苦的感受
closed
进入,陷入近身搏斗
mortal
致命的,可能导致死亡的
strife
冲突,激烈的争斗或争吵
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