Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus — Page 9
他不能再拖延出发了;但由于他去伦敦的旅程,甚至可能比他现在预想的更早,紧接着就是更长的航行,他恳求我尽可能多地陪伴他。
He could not any longer delay his departure; but as his journey to London might be followed, even sooner than he now conjectured, by his longer voyage, he entreated me to bestow as much of my society on him as I could spare.
因此,他恳求我离开我那孤独的小岛,在珀斯与他会合,这样我们就能一同南下。
He besought me, therefore, to leave my solitary isle and to meet him at Perth, that we might proceed southwards together.
这封信在某种程度上把我从麻木中唤醒,我决定在两天后离开这座岛屿。
This letter in a degree recalled me to life, and I determined to quit my island at the expiration of two days.
然而,在我离去之前,有一项令我一想起来就不寒而栗的任务需要完成;我必须收拾好我的化学仪器,为此我必须进入那个曾是我可憎工作场所的房间,还必须触碰那些令我恶心反胃的器具。
Yet, before I departed, there was a task to perform, on which I shuddered to reflect; I must pack up my chemical instruments, and for that purpose I must enter the room which had been the scene of my odious work, and I must handle those utensils the sight of which was sickening to me.
第二天清晨,天刚破晓,我鼓足了足够的勇气,打开了实验室的门锁。
The next morning, at daybreak, I summoned sufficient courage and unlocked the door of my laboratory.
那个被我亲手毁掉的、半成品的造物的残骸,散落在地板上,我几乎感觉自己好像残忍地割裂了一个活生生的人的血肉。
The remains of the half-finished creature, whom I had destroyed, lay scattered on the floor, and I almost felt as if I had mangled the living flesh of a human being.
我停下来,让自己平静下来,然后才走进了那个房间。
I paused to collect myself and then entered the chamber.
Vocabulary
- could
- can的过去式,表示能力或可能性
- longer
- 更长时间,long的比较级
- delay
- 推迟,拖延某事的发生时间
- departure
- 出发,离开某地的行为
- journey
- 旅程,从一地到另一地的行程
- might
- may的过去式,表示可能性
- followed
- 紧随其后,跟随某事之后发生
- even
- 甚至,用于加强语气的副词
- sooner
- 更早,soon的比较级
- conjectured
- 推测,在没有确定证据时猜测
- voyage
- 航行,尤指长途海上旅程
- entreated
- 恳求,诚恳地请求某人做某事
- bestow
- 给予,慷慨地赠予或贡献某物
- society
- 陪伴,与某人共处的时光
- spare
- 抽出,拨出时间或精力给某人
- besought
- 恳求,beseech的过去式,热切请求
- therefore
- 因此,表示结果或结论的副词
- leave
- 离开,从某地或某人身边离去
- solitary
- 孤独的,远离他人、偏僻的
- isle
- 小岛,面积较小的岛屿
- proceed
- 继续前进,向某个方向行进
- southwards
- 向南,朝南方方向移动的副词
- degree
- 程度,事物发展或变化的等级
- recalled
- 唤回,使某种状态重新出现
- determined
- 决心的,坚定地下定决心做某事
- quit
- 离开,彻底离开某个地方
- island
- 岛屿,四面被水包围的陆地
- expiration
- 期满,某段时间结束的时刻
- Yet
- 然而,表示转折或对比的副词
- departed
- 出发,离开某地前往他处
- task
- 任务,需要完成的具体工作
- perform
- 执行,完成某项任务或工作
- shuddered
- 不寒而栗,因恐惧或厌恶而颤抖
- reflect
- 思考,认真考虑某件事情
- must
- 必须,表示义务或强烈必要性
- pack
- 打包,将物品整理装入箱包
- chemical
- 化学的,与化学相关的形容词
- instruments
- 仪器,用于科学实验的工具设备
- purpose
- 目的,做某事的意图或原因
- enter
- 进入,走入某个房间或场所
- scene
- 场所,某件事发生的地点
- odious
- 令人憎恶的,极度令人厌恶的
- handle
- 触摸,用手拿起或操作某物
- utensils
- 器具,实验或日常使用的工具
- sight
- 景象,眼睛所看到的场景
- sickening
- 令人作呕的,引起强烈厌恶感
- daybreak
- 黎明,天刚开始变亮的时刻
- summoned
- 鼓起,努力召集内心的勇气
- sufficient
- 足够的,达到所需程度的数量
- courage
- 勇气,面对恐惧时的精神力量
- unlocked
- 解锁,打开上了锁的门或容器
- laboratory
- 实验室,进行科学实验的专用房间
- remains
- 残骸,遗留下来的物体碎片
- half-finished
- 半完成的,只做到一半的状态
- creature
- 生物,被创造出来的存在或动物
- whom
- 关系代词,who的宾格形式
- destroyed
- 毁掉,彻底损毁或消灭某物
- lay
- 散落,lie的过去式,躺在某处
- scattered
- 散乱的,随意分布在各处的
- almost
- 几乎,非常接近但不完全达到
- mangled
- 残缺不全的,被严重撕裂破坏的
- flesh
- 肉体,人或动物身体的软组织
- human
- 人类的,属于人类的形容词
- being
- 存在,有意识的生命个体
- paused
- 暂停,短暂停下动作或行动
- collect
- 使镇定,使自己平静下来
- entered
- 走进,进入某个房间或场所
- chamber
- 密室,特定用途的私密房间
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