Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus — Page 11
凌晨两三点钟,月亮升起来了;我把篮子放到一艘小船上,驶离海岸大约四英里。
Between two and three in the morning the moon rose; and I then, putting my basket aboard a little skiff, sailed out about four miles from the shore.
四周一片寂静;几艘船正驶向岸边,而我却朝相反的方向驶去。
The scene was perfectly solitary; a few boats were returning towards land, but I sailed away from them.
我感觉自己仿佛正要犯下一桩可怕的罪行,战战兢兢地躲避着与任何人相遇。
I felt as if I was about the commission of a dreadful crime and avoided with shuddering anxiety any encounter with my fellow creatures.
有一刻,原本晴朗的月亮突然被一片厚云遮住,我趁着黑暗,把篮子投入海中;
At one time the moon, which had before been clear, was suddenly overspread by a thick cloud, and I took advantage of the moment of darkness and cast my basket into the sea;
我静静地听着篮子下沉时发出的咕噜声,然后便驶离了那个地方。
I listened to the gurgling sound as it sank and then sailed away from the spot.
天空渐渐多云,但空气清新,只是被那时正在升起的东北风吹得有些寒凉。
The sky became clouded, but the air was pure, although chilled by the northeast breeze that was then rising.
然而这清风让我神清气爽,心旷神怡,我便决定在水上多待一会儿,把舵固定在一个方向,躺在船底伸展身体。
But it refreshed me and filled me with such agreeable sensations that I resolved to prolong my stay on the water, and fixing the rudder in a direct position, stretched myself at the bottom of the boat.
云层遮住了月亮,四周一片昏暗,我只听见船底劈开波浪的声响;那低沉的涛声渐渐催我入眠,不多时我便沉沉睡去。
Clouds hid the moon, everything was obscure, and I heard only the sound of the boat as its keel cut through the waves; the murmur lulled me, and in a short time I slept soundly.
我不知道自己在这种状态下躺了多久,但当我醒来时,发现太阳已经高高升起。
I do not know how long I remained in this situation, but when I awoke I found that the sun had already mounted considerably.
风势很大,汹涌的波涛不断威胁着我那艘小船的安全。
The wind was high, and the waves continually threatened the safety of my little skiff.
Vocabulary
- Between
- 在两者之间,表示范围或时间段
- two
- 数字二,基数词
- three
- 数字三,基数词
- in
- 介词,表示在某时间或地点内
- morning
- 早晨,一天中日出后的时段
- moon
- 月亮,夜空中地球的天然卫星
- rose
- rise的过去式,上升、升起
- putting
- put的现在分词,放置、装入
- basket
- 篮子,用于盛放物品的容器
- aboard
- 在船上,登上交通工具
- little
- 形容词,小的,少的
- skiff
- 小型平底船,通常供一人划行
- sailed
- sail的过去式,乘船航行
- out
- 副词,向外,离开某处
- about
- 大约,用于表示估计的数量或距离
- four
- 数字四,基数词
- miles
- 英里,英制距离单位,约1.6公里
- from
- 介词,表示来自或距离某地
- shore
- 海岸、湖岸,水与陆地交接处
- scene
- 场景,某处的景象或情形
- perfectly
- 副词,完全地、彻底地
- solitary
- 孤独的,荒无人烟的,独自一人的
- few
- 很少的,几乎没有,数量极少
- boats
- 小船,复数形式
- returning
- return的现在分词,正在返回
- towards
- 介词,朝向某个方向
- land
- 陆地,与水面相对的地面
- but
- 连词,但是,表示转折
- away
- 副词,离开,在远处
- felt
- feel的过去式,感觉、感受
- as
- 连词或介词,如同、作为
- if
- 连词,如果、好像
- commission
- 犯罪行为的实施,委托或执行某事
- dreadful
- 可怕的,令人恐惧的
- crime
- 罪行,违法的行为
- avoided
- avoid的过去式,刻意躲避、回避
- shuddering
- 颤抖的,因恐惧或厌恶而发抖
- anxiety
- 焦虑,忧虑,紧张不安的心情
- any
- 任何的,用于否定或疑问句中
- encounter
- 遭遇,偶然相遇或碰上某人
- fellow
- 同伴,同类的,同一群体的人
- creatures
- 生物,动物或人,有生命的存在
- one
- 数字一;某一个
- time
- 时间,某一时刻或时段
- which
- 关系代词,哪个,用于引导定语从句
- before
- 副词或介词,在…之前
- clear
- 晴朗的,清晰的,没有遮蔽的
- suddenly
- 副词,突然地,出乎意料地
- overspread
- 遮盖,蔓延覆盖在表面之上
- thick
- 厚的,浓密的,稠的
- cloud
- 云,天空中的水气聚集物
- took
- take的过去式,拿、采取
- advantage
- 优势,好处;take advantage of利用
- moment
- 时刻,片刻,极短暂的时间
- darkness
- 黑暗,没有光线的状态
- cast
- 投掷,抛入,扔进某处
- into
- 介词,进入,到…里面
- sea
- 大海,广阔的咸水水体
- listened
- listen的过去式,倾听,用心去听
- gurgling
- 汩汩声,水流经过时发出的声音
- sound
- 声音,由物体振动产生的音响
- sank
- sink的过去式,下沉,沉入水中
- spot
- 地点,某一特定的地方
- sky
- 天空,地球大气层上方的空间
- became
- become的过去式,变成,变得
- clouded
- 布满云的,变得阴暗或模糊
- air
- 空气,地球大气层中的气体
- pure
- 纯净的,清洁的,未受污染的
- although
- 连词,尽管,虽然,表示让步
- chilled
- 寒冷的,被冷风吹得发凉的
- northeast
- 东北方向,东和北之间的方位
- breeze
- 微风,轻柔的风
- rising
- rise的现在分词,正在上升或增强
- But
- 连词,但是,表示转折关系
- refreshed
- 使精神振奋,令人感到清爽舒适
- filled
- fill的过去式,充满,注满
- such
- 如此的,这样的,用于强调程度
- agreeable
- 令人愉快的,使人满意的
- sensations
- 感觉,感受,身体或情感上的体验
- resolved
- 决定,下定决心要做某件事
- prolong
- 延长,使时间或过程持续更久
- stay
- 停留,在某地待着不离开
- water
- 水,无色透明的液体
- fixing
- fix的现在分词,固定,调整某物位置
- rudder
- 船舵,用于控制船行方向的装置
- direct
- 指引,引导,控制方向
- position
- 位置,所在地或所处的地方
- stretched
- 伸展,将身体平躺或舒展开来
- myself
- 反身代词,我自己
- bottom
- 底部,最低处
- boat
- 小船,水上交通工具
- Clouds
- 云,天空中由水汽形成的聚集体
- hid
- hide的过去式,隐藏,遮蔽
- everything
- 一切,所有的事物
- obscure
- 不清晰的,模糊的,难以辨认的
- heard
- hear的过去式,听到,听见
- only
- 副词,仅仅,只有
- keel
- 船的龙骨,船底中央的纵向结构
- cut
- 切割,划破,穿过某物
- through
- 介词,穿过,通过
- waves
- 海浪,水面因风而起伏的波浪
- murmur
- 低沉的声音,轻声细语或流水声
- lulled
- lull的过去式,使平静,哄入睡
- short
- 短暂的,时间不长的
- slept
- sleep的过去式,睡觉,入睡
- soundly
- 副词,熟睡地,安稳地入睡
- know
- 知道,了解,明白某事
- how
- 副词,怎样,多么,以何种方式
- long
- 形容词或副词,长时间的
- remained
- remain的过去式,留在,保持某状态
- situation
- 状况,处境,所处的环境或情形
- when
- 连词,当…时候
- awoke
- awake的过去式,醒来,从睡眠中醒来
- found
- find的过去式,发现,察觉到
- sun
- 太阳,太阳系中心的恒星
- already
- 副词,已经,表示事情早已发生
- mounted
- mount的过去式,升高,攀升至更高处
- considerably
- 副词,相当地,明显地,程度很大
- wind
- 风,空气的流动
- high
- 高的,强烈的,程度很大的
- continually
- 副词,不断地,持续反复地
- threatened
- threaten的过去式,威胁,危及安全
- safety
- 安全,免于危险或伤害的状态
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