Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus — Page 2
他们立刻将他抬到附近一位老妇人的小屋里,竭力想使他苏醒,却徒劳无功。
They instantly carried it to the cottage of an old woman near the spot and endeavoured, but in vain, to restore it to life.
死者显然是一位相貌英俊的年轻男子,大约二十五岁左右。
It appeared to be a handsome young man, about five and twenty years of age.
他看起来是被人掐死的,因为除了脖子上留有手指掐过的黑色印痕之外,身上没有任何其他暴力的痕迹。
He had apparently been strangled, for there was no sign of any violence except the black mark of fingers on his neck.
这份证词的前半部分丝毫没有引起我的注意,但当提到手指印痕时,我想起了我弟弟遇害一事,顿时感到极度不安;我四肢颤抖,双眼一阵模糊,不得不扶着椅子才能站稳。
The first part of this deposition did not in the least interest me, but when the mark of the fingers was mentioned I remembered the murder of my brother and felt myself extremely agitated; my limbs trembled, and a mist came over my eyes, which obliged me to lean on a chair for support.
治安官用锐利的目光打量着我,自然从我的神态中得出了不利于我的判断。
The magistrate observed me with a keen eye and of course drew an unfavourable augury from my manner.
儿子证实了父亲的陈述,但当丹尼尔·纽金特被传唤出庭时,他坚定地发誓说,就在他的同伴倒下之前,他看见距岸不远处有一只小船,船上只有一个人;
The son confirmed his father's account, but when Daniel Nugent was called he swore positively that just before the fall of his companion, he saw a boat, with a single man in it, at a short distance from the shore;
而且就他借着几颗星光所能判断的来看,那正是我刚刚登岸时所乘的那只船。
and as far as he could judge by the light of a few stars, it was the same boat in which I had just landed.
Vocabulary
- instantly
- 立刻,马上,毫不延迟地
- carried
- 搬运,携带(carry的过去式)
- cottage
- 小屋,村舍,乡村小型住所
- spot
- 地点,某个特定的地方
- endeavoured
- 努力尝试(endeavour的过去式)
- vain
- 徒劳的,无效的,白费力气的
- restore
- 恢复,使重新回到原来的状态
- appeared
- 看起来,似乎(appear的过去式)
- handsome
- 英俊的,外貌好看的(多指男性)
- apparently
- 显然,看起来,表面上似乎如此
- strangled
- 被扼死,被掐脖子致死
- sign
- 迹象,痕迹,表明某事的标志
- violence
- 暴力,强力伤害他人的行为
- except
- 除了,表示排除某个例外
- mark
- 痕迹,标记,留下的印记
- neck
- 脖子,颈部,连接头和躯干的部位
- deposition
- 证词,证人在法庭上的书面陈述
- least
- 最少,最小,at least表示至少
- mentioned
- 提到,提及(mention的过去式)
- murder
- 谋杀,故意杀人的罪行
- extremely
- 极其,非常,程度非常高
- agitated
- 激动不安的,情绪紧张焦虑的
- limbs
- 四肢,手臂和腿的总称
- trembled
- 颤抖,因恐惧或激动而发抖
- mist
- 薄雾,轻雾,视线模糊的状态
- obliged
- 迫使,使不得不(oblige的过去式)
- lean
- 倚靠,身体向某方向倾斜依靠
- support
- 支撑,支持,提供依靠
- magistrate
- 地方法官,负责处理轻微案件的官员
- observed
- 观察,注意到(observe的过去式)
- keen
- 敏锐的,热切的,观察力强的
- drew
- 得出,引出(draw的过去式)
- unfavourable
- 不利的,不好的,带有负面影响的
- augury
- 预兆,征兆,对未来的预测迹象
- manner
- 举止,态度,行为方式
- confirmed
- 证实,确认(confirm的过去式)
- account
- 陈述,描述,对某事的说明
- swore
- 发誓(swear的过去式),庄严声明
- positively
- 确切地,肯定地,毫无疑问地
- companion
- 同伴,伴侣,一起行动的人
- single
- 单独的,只有一个人的
- distance
- 距离,两点之间的远近
- shore
- 海岸,湖岸,水边的陆地
- judge
- 判断,评估,根据信息得出结论
- landed
- 登陆,靠岸(land的过去式)
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