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Chinese → English Chapter 21 Level 7/10

过去在我眼中犹如一场可怕的噩梦;

The past appeared to me in the light of a frightful dream;

然而,我所乘坐的船只、将我从那令人厌恶的爱尔兰海岸吹离的风,以及四周环绕着我的大海,都以不可抗拒的力量告诉我:

yet the vessel in which I was, the wind that blew me from the detested shore of Ireland, and the sea which surrounded me, told me too forcibly

我并非被幻觉所欺骗——克勒瓦尔,我的挚友与最亲密的伴侣,已经成为我和我所创造的那个怪物的牺牲品。

that I was deceived by no vision and that Clerval, my friend and dearest companion, had fallen a victim to me and the monster of my creation.

我在记忆中重新回顾了自己的一生:

I repassed, in my memory, my whole life;

在日内瓦与家人共处时那段宁静的幸福时光,母亲的离世,以及我离开前往英格尔施塔特的经历。

my quiet happiness while residing with my family in Geneva, the death of my mother, and my departure for Ingolstadt.

我颤抖着回想起那股疯狂的热情——正是它驱使我去创造那个可憎的敌人,我也想起了他第一次获得生命的那个夜晚。

I remembered, shuddering, the mad enthusiasm that hurried me on to the creation of my hideous enemy, and I called to mind the night in which he first lived.

我无法继续这一串思绪;千般情绪涌上心头,我放声痛哭。

I was unable to pursue the train of thought; a thousand feelings pressed upon me, and I wept bitterly.

自从发烧痊愈以来,我每晚都会服用少量鸦片酊,因为只有靠这种药物,我才能获得维持生命所必需的休息。

Ever since my recovery from the fever, I had been in the custom of taking every night a small quantity of laudanum, for it was by means of this drug only that I was enabled to gain the rest necessary for the preservation of life.

此刻,被种种不幸的回忆所压垮,我吞下了平日剂量的两倍,很快便沉沉入睡。

Oppressed by the recollection of my various misfortunes, I now swallowed double my usual quantity and soon slept profoundly.

然而,睡眠并未使我从思绪与痛苦中得到喘息;梦中呈现出千般令我惊恐的景象。

But sleep did not afford me respite from thought and misery; my dreams presented a thousand objects that scared me.

Vocabulary

past
过去的时光或经历
appeared
出现;看起来,似乎
light
光;光线;此处指角度或观点
frightful
可怕的,令人恐惧的
dream
梦;梦境
yet
然而;但是,表示转折
vessel
船只;水上交通工具
wind
风;空气的流动
blew
吹(blow的过去式)
detested
令人厌恶的,被憎恨的
shore
海岸,湖岸,水边陆地
Ireland
爱尔兰,欧洲西部岛国
sea
海洋,大海
surrounded
包围,环绕在四周
forcibly
强有力地,有力地,不可抗拒地
deceived
被欺骗,被蒙骗
vision
幻象;幻觉;虚幻的景象
dearest
最亲爱的,最珍贵的
companion
同伴,伙伴,陪伴者
fallen
倒下,成为(fall的过去分词)
victim
受害者,牺牲品
monster
怪物,令人恐惧的生物
creation
创造物,被创造出来的东西
repassed
再次经过,重新浮现于脑海
memory
记忆,回忆
whole
整个的,全部的
quiet
安静的,平静的
happiness
幸福,快乐,愉悦
while
在……期间,当……的时候
residing
居住,定居在某地
death
死亡,去世
departure
离开,出发,启程
remembered
记得,回忆起
shuddering
颤抖,因恐惧或厌恶而发抖
mad
疯狂的,精神失常的
enthusiasm
热情,狂热,极大的兴趣
hurried
匆忙的,仓促地赶去
hideous
可怕的,丑陋的,令人厌恶的
enemy
敌人,仇敌
mind
心智,头脑,思想
unable
不能,无法做某事
pursue
追求,继续进行,深入思考
train
此处指一连串的(思绪)
thought
思想,想法,念头
thousand
一千;大量,无数
feelings
感觉,情感,情绪
pressed
涌上;压迫;此处指涌现
wept
哭泣,流泪(weep的过去式)
bitterly
痛苦地,悲痛地,极度地
Ever
曾经;ever since指自从那时起
since
自从,从……以后
recovery
康复,恢复健康
fever
发烧,发热,高烧
custom
习惯,惯例,风俗
quantity
数量,用量,份量
laudanum
鸦片酊,一种含鸦片的镇静药液
means
手段,方式,途径
drug
药物,毒品
enabled
使能够,使成为可能
gain
获得,得到,取得
rest
休息,安眠
necessary
必要的,不可缺少的
preservation
保存,维持,保护生命健康
Oppressed
被压迫,被沉重的心情压垮
recollection
回忆,记忆,对往事的想起
various
各种各样的,多种多样的
misfortunes
不幸,灾难,厄运
swallowed
吞下,咽下(药物等)
double
双倍的,两倍的量
usual
通常的,平常的,惯常的
profoundly
深深地,深沉地,极度地
afford
提供,给予;负担得起
respite
暂时缓解,短暂休息,喘息机会
misery
痛苦,悲惨,苦难
dreams
梦,梦境,梦中所见
presented
呈现,展示,使出现
objects
物体,事物;此处指梦中景象
scared
使恐惧,使害怕,令人惊吓
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