Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus — Page 12
婚礼的准备工作已经就绪,亲友们纷纷前来道贺,人人面带笑容。
Preparations were made for the event, congratulatory visits were received, and all wore a smiling appearance.
我尽力将心中的忧虑深埋,表面上却热切地参与父亲的计划,尽管这些计划或许只是我这场悲剧的点缀。
I shut up, as well as I could, in my own heart the anxiety that preyed there and entered with seeming earnestness into the plans of my father, although they might only serve as the decorations of my tragedy.
在父亲的努力下,伊丽莎白的一部分遗产已由奥地利政府归还给她。
Through my father's exertions a part of the inheritance of Elizabeth had been restored to her by the Austrian government.
科莫湖畔有一处小小的庄园属于她。
A small possession on the shores of Como belonged to her.
我们商定,婚礼一结束,便立即前往拉文扎别墅,在那座美丽的湖边共度最初的幸福时光。
It was agreed that, immediately after our union, we should proceed to Villa Lavenza and spend our first days of happiness beside the beautiful lake near which it stood.
与此同时,我时刻戒备,以防那恶魔公然向我袭击。
In the meantime I took every precaution to defend my person in case the fiend should openly attack me.
我随身携带着手枪和匕首,时刻警惕,防范任何诡计,如此一来,我的内心也渐趋平静。
I carried pistols and a dagger constantly about me and was ever on the watch to prevent artifice, and by these means gained a greater degree of tranquillity.
事实上,随着日子一天天临近,那个威胁越来越像是一种幻觉,不值得让我心神不宁;而婚后幸福的前景,随着婚礼之日愈来愈近,也愈加显得确定无疑——人人都把它当作一件绝无意外可阻拦的喜事来谈论。
Indeed, as the period approached, the threat appeared more as a delusion, not to be regarded as worthy to disturb my peace, while the happiness I hoped for in my marriage wore a greater appearance of certainty as the day fixed for its solemnisation drew nearer and I heard it continually spoken of as an occurrence which no accident could possibly prevent.
伊丽莎白看起来很快乐;我平静的举止也大大地安抚了她的心。
Elizabeth seemed happy; my tranquil demeanour contributed greatly to calm her mind.
Vocabulary
- Preparations
- 为某事提前做好的安排和准备工作
- were
- be动词的过去式复数形式
- made
- make的过去式,表示完成某事
- for
- 介词,表示目的或对象
- the
- 定冠词,指特定的人或事物
- event
- 特定的活动、事件或场合
- congratulatory
- 表示祝贺的,用于庆祝场合
- visits
- 拜访、探望某人的行为
- received
- 收到或接待某人某物
- all
- 全部,所有人或事物
- wore
- wear的过去式,穿戴或呈现某种表情
- smiling
- 面带微笑的,表情愉悦的
- appearance
- 外表、外貌或呈现出的样子
- shut
- 关闭,压制或隐藏某种情感
- well
- 副词,表示尽可能好地
- could
- can的过去式,表示能力或可能
- own
- 自己的,强调所属关系
- heart
- 心脏;内心、情感所在之处
- anxiety
- 焦虑、担忧的内心情绪状态
- preyed
- prey的过去式,折磨或侵扰内心
- entered
- 进入某场合或积极参与某事
- seeming
- 表面上的,看似真实但未必
- earnestness
- 认真、诚恳的态度与热忱
- plans
- 计划、方案,预先安排的行动
- father
- 父亲,男性家长
- although
- 连词,表示尽管、虽然之意
- might
- 情态动词,表示可能性
- only
- 副词,仅仅、只是
- serve
- 起到某种作用,充当某种用途
- decorations
- 装饰品,用于点缀或美化的物品
- tragedy
- 悲剧,带来巨大痛苦的事件
- Through
- 介词,通过某手段或经历过程
- exertions
- 努力、尽力而为的行动
- part
- 部分;也指一份遗产中的份额
- inheritance
- 遗产,继承自先辈的财产
- restored
- 归还或恢复到原来的状态
- Austrian
- 奥地利的,与奥地利相关
- government
- 政府,管理国家的机构体系
- small
- 小的,面积或规模不大的
- possession
- 所有物,个人拥有的财产
- shores
- 岸边,湖泊或海洋的边缘地带
- belonged
- belong的过去式,属于某人
- agreed
- agree的过去式,达成一致
- immediately
- 立刻,毫不延迟地进行
- after
- 介词,在某事之后
- union
- 结合,此处指婚姻的结合
- should
- 情态动词,表示应当或建议
- proceed
- 继续前行或着手进行某事
- Villa
- 别墅,乡间豪华住宅
- spend
- 度过时间,在某处消磨时光
- first
- 第一,排列或时间上最前的
- days
- 日子,若干天的时间段
- happiness
- 幸福、快乐的情感状态
- beside
- 介词,在某物旁边
- beautiful
- 美丽的,令人赏心悦目的
- lake
- 湖泊,大面积内陆水域
- near
- 靠近,距离不远的
- stood
- stand的过去式,位于某处
- meantime
- 在此期间,与此同时的时段
- took
- take的过去式,采取某行动
- every
- 每一个,强调不遗漏任何一个
- precaution
- 预防措施,为避免危险而采取的行动
- defend
- 保护、防御免受伤害或攻击
- person
- 人,个体;此处指自身
- case
- 情况,万一某事发生的情形
- fiend
- 恶魔、凶残的人或怪物
- openly
- 公开地,毫不掩饰地行动
- attack
- 攻击,对某人发动武力侵袭
- carried
- carry的过去式,随身携带某物
- pistols
- 手枪,小型便携式射击武器
- dagger
- 匕首,短而锋利的刺刀
- constantly
- 不断地,持续不间断地
- about
- 关于;或随身带着某物
- ever
- 副词,始终、随时保持警觉
- watch
- 监视、警戒,注意潜在危险
- prevent
- 预防、阻止某事发生
- artifice
- 诡计、欺骗手段或狡猾技巧
- means
- 手段、方法,达成目的的方式
- gained
- gain的过去式,获得或得到
- greater
- 更大的,程度更高的
- degree
- 程度,某种情感或状态的水平
- tranquillity
- 平静、安宁的内心或环境状态
- Indeed
- 副词,的确,用于加强语气
- period
- 时期,某段特定的时间段落
- approached
- approach的过去式,临近或靠近
- threat
- 威胁,可能造成伤害的警告
- appeared
- appear的过去式,显得或似乎
- delusion
- 妄想、错觉,不真实的错误信念
- regarded
- 被视为,看待某事的方式
- worthy
- 值得的,有足够价值去关注
- disturb
- 打扰、扰乱某人的平静状态
- peace
- 平和、安宁的内心状态
- while
- 连词,在某段时间内;同时
- hoped
- hope的过去式,期望某事发生
- marriage
- 婚姻,合法结为夫妻的关系
- certainty
- 确定性,毫无疑问会发生之事
- day
- 日期,特定的某一天
- fixed
- 确定的,已敲定不变的
- solemnisation
- 正式举行婚礼或仪式的行为
- drew
- draw的过去式,临近或靠拢
- nearer
- 更近,距离或时间更接近
- heard
- hear的过去式,听到某事
- continually
- 持续不断地,反复地进行
- spoken
- speak的过去分词,被谈论
- occurrence
- 事件,实际发生的某件事情
- accident
- 意外,偶然发生的不幸事故
- possibly
- 也许,表示某种可能性
- seemed
- seem的过去式,看起来像
- happy
- 快乐的,感到满足和愉悦
- tranquil
- 平静的、安详的、宁静的状态
- demeanour
- 举止、行为风度,外在表现方式
- contributed
- contribute的过去式,贡献起到作用
- greatly
- 副词,极大地、非常显著地
- calm
- 使平静,让心情安定下来
- mind
- 心智、思绪,内心精神状态
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