Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus — Page 2
「安心,安心,我的爱人,」我回答道,「今夜过后,一切都会平安;但今夜是可怕的,非常可怕。」
"Peace, peace, my love," replied I; "this night, and all will be safe; but this night is dreadful, very dreadful."
我在这种心境中煎熬了一个小时,突然间我想到,那场我随时预料将会发生的搏斗,对我的妻子来说将是多么可怕。
I passed an hour in this state of mind, when suddenly I reflected how fearful the combat which I momentarily expected would be to my wife,
于是我恳切地请求她退到内室去,并决心在弄清敌人所处的位置之前,不去与她相会。
and I earnestly entreated her to retire, resolving not to join her until I had obtained some knowledge as to the situation of my enemy.
她离开了我,我继续在屋子里的走廊中踱步了一段时间,查看每一个可能成为对手藏身之处的角落。
She left me, and I continued some time walking up and down the passages of the house and inspecting every corner that might afford a retreat to my adversary.
但我没有发现他的任何踪迹,正开始猜测是否某种幸运的机缘介入,阻止了他威胁的实施,
But I discovered no trace of him and was beginning to conjecture that some fortunate chance had intervened to prevent the execution of his menaces
就在这时,我突然听到一声尖锐而令人毛骨悚然的惨叫。
when suddenly I heard a shrill and dreadful scream.
那声音来自伊丽莎白退去休息的那个房间。
It came from the room into which Elizabeth had retired.
当我听到那声音的瞬间,全部真相一下子涌入我的脑海,我的双臂垂落下来,全身每一块肌肉和每一根纤维的运动都停止了;
As I heard it, the whole truth rushed into my mind, my arms dropped, the motion of every muscle and fibre was suspended;
我能感觉到血液在血管中缓缓流动,在四肢末梢刺痛作响。
I could feel the blood trickling in my veins and tingling in the extremities of my limbs.
这种状态只持续了一瞬间;惨叫声再度响起,我冲进了那个房间。
This state lasted but for an instant; the scream was repeated, and I rushed into the room.
伟大的上帝!我为何没有在那一刻死去!我为何还活着,要来讲述这世间最美好的希望、最纯洁的生灵所遭受的毁灭?
Great God! Why did I not then expire! Why am I here to relate the destruction of the best hope and the purest creature on earth?
Vocabulary
- Peace
- 平静;安宁;不要担心
- peace
- 平静;和平;安宁状态
- my
- 我的,表示所属关系的代词
- love
- 爱;亲爱的,表示深切感情
- replied
- 回答;答复(reply的过去式)
- night
- 夜晚;夜间时段
- safe
- 安全的;不受危险威胁的
- dreadful
- 可怕的;令人恐惧的;极糟糕的
- passed
- 度过;经过(pass的过去式)
- hour
- 小时;一个小时的时间
- state
- 状态;状况;心理状态
- mind
- 心情;思想;精神状态
- suddenly
- 突然地;出乎意料地
- reflected
- 思考;沉思(reflect的过去式)
- fearful
- 可怕的;令人恐惧的;充满恐惧的
- combat
- 战斗;搏斗;激烈的对抗
- momentarily
- 随时;即将;在某一短暂时刻
- expected
- 预期的;期待的(expect的过去式)
- wife
- 妻子;已婚女性配偶
- earnestly
- 真诚地;恳切地;认真地
- entreated
- 恳求;恳切请求(entreat的过去式)
- retire
- 退到;离开;撤退到安全地方
- resolving
- 决心;下定决心(resolve的现在分词)
- join
- 加入;参与;参加对抗
- until
- 直到;在……之前一直
- obtained
- 获得;得到(obtain的过去式)
- knowledge
- 了解;知识;对某事的认知
- situation
- 情况;处境;位置状态
- enemy
- 敌人;对手;危险的对立方
- left
- 离开;离去(leave的过去式)
- continued
- 继续;持续(continue的过去式)
- time
- 一段时间;时间;时刻
- walking
- 走动;行走(walk的现在分词)
- passages
- 走廊;通道;室内连接空间
- house
- 房子;住宅;建筑物
- inspecting
- 检查;仔细查看(inspect的现在分词)
- corner
- 角落;角;房间的边角处
- might
- 可能;也许,表示可能性的情态动词
- afford
- 提供;给予;此处指提供藏身处
- retreat
- 藏身处;退路;撤退的地方
- adversary
- 对手;敌人;与自己对立的人
- discovered
- 发现;找到(discover的过去式)
- trace
- 踪迹;痕迹;线索
- beginning
- 开始;正要(begin的现在分词)
- conjecture
- 猜测;推测;没有确凿依据的判断
- fortunate
- 幸运的;侥幸的;运气好的
- chance
- 偶然;机会;意外发生的情况
- intervened
- 干预;介入;阻止事态发展
- prevent
- 阻止;防止;避免某事发生
- execution
- 执行;实施;完成某计划或威胁
- menaces
- 威胁;恐吓;危险的恐吓行为
- heard
- 听到;听见(hear的过去式)
- shrill
- 尖利的;刺耳的;声音尖锐的
- scream
- 尖叫声;惊叫;恐惧时发出的叫声
- room
- 房间;屋子;室内空间
- retired
- 退入;退到;撤回到某处
- whole
- 全部的;整个的;完整的
- truth
- 真相;事实;真实情况
- rushed
- 涌入;猛然冲来(rush的过去式)
- arms
- 手臂;双臂,指身体部位
- dropped
- 垂下;落下;无力地下垂
- motion
- 动作;运动;活动能力
- muscle
- 肌肉;肌肉组织
- fibre
- 纤维;肌肉纤维;身体组织
- suspended
- 暂停;停止;悬停(suspend的过去式)
- feel
- 感觉;感受到;体验到
- blood
- 血液;血,人体循环的液体
- trickling
- 细流流动;慢慢流淌(trickle的现在分词)
- veins
- 静脉;血管;身体中输血的管道
- tingling
- 刺痛感;麻刺感(tingle的现在分词)
- extremities
- 四肢末端;手脚等身体末端部位
- limbs
- 四肢;手臂和腿等身体部位
- lasted
- 持续;延续(last的过去式)
- instant
- 瞬间;片刻;极短暂的时间
- repeated
- 重复;再次发出(repeat的过去式)
- God
- 上帝;此处为惊叹表达
- Why
- 为什么;表示疑问或感叹
- then
- 那时;然后;在那种情况下
- expire
- 死亡;断气;生命终结
- relate
- 讲述;叙述;描述某一事件
- destruction
- 毁灭;毁坏;被摧毁的状态
- best
- 最好的;最美好的;最珍贵的
- hope
- 希望;期望;最珍视的愿望
- purest
- 最纯洁的;最善良的(pure的最高级)
- creature
- 生灵;人;有生命的存在
- earth
- 地球;世间;人世
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