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Chinese → English Chapter 23 Level 7/10

当我还俯身在她身上,沉浸在绝望的痛苦中时,我偶然抬起头来。

While I still hung over her in the agony of despair, I happened to look up.

房间的窗户之前一直是黑暗的,当我看到月亮那苍白的黄色光芒照亮了这个房间时,我感到一阵恐慌。

The windows of the room had before been darkened, and I felt a kind of panic on seeing the pale yellow light of the moon illuminate the chamber.

百叶窗已被推开,带着一种难以形容的恐惧感,我在敞开的窗户边看到了一个最丑陋、最令人憎恶的身影。

The shutters had been thrown back, and with a sensation of horror not to be described, I saw at the open window a figure the most hideous and abhorred.

那怪物的脸上挂着一丝冷笑,他似乎在嘲讽,用他那魔鬼般的手指指向我妻子的尸体。

A grin was on the face of the monster; he seemed to jeer, as with his fiendish finger he pointed towards the corpse of my wife.

我冲向窗口,从胸前掏出一把手枪开了枪,但他躲开了我,从他所站的地方跳下,以闪电般的速度奔跑,跳入了湖中。

I rushed towards the window, and drawing a pistol from my bosom, fired; but he eluded me, leaped from his station, and running with the swiftness of lightning, plunged into the lake.

枪声引来了一群人涌入房间。

The report of the pistol brought a crowd into the room.

我指向他消失的地方,我们乘船追踪他的踪迹,撒下了渔网,但都徒劳无功。

I pointed to the spot where he had disappeared, and we followed the track with boats; nets were cast, but in vain.

经过几个小时的搜寻,我们绝望地返回,我的大多数同伴认为那不过是我的幻想所虚构出来的形象。

After passing several hours, we returned hopeless, most of my companions believing it to have been a form conjured up by my fancy.

上岸之后,他们继续搜索周围的地区,各组人马分头在树林和葡萄藤间穿行。

After having landed, they proceeded to search the country, parties going in different directions among the woods and vines.

Vocabulary

While
在某段时间内,表示同时发生
still
仍然,表示状态持续不变
hung
hang的过去式,悬挂或徘徊
over
在……上方,表示位置关系
agony
极度的痛苦,身心剧烈折磨
despair
绝望,完全失去希望的状态
happened
碰巧发生,偶然做某事
darkened
变暗,使光线减弱或遮住
kind
一种,某类型,用于描述性质
panic
恐慌,突然产生的强烈恐惧
pale
苍白的,颜色浅淡无血色
illuminate
照亮,用光线使某物变得明亮
chamber
房间,尤指私密或正式的内室
shutters
百叶窗或木制窗板,用于遮光
thrown
throw的过去分词,猛力推开或抛开
sensation
感觉,身体或情感上的强烈体验
horror
恐惧,令人极度害怕的强烈感受
described
描述,用语言表达说明某事物
figure
人影,人的形状或轮廓
hideous
极其丑陋恐怖,令人厌恶的外貌
abhorred
令人憎恶的,极度厌恶憎恨
grin
咧嘴笑,露出牙齿的宽大笑容
monster
怪物,可怕丑陋的虚构或真实生物
seemed
似乎,看起来像是某种状态
jeer
嘲弄讥笑,用言行奚落他人
fiendish
恶魔般的,极其残忍邪恶的
pointed
指向,用手指向某个方向
towards
朝向,表示方向或目标
corpse
尸体,人死后的遗体
rushed
冲去,快速移动前往某处
drawing
取出,把某物从某处拿出来
pistol
手枪,小型单手持握的火器
bosom
胸怀,胸口或衣服内侧部位
fired
开枪,扣动扳机射击
eluded
躲避,巧妙逃脱追捕或攻击
leaped
跳跃,用力跳起或跨过
station
位置,所在之处或特定地点
swiftness
迅速,移动或行动速度极快
lightning
闪电,极快速度的象征
plunged
猛地跳入,突然投入水中
report
枪声,枪支发射时的爆炸声
crowd
人群,聚集在一处的许多人
spot
地点,某个具体的位置
disappeared
消失,从视野中突然不见
followed
跟随,沿着某路线追踪前进
track
踪迹,留下的痕迹或追踪路线
nets
渔网,用于捕鱼的网状工具
cast
抛出,把网等物投入水中
vain
徒劳,努力却没有任何结果
passing
经过,时间或地点的流逝或通过
several
几个,数量不多但超过两个
hopeless
绝望的,毫无希望或期待
companions
同伴,一起行动的伙伴或朋友
believing
相信,认为某事为真
form
形体,外形或想象中的幻象
conjured
凭空想象出,幻想出的幻觉形象
fancy
幻想,想象力或脑中的幻觉
landed
登陆,从水上到达岸边
proceeded
继续进行,开始或推进某行动
search
搜寻,仔细寻找某人或某物
country
乡间地区,城市以外的自然区域
parties
队伍,为特定目的组成的小组
different
不同的,各有差异的多个方向
directions
方向,指向不同地点的路线
among
在……之中,处于一群事物内
woods
树林,树木密集的自然区域
vines
藤蔓,攀爬生长的植物茎蔓
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