Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus — Page 9
这个故事实在离奇,我担心您不会相信,若非事实本身——尽管令人难以置信——足以令人信服。
It is indeed a tale so strange that I should fear you would not credit it were there not something in truth which, however wonderful, forces conviction.
这个故事脉络太过清晰,不可能被误认为是梦境,而我也没有任何说谎的动机。
The story is too connected to be mistaken for a dream, and I have no motive for falsehood.
我如此向他陈述时,态度郑重而沉着;我已在内心下定决心,要追杀那个毁灭我的人,直至他死,而这一决心平息了我的痛苦,使我暂时得以与生命和解。
My manner as I thus addressed him was impressive but calm; I had formed in my own heart a resolution to pursue my destroyer to death, and this purpose quieted my agony and for an interval reconciled me to life.
我如今简短地讲述了自己的经历,但语气坚定而精确,准确地标注了日期,从未偏入激烈的谴责或感叹之词。
I now related my history briefly but with firmness and precision, marking the dates with accuracy and never deviating into invective or exclamation.
那位官员起初显得完全不相信,但随着我的叙述继续,他变得越来越专注,越来越感兴趣;我看到他有时因恐惧而颤抖,有时他脸上流露出生动的惊讶,却没有丝毫的怀疑之色。
The magistrate appeared at first perfectly incredulous, but as I continued he became more attentive and interested; I saw him sometimes shudder with horror; at others a lively surprise, unmingled with disbelief, was painted on his countenance.
这是您身为官员的职责,我相信并希望,您作为一个人的情感不会在此刻对履行这些职能产生抗拒。
It is your duty as a magistrate, and I believe and hope that your feelings as a man will not revolt from the execution of those functions on this occasion.
Vocabulary
- indeed
- 确实,表示强调或肯定
- tale
- 故事,尤指虚构或奇异的叙述
- strange
- 奇怪的,令人感到不寻常的
- fear
- 担心,害怕某事发生
- credit
- 相信,认为某事是真实的
- truth
- 真相,真实情况
- however
- 然而,无论如何,表示转折
- wonderful
- 令人惊奇的,奇妙的
- forces
- 强迫,迫使某人接受某事
- conviction
- 信念,坚定的确信
- connected
- 有连贯性的,相互关联的
- mistaken
- 被误解的,搞错的
- motive
- 动机,做某事的原因或目的
- falsehood
- 谎言,虚假的陈述
- manner
- 举止,说话或行动的方式
- thus
- 如此,以这种方式,因此
- addressed
- 向某人说话,发表讲话
- impressive
- 令人印象深刻的,给人震撼的
- calm
- 平静的,冷静的
- formed
- 形成,制定,建立某种想法或计划
- resolution
- 决心,坚定的决定
- pursue
- 追求,追逐,继续从事某事
- destroyer
- 破坏者,毁灭某事物的人或物
- death
- 死亡,生命的终结
- purpose
- 目的,做某事的意图
- quieted
- 使平静,使安静下来
- agony
- 极度痛苦,身体或精神的剧烈苦楚
- interval
- 间隔,一段时间的空隙
- reconciled
- 使和解,使接受不愉快的现实
- related
- 讲述,叙述事情的经过
- briefly
- 简短地,用很少的话说明
- firmness
- 坚定,意志坚强不动摇的状态
- precision
- 精确,准确无误的程度
- marking
- 标记,注明,清楚指出
- dates
- 日期,特定事件发生的时间
- accuracy
- 准确性,正确无误的程度
- deviating
- 偏离,脱离正常的轨道或标准
- invective
- 谩骂,激烈的言语攻击
- exclamation
- 感叹,强烈情绪的喊叫或表达
- magistrate
- 地方法官,执行法律的地方官员
- appeared
- 显得,看起来,呈现出某种状态
- perfectly
- 完全地,十分地,表示程度极高
- incredulous
- 不轻易相信的,表示怀疑的
- continued
- 继续,不间断地进行下去
- attentive
- 专注的,认真注意聆听的
- interested
- 感兴趣的,被吸引的
- shudder
- 颤抖,因恐惧或厌恶而全身发抖
- horror
- 恐惧,极度的恐怖感
- lively
- 生动的,活跃的,充满活力的
- surprise
- 惊讶,出乎意料的感觉
- unmingled
- 纯粹的,不混合任何其他情感的
- disbelief
- 不相信,无法接受某事为真的状态
- painted
- (情绪)呈现在脸上,清晰地显露
- countenance
- 面部表情,脸色,神情
- duty
- 职责,应尽的义务或责任
- believe
- 相信,认为某事是真实的
- hope
- 希望,期待某事发生
- feelings
- 感情,情绪,内心的感受
- revolt
- 反感,厌恶,对某事强烈抗拒
- execution
- 执行,履行职责或实施某任务
- functions
- 职能,职责,应承担的作用
- occasion
- 场合,特定的时机或情形
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