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Chinese → English Chapter 24 Level 7/10

我当时的处境,使我所有理性的思考都被吞噬殆尽。

My present situation was one in which all voluntary thought was swallowed up and lost.

我被狂怒所驱使;唯有复仇赋予了我力量与镇定;

I was hurried away by fury; revenge alone endowed me with strength and composure;

它塑造了我的情感,让我在本该陷入疯狂或走向死亡的时刻,得以保持冷静与算计。

it moulded my feelings and allowed me to be calculating and calm at periods when otherwise delirium or death would have been my portion.

我的第一个决定是永远离开日内瓦;

My first resolution was to quit Geneva for ever;

我的故乡,曾在我幸福而被爱时令我珍视,如今在我的逆境中,却变得令我憎恨。

my country, which, when I was happy and beloved, was dear to me, now, in my adversity, became hateful.

我为自己备好了一笔钱,以及几件曾属于母亲的珠宝,然后便出发了。

I provided myself with a sum of money, together with a few jewels which had belonged to my mother, and departed.

就这样,我的流浪生涯开始了,这流浪只有在生命终结时才会停止。

And now my wanderings began which are to cease but with life.

我穿越了大地的广袤地域,忍受了旅人在荒漠与蛮荒之地所常遭遇的一切苦难。

I have traversed a vast portion of the earth and have endured all the hardships which travellers in deserts and barbarous countries are wont to meet.

我如何活下来的,自己也几乎不知道;有多少次,我将疲惫无力的四肢伸展于沙地之上,祈求死亡降临。

How I have lived I hardly know; many times have I stretched my failing limbs upon the sandy plain and prayed for death.

但复仇使我得以存活;我不敢死去,不敢留下我的仇敌独活于世。

But revenge kept me alive; I dared not die and leave my adversary in being.

当我离开日内瓦时,我的首要任务是寻得某个线索,以便追踪那恶魔般的敌人的踪迹。

When I quitted Geneva my first labour was to gain some clue by which I might trace the steps of my fiendish enemy.

但我没有明确的计划,在城镇边界附近徘徊了许多小时,不知该走哪条路。

But my plan was unsettled, and I wandered many hours round the confines of the town, uncertain what path I should pursue.

夜幕降临之际,我发现自己来到了那座墓地的入口——威廉、伊丽莎白和我的父亲长眠于此。

As night approached I found myself at the entrance of the cemetery where William, Elizabeth, and my father reposed.

Vocabulary

present
当前的;现在的;也可指礼物
situation
处境;情况;所处的环境或状态
voluntary
自愿的;出于主动意志而非强迫的
swallowed
吞噬;吞没;使完全消失
hurried
匆忙地行动;急速赶去
fury
狂怒;强烈的愤怒情绪
revenge
复仇;报复;为伤害寻求偿还
endowed
赋予;给予某人某种能力或特质
strength
力量;体力;精神上的坚强
composure
镇定;沉着冷静的心理状态
moulded
塑造;影响并形成某种形态或性格
feelings
情感;感受;内心的情绪状态
calculating
精于算计的;冷静谋划的;工于心计
calm
平静的;镇定的;没有激动或焦虑
periods
时期;阶段;某段特定的时间
otherwise
否则;在其他情况下
delirium
精神错乱;神志不清的狂热状态
death
死亡;生命的终结
portion
部分;份额;命中注定的那一份
resolution
决心;决定;坚定的意志或决议
quit
离开;放弃;停止做某事
country
国家;故乡;乡村地区
beloved
深爱的;亲爱的;所珍视的人或物
adversity
逆境;不幸;困难的处境
hateful
令人憎恨的;可憎的;极度令人厌恶
provided
提供;准备好;供给所需之物
sum
总和;一笔钱;金额
jewels
珠宝;宝石;贵重的首饰
belonged
属于;是某人的财产或成员
departed
已离去的;已故的;去世了的
wanderings
漫游;流浪;四处游荡的经历
cease
停止;终止;结束某种状态
traversed
穿越;横跨;走遍某一广大区域
vast
广阔的;巨大的;范围极大的
endured
忍受;承受;坚持经历痛苦或困难
hardships
艰辛;苦难;困苦的经历或境遇
travellers
旅行者;旅人;四处旅行的人
deserts
沙漠;干旱荒芜的大片土地
barbarous
野蛮的;残忍的;文明程度极低的
wont
习惯于;通常会做某事的(古英语用法)
hardly
几乎不;勉强;barely的同义词
stretched
伸展;使平躺;将身体舒展开
failing
衰弱的;正在失去力量的
limbs
四肢;手臂和腿;身体的附肢
sandy
沙质的;覆盖着沙子的
plain
平原;平坦的土地;也指简单的
prayed
祈祷;祈求;向神灵请求帮助
alive
活着的;存活的;有生命的
dared
敢于;胆敢;dare的过去式
adversary
对手;敌人;与自己对立的人
quitted
离开;放弃;quit的过去式(英式)
labour
劳动;努力;辛苦工作(英式拼写)
gain
获得;得到;获取某种好处或信息
clue
线索;提示;帮助解开谜题的信息
trace
追踪;追寻;找到某人的踪迹
steps
步骤;脚步;行走的痕迹或足迹
fiendish
极其残忍的;像魔鬼一样凶恶的
enemy
敌人;对手;与自己敌对的人
plan
计划;方案;打算采取的行动
unsettled
不确定的;不稳定的;尚未决定的
wandered
漫无目的地行走;四处游荡
confines
边界;界限;某地区的范围或边缘
uncertain
不确定的;没有把握的;犹豫的
path
路径;小路;前进的方向或道路
pursue
追求;追赶;继续从事某件事
approached
靠近;临近;接近某地或某时刻
entrance
入口;进入的地方;大门口
cemetery
墓地;公墓;安葬死者的场所
reposed
长眠;安息;死后被安葬于此
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