Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus — Page 20
刚刚发生了一幕非同寻常的场景,尽管这些信件很可能永远无法送达你手中,我仍忍不住将其记录下来。
A scene has just passed of such uncommon interest that, although it is highly probable that these papers may never reach you, yet I cannot forbear recording it.
我们仍被冰山四面包围,仍处于被冰山相互碰撞挤压的危险之中。寒冷异常,我许多不幸的同伴已在这片荒凉之地中长眠。
We are still surrounded by mountains of ice, still in imminent danger of being crushed in their conflict. The cold is excessive, and many of my unfortunate comrades have already found a grave amidst this scene of desolation.
弗兰肯斯坦的健康每况愈下;他眼中仍闪烁着发烧的火光,但他已精疲力竭,每当被突然唤起去做什么,他很快便又陷入一种近乎毫无生气的状态。
Frankenstein has daily declined in health; a feverish fire still glimmers in his eyes, but he is exhausted, and when suddenly roused to any exertion, he speedily sinks again into apparent lifelessness.
我在上一封信中提到了我对哗变的担忧。今天早上,我坐在那里注视着我朋友苍白的面容——他双眼半闭,四肢无力地垂着——这时六七名水手闯了进来,要求进入船舱。
I mentioned in my last letter the fears I entertained of a mutiny. This morning, as I sat watching the wan countenance of my friend—his eyes half closed and his limbs hanging listlessly—I was roused by half a dozen of the sailors, who demanded admission into the cabin.
他们进来了,领头的人向我发言。他告诉我,他和他的同伴是被其他水手推选出来,作为代表向我提出一项请求,而这一请求从情理上讲我无法拒绝。
They entered, and their leader addressed me. He told me that he and his companions had been chosen by the other sailors to come in deputation to me to make me a requisition which, in justice, I could not refuse.
我们被困于冰中,或许永远无法脱身;但他们担心,万一冰块消融、航道重新开通,我会鲁莽地继续航行,在他们好不容易熬过这一劫之后,又将他们带入新的险境。
We were immured in ice and should probably never escape, but they feared that if, as was possible, the ice should dissipate and a free passage be opened, I should be rash enough to continue my voyage and lead them into fresh dangers, after they might happily have surmounted this.
Vocabulary
- scene
- 场景,某一时刻发生的情形或画面
- just
- 刚刚,表示事情在不久前发生
- passed
- 经过,发生并结束
- such
- 如此,表示程度或性质之高
- uncommon
- 不寻常的,罕见的,不普通的
- interest
- 兴趣,引起关注或好奇的事物
- although
- 虽然,尽管,表示让步关系
- highly
- 非常,极其,程度副词
- probable
- 很可能的,有很大可能性的
- papers
- 信件或文件,书面记录材料
- reach
- 到达,抵达某人或某地
- yet
- 然而,但是,表示转折
- forbear
- 忍住,克制自己不去做某事
- recording
- 记录,将信息写下来保存
- still
- 仍然,依然处于某种状态
- surrounded
- 被包围,四周都被某物环绕
- mountains
- 山,复数形式,高大的山脉
- ice
- 冰,水冻结后形成的固体
- imminent
- 迫在眉睫的,即将发生的危险
- danger
- 危险,可能造成伤害的状况
- crushed
- 被压碎,被强力压扁或摧毁
- conflict
- 碰撞,冲突,相互撞击的力量
- cold
- 寒冷,温度很低的状态
- excessive
- 过度的,超出正常范围的程度
- unfortunate
- 不幸的,遭遇了坏运气的人
- comrades
- 同伴,一起经历困难的伙伴们
- already
- 已经,表示事情已经完成
- grave
- 坟墓,埋葬死者的地方
- amidst
- 在……之中,处于某环境之中
- desolation
- 荒凉,孤寂,空旷而令人悲伤的状态
- daily
- 每天,每日逐渐地
- declined
- 衰退,逐渐变差或减弱
- health
- 健康,身体的良好状态
- feverish
- 发烧似的,像发高烧时的状态
- fire
- 火,此处比喻眼中燃烧的光芒
- glimmers
- 闪烁,发出微弱而不稳定的光
- exhausted
- 精疲力竭的,极度疲惫没有力气
- suddenly
- 突然,意外地在极短时间内发生
- roused
- 被激起,被唤醒或激发去行动
- exertion
- 努力,用力,体力或精力的付出
- speedily
- 迅速地,很快地
- sinks
- 沉落,向下沉或陷入某种状态
- apparent
- 表面上的,看起来如此的状态
- lifelessness
- 毫无生气,像死去一般的状态
- mentioned
- 提到,在之前说过或写过
- letter
- 信,书面写成寄给他人的文字
- fears
- 恐惧,担忧某事发生的感受
- entertained
- 心中抱有,持有某种想法或感情
- mutiny
- 兵变,水手或士兵反抗上级的行为
- watching
- 注视,仔细地看着某人或某物
- wan
- 苍白的,因病或疲劳而面色无血色
- countenance
- 面容,脸部的表情或外貌
- limbs
- 四肢,人或动物的手臂和腿
- hanging
- 垂挂,无力地悬垂下来
- listlessly
- 无精打采地,毫无活力和兴趣地
- dozen
- 一打,十二个,也泛指一群
- sailors
- 水手,在船上工作的海员们
- demanded
- 要求,强烈地要求得到某事物
- admission
- 进入许可,被允许进入某地
- cabin
- 船舱,船上的小房间或舱室
- leader
- 领导者,带头的人
- addressed
- 向某人讲话,正式地说话
- companions
- 同伴,一同经历某事的伙伴们
- chosen
- 被选中,从众多人中被挑选出来
- deputation
- 代表团,被委派代表他人的一群人
- requisition
- 正式请求,官方提出的要求
- justice
- 公正,正义,合理公平的对待
- refuse
- 拒绝,不答应某人的请求
- immured
- 被困住,被封锁无法离开
- probably
- 很可能,大概率会发生
- escape
- 逃脱,从危险或困境中脱身
- feared
- 害怕,对某事感到恐惧担忧
- possible
- 可能的,有可能实现或发生
- dissipate
- 驱散,使冰雪消散或解除困境
- free
- 自由的,不受束缚的
- passage
- 通道,可以通行的路或航道
- rash
- 鲁莽的,不经思考就行动的
- continue
- 继续,不停止地进行下去
- voyage
- 航行,长途海上旅行
- lead
- 带领,引导他人前往某处
- fresh
- 新的,额外的,又一次的
- dangers
- 危险,多种可能造成伤害的情况
- happily
- 幸运地,顺利地克服困难
- surmounted
- 克服,成功越过困难或障碍
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