Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus — Page 24
我们处于极度危险之中，但由于我们只能被动等待，我的主要注意力都放在我那不幸的客人身上，他的病情愈发严重，以至于完全卧床不起。
We were in the most imminent peril, but as we could only remain passive, my chief attention was occupied by my unfortunate guest whose illness increased in such a degree that he was entirely confined to his bed.
我们身后的冰层裂开，被强力向北推去；西边吹来一阵微风，到了十一日，向南的通道变得完全畅通。
The ice cracked behind us and was driven with force towards the north; a breeze sprang from the west, and on the 11th the passage towards the south became perfectly free.
水手们看到这一景象，意识到返回故乡似乎有了保障，顿时爆发出一阵喧嚣的欢呼声，响亮而持久。
When the sailors saw this and that their return to their native country was apparently assured, a shout of tumultuous joy broke from them, loud and long-continued.
正在打盹的弗兰肯斯坦被惊醒，问起喧嚣的原因。
Frankenstein, who was dozing, awoke and asked the cause of the tumult.
说完这话，他试图从床上跳起，但这番用力对他来说太过剧烈；他倒了回去，昏了过去。
Saying this, he endeavoured to spring from the bed, but the exertion was too great for him; he fell back and fainted.
过了很久他才苏醒过来，我几度以为他已经完全断气了。
It was long before he was restored, and I often thought that life was entirely extinct.
终于，他睁开了眼睛；他呼吸困难，无法开口说话。
At length he opened his eyes; he breathed with difficulty and was unable to speak.
Vocabulary
- imminent
- 即将发生的，迫在眉睫的危险或事件
- peril
- 严重的危险或风险，处境极度危急
- remain
- 保持某种状态，继续留在某处不变
- passive
- 被动的，消极的，不主动采取行动
- chief
- 主要的，最重要的，首要的
- attention
- 注意力，关注，专心于某事或某人
- occupied
- 被占据，注意力或时间被某事占用
- unfortunate
- 不幸的，倒霉的，令人遗憾的
- guest
- 客人，受邀到访或暂住的人
- illness
- 疾病，生病的状态，身体不健康
- increased
- 增加，增长，变得更严重或更多
- degree
- 程度，级别，表示某事的严重或深度
- entirely
- 完全地，彻底地，全部地
- confined
- 被限制在某处，无法离开，卧床不起
- cracked
- 破裂，出现裂缝，发出破裂声
- driven
- 被推动，被驱使，被力量推向某方向
- force
- 力量，力，强迫某物或某人移动的能量
- breeze
- 微风，轻柔的风，比强风温和
- sprang
- spring的过去式，突然出现或产生
- passage
- 通道，通行，也指一段旅程或航行
- perfectly
- 完全地，彻底地，毫无障碍地
- sailors
- 水手，海员，在船上工作的人
- native
- 本土的，出生地的，原籍的
- apparently
- 显然地，看起来如此，似乎是这样
- assured
- 确保的，有保障的，确定无疑的
- shout
- 大声呼喊，高声叫嚷
- tumultuous
- 喧闹的，骚动的，充满激动与混乱
- joy
- 喜悦，快乐，内心感到高兴的情感
- long-continued
- 持续很长时间的，久久不断的
- dozing
- 打盹，小睡，处于浅睡眠状态
- awoke
- awake的过去式，从睡眠中醒来
- cause
- 原因，起因，导致某事发生的缘由
- tumult
- 喧嚣，骚动，嘈杂混乱的声音或状态
- endeavoured
- 尽力尝试，努力去做某件事情
- spring
- 此处指跳起，突然站起或弹起
- exertion
- 用力，努力，体力或精力上的付出
- fainted
- 昏倒，失去意识，突然晕厥
- restored
- 恢复，使重新恢复正常状态或健康
- extinct
- 消失的，熄灭的，此处指生命迹象消失
- length
- at length意为终于，最终，经过一段时间
- breathed
- breathe的过去式，呼吸，吸入和呼出空气
- difficulty
- 困难，不容易，费力的状态
- unable
- 不能的，没有能力做某事
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