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Chinese → English Chapter 24 Level 7/10

他的声音似乎哽咽了,我最初的冲动——那种告诉我应当遵从垂死的朋友的遗愿、消灭他的敌人的责任感——此刻被一种好奇与怜悯交织的情绪所压制。

His voice seemed suffocated, and my first impulses, which had suggested to me the duty of obeying the dying request of my friend in destroying his enemy, were now suspended by a mixture of curiosity and compassion.

我走近这个可怕的生灵;我不敢再次抬起眼睛看他的脸,他的丑陋之中有一种令人毛骨悚然、超乎自然的东西。

I approached this tremendous being; I dared not again raise my eyes to his face, there was something so scaring and unearthly in his ugliness.

我试图开口说话,但话语在我唇边便消散了。

I attempted to speak, but the words died away on my lips.

那怪物继续发出狂乱而语无伦次的自我谴责。

The monster continued to utter wild and incoherent self-reproaches.

终于,在他激情的狂风暴雨稍歇之际,我鼓起勇气向他开口说话。

At length I gathered resolution to address him in a pause of the tempest of his passion.

哦!那不过是我在漫长地执行这一切的过程中所承受的痛苦的万分之一。

Oh! Not the ten-thousandth portion of the anguish that was mine during the lingering detail of its execution.

一种可怕的自私驱使着我一往无前,而与此同时,我的内心却被悔恨所毒害。

A frightful selfishness hurried me on, while my heart was poisoned with remorse.

你以为克莱瓦尔的呻吟声对我来说是美妙的音乐吗?

Think you that the groans of Clerval were music to my ears?

Vocabulary

voice
声音,说话或唱歌发出的声音
seemed
看起来,给人某种印象或感觉
suffocated
窒息的,因缺氧而呼吸困难
impulses
冲动,突然产生的行动欲望或念头
suggested
建议,提示某种想法或行动方向
duty
责任,义务,应尽的本分或职责
obeying
服从,遵守,按照命令或要求行事
dying
垂死的,即将死亡的,生命将尽的
request
请求,请人做某事的愿望或要求
destroying
摧毁,彻底破坏或消灭某人或某物
enemy
敌人,与自己对立或有仇恨的人
suspended
暂停,搁置,使某事暂时停止进行
mixture
混合物,多种情感或事物的结合
curiosity
好奇心,想了解未知事物的强烈渴望
compassion
同情心,对他人痛苦感到怜悯的情感
approached
靠近,走近某人或某物的位置
tremendous
巨大的,令人震惊的,极其庞大或强烈
being
生命体,存在的实体,有生命的存在
dared
敢于,有勇气去做某件冒险的事
raise
抬起,举起,使某物向上移动
scaring
令人恐惧的,使人感到害怕和惊吓
unearthly
超自然的,怪异的,不像世间存在之物
ugliness
丑陋,外貌极其难看令人不适的特质
attempted
试图,尝试做某事但不一定成功
lips
嘴唇,嘴部上下两片肌肉组织
monster
怪物,可怕的、异常丑陋或邪恶的生物
continued
继续,持续进行某个动作或状态
utter
发出,说出,用嘴巴表达声音或言语
wild
狂野的,失控的,激烈而不受约束的
incoherent
语无伦次的,表达混乱、难以理解的
self-reproaches
自责,对自己行为感到内疚和谴责
length
最终,at length意为终于、最后
gathered
鼓起,积聚,集中某种力量或勇气
resolution
决心,坚定的意志力或做某事的决定
address
向……说话,正式地对某人讲话
pause
停顿,暂时停止,短暂的中断
tempest
风暴,此处比喻激烈汹涌的情感
passion
激情,强烈的情感或热烈的感受
ten-thousandth
万分之一,极小的比例或份额
portion
部分,一个整体中的一份或一段
anguish
极度痛苦,身心上极为剧烈的煎熬
during
在……期间,表示某段时间内的介词
lingering
拖延的,缓慢消逝的,长时间持续的
detail
细节,详细描述某事每个具体的步骤
execution
执行,实施,此处指计划或行为的完成
frightful
可怕的,令人恐惧或震惊的程度极深
selfishness
自私,只顾自己利益而不顾他人的心态
hurried
催促,驱使,使人仓促行事的力量
poisoned
被毒害的,被负面情感深深侵蚀的
remorse
悔恨,对自己过失感到深深的内疚
groans
呻吟声,因痛苦或悲伤发出的低沉声音
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