Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World — Page 1
[_原版初版所载_]
[_As given in the original edition_.]
这些游记的作者莱缪尔·格列佛先生,是我多年的挚友;我们在母系方面也有一些亲戚关系。
The author of these Travels, Mr. Lemuel Gulliver, is my ancient and intimate friend; there is likewise some relation between us on the mother's side.
大约三年前,格列佛先生因厌倦了在雷德里夫家中络绎不绝的好奇访客,便在诺丁汉郡——他的故乡——纽瓦克附近购置了一小块土地,连同一座舒适的宅子;他如今便在那里过着隐居的生活,却颇受邻里的敬重。
About three years ago, Mr. Gulliver growing weary of the concourse of curious people coming to him at his house in Redriff, made a small purchase of land, with a convenient house, near Newark, in Nottinghamshire, his native country; where he now lives retired, yet in good esteem among his neighbours.
格列佛先生虽出生于其父定居的诺丁汉郡,但我曾听他说,他的家族来自牛津郡;为印证此说,我曾在该郡班伯里的教堂墓地中,见到数座格列佛家族的墓碑与纪念碑。
Although Mr. Gulliver was born in Nottinghamshire, where his father dwelt, yet I have heard him say his family came from Oxfordshire; to confirm which, I have observed in the churchyard at Banbury in that county, several tombs and monuments of the Gullivers.
他离开雷德里夫之前,将以下这些文稿托付于我保管,并授权我按自己认为合适的方式处置。
Before he quitted Redriff, he left the custody of the following papers in my hands, with the liberty to dispose of them as I should think fit.
我已仔细通读了三遍。
I have carefully perused them three times.
文风极为朴实简洁;我所能挑剔的唯一不足,是作者按照游记作家的习惯,叙述略显过于详尽繁琐。
The style is very plain and simple; and the only fault I find is, that the author, after the manner of travellers, is a little too circumstantial.
通篇字里行间流露出一股真实之气;而且作者确实以诚实守信著称,以至于在雷德里夫的邻里间,凡有人断言某事,竟成了一种口头禅,说那件事"真得就像格列佛先生亲口说的一样"。
There is an air of truth apparent through the whole; and indeed the author was so distinguished for his veracity, that it became a sort of proverb among his neighbours at Redriff, when any one affirmed a thing, to say, it was as true as if Mr. Gulliver had spoken it.
Vocabulary
- As
- 表示"如同"或"按照"的连词
- given
- 已给出的,既定的
- original
- 最初的,原版的,非复制的
- edition
- 书籍或出版物的版本
- author
- 书籍或文章的作者、著作人
- Travels
- 旅行游记,指旅途经历的记述
- ancient
- 古老的,相识已久的,年代久远的
- intimate
- 亲密的,关系非常密切的
- likewise
- 同样地,此外,也
- relation
- 亲戚关系,或事物之间的联系
- side
- 一方,指家族的某一方亲属
- growing
- 逐渐变得,越来越(形容词/动名词)
- weary
- 厌倦的,疲惫的,感到疲乏
- concourse
- 大批人群聚集,人流汇集
- curious
- 好奇的,对某事感兴趣想了解
- purchase
- 购买,买入某物
- land
- 土地,陆地,田地
- convenient
- 方便的,便利的,适宜的
- native
- 出生地的,本地的,故乡的
- retired
- 隐居的,退休的,远离喧嚣的
- yet
- 但是,然而,表示转折
- esteem
- 尊重,敬重,好评
- among
- 在……之中,在某群体内
- neighbours
- 邻居,周围的人
- Although
- 虽然,尽管,表示让步的连词
- dwelt
- 居住,dwell的过去式
- confirm
- 证实,确认某事属实
- observed
- 注意到,观察到,看见
- churchyard
- 教堂庭院,教堂附近的墓地
- county
- 郡,县,行政区划单位
- several
- 几个,数个,不止一两个
- tombs
- 坟墓,陵墓,tomb的复数
- monuments
- 纪念碑,墓碑,历史遗迹
- quitted
- 离开,quit的过去式,放弃离去
- custody
- 保管,监护,保存保管权
- following
- 以下的,接下来的,下述的
- papers
- 文件,文稿,书面材料
- liberty
- 自由,权力,随意处置的权利
- dispose
- 处置,处理,安排使用
- should
- 应该,表示义务或推测的情态动词
- fit
- 合适的,适当的,恰当的
- carefully
- 仔细地,认真地,谨慎地
- perused
- 仔细阅读,细读,详细研读
- style
- 文风,风格,写作或表达方式
- plain
- 简单的,朴素的,浅显易懂的
- simple
- 简单的,简朴的,不复杂的
- fault
- 缺点,错误,不足之处
- manner
- 方式,风格,举止
- travellers
- 旅行者,旅行家,traveller的复数
- circumstantial
- 过于详细的,充满细节的描述
- air
- 气息,气氛,神情
- truth
- 真实,真相,真理
- apparent
- 明显的,显而易见的
- through
- 贯穿,遍及,从头到尾
- whole
- 整个的,全部的,完整的
- indeed
- 确实,的确,表示强调
- distinguished
- 著名的,以……著称的,杰出的
- veracity
- 诚实,真实性,说话真实可信
- sort
- 一种,种类,类型
- proverb
- 谚语,俗语,广为流传的说法
- affirmed
- 断言,声称,坚定地表示
- spoken
- 说过,speak的过去分词
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