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Heart of Darkness

黑暗之心

by Joseph Conrad

约瑟夫·康拉德著

Contents

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二

III

三

The Nellie, a cruising yawl, swung to her anchor without a flutter of the sails, and was at rest.

内莉号是一艘巡游双桅帆船，她摆向锚地，船帆纹丝不动，静静地停了下来。

The flood had made, the wind was nearly calm, and being bound down the river, the only thing for it was to come to and wait for the turn of the tide.

涨潮已经到来，风几乎平静，而船要顺河而下，唯一能做的便是停船等待潮水转向。

The sea-reach of the Thames stretched before us like the beginning of an interminable waterway.

泰晤士河通海的河段在我们面前展开，犹如一条无尽水道的起点。

In the offing the sea and the sky were welded together without a joint, and in the luminous space the tanned sails of the barges drifting up with the tide seemed to stand still in red clusters of canvas sharply peaked, with gleams of varnished sprits.

远处海天相连，浑然一体，在那明亮的空间里，随潮上行的驳船那棕褐色的帆影仿佛静止不动，聚成一簇簇红色的尖顶帆布，涂了清漆的斜桁上闪着光亮。

A haze rested on the low shores that ran out to sea in vanishing flatness.

薄雾笼罩着低平的海岸，那海岸渐渐消失在一片平坦之中，延伸向大海。

The air was dark above Gravesend, and farther back still seemed condensed into a mournful gloom, brooding motionless over the biggest, and the greatest, town on earth.

格雷夫森德上空的天色阴暗，更远处的天空似乎凝聚成一片忧郁的阴霾，沉默地笼罩在这地球上最大、最伟大的城市之上。

The Director of Companies was our captain and our host.

那位公司总监是我们的船长，也是我们的东道主。

We four affectionately watched his back as he stood in the bows looking to seaward.

我们四人满怀深情地望着他的背影，他站在船头，眺望着大海的方向。

On the whole river there was nothing that looked half so nautical.

整条河上，没有任何人看起来有他一半那般像个航海之人。

He resembled a pilot, which to a seaman is trustworthiness personified.

他像极了一位领航员，而对于水手来说，领航员便是可靠与信赖的化身。

It was difficult to realize his work was not out there in the luminous estuary, but behind him, within the brooding gloom.

人们难以意识到，他真正的工作并不在那片明亮的河口之上，而是在他身后那片沉郁的阴暗之中。

Between us there was, as I have already said somewhere, the bond of the sea.

我们之间，正如我在别处已经说过的，有着一种大海赋予的纽带。

Vocabulary

黑暗: hēi'àn — Darkness; the absence of light.
之: zhī — Possessive or linking particle; 'of'.
心: xīn — Heart; center; mind.
著: zhù — Written by; authored by.
目录: mùlù — Table of contents; catalog; index.
一: yī — One; the number one.
二: èr — Two; the number two.
三: sān — Three; the number three.
是: shì — To be; is, are, was, were.
一艘: yī sōu — One (vessel); measure word for ships.
巡游: xúnyóu — To cruise; travel or sail for pleasure.
双桅帆船: shuāng wéi fānchuán — Two-masted sailing vessel; yawl or ketch.
她: tā — She; her (third-person feminine pronoun).
摆向: bǎi xiàng — To swing toward; to turn in a direction.
锚地: máodì — Anchorage; designated area for dropping anchor.
船帆: chuánfān — Sail of a ship or boat.
纹丝不动: wénsī bù dòng — Completely motionless; not stirring at all.
静静地: jìngjìng de — Quietly; calmly; without making noise.
停: tíng — To stop; to halt; to park.
了: le — Particle indicating completed action or change.
下来: xià lái — To come down; to settle; resultative complement.
涨潮: zhǎng cháo — Rising tide; flood tide coming in.
已经: yǐjīng — Already; by now; at this point.
到来: dào lái — To arrive; the coming or advent of.
风: fēng — Wind; breeze.
几乎: jīhū — Almost; nearly; practically.
平静: píngjìng — Calm; tranquil; peaceful and still.
而: ér — And yet; but; conjunction linking clauses.
船: chuán — Boat; ship; vessel.
要: yào — To want; need; must; will.
顺河而下: shùn hé ér xià — To travel downstream; go down along the river.
唯一: wéiyī — Only; sole; the one and only.
能做的: néng zuò de — What can be done; possible action available.
便是: biàn shì — Is precisely; that is; namely.
停船: tíng chuán — To anchor a ship; to moor a vessel.
等待: děngdài — To wait; to await; to expect patiently.
潮水: cháoshuǐ — Tidal water; the tide.
转向: zhuǎnxiàng — To change direction; to turn around.
通海: tōng hǎi — Leading to the sea; connected to the ocean.
的: de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.
河段: héduàn — Section or stretch of a river.
在: zài — At; in; on; to be located at.
我们: wǒmen — We; us; our.
面前: miànqián — In front of; before someone or something.
展开: zhǎnkāi — To unfold; to spread out; to open up.
犹如: yóurú — Just like; as if; resembling.
一条: yī tiáo — One (long object); measure word for rivers, roads.
无尽: wújìn — Endless; boundless; inexhaustible.
水道: shuǐdào — Waterway; channel; watercourse.
起点: qǐdiǎn — Starting point; origin; beginning.
远处: yuǎnchù — Far away; in the distance; a distant place.
海天相连: hǎi tiān xiāng lián — Sea and sky merge together; horizon blending seamlessly.
浑然一体: húnrán yītǐ — Forming one seamless whole; perfectly integrated together.
那: nà — That; those; referring to something distant.
明亮: míngliàng — Bright; luminous; well-lit; radiant.
空间: kōngjiān — Space; area; room; expanse.
里: lǐ — Inside; within; in; interior.
随潮: suí cháo — Going with the tide; tide-driven.
上行: shàngxíng — Moving upstream; traveling upward along a route.
驳船: bóchuán — Barge; flat-bottomed cargo boat.
棕褐色: zōnghèsè — Tawny brown color; brownish hue.
帆影: fānyǐng — Silhouette of sails; sail shapes in the distance.
仿佛: fǎngfú — As if; seemingly; to seem like.
静止不动: jìngzhǐ bù dòng — Completely still; motionless; not moving at all.
聚成: jù chéng — To gather into; to cluster into a shape.
一簇簇: yī cù cù — In clusters; in bunches; grouped together.
红色: hóngsè — Red color; the color red.
尖顶: jiāndǐng — Pointed top; sharp peak; spire.
帆布: fānbù — Canvas; heavy cloth used for sails or tents.
涂了: tú le — Coated with; applied a layer of substance.
清漆: qīngqī — Varnish; clear lacquer applied to surfaces.
上: shàng — On; above; up; surface of something.
闪着: shǎn zhe — Gleaming; glinting; flickering with light.
光亮: guāngliàng — Brightness; shiny; glowing light.
薄雾: bówù — Thin mist; light fog; haze.
笼罩着: lǒngzhào zhe — Enveloping; shrouding; covering over something.
低平: dīpíng — Low and flat; level and not elevated.
海岸: hǎi'àn — Coastline; seashore; the edge of the sea.
渐渐: jiànjiàn — Gradually; little by little; slowly.
消失: xiāoshī — To disappear; to vanish; to fade away.
一片: yī piàn — A stretch of; an expanse of; measure word.
平坦: píngtǎn — Flat; level; smooth and even terrain.
之中: zhī zhōng — In the middle of; within; among.
延伸: yánshēn — To extend; to stretch out; to reach.
向: xiàng — Toward; in the direction of; facing.
大海: dàhǎi — The sea; the ocean; vast waters.
上空: shàngkōng — The sky above; airspace overhead.
天色: tiānsè — Color or appearance of the sky; skylight.
阴暗: yīn'àn — Gloomy; dark and overcast; dim.
更: gèng — Even more; still more; further.
天空: tiānkōng — The sky; heavens; atmosphere above.
似乎: sìhū — It seems; apparently; as if.
凝聚: níngjù — To condense; to coalesce; to gather together.
成: chéng — To become; to form into; to turn into.
忧郁: yōuyù — Melancholy; gloomy; depressed and sad.
阴霾: yīnmái — Dark haze; gloom; overcast oppressive atmosphere.
沉默地: chénmò de — Silently; without speaking; in silence.
笼罩: lǒngzhào — To shroud; to envelop; to hang over.
这: zhè — This; these; referring to something nearby.
地球: dìqiú — The Earth; the globe; our planet.
最大: zuì dà — Largest; greatest in size or importance.
最: zuì — Most; superlative degree marker.
伟大: wěidà — Great; magnificent; grand; tremendously significant.
城市: chéngshì — City; town; urban area.
之上: zhī shàng — Above; over; on top of something.
那位: nà wèi — That person (polite); used respectfully for individuals.
公司: gōngsī — Company; firm; corporation; business.
总监: zǒngjiān — Director; superintendent; chief supervisor.
船长: chuánzhǎng — Ship captain; commander of a vessel.
也是: yě shì — Also is; is also; additionally serves as.
东道主: dōngdàozhǔ — Host; the person who acts as host.
四人: sì rén — Four people; a group of four persons.
满怀: mǎnhuái — Full of; filled with a feeling or emotion.
深情地: shēnqíng de — Affectionately; with deep feeling or emotion.
望着: wàng zhe — Gazing at; looking at; watching steadily.
他: tā — He; him; third-person masculine pronoun.
背影: bèiyǐng — Silhouette from behind; figure seen from the back.
站在: zhàn zài — Standing at; standing in or on a place.
船头: chuántóu — Bow of a ship; front part of a vessel.
眺望着: tiàowàng zhe — Gazing into the distance; looking far away.
方向: fāngxiàng — Direction; orientation; which way something faces.
整条: zhěng tiáo — The entire (river, road); the whole stretch.
河: hé — River; stream; waterway.
没有: méiyǒu — To not have; there is no; without.
任何人: rènhé rén — Anyone; anybody; any person at all.
看起来: kàn qǐlái — To look like; to appear; to seem.
有: yǒu — To have; there is; to exist.
一半: yī bàn — Half; one half of something.
那般: nà bān — Like that; in that manner; to that degree.
像个: xiàng gè — To look like a; to resemble a person or thing.
航海: hánghǎi — Navigation; seafaring; sailing across the sea.
之人: zhī rén — A person of; one who is (a type of person).
像极了: xiàng jí le — Looks exactly like; resembles extremely closely.
一位: yī wèi — One (person, polite); a single individual respectfully.
领航员: lǐngháng yuán — Pilot; navigator who guides ships through waters.
对于: duìyú — Regarding; with respect to; for; concerning.
水手: shuǐshǒu — Sailor; seaman; crew member on a ship.
来说: lái shuō — Speaking from; as far as someone is concerned.
可靠: kěkào — Reliable; dependable; trustworthy; solid.
与: yǔ — And; with; together with; plus.
信赖: xìnlài — To trust; to rely on; confidence in someone.
化身: huàshēn — Embodiment; incarnation; personification of a quality.
人们: rénmen — People; folks; human beings in general.
难以: nányǐ — Hard to; difficult to; not easy to do.
意识到: yìshí dào — To realize; to become aware of; to recognize.
真正: zhēnzhèng — Real; genuine; true; authentic.
工作: gōngzuò — Work; job; to work; occupation.
并不: bìng bù — Not at all; actually not; by no means.
那片: nà piàn — That stretch of; that expanse of area.
河口: hékǒu — River mouth; estuary; where a river meets the sea.
而是: ér shì — But rather; instead it is; on the contrary.
身后: shēn hòu — Behind one; at one's back; after death.
沉郁: chényù — Somber; heavy and gloomy; melancholic and dark.
之间: zhī jiān — Between; among; in the midst of.
正如: zhèngrú — Just as; exactly as; as stated previously.
我: wǒ — I; me; first-person singular pronoun.
别处: biéchù — Elsewhere; some other place; another location.
说过: shuō guò — To have said; mentioned previously; stated before.
有着: yǒu zhe — Having; possessing; there exists within.
一种: yī zhǒng — A kind of; a type of; one sort of.
赋予: fùyǔ — To endow with; to bestow; to grant something.
纽带: niǔdài — Bond; tie; link connecting people or things.

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