Heart of Darkness — Page 6

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But Marlow was not typical (if his propensity to spin yarns be excepted), and to him the meaning of an episode was not inside like a kernel but outside, enveloping the tale which brought it out only as a glow brings out a haze, in the likeness of one of these misty halos that sometimes are made visible by the spectral illumination of moonshine.

但马洛并不是个典型人物（如果不算他爱讲故事这一癖好的话），在他看来，一段经历的意义并不像果仁那样藏于内部，而是在外部，笼罩着整个故事——正如光晕映出雾霭，宛如月光那幽灵般的照耀有时所显现出的那些朦胧的光环。

His remark did not seem at all surprising.

他的话听起来一点也不令人惊讶。

It was just like Marlow.

这正是马洛的风格。

It was accepted in silence.

大家默默地接受了这番话。

No one took the trouble to grunt even; and presently he said, very slow—"I was thinking of very old times, when the Romans first came here, nineteen hundred years ago—the other day ....

没有人费心哼一声；随即他缓缓地说道："我在想很久以前的事，就在不久前——一千九百年前罗马人初次来到这里的时候……

Light came out of this river since—you say Knights? Yes; but it is like a running blaze on a plain, like a flash of lightning in the clouds.

此后文明之光从这条河流中涌现——你说骑士？是的；但那不过像是平原上奔腾的火焰，像是云间的一道闪电。

We live in the flicker—may it last as long as the old earth keeps rolling!

我们生活在这闪烁之中——愿它与这古老的大地共存！

But darkness was here yesterday.

但就在昨日，黑暗还笼罩着这里。

Imagine the feelings of a commander of a fine—what d'ye call 'em?—trireme in the Mediterranean, ordered suddenly to the north; run overland across the Gauls in a hurry; put in charge of one of these craft the legionaries—a wonderful lot of handy men they must have been, too—used to build, apparently by the hundred, in a month or two, if we may believe what we read.

试想一位地中海上一艘精良——你们管它叫什么来着？——三列桨战船的指挥官，突然奉命北上；匆匆穿越高卢腹地；接管军团士兵所建造的那些船只——他们必定也是一群了不起的能工巧匠——据我们所读到的记载，这类船只显然能在一两个月内建造数百艘。

Vocabulary

但: dàn — But; however; yet (conjunction).
并不是: bìng bù shì — Is not at all; definitely not.
个: gè — General measure word for people or objects.
典型: diǎnxíng — Typical; representative example of something.
人物: rénwù — Character; figure; person of significance.
如果: rúguǒ — If; supposing that; in the event that.
不算: bù suàn — Not counting; does not count as.
他: tā — He; him (third-person masculine pronoun).
爱: ài — Love; to love; to be fond of.
讲故事: jiǎng gùshi — Tell stories; narrate tales to others.
这一: zhè yī — This one particular (modifier before noun).
癖好: pǐhào — Hobby; peculiar habit; personal obsession.
的话: de huà — If; in that case (conditional particle).
在: zài — At; in; on; exist at a location.
看来: kàn lái — It seems; in one's view; apparently.
一段: yī duàn — A segment; a period; a section of something.
经历: jīnglì — Experience; undergo; personal life experience.
的: de — Structural particle linking modifier to noun.
意义: yìyì — Meaning; significance; importance of something.
并不: bìng bù — Not at all; emphatically does not.
像: xiàng — Resemble; like; similar to something.
果仁: guǒrén — Kernel; nut; inner seed of a fruit.
那样: nàyàng — Like that; in that way; such as that.
藏于: cáng yú — Hidden within; concealed inside something.
内部: nèibù — Interior; inside; internal part of something.
而是: ér shì — But rather; instead it is something else.
外部: wàibù — Exterior; outside; external part of something.
笼罩着: lǒngzhào zhe — Enveloping; shrouding; covering all around.
整个: zhěnggè — Entire; whole; the complete thing.
故事: gùshi — Story; tale; narrative account of events.
正如: zhèng rú — Just as; exactly like; in the same way.
光晕: guāngyùn — Halo; glow; ring of light around source.
映出: yìng chū — Reflect out; project; illuminate and reveal.
雾霭: wù'ǎi — Mist; haze; light misty atmosphere outdoors.
宛如: wǎn rú — Just like; as if; resembling something closely.
月光: yuèguāng — Moonlight; light cast by the moon.
那: nà — That; those (demonstrative pronoun/adjective).
幽灵: yōulíng — Ghost; specter; eerie supernatural spirit.
般的: bān de — Like; -like suffix indicating resemblance.
照耀: zhàoyào — Shine upon; illuminate brightly; radiate light.
有时: yǒushí — Sometimes; occasionally; at certain times.
所: suǒ — Particle preceding verb indicating result or object.
显现出: xiǎnxiàn chū — Reveal; manifest; become visibly apparent.
那些: nàxiē — Those; referring to plural distant objects.
朦胧: ménglóng — Hazy; dim; indistinct and dreamlike appearance.
光环: guānghuán — Halo; aura; glowing ring around something.
话: huà — Words; speech; what someone has said.
听起来: tīng qǐlái — Sounds like; seems when heard.
一点: yīdiǎn — A little; a bit; a small amount.
也不: yě bù — Also not; not even; neither.
令人: lìng rén — Make people feel; cause one to feel.
惊讶: jīngyà — Surprised; astonished; feeling of unexpected wonder.
这: zhè — This; referring to something nearby.
正是: zhèng shì — Exactly is; precisely; that is just it.
风格: fēnggé — Style; manner; characteristic way of expression.
大家: dàjiā — Everyone; everybody; all people present.
默默地: mòmò de — Silently; quietly; without saying anything.
接受了: jiēshòu le — Accepted; received and acknowledged something.
这番: zhè fān — This round of; these (words or remarks).
没有: méiyǒu — There is no; does not have; without.
人: rén — Person; people; human being.
费心: fèi xīn — Take the trouble; bother to make effort.
哼: hēng — Hum; grunt; make a dissatisfied sound.
一声: yī shēng — Once; one sound; a single utterance.
随即: suí jí — Immediately after; right away; thereupon.
缓缓地: huǎnhuǎn de — Slowly; gradually; in an unhurried manner.
说道: shuō dào — Said; spoke; uttered the following words.
我: wǒ — I; me (first-person singular pronoun).
在想: zài xiǎng — Was thinking about; am thinking of.
很久: hěn jiǔ — A long time; very long ago; ages.
以前: yǐqián — Before; in the past; previously.
事: shì — Matter; affair; thing; event.
就在: jiù zài — Right at; exactly at; just at that time.
不久前: bù jiǔ qián — Not long ago; recently; a short time before.
年前: nián qián — Years ago; a certain number of years before.
罗马人: Luómǎ rén — Romans; people from ancient Rome.
初次: chū cì — For the first time; initial occasion.
来到: lái dào — Arrived at; came to a place.
这里: zhèlǐ — Here; this place; this location.
时候: shíhou — Time; moment; period when something happens.
此后: cǐ hòu — After this; from then on; thereafter.
文明之光: wénmíng zhī guāng — Light of civilization; cultural enlightenment's radiance.
从: cóng — From; since; starting at a point.
这条: zhè tiáo — This (measure word for rivers or long objects).
河流: héliú — River; stream; flowing body of water.
中: zhōng — In; inside; within; middle of something.
涌现: yǒngxiàn — Emerge; spring up; appear in large numbers.
你: nǐ — You (second-person singular pronoun).
说: shuō — Say; speak; tell; express in words.
骑士: qíshì — Knight; mounted warrior; chivalric horseman.
是的: shì de — Yes; that is correct; indeed so.
不过: búguò — However; but; only; no more than.
像是: xiàng shì — Looks like; seems to be; resembles.
平原上: píngyuán shàng — On the plain; across flat open land.
奔腾: bēnténg — Gallop; surge forward; rush with great power.
火焰: huǒyàn — Flame; fire; burning blaze of light.
云间: yún jiān — Among the clouds; between the clouds.
一道: yī dào — A streak of; one beam or flash.
闪电: shǎndiàn — Lightning; flash of electricity in sky.
我们: wǒmen — We; us (first-person plural pronoun).
生活在: shēnghuó zài — Live in; exist within; dwell in a place.
闪烁: shǎnshuò — Flicker; glimmer; shine with unsteady light.
之中: zhī zhōng — Within; in the midst of; among.
愿: yuàn — Wish; hope; may it be so.
它: tā — It (third-person pronoun for objects/animals).
与: yǔ — With; and; together with (formal conjunction).
古老: gǔlǎo — Ancient; very old; dating from long ago.
大地: dàdì — The earth; land; the ground beneath us.
共存: gòngcún — Coexist; exist together simultaneously; live alongside.
昨日: zuórì — Yesterday; the previous day (formal/literary).
黑暗: hēiàn — Darkness; dark; absence of light or hope.
还: hái — Still; yet; also; in addition.
试想: shì xiǎng — Imagine; just think; consider this scenario.
一位: yī wèi — One (polite measure word for persons).
地中海: Dìzhōnghǎi — Mediterranean Sea; sea between Europe and Africa.
上: shàng — On; above; up; on top of.
一艘: yī sōu — One (measure word for ships and boats).
精良: jīngliáng — Fine; excellent; well-made and of high quality.
你们: nǐmen — You (plural); all of you together.
管: guǎn — Call; refer to as; manage; be in charge.
叫: jiào — Call; name; to be called something.
什么: shénme — What; what thing; used in questions.
来着: lái zhe — Particle recalling something just mentioned or forgotten.
指挥官: zhǐhuīguān — Commander; officer in charge of military unit.
突然: tūrán — Suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly.
奉命: fèng mìng — Receive orders; act under command of superior.
北上: běi shàng — Head north; travel northward; go up north.
匆匆: cōngcōng — Hastily; hurriedly; in a great rush.
穿越: chuānyuè — Pass through; cross; traverse an area.
腹地: fùdì — Hinterland; interior region; heartland of territory.
接管: jiēguǎn — Take over; assume control of something.
军团: jūntuán — Legion; army corps; large military formation.
士兵: shìbīng — Soldier; enlisted troops; military serviceman.
建造: jiànzào — Build; construct; create a physical structure.
船只: chuánzhī — Vessels; boats; watercraft collectively.
他们: tāmen — They; them (third-person plural pronoun).
必定: bìdìng — Certainly; must be; definitely without doubt.
也是: yě shì — Also are; were as well; too.
一群: yī qún — A group of; a crowd of people.
了不起: liǎobuqǐ — Remarkable; amazing; extraordinary and impressive.
能工巧匠: néng gōng qiǎo jiàng — Skilled craftsmen; talented artisans with expert ability.
据: jù — According to; based on; citing a source.
读到: dú dào — Read about; come across while reading.
记载: jìzǎi — Record; historical account; written documentation.
这类: zhè lèi — This type of; these kinds of things.
显然: xiǎnrán — Obviously; clearly; evidently without doubt.
能在: néng zài — Can; able to within a time frame.
一两个月: yī liǎng gè yuè — One or two months; a month or so.
内: nèi — Within; inside; in a period of time.
数百艘: shù bǎi sōu — Several hundred vessels; hundreds of ships.

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