Heart of Darkness — Page 7

English → Chinese Full Text Level 9/10

Imagine him here—the very end of the world, a sea the colour of lead, a sky the colour of smoke, a kind of ship about as rigid as a concertina—and going up this river with stores, or orders, or what you like.

想象他在这里——世界的尽头，一片铅色的海，一片烟色的天，一艘像手风琴一样软塌塌的船——就这样带着物资、命令或诸如此类的东西沿河而上。

Sand-banks, marshes, forests, savages,—precious little to eat fit for a civilized man, nothing but Thames water to drink.

沙洲、沼泽、森林、野蛮人——几乎没有什么适合文明人吃的食物，喝的只有泰晤士河的水。

No Falernian wine here, no going ashore.

这里没有法勒努姆葡萄酒，也无法上岸。

Here and there a military camp lost in a wilderness, like a needle in a bundle of hay—cold, fog, tempests, disease, exile, and death—death skulking in the air, in the water, in the bush.

荒野中星星点点散落着军营，如同草堆中的一根针——严寒、浓雾、暴风雨、疾病、流放与死亡——死亡潜伏在空气中、水中、丛林中。

They must have been dying like flies here.

他们想必在这里像苍蝇一样成片地死去。

Oh, yes—he did it.

哦，是的——他做到了。

Did it very well, too, no doubt, and without thinking much about it either, except afterwards to brag of what he had gone through in his time, perhaps.

毫无疑问，他做得很好，而且也没有多想，也许事后只是吹嘘一番自己曾经历过的一切。

They were men enough to face the darkness.

他们有足够的勇气去直面黑暗。

And perhaps he was cheered by keeping his eye on a chance of promotion to the fleet at Ravenna by and by, if he had good friends in Rome and survived the awful climate.

也许他靠着期待日后晋升至拉文纳舰队的机会来振奋精神，前提是他在罗马有好友相助，并且熬过了那可怕的气候。

Or think of a decent young citizen in a toga—perhaps too much dice, you know—coming out here in the train of some prefect, or tax-gatherer, or trader even, to mend his fortunes.

或者想象一个穿着托加袍的正派年轻公民——也许赌骰子赌得太凶了，你知道的——跟随某位长官、税吏甚至商人来到这里，想要改变自己的命运。

Vocabulary

想象: xiǎngxiàng — to imagine; to picture something in one's mind
他: tā — he; him; third person singular male pronoun
在: zài — at; in; located at a place
这里: zhèlǐ — here; this place
世界: shìjiè — the world; the entire earth
的: de — structural particle indicating possession or modification
尽头: jìntóu — the very end; the farthest point of something
一片: yīpiàn — a stretch of; an expanse of something
铅色: qiānsè — lead-gray color; dull grayish hue
海: hǎi — sea; ocean; large body of water
烟色: yānsè — smoky gray color; hazy ashen hue
天: tiān — sky; heaven; the heavens above
一艘: yīsōu — one vessel; measure word for ships
像: xiàng — to resemble; like; similar to something
手风琴: shǒufēngqín — accordion; a bellows-driven musical instrument
一样: yīyàng — the same; alike; just like something else
软塌塌: ruǎntātā — limp and saggy; soft and drooping loosely
船: chuán — boat; ship; watercraft
就: jiù — just; then; indicating consequence or emphasis
这样: zhèyàng — like this; in this way; thus
带着: dàizhe — carrying; bringing along with oneself
物资: wùzī — supplies; materials; goods and resources
命令: mìnglìng — order; command; directive from authority
或: huò — or; either; alternatively
诸如此类: zhūrúcǐlèi — and so on; things of this sort
东西: dōngxi — thing; stuff; object
沿河: yánhé — along the river; following the riverbank
沙洲: shāzhōu — sandbank; sandy island in a river or sea
沼泽: zhǎozé — swamp; marsh; wetland area
森林: sēnlín — forest; large wooded area with many trees
野蛮人: yěmánrén — barbarian; uncivilized savage person
几乎: jīhū — almost; nearly; barely
没有: méiyǒu — do not have; there is no; without
什么: shénme — what; anything; something
适合: shìhé — suitable for; fitting; appropriate for something
文明人: wénmíngrén — civilized person; someone of cultured society
吃: chī — to eat; to consume food
食物: shíwù — food; edible substance for nourishment
喝: hē — to drink; to consume liquid
只有: zhǐyǒu — only; there is only; exclusively
水: shuǐ — water; liquid; fluid
葡萄酒: pútaojiǔ — wine; alcoholic drink made from grapes
也: yě — also; too; either; as well
无法: wúfǎ — unable to; cannot; no way to
上岸: shàng àn — to go ashore; to land on the bank
荒野: huāngyě — wilderness; wild uninhabited desolate land
中: zhōng — in; within; among; in the middle of
星星点点: xīngxīngdiǎndiǎn — scattered here and there; dotted sparsely around
散落着: sànluòzhe — scattered about; strewn loosely around an area
军营: jūnyíng — military camp; army barracks
如同: rútóng — just like; similar to; as if
草堆: cǎoduī — haystack; pile of straw or grass
一根: yī gēn — one; measure word for long thin objects
针: zhēn — needle; pin; thin pointed object
严寒: yánhán — severe cold; bitter freezing cold weather
浓雾: nóngwù — thick fog; dense mist obscuring visibility
暴风雨: bàofēngyǔ — storm; violent wind and heavy rain
疾病: jíbìng — disease; illness; sickness
流放: liúfàng — exile; banishment to a remote place
与: yǔ — and; with; together with
死亡: sǐwáng — death; dying; the end of life
潜伏: qiánfú — to lurk; to lie hidden waiting to strike
空气: kōngqì — air; atmosphere; the air around us
丛林: cónglín — jungle; dense forest or thicket
他们: tāmen — they; them; third person plural pronoun
想必: xiǎngbì — presumably; I suppose; most likely
苍蝇: cāngyíng — housefly; common flying insect pest
成片: chéngpiàn — in large swaths; in patches; in groups
地: de — structural particle modifying an adverb
死去: sǐqù — to die; to pass away; to perish
哦: ó / ò — oh; exclamation of realization or acknowledgment
是的: shìde — yes; that's right; affirmative response
做到: zuòdào — to accomplish; to achieve; to manage to do
了: le — particle indicating completed action or change
毫无疑问: háowú yíwèn — without a doubt; absolutely certain; undoubtedly
做得: zuòde — done; performed; to have done something
很好: hěn hǎo — very good; excellent; very well done
而且: érqiě — moreover; furthermore; in addition to that
也许: yěxǔ — perhaps; maybe; possibly
事后: shìhòu — after the fact; afterward; after the event
只是: zhǐshì — merely; just; only; simply
吹嘘: chuīxū — to boast; to brag; to talk oneself up
一番: yīfān — a round of; a bout of; once over
自己: zìjǐ — oneself; self; one's own
曾: céng — once; formerly; at some past time
经历过: jīnglìguò — to have experienced; to have gone through something
一切: yīqiè — everything; all; the whole lot
有: yǒu — to have; there is; to possess
足够: zúgòu — enough; sufficient; adequate amount
勇气: yǒngqì — courage; bravery; boldness to face challenges
去: qù — to go; to proceed toward; directional particle
直面: zhímiàn — to face directly; to confront squarely
黑暗: hēi'àn — darkness; dark; absence of light or hope
靠着: kàozhe — relying on; leaning on; depending on something
期待: qīdài — to look forward to; to anticipate; to hope for
日后: rìhòu — in the future; in days to come; later on
晋升: jìnshēng — to be promoted; to advance in rank or position
至: zhì — to; until; reaching as far as
舰队: jiànduì — fleet; naval squadron; group of warships
机会: jīhuì — opportunity; chance; favorable occasion
来: lái — to come; to arrive; directional particle
振奋: zhènfèn — to inspire; to boost morale; to feel uplifted
精神: jīngshén — spirit; morale; mental energy and vigor
前提: qiántí — premise; prerequisite; precondition for something
是: shì — to be; is; am; are
好友: hǎoyǒu — good friend; close friend; dear companion
相助: xiāngzhù — to help each other; to render assistance to someone
并且: bìngqiě — and; furthermore; in addition; moreover
熬过: áoguò — to endure through; to survive a difficult period
那: nà — that; those; referring to something over there
可怕: kěpà — terrible; frightening; dreadful; fearsome
气候: qìhòu — climate; weather conditions of a region
或者: huòzhě — or; either; alternatively between two options
一个: yīgè — one; a; single person or thing
穿着: chuānzhe — wearing; dressed in; clad in clothing
正派: zhèngpài — decent; upright; respectable in character
年轻: niánqīng — young; youthful; of a young age
公民: gōngmín — citizen; member of a state or country
赌: dǔ — to gamble; to bet; to wager
骰子: tóuzi — dice; small cube used in gambling games
你: nǐ — you; second person singular pronoun
知道: zhīdào — to know; to be aware of something
跟随: gēnsuí — to follow; to go along with someone
某位: mǒu wèi — a certain person; some particular individual
长官: zhǎngguān — superior officer; commanding official; senior authority
税吏: shuìlì — tax collector; official who collects taxes
甚至: shènzhì — even; going so far as; to the extent of
商人: shāngrén — merchant; trader; businessman
来到: láidào — to arrive at; to come to a place
想要: xiǎngyào — to want to; to wish to; to desire something
改变: gǎibiàn — to change; to alter; to transform something
命运: mìngyùn — fate; destiny; one's fortune in life

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