Heart of Darkness — Page 10

English → Chinese Full Text Level 9/10

"I don't want to bother you much with what happened to me personally,"

「我不想用我个人的经历来过多地打扰你们，」

he began, showing in this remark the weakness of many tellers of tales who seem so often unaware of what their audience would like best to hear;

他开口说道，这番话暴露出许多讲故事者的弱点，他们似乎往往不知道听众最想听的是什么；

"yet to understand the effect of it on me you ought to know how I got out there, what I saw, how I went up that river to the place where I first met the poor chap.

「然而要理解这段经历对我的影响，你们应当知道我是怎么到达那里的，我看到了什么，我是如何沿着那条河前往我第一次遇见那个可怜家伙的地方的。

It was the farthest point of navigation and the culminating point of my experience.

那是航行所能到达的最远之处，也是我人生经历的顶点。

It seemed somehow to throw a kind of light on everything about me—and into my thoughts.

它仿佛以某种方式将一束光投射到我周围的一切之上——也照进了我的思想深处。

It was sombre enough, too—and pitiful—not extraordinary in any way—not very clear either.

它也足够阴郁——也令人悲悯——并无任何非凡之处——也不甚清晰。

No, not very clear. And yet it seemed to throw a kind of light.

不，不甚清晰。然而它似乎确实投下了某种光亮。

"I had then, as you remember, just returned to London after a lot of Indian Ocean, Pacific, China Seas—a regular dose of the East—six years or so, and I was loafing about, hindering you fellows in your work and invading your homes, just as though I had got a heavenly mission to civilize you.

「那时，如你们所记得的，我刚刚结束了大量的印度洋、太平洋、中国海的航行——整整一剂东方——大约六年，回到了伦敦，我整日游荡，妨碍你们工作，闯入你们的家中，仿佛我肩负着教化你们的神圣使命。

It was very fine for a time, but after a bit I did get tired of resting.

这种日子起初很是惬意，但过了一段时间，我确实厌倦了休闲。

Then I began to look for a ship—I should think the hardest work on earth.

于是我开始寻找一艘船——我认为这大概是世上最艰难的工作。

But the ships wouldn't even look at me.

但那些船连正眼都不瞧我一眼。

And I got tired of that game, too.

我也厌倦了这场游戏。

"Now when I was a little chap I had a passion for maps.

「话说当我还是个小孩的时候，我对地图有着一种狂热的迷恋。

Vocabulary

我: wǒ — First-person pronoun meaning 'I' or 'me'.
不: bù — Negation word meaning 'not' or 'no'.
想: xiǎng — To think, want, or miss someone or something.
用: yòng — To use or employ something for a purpose.
个人: gèrén — Personal; relating to oneself as an individual.
的: de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.
经历: jīnglì — Personal experience or something one has gone through.
来: lái — To come; used as a verb complement marker.
过多: guòduō — Excessively many or too much of something.
地: de — Adverbial structural particle linking adverb to verb.
打扰: dǎrǎo — To disturb, bother, or interrupt someone.
你们: nǐmen — Second-person plural pronoun meaning 'you all'.
他: tā — Third-person masculine pronoun meaning 'he' or 'him'.
开口: kāikǒu — To open one's mouth; to begin speaking.
说道: shuōdào — Said; used to introduce or conclude quoted speech.
这番话: zhè fān huà — These words; this particular set of remarks.
暴露出: bàolùchū — To reveal or expose something hidden or concealed.
许多: xǔduō — Many; a large number or great amount.
讲: jiǎng — To tell, speak, or narrate a story.
故事: gùshi — A story, tale, or narrative account.
者: zhě — Suffix meaning 'person who does' something.
弱点: ruòdiǎn — Weakness or vulnerable point of a person.
他们: tāmen — Third-person plural pronoun meaning 'they' or 'them'.
似乎: sìhū — It seems; apparently, as if something is true.
往往: wǎngwǎng — Often; frequently under certain circumstances or conditions.
知道: zhīdào — To know or be aware of a fact.
听众: tīngzhòng — Audience or listeners of a speech or performance.
最想: zuì xiǎng — To want most; desire something above all else.
听: tīng — To listen or hear something spoken or played.
是: shì — To be; linking verb connecting subject and predicate.
什么: shénme — What; interrogative pronoun asking about identity.
然而: rán'ér — However; nevertheless, indicating contrast with prior statement.
要: yào — To want, need, or must do something.
理解: lǐjiě — To understand or comprehend something deeply.
这段: zhè duàn — This passage or this particular section of something.
对: duì — Toward; regarding; a preposition indicating direction or reference.
影响: yǐngxiǎng — Influence or effect on someone or something.
应当: yīngdāng — Should; ought to do something by obligation.
怎么: zěnme — How; in what way or manner something is done.
到达: dàodá — To arrive at or reach a destination.
那里: nàlǐ — There; that place or location over there.
看到: kàndào — To see or catch sight of something.
了: le — Particle indicating completed action or changed state.
如何: rúhé — How; in what way something is or happens.
沿着: yánzhe — Along; following the length or course of something.
那条: nà tiáo — That (measure word for long things like rivers).
河: hé — River; a large natural flowing body of water.
前往: qiánwǎng — To head toward or proceed to a destination.
第一次: dìyī cì — The first time something occurs or is experienced.
遇见: yùjiàn — To encounter or meet someone by chance.
那个: nàge — That one; demonstrative pronoun referring to something specific.
可怜: kělián — Pitiful; deserving of sympathy or compassion.
家伙: jiāhuo — Fellow; guy; informal reference to a person.
地方: dìfang — Place; location or region in general terms.
那: nà — That; demonstrative pronoun indicating something distant.
航行: hángxíng — To sail or navigate on water by vessel.
所能: suǒ néng — What one is capable of; the extent of ability.
最远: zuì yuǎn — Farthest; the greatest distance from a reference point.
之处: zhī chù — The place of; a formal expression for location.
也: yě — Also; too; likewise connecting parallel statements.
人生: rénshēng — Human life; one's life journey and experiences.
顶点: dǐngdiǎn — Pinnacle; highest point or peak of something.
它: tā — Third-person pronoun for objects or animals: 'it'.
仿佛: fǎngfú — As if; seemingly resembling something in appearance.
以: yǐ — By means of; using; a formal preposition.
某种: mǒu zhǒng — A certain kind; some sort of unspecified type.
方式: fāngshì — Method, way, or manner of doing something.
将: jiāng — Formal marker indicating future action; to take something.
一束: yī shù — A beam or bundle, as of light or flowers.
光: guāng — Light; radiance emitted from a source.
投射: tóushè — To project or cast light or shadow onto something.
到: dào — To reach; arrive at; preposition meaning 'to/onto'.
周围: zhōuwéi — Surroundings; the area around something or someone.
一切: yīqiè — Everything; all things without exception.
之上: zhī shàng — Above; upon; a formal expression for 'on top of'.
照进: zhào jìn — To shine into; light entering a space.
思想: sīxiǎng — Thought, ideology, or the faculty of thinking.
深处: shēnchù — Deep within; the innermost part of something.
足够: zúgòu — Enough; sufficient in quantity or degree.
阴郁: yīnyù — Gloomy, dark, and melancholy in atmosphere.
令人: lìng rén — To make people feel a certain emotion.
悲悯: bēimǐn — Compassion and sorrow felt for others' suffering.
并无: bìng wú — Emphatically does not have; lacking entirely.
任何: rènhé — Any; whatsoever, used in negative or general contexts.
非凡: fēifán — Extraordinary; exceptional, standing out from the ordinary.
不甚: bù shèn — Not very; not particularly clear or prominent.
清晰: qīngxī — Clear, distinct, and easy to perceive or understand.
确实: quèshí — Indeed; truly; used to affirm something is correct.
投下: tóu xià — To cast down; to throw or project downward.
光亮: guāngliàng — Brightness; luminous glow from a light source.
那时: nà shí — At that time; referring to a past moment.
如: rú — As; like; as I recall in formal usage.
所: suǒ — Particle used before a verb in formal structures.
记得: jìde — To remember or recall something from the past.
刚刚: gānggāng — Just now; very recently completed an action.
结束: jiéshù — To end, finish, or conclude something.
大量: dàliàng — A large amount or great quantity of something.
印度洋: Yìndùyáng — The Indian Ocean, body of water south of Asia.
太平洋: Tàipíngyáng — The Pacific Ocean, largest ocean on Earth.
中国海: Zhōngguó Hǎi — The China Sea, waters bordering eastern China.
整整: zhěngzhěng — A full, complete amount of time or quantity.
一剂: yī jì — A dose; one measure of medicine or experience.
东方: dōngfāng — The East; the Orient as a cultural concept.
大约: dàyuē — Approximately; roughly around a certain number.
六年: liù nián — Six years; a period of six annual cycles.
回到: huídào — To return to a place previously visited.
伦敦: Lúndūn — London, the capital city of England.
整日: zhěngrì — All day long; throughout the entire day.
游荡: yóudàng — To wander or roam about aimlessly.
妨碍: fáng'ài — To hinder, obstruct, or interfere with something.
工作: gōngzuò — Work; job; to work at a task or occupation.
闯入: chuǎng rù — To barge into or intrude upon a place.
家中: jiā zhōng — Inside one's home; within the household.
肩负着: jiānfùzhe — Bearing on one's shoulders; carrying a responsibility.
教化: jiàohuà — To civilize or morally enlighten people through education.
神圣: shénshèng — Sacred, holy, or divinely ordained in nature.
使命: shǐmìng — Mission; a duty or calling one must fulfill.
这种: zhè zhǒng — This kind or type of thing or situation.
日子: rìzi — Days; life; the passage of daily existence.
起初: qǐchū — At first; in the beginning of a period.
很是: hěn shì — Very much so; quite; emphatic degree marker.
惬意: qièyì — Comfortable, pleasant, and satisfying in experience.
但: dàn — But; however, indicating a contrast or exception.
过了: guòle — After passing; once a period of time elapsed.
一段: yī duàn — A period or section of time or content.
时间: shíjiān — Time; a measurable period or duration.
厌倦: yànjuàn — To grow weary of or bored with something.
休闲: xiūxián — Leisure; relaxation and free time activities.
于是: yúshì — Thus; as a result; consequently following prior events.
开始: kāishǐ — To begin or start doing something.
寻找: xúnzhǎo — To search for or look for something desired.
一艘: yī sōu — One vessel; measure word for ships or boats.
船: chuán — A boat or ship used for water travel.
认为: rènwéi — To think, believe, or consider something to be true.
这: zhè — This; demonstrative pronoun for nearby things.
大概: dàgài — Probably; approximately; used to indicate rough estimation.
世上: shì shàng — In the world; on earth among all things.
最艰难: zuì jiānnán — Most difficult; the hardest thing to accomplish.
那些: nàxiē — Those; plural demonstrative referring to distant things.
连: lián — Even; not even; linking emphatic negative statements.
正眼: zhèngyǎn — A direct gaze; looking at something straight on.
都: dōu — All; both; even, emphasizing totality or inclusion.
瞧: qiáo — To look at or glance at something informally.
一眼: yī yǎn — One glance; a single brief look at something.
这场: zhè chǎng — This game or event; measure word for contests.
游戏: yóuxì — Game; play; an activity done for amusement.
话说: huà shuō — Speaking of which; used to introduce a narrative.
当: dāng — When; at the time of; to serve as.
还是: háishi — Still; or; used for alternatives or past states.
个: gè — General measure word for people and many objects.
小孩: xiǎohái — Child; a young boy or girl.
时候: shíhou — Time; period; the moment when something occurs.
地图: dìtú — Map; a visual representation of geographical areas.
有着: yǒuzhe — Having; possessing a quality or characteristic.
一种: yī zhǒng — A kind of; one type of something.
狂热: kuángrè — Fanatical passion; intense and fervent enthusiasm.
迷恋: míliàn — To be obsessed with or infatuated by something.

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