Heart of Darkness — Page 14

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Therefore he whacked the old nigger mercilessly, while a big crowd of his people watched him, thunderstruck, till some man—I was told the chief's son—in desperation at hearing the old chap yell, made a tentative jab with a spear at the white man—and of course it went quite easy between the shoulder-blades.

因此他毫不留情地鞭打那个老黑人，而他的一大群族人目瞪口呆地望着他，直到某个人——我听说是酋长的儿子——因不忍听那老家伙的哀嚎而绝望之下，试探性地用长矛刺了那白人一下——当然，矛刃毫不费力地穿过了他的肩胛骨之间。

Then the whole population cleared into the forest, expecting all kinds of calamities to happen, while, on the other hand, the steamer Fresleven commanded left also in a bad panic, in charge of the engineer, I believe.

随后，全体村民逃进了森林，预料着各种灾祸将会降临，而与此同时，弗雷斯勒文指挥的那艘汽船也在一片恐慌中离去，由工程师负责驾驶，我想是这样的。

Afterwards nobody seemed to trouble much about Fresleven's remains, till I got out and stepped into his shoes.

此后，似乎没有人在意弗雷斯勒文的遗骸，直到我出发并接替了他的职位。

I couldn't let it rest, though; but when an opportunity offered at last to meet my predecessor, the grass growing through his ribs was tall enough to hide his bones.

不过我无法就此罢手；然而当终于有机会去找寻我的前任时，穿透他肋骨生长出来的野草已经长得足以遮盖他的骸骨。

They were all there.

骸骨都在那里。

The supernatural being had not been touched after he fell.

那个超自然的存在自倒下之后便无人触碰。

And the village was deserted, the huts gaped black, rotting, all askew within the fallen enclosures.

村庄已是一片荒芜，茅屋黑洞洞地敞开着，腐烂倾斜，散落在倒塌的围栏之内。

A calamity had come to it, sure enough.

灾难确实降临到了这里。

The people had vanished.

人们已经消失了。

Mad terror had scattered them, men, women, and children, through the bush, and they had never returned.

疯狂的恐惧将他们——男人、女人和孩子——驱散到丛林各处，他们再也没有回来。

What became of the hens I don't know either.

那些鸡的下落我也不得而知。

I should think the cause of progress got them, anyhow.

不管怎样，我想它们大概是被进步的事业所吞噬了。

However, through this glorious affair I got my appointment, before I had fairly begun to hope for it.

然而，正是通过这桩光荣的事件，我得到了那份任命，甚至是在我真正开始对此抱有希望之前。

Vocabulary

因此: yīncǐ — therefore; as a result of this
他: tā — he; him (third person singular male)
毫不留情: háo bù liú qíng — show absolutely no mercy; ruthlessly
地: de — structural particle linking adverb to verb
鞭打: biāndǎ — to whip; to flog someone
那个: nàge — that one; that (demonstrative pronoun)
老: lǎo — old; aged; elderly
黑人: hēirén — Black person; person of African descent
而: ér — but; and; yet (conjunction)
的: de — structural particle indicating possession or modification
一大群: yī dà qún — a large crowd or group of people
族人: zúrén — tribe members; people of the same clan
目瞪口呆: mù dèng kǒu dāi — stunned speechless; dumbfounded with eyes wide open
望着: wàngzhe — gazing at; looking at continuously
直到: zhídào — until; up to a certain point in time
某个: mǒu ge — a certain; some particular (unspecified person or thing)
人: rén — person; human being
我: wǒ — I; me (first person singular)
听说: tīngshuō — to hear that; it is said that
是: shì — to be; is; am; are
酋长: qiúzhǎng — tribal chief; chieftain of a tribe
儿子: érzi — son; male offspring
因: yīn — because; due to; owing to
不忍: bù rěn — cannot bear; unable to endure something painful
听: tīng — to listen; to hear
那: nà — that; those (demonstrative)
老家伙: lǎo jiāhuo — old fellow; old guy (informal, sometimes derogatory)
哀嚎: āiháo — to wail; to cry out in pain or grief
绝望: juéwàng — despair; hopelessness; utter loss of hope
之下: zhī xià — under; beneath; in a state of
试探性: shìtàn xìng — tentative; exploratory; probing in nature
用: yòng — to use; to employ; using
长矛: chángmáo — spear; long-shafted thrusting weapon
刺: cì — to stab; to pierce; to prick
了: le — particle indicating completed action or change
白人: báirén — white person; person of European descent
一下: yīxià — once; one time; a brief action
当然: dāngrán — of course; naturally; certainly
毫不费力: háo bù fèilì — effortlessly; without any difficulty whatsoever
穿过: chuānguò — to pass through; to go across or through
之间: zhījiān — between; among; in the middle of
随后: suíhòu — shortly after; soon afterwards; subsequently
全体: quántǐ — all; entire; whole group of people
村民: cūnmín — villagers; people living in a village
逃进: táo jìn — to flee into; to escape inside somewhere
森林: sēnlín — forest; woodland; a large area of trees
预料: yùliào — to anticipate; to expect; to predict
着: zhe — particle indicating ongoing action or state
各种: gè zhǒng — various kinds of; all sorts of
灾祸: zāihuò — disaster; calamity; misfortune
将会: jiāng huì — will; shall; is going to (future tense)
降临: jiànglín — to befall; to descend upon; to arrive
与此同时: yǔ cǐ tóngshí — at the same time; meanwhile; simultaneously
指挥: zhǐhuī — to command; to direct; to conduct
那艘: nà sōu — that (vessel); that ship or boat
汽船: qìchuán — steamship; steam-powered boat
也: yě — also; too; as well
在: zài — at; in; on; to be located at
一片: yī piàn — a scene of; an expanse of; amid
恐慌: kǒnghuāng — panic; terror; state of frantic fear
中: zhōng — in the middle of; within; among
离去: líqù — to leave; to depart; to go away
由: yóu — by; through; from; due to
工程师: gōngchéngshī — engineer; technical professional
负责: fùzé — to be responsible for; to take charge of
驾驶: jiàshǐ — to drive; to pilot; to operate a vehicle
想: xiǎng — to think; to want; to miss
这样: zhèyàng — like this; in this way; such
此后: cǐhòu — after this; from then on; henceforth
似乎: sìhū — it seems; apparently; as if
没有: méiyǒu — to not have; there is no; without
在意: zàiyì — to mind; to care about; to take notice
遗骸: yíhái — remains; mortal remains; corpse or bones
出发: chūfā — to set out; to depart on a journey
并: bìng — and; furthermore; simultaneously
接替: jiētì — to take over; to replace someone in a role
职位: zhíwèi — position; post; job role
不过: búguò — however; but; only; merely
无法: wúfǎ — unable to; impossible to; cannot
就此: jiùcǐ — at this point; just like this; thereupon
罢手: bàshǒu — to give up; to stop; to let the matter drop
然而: rán'ér — however; nevertheless; yet; but
当: dāng — when; at the time of; while
终于: zhōngyú — finally; at last; eventually
有: yǒu — to have; there is; to exist
机会: jīhuì — opportunity; chance; occasion
去: qù — to go; to leave toward a destination
找寻: zhǎoxún — to search for; to look for; to seek
前任: qiánrèn — predecessor; former holder of a position
时: shí — when; at the time; period of time
穿透: chuāntòu — to penetrate through; to pierce all the way
生长: shēngzhǎng — to grow; to develop; growth of living things
出来: chūlai — to come out; emerging outward
野草: yěcǎo — wild grass; weeds growing in the wild
已经: yǐjīng — already; by now; previously completed
长得: zhǎng de — grown to the extent that; grown so much
足以: zúyǐ — enough to; sufficient to accomplish something
遮盖: zhēgài — to cover; to conceal; to hide from view
都: dōu — all; both; entirely; already
那里: nàlǐ — there; that place
超自然: chāo zìrán — supernatural; beyond natural explanation
存在: cúnzài — to exist; existence; being
自: zì — from; since; self (preposition)
倒下: dǎoxià — to fall down; to collapse; to topple over
之后: zhīhòu — after; afterwards; following that
便: biàn — then; thereupon; as soon as (conjunction)
无人: wú rén — no one; nobody; uninhabited
触碰: chùpèng — to touch; to come into contact with
村庄: cūnzhuāng — village; small rural settlement
已是: yǐ shì — already is; had already become
荒芜: huāngwú — desolate; overgrown and abandoned; barren
茅屋: máowū — thatched hut; simple straw-roofed dwelling
敞开: chǎngkāi — wide open; to open wide; unobstructed
腐烂: fǔlàn — to rot; to decay; to decompose
倾斜: qīngxié — to tilt; to lean; slanted at an angle
散落: sànluò — scattered about; strewn across an area
倒塌: dǎotā — to collapse; to cave in; to fall apart
围栏: wéilán — fence; enclosure; railing around an area
之内: zhī nèi — within; inside the bounds of
灾难: zāinàn — disaster; calamity; catastrophe
确实: quèshí — indeed; truly; certainly; in fact
到: dào — to arrive; to reach; to go to
这里: zhèlǐ — here; this place
人们: rénmen — people; folks; human beings generally
消失: xiāoshī — to disappear; to vanish; to cease to exist
疯狂: fēngkuáng — crazy; frantic; wild; manic
恐惧: kǒngjù — fear; dread; terror; extreme fright
将: jiāng — will; shall; about to (future marker)
他们: tāmen — they; them (third person plural)
男人: nánrén — man; men; adult males
女人: nǚrén — woman; women; adult females
和: hé — and; together with; peaceful
孩子: háizi — child; children; kids
驱散: qūsàn — to scatter; to disperse; to drive away
丛林: cónglín — jungle; thicket; dense forest
各处: gè chù — everywhere; various places; all around
再也: zài yě — never again; no longer (with negative)
回来: huílai — to come back; to return
那些: nàxiē — those; those ones (plural demonstrative)
鸡: jī — chicken; hen; rooster
下落: xiàluò — whereabouts; fate; what became of something
不得而知: bù dé ér zhī — impossible to find out; unknown; no way of knowing
不管: bùguǎn — regardless of; no matter; whether or not
怎样: zěnyàng — how; in what way; what kind of
它们: tāmen — they; them (referring to non-human things)
大概: dàgài — probably; roughly; approximately
被: bèi — passive marker; by (indicates passive voice)
进步: jìnbù — progress; advancement; to advance
事业: shìyè — cause; enterprise; career; undertaking
所: suǒ — used with passive to indicate agent or object
吞噬: tūnshì — to devour; to swallow up; to consume entirely
正是: zhèng shì — it is precisely; exactly; just the case
通过: tōngguò — through; by means of; to pass through
这桩: zhè zhuāng — this matter; this affair; this particular event
光荣: guāngróng — glorious; honorable; worthy of pride
事件: shìjiàn — event; incident; occurrence
得到: dédào — to obtain; to get; to receive
那份: nà fèn — that (portion/post); that particular item
任命: rènmìng — appointment; to appoint someone to a position
甚至: shènzhì — even; even to the extent that; going so far
真正: zhēnzhèng — truly; genuinely; real; authentic
开始: kāishǐ — to begin; to start; the beginning
对此: duì cǐ — regarding this; about this matter
抱有: bào yǒu — to harbor; to hold; to cherish (a feeling)
希望: xīwàng — hope; to hope; to wish for something
之前: zhīqián — before; prior to; previously

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