Jane Eyre: An Autobiography — Page 2

English → Chinese BY THE AUTHOR PREFACE Level 7/10

I would suggest to such doubters certain obvious distinctions; I would remind them of certain simple truths.

我想向这些怀疑者指出某些显而易见的区别；我想提醒他们注意某些简单的真理。

Conventionality is not morality.

因循守旧并非道德。

Self-righteousness is not religion.

自以为是并非宗教。

To attack the first is not to assail the last.

抨击前者并非攻击后者。

To pluck the mask from the face of the Pharisee, is not to lift an impious hand to the Crown of Thorns.

揭下法利赛人脸上的面具，并非是以亵渎之手触犯荆棘冠冕。

These things and deeds are diametrically opposed: they are as distinct as is vice from virtue.

这些事物与行为截然相反：它们之间的区别，如同恶行与美德之间的区别一样分明。

Men too often confound them: they should not be confounded: appearance should not be mistaken for truth; narrow human doctrines, that only tend to elate and magnify a few, should not be substituted for the world-redeeming creed of Christ.

人们常常将二者混淆：但它们不应被混淆：表象不应被误认为真理；那些只会抬高和颂扬少数人的狭隘人间教条，不应取代基督救赎世界的信仰。

There is—I repeat it—a difference; and it is a good, and not a bad action to mark broadly and clearly the line of separation between them.

两者之间——我再次强调——确有差异；明确而清晰地划定二者之间的分界线，是一件好事，而非坏事。

The world may not like to see these ideas dissevered, for it has been accustomed to blend them; finding it convenient to make external show pass for sterling worth—to let white-washed walls vouch for clean shrines.

世人或许不喜欢看到这些观念被分割开来，因为他们早已习惯将二者融为一体；他们觉得以外在的表演充当真实的价值颇为便利——以粉刷一新的墙壁来证明内里圣坛的洁净。

It may hate him who dares to scrutinise and expose—to rase the gilding, and show base metal under it—to penetrate the sepulchre, and reveal charnel relics: but hate as it will, it is indebted to him.

世人或许会憎恨那些敢于审视和揭露的人——那些刮去镀金、露出其下劣质金属的人——那些深入坟墓、揭示骸骨遗物的人：但无论如何憎恨，世人都欠他们一份情。

Vocabulary

我: wǒ — I, me; first person singular pronoun
想: xiǎng — To think, want, or wish for something
向: xiàng — Toward, facing; directed at someone or something
这些: zhèxiē — These; referring to a nearby group of things
怀疑者: huáiyí zhě — Skeptic; one who doubts or questions beliefs
指出: zhǐchū — To point out; to indicate or identify clearly
某些: mǒuxiē — Certain; some particular but unspecified things
显而易见: xiǎn ér yì jiàn — Obvious; clearly evident and easy to see
的: de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification
区别: qūbié — Difference, distinction; to differentiate between things
提醒: tíxǐng — To remind; to alert someone to something important
他们: tāmen — They, them; third person plural pronoun
注意: zhùyì — To pay attention; to notice or be aware of
简单: jiǎndān — Simple, easy; not complex or complicated
真理: zhēnlǐ — Truth; a fundamental and universally valid principle
因循守旧: yīnxún shǒujiù — To follow convention; stubbornly clinging to old ways
并非: bìngfēi — Not at all; used to firmly negate a statement
道德: dàodé — Morality, ethics; standards of right and wrong conduct
自以为是: zì yǐ wéi shì — Self-righteous; believing oneself to always be correct
宗教: zōngjiào — Religion; organized system of spiritual beliefs and practices
抨击: pēngjī — To attack or criticize sharply and forcefully
前者: qiánzhě — The former; the first of two previously mentioned things
攻击: gōngjī — To attack; to assault verbally or physically
后者: hòuzhě — The latter; the second of two previously mentioned things
揭下: jiēxià — To tear off; to remove something covering a surface
脸上: liǎn shàng — On the face; referring to the facial surface area
面具: miànjù — Mask; a covering worn to conceal one's true face
是: shì — To be; linking verb indicating identity or equivalence
以: yǐ — With, by means of; using something as a tool
亵渎: xièdú — To blaspheme; to treat sacred things with disrespect
触犯: chùfàn — To violate; to offend against rules or sacred things
荆棘: jīngjí — Thorns, brambles; sharp-pointed prickly plants
冠冕: guānmiǎn — Crown; a ceremonial headpiece symbolizing authority or suffering
事物: shìwù — Things, matters; objects or phenomena in general
与: yǔ — And, with; connecting words or phrases together
行为: xíngwéi — Behavior, conduct; actions performed by a person
截然相反: jiérán xiāngfǎn — Completely opposite; sharply and totally contradictory
它们: tāmen — They, them; third person plural pronoun for objects
之间: zhījiān — Between, among; in the space separating two things
如同: rútóng — Just as, similar to; used to make comparisons
恶行: èxíng — Evil deed, wicked act; morally reprehensible behavior
美德: měidé — Virtue; a positive moral quality or good character trait
一样: yīyàng — Same, alike; identical or similar in quality
分明: fēnmíng — Clearly distinct; unmistakably different or obvious
人们: rénmen — People; referring to people in general
常常: chángcháng — Often, frequently; happening repeatedly or regularly
将: jiāng — Will; particle indicating future action or object marker
二者: èrzhě — The two; referring to both previously mentioned items
混淆: hùnxiáo — To confuse, mix up; to blur distinctions between things
但: dàn — But, however; conjunction introducing a contrasting idea
不应: bùyīng — Should not; indicating something ought not to happen
被: bèi — Passive marker; indicates subject receives the action
表象: biǎoxiàng — Appearance, surface phenomenon; outward but misleading impression
误认为: wù rènwéi — To mistakenly believe; to incorrectly assume something
那些: nàxiē — Those; referring to a distant group of things
只会: zhǐ huì — Only able to; can only do one particular thing
抬高: táigāo — To elevate, raise up; to increase or exalt something
和: hé — And; conjunction connecting words or phrases together
颂扬: sòngyáng — To praise, extol; to speak highly of someone or something
少数人: shǎoshù rén — A minority of people; a small number of individuals
狭隘: xiá'ài — Narrow-minded; limited in perspective or tolerance
人间: rénjiān — The human world; the earthly realm of human existence
教条: jiàotiáo — Dogma, doctrine; rigid rules or principles held as truth
取代: qǔdài — To replace, substitute; to take the place of something
救赎: jiùshú — Redemption, salvation; deliverance from sin or suffering
世界: shìjiè — World; the earth and all of human civilization
信仰: xìnyǎng — Faith, belief; deep conviction in a religion or principle
两者: liǎngzhě — Both; referring to the two previously mentioned things
再次: zàicì — Once again; repeating something for a second time
强调: qiángdiào — To emphasize, stress; to highlight importance of something
确有: què yǒu — Indeed there is; confirming the existence of something
差异: chāyì — Difference, disparity; a measurable gap between two things
明确: míngquè — Clear, definite; unambiguous and precisely defined
而: ér — And, yet; conjunction linking contrasting or related clauses
清晰: qīngxī — Clear, distinct; easy to perceive or understand
地: de — Adverbial particle; links adverb or phrase to verb
划定: huádìng — To demarcate, draw; to establish a clear boundary line
分界线: fēnjiè xiàn — Dividing line; a boundary separating two distinct areas
一件: yī jiàn — One item; measure word for matters or clothing items
好事: hǎo shì — Good thing; a positive or beneficial matter or act
而非: ér fēi — Rather than, not; contrasting two alternatives explicitly
坏事: huài shì — Bad thing; a negative or harmful matter or act
世人: shìrén — People of the world; ordinary humans in society generally
或许: huòxǔ — Perhaps, maybe; expressing possibility or uncertainty
不喜欢: bù xǐhuān — To dislike; to not have affection for something
看到: kàndào — To see, to catch sight of; to perceive visually
观念: guānniàn — Concept, idea; a mental notion or way of thinking
分割: fēngē — To divide, separate; to cut apart into distinct portions
开来: kāilái — Apart, open; complement indicating separation or extension
因为: yīnwèi — Because; conjunction explaining reason or cause
早已: zǎoyǐ — Long since, already; having happened well before now
习惯: xíguàn — Habit, custom; accustomed to a particular way of doing
融为一体: róng wéi yītǐ — To merge into one; to blend together as a whole
觉得: juéde — To feel, think; to have a subjective sense or opinion
外在: wàizài — External, outward; relating to the outside surface appearance
表演: biǎoyǎn — Performance; to put on a show or act for others
充当: chōngdāng — To serve as, act as; to fill a particular role
真实: zhēnshí — True, genuine, real; not fake or artificial
价值: jiàzhí — Value, worth; the importance or usefulness of something
颇为: pōwéi — Quite, rather; to a considerable or notable degree
便利: biànlì — Convenient; easy to use or access without difficulty
粉刷一新: fěnshuā yī xīn — To whitewash anew; to repaint and make look fresh
墙壁: qiángbì — Wall; the vertical structure enclosing a room or building
来: lái — To come; also used as purposive complement marker
证明: zhèngmíng — To prove, demonstrate; to show something is true
内里: nèilǐ — Inside, interior; the inner part of something
圣坛: shèngtán — Altar; a sacred table or platform used in worship
洁净: jiéjìng — Clean, pure; free from dirt or moral impurity
会: huì — Will, can; expressing ability or future likelihood
憎恨: zēnghèn — To hate, detest; to feel strong aversion toward something
敢于: gǎnyú — To dare to; having courage to do something difficult
审视: shěnshì — To scrutinize; to examine carefully and critically
揭露: jiēlù — To expose, reveal; to uncover hidden truth or wrongdoing
人: rén — Person, people; human being or individual
刮去: guāqù — To scrape off; to remove a surface layer by scraping
镀金: dùjīn — Gold plating; a thin layer of gold over base metal
露出: lùchū — To reveal, expose; to show something previously hidden
劣质: lièzhì — Inferior quality; low-grade or substandard material
金属: jīnshǔ — Metal; a solid elemental material like iron or copper
深入: shēnrù — To go deep into; to penetrate thoroughly beneath the surface
坟墓: fénmù — Grave, tomb; a burial place for the dead
揭示: jiēshì — To reveal, disclose; to make hidden information known
骸骨: háigǔ — Bones, skeletal remains; the bones of a dead person
遗物: yíwù — Relics, remains; objects left behind by the deceased
无论如何: wúlùn rúhé — No matter what; regardless of the circumstances or outcome
都: dōu — All, both, even; indicating inclusivity without exception
欠: qiàn — To owe; to be indebted to someone for something
一份情: yī fèn qíng — A debt of gratitude; owing someone a favor or thanks

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