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Chinese → English BY THE AUTHOR PREFACE Level 7/10

他们说他像菲尔丁:谈论他的才智、幽默和喜剧才能。

They say he is like Fielding: they talk of his wit, humour, comic powers.

他与菲尔丁的相似,就如雄鹰之于秃鹫:菲尔丁能俯身于腐肉,但萨克雷从不如此。

He resembles Fielding as an eagle does a vulture: Fielding could stoop on carrion, but Thackeray never does.

他的才智明亮,他的幽默迷人,但两者与他严肃的天才之间的关系,就如夏日云层边缘闪烁的片片闪光,与隐藏在云层深处的致命电光之间的关系一般。

His wit is bright, his humour attractive, but both bear the same relation to his serious genius that the mere lambent sheet-lightning playing under the edge of the summer-cloud does to the electric death-spark hid in its womb.

最后,我提及萨克雷先生,是因为——如果他愿意接受一位素昧平生者的敬意——我将这第二版《简·爱》献给了他。

Finally, I have alluded to Mr. Thackeray, because to him—if he will accept the tribute of a total stranger—I have dedicated this second edition of "JANE EYRE."

Vocabulary

wit
机智,聪明风趣的表达能力
humour
幽默感,令人发笑的特质
comic
喜剧性的,引人发笑的
powers
才能,能力,特别指创作能力
resembles
与……相似,看起来像某人或某物
eagle
鹰,一种强大且视力极好的猛禽
vulture
秃鹫,以腐肉为食的大型鸟类
stoop
俯冲,猛禽向下猛扑捕猎
carrion
腐肉,死动物腐烂的躯体
attractive
有吸引力的,迷人的,令人喜爱的
bear
承担,具有,与……有某种关系
relation
关系,两者之间的联系或比例
serious
严肃的,深刻的,非轻浮的
genius
天才,极高的智慧或创造力
mere
仅仅,只不过,微不足道的
lambent
轻柔闪烁的,如光焰般温和跳动
sheet-lightning
片状闪电,在云层中漫射的闪光
edge
边缘,物体的边界或外侧部分
electric
电的,充满强烈能量或张力的
hid
隐藏,hide的过去式,藏匿于内部
womb
子宫;比喻事物孕育其中的内部
Finally
最后,用于引出最后一点
alluded
提及,间接地提到某人或某事
accept
接受,同意收下某物或建议
tribute
致敬,表达敬意的言语或行为
stranger
陌生人,不认识的人
dedicated
献给,将作品题献给某人
edition
版本,书籍出版的某一次印刷版
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