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Chinese → English CHAPTER I Level 7/10

这些书讲述的是海鸟出没之地;讲述"孤独的礁石与海角"——那些只有海鸟栖居的地方;讲述挪威海岸,从最南端的林德内斯角(即纳泽角)一直到北角,沿途点缀着无数岛屿——

They were those which treat of the haunts of sea-fowl; of "the solitary rocks and promontories" by them only inhabited; of the coast of Norway, studded with isles from its southern extremity, the Lindeness, or Naze, to the North Cape—

"北冰洋在那里翻涌着巨大的漩涡,在最遥远的图勒那荒凉、凄寂的岛屿间沸腾翻滚;大西洋的浪涛汹涌涌入狂风肆虐的赫布里底群岛之间。"

"Where the Northern Ocean, in vast whirls, Boils round the naked, melancholy isles Of farthest Thule; and the Atlantic surge Pours in among the stormy Hebrides."

我也无法忽视书中对拉普兰、西伯利亚、斯匹次卑尔根、新地岛、冰岛、格陵兰那荒凉海岸的描绘,以及对"北极圈那广袤无垠的弧度,以及那些凄凉幽远的荒寒之地——那冰雪的渊薮,那里坚硬的冰原历经数百年冬季的积累,如高山般层叠耸立,将极点团团围住,将极寒之苦倍加凝聚"的描写。

Nor could I pass unnoticed the suggestion of the bleak shores of Lapland, Siberia, Spitzbergen, Nova Zembla, Iceland, Greenland, with "the vast sweep of the Arctic Zone, and those forlorn regions of dreary space,—that reservoir of frost and snow, where firm fields of ice, the accumulation of centuries of winters, glazed in Alpine heights above heights, surround the pole, and concentre the multiplied rigours of extreme cold."

对于这些死寂惨白的冰雪世界,我形成了自己独特的想象:朦胧模糊,如同一切在孩童脑海中飘浮的、似懂非懂的念头,却又奇异地令人难以忘怀。

Of these death-white realms I formed an idea of my own: shadowy, like all the half-comprehended notions that float dim through children's brains, but strangely impressive.

这些引言页中的文字与其后的插图相互呼应,赋予了那些画面深刻的意义——孤独地矗立在波涛与浪花之海中的礁石;搁浅在荒凉海岸上的破损小舟;一艘正在沉没的残船,那寒冷而惨白的月光穿透云层的缝隙,冷冷地照耀着它。

The words in these introductory pages connected themselves with the succeeding vignettes, and gave significance to the rock standing up alone in a sea of billow and spray; to the broken boat stranded on a desolate coast; to the cold and ghastly moon glancing through bars of cloud at a wreck just sinking.

我说不清究竟是什么样的情愫萦绕在那片幽静的墓地之中——那立有铭文墓碑的墓地,那扇铁门,那两棵树,那低垂的地平线被一道残破的石墙所环绕,还有那刚刚升起的新月,默默地见证着黄昏时分的到来。

I cannot tell what sentiment haunted the quite solitary churchyard, with its inscribed headstone; its gate, its two trees, its low horizon, girdled by a broken wall, and its newly-risen crescent, attesting the hour of eventide.

Vocabulary

They
代词,指代前文提到的人或物
were
be动词过去式,表示存在或状态
those
指示代词,指代较远的人或事物
which
关系代词,用于引导定语从句
treat
对待;款待;处理
of
介词,表示所有、组成、来源等关系
the
定冠词,用于特指某个特定的人或物
haunts
经常出现的地方;频繁访问
solitary
孤独的;独居的;单独的
rocks
岩石;石头;摇晃
and
连词,表示并列或顺序关系
by
介词,表示位置、方式、代理等
them
代词,他们;它们的宾格形式
only
仅仅;只有;单独的
inhabited
有人居住的;被占据的
coast
海岸;沿海地区
studded
点缀的;嵌有钉子的
with
介词,表示伴随、工具、方式等
isles
岛屿;小岛
from
介词,表示起点、来源、原因等
its
物主代词,它的
southern
南方的;向南的
extremity
末端;极端;绝望的境地
or
连词,表示选择或并列关系
to
介词,表示方向、目的、比例等
North
北方;北边的
Cape
海角;岬角;披肩
Where
疑问副词或关系副词,在哪里
Northern
北方的;北部的
Ocean
海洋;大洋
in
介词,表示位置、时间、状态等
vast
广阔的;巨大的;辽阔的
whirls
旋转;旋涡;快速转动
Boils
沸腾;翻滚;生疮
round
圆形的;周围;环绕
naked
裸露的;光秃秃的;无防护的
melancholy
忧郁的;悲伤的;令人沮丧的
Of
介词,表示所有、组成、来源等
farthest
最远的;最遥远的
Atlantic
大西洋;大西洋的
surge
波涛;汹涌;激增
Pours
倾注;流动;大量涌出
among
在...之中;在...里面
stormy
暴风雨的;风暴般的;激烈的
Nor
连词,也不;既不
could
情态动词过去式,能够;可以
pass
通过;经过;穿过
unnoticed
未被注意的;没有被察觉的
suggestion
建议;暗示;迹象
bleak
荒凉的;寒冷的;阴郁的
shores
海岸;岸边;支撑
sweep
扫;横扫;延伸
Arctic
北极的;北极地区
Zone
地带;区域;地区
forlorn
凄凉的;孤独的;绝望的
regions
地区;区域;领域
dreary
沉闷的;令人厌烦的;荒凉的
space
空间;地方;太空
that
那个;那;指示代词
reservoir
水库;储存物;充足的供应
frost
霜;严寒;霜冻
snow
雪;下雪;被雪覆盖
where
在哪里;在...的地方
firm
坚固的;牢固的;公司
fields
字段;领域;田地
ice
冰;冰冻;冷淡
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