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English → Chinese CHAPTER I. OF SENSE Level 9/10

Concerning the Thoughts of man, I will consider them first Singly, and afterwards in Trayne, or dependance upon one another.

关于人的思想,我将首先逐一加以考察,然后再考察其连续状态,即思想之间的相互依存关系。

Singly, they are every one a Representation or Apparence, of some quality, or other Accident of a body without us; which is commonly called an Object.

就单个思想而言,每一个思想都是我们身外某一物体的某种性质或其他属性的表象或显现,这种物体通常称为客体。

Which Object worketh on the Eyes, Eares, and other parts of mans body; and by diversity of working, produceth diversity of Apparences.

该客体作用于人的眼睛、耳朵及身体的其他部位,并因作用方式的不同而产生各种不同的显现。

The Originall of them all, is that which we call Sense; (For there is no conception in a mans mind, which hath not at first, totally, or by parts, been begotten upon the organs of Sense.)

所有这些思想的根源,就是我们所称的感觉;(因为人的心灵中没有任何观念,不是最初全部或部分地由感觉器官所产生的。)

The rest are derived from that originall.

其余的思想皆由此根源派生而来。

To know the naturall cause of Sense, is not very necessary to the business now in hand; and I have els-where written of the same at large.

了解感觉的自然原因,对于当前所要处理的事务而言并非十分必要;而且我已在别处对此作了详尽的论述。

Nevertheless, to fill each part of my present method, I will briefly deliver the same in this place.

尽管如此,为使我目前的论述方法各部分完整,我将在此处对其作简要的阐述。

The cause of Sense, is the Externall Body, or Object, which presseth the organ proper to each Sense, either immediatly, as in the Tast and Touch; or mediately, as in Seeing, Hearing, and Smelling:

感觉的原因是外部物体或客体,它对各感觉所对应的器官施加压力,或直接施压,如在味觉和触觉中;或间接施压,如在视觉、听觉和嗅觉中:

which pressure, by the mediation of Nerves, and other strings, and membranes of the body, continued inwards to the Brain, and Heart, causeth there a resistance, or counter-pressure, or endeavour of the heart, to deliver it self:

这种压力经由神经及身体的其他筋络和膜,向内传导至大脑和心脏,在那里引起一种抵抗、反压,或心脏力图摆脱这种压力的努力:

which endeavour because Outward, seemeth to be some matter without.

这种努力由于朝向外部,便似乎是身外的某种事物。

Vocabulary

关于
guānyú — regarding, concerning, about a topic
rén — person, human being
de — structural particle indicating possession or modification
思想
sīxiǎng — thought, idea, ideology
wǒ — I, me, first person singular pronoun
jiāng — will, shall, about to do something
首先
shǒuxiān — first of all, firstly, to begin with
逐一
zhúyī — one by one, individually, in turn
加以
jiāyǐ — to apply, to proceed to do something
考察
kǎochá — to examine, investigate, observe carefully
然后
ránhòu — then, after that, subsequently
zài — again, then, once more
qí — its, their, his or her (formal)
连续
liánxù — continuous, successive, uninterrupted sequence
状态
zhuàngtài — state, condition, mode of being
jí — namely, that is, i.e.
之间
zhījiān — between, among, in the middle of
相互
xiānghù — mutual, reciprocal, each other
依存
yīcún — to depend on each other, interdependence
关系
guānxi — relationship, connection, relation between things
jiù — regarding, as for, with respect to
单个
dāngè — single, individual, one at a time
而言
éryán — speaking of, in terms of, as for
měi — every, each, per
一个
yīgè — one, a single item or unit
dōu — all, both, every one of them
shì — to be, is, am, are
我们
wǒmen — we, us, first person plural pronoun
身外
shēnwài — outside oneself, external to one's body
mǒu — a certain, some unspecified thing or person
yī — one, a single unit or item
物体
wùtǐ — object, physical body, material thing
某种
mǒuzhǒng — a certain kind, some type of something
性质
xìngzhì — nature, quality, property of something
huò — or, either, alternatively
其他
qítā — other, else, the rest
属性
shǔxìng — attribute, property, characteristic quality
表象
biǎoxiàng — appearance, representation, outward manifestation
显现
xiǎnxiàn — to appear, manifest, become visible
这种
zhèzhǒng — this kind of, this type of
通常
tōngcháng — usually, normally, ordinarily
称为
chēngwéi — to be called, referred to as
客体
kètǐ — object, external subject of perception
gāi — that, the said, the aforementioned
作用
zuòyòng — function, effect, action upon something
yú — at, in, on, upon (formal preposition)
眼睛
yǎnjing — eyes, the organs of sight
耳朵
ěrduo — ears, the organs of hearing
jí — and, as well as, together with
身体
shēntǐ — body, physical form of a person
部位
bùwèi — part, region, area of the body
bìng — and, furthermore, in addition
yīn — because of, due to, owing to
方式
fāngshì — method, manner, way of doing something
不同
bùtóng — different, distinct, not the same
ér — and, yet, but, thus (conjunction)
产生
chǎnshēng — to produce, generate, give rise to
各种
gèzhǒng — various kinds, all sorts of types
所有
suǒyǒu — all, every, the entirety of something
这些
zhèxiē — these, referring to nearby plural items
根源
gēnyuán — root cause, origin, fundamental source
就是
jiùshì — is exactly, precisely is, that is
所称
suǒchēng — what is called, so-called, referred to as
感觉
gǎnjué — sensation, feeling, sense perception
因为
yīnwèi — because, since, the reason being
心灵
xīnlíng — mind, soul, spirit, inner consciousness
zhōng — in, inside, within, among
没有
méiyǒu — do not have, there is no, lack
任何
rènhé — any, whatsoever, no matter which
观念
guānniàn — idea, concept, notion, conception
不是
búshì — is not, are not, negative of 是
最初
zuìchū — at first, originally, in the beginning
全部
quánbù — all, entire, the whole of something
部分
bùfen — part, portion, a section of something
de — adverbial particle modifying verbs or adjectives
yóu — from, by, through, via
器官
qìguān — organ, bodily organ of sense or function
suǒ — particle forming passive or noun phrases
其余
qíyú — the rest, the remainder, the others
jiē — all, every, without exception (literary)
cǐ — this, these, the aforementioned (formal)
派生
pàishēng — derived from, derivative, to originate from
而来
érlái — coming from, arising from, derived thence
了解
liǎojiě — to understand, know, be familiar with
自然
zìrán — natural, nature, of course, naturally
原因
yuányīn — reason, cause, factor behind something
对于
duìyú — regarding, as for, with respect to
当前
dāngqián — current, present, at the moment
所要
suǒyào — what is needed, what is required
处理
chǔlǐ — to handle, deal with, process matters
事务
shìwù — affairs, matters, business tasks
并非
bìngfēi — is not actually, by no means
十分
shífēn — very, extremely, fully, completely
必要
bìyào — necessary, essential, required
而且
érqiě — moreover, furthermore, in addition
yǐ — already, previously (formal/literary)
zài — at, in, on; to be located at
别处
biéchù — elsewhere, another place, somewhere else
对此
duìcǐ — regarding this, in response to this
作了
zuòle — made, did, carried out (completed action)
详尽
xiángjìn — thorough, exhaustive, detailed and complete
论述
lùnshù — to discuss, elaborate, expound upon
尽管
jǐnguǎn — although, even though, despite the fact
如此
rúcǐ — like this, so, in this manner
为使
wèishǐ — in order to make, so as to enable
目前
mùqián — currently, at present, right now
方法
fāngfǎ — method, approach, way of doing something
gè — each, every, various individual items
完整
wánzhěng — complete, whole, intact, fully formed
此处
cǐchù — here, at this place, this location
对其
duìqí — regarding it, with respect to it
zuò — to make, do, compose, carry out
简要
jiǎnyào — brief, concise, short and to-the-point
阐述
chǎnshù — to expound, elaborate, explain in detail
外部
wàibù — external, outside, exterior part
tā — it, third person singular neuter pronoun
duì — toward, to, directed at something
对应
duìyìng — corresponding, to correspond to, match
施加
shījiā — to exert, apply, impose upon something
压力
yālì — pressure, stress, force exerted on something
直接
zhíjiē — direct, directly, without intermediary
施压
shīyā — to apply pressure, exert force on
rú — such as, like, for example
味觉
wèijué — sense of taste, gustatory perception
hé — and, together with, plus
触觉
chùjué — sense of touch, tactile sensation
间接
jiànjiē — indirect, not direct, through intermediary
视觉
shìjué — sense of sight, visual perception
听觉
tīngjué — sense of hearing, auditory perception
嗅觉
xiùjué — sense of smell, olfactory perception
经由
jīngyóu — via, by way of, passing through
神经
shénjīng — nerve, neural, pertaining to nervous system
筋络
jīnluò — tendons and channels, sinews and vessels
mó — membrane, thin layer of tissue
向内
xiàngnèi — inward, toward the inside, internally
传导
chuándǎo — to conduct, transmit signals or impulses
zhì — to, until, up to, reaching (formal)
大脑
dànǎo — brain, cerebrum, the main brain organ
心脏
xīnzàng — heart, the cardiac organ
那里
nàlǐ — there, that place, over there
引起
yǐnqǐ — to cause, trigger, give rise to
一种
yīzhǒng — a kind of, a type of, one sort
抵抗
dǐkàng — to resist, opposition, counter-force
反压
fǎnyā — counter-pressure, reactive force pushing back
力图
lìtú — to strive to, endeavor to, try hard
摆脱
bǎituō — to break free, escape from, shake off
努力
nǔlì — effort, to strive, work hard at
由于
yóuyú — due to, because of, owing to
朝向
cháoxiàng — facing toward, directed at, oriented to
便
biàn — then, thus, consequently (formal)
似乎
sìhū — seems like, apparently, as if
事物
shìwù — thing, object, matter, entity in world
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