Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave — Page 10
what longings after freedom took possession of his breast, and how his misery augmented, in proportion as he grew reflective and intelligent,—thus demonstrating that a happy slave is an extinct man!
对自由的渴望如何占据了他的心胸，以及他的痛苦如何随着他愈发善于思考和聪慧而与日俱增——由此证明，一个快乐的奴隶不过是一个行尸走肉！
how he thought, reasoned, felt, under the lash of the driver, with the chains upon his limbs!
他如何在监工的鞭打之下、枷锁加身之中思考、推理、感受！
what perils he encountered in his endeavors to escape from his horrible doom!
他在努力逃脱那可怕命运的过程中遭遇了怎样的险境！
and how signal have been his deliverance and preservation in the midst of a nation of pitiless enemies!
以及他在一群冷酷无情的敌人之中所获得的解救与庇护是何等非凡！
This Narrative contains many affecting incidents, many passages of great eloquence and power; but I think the most thrilling one of them all is the description _Douglass_ gives of his feelings, as he stood soliloquizing respecting his fate, and the chances of his one day being a freeman, on the banks of the Chesapeake Bay—viewing the receding vessels as they flew with their white wings before the breeze, and apostrophizing them as animated by the living spirit of freedom.
这部叙事作品包含许多动人的事件，许多雄辩有力的段落；但我认为其中最扣人心弦的，是道格拉斯对自己内心感受的描述——他站在切萨皮克湾岸边，独自沉思自己的命运，以及有朝一日成为自由人的可能，目送那些渐渐远去的船只乘风而行、白帆如翼，并向它们倾诉，仿佛它们承载着自由的鲜活精神。
Who can read that passage, and be insensible to its pathos and sublimity?
谁能读过那段文字，而对其中的悲怆与崇高无动于衷？
Compressed into it is a whole Alexandrian library of thought, feeling, and sentiment—all that can, all that need be urged, in the form of expostulation, entreaty, rebuke, against that crime of crimes,—making man the property of his fellow-man!
其中凝聚着一整座亚历山大图书馆般丰富的思想、情感与感悟——一切可以言说、一切需要言说的，以规劝、恳求、谴责之形式，共同指向那罪中之罪——将人变为同类之财产！
Vocabulary
- 对
- duì — toward; regarding; correct
- 自由
- zìyóu — freedom; liberty
- 的
- de — structural particle indicating possession or modification
- 渴望
- kěwàng — to yearn for; to crave deeply
- 如何
- rúhé — how; in what way
- 占据
- zhànjù — to occupy; to take up space or attention
- 了
- le — particle indicating completed action or change
- 他
- tā — he; him
- 心胸
- xīnxiōng — one's mind; breadth of heart and spirit
- 以及
- yǐjí — as well as; and also
- 痛苦
- tòngkǔ — pain; suffering; anguish
- 随着
- suízhe — along with; as something progresses
- 愈发
- yùfā — increasingly; more and more
- 善于
- shànyú — to be good at; skilled in something
- 思考
- sīkǎo — to think deeply; to reflect and ponder
- 和
- hé — and; together with
- 聪慧
- cōnghuì — intelligent; clever and wise
- 而
- ér — and yet; but; connecting clauses
- 与日俱增
- yǔ rì jù zēng — to grow with each passing day
- 由此
- yóucǐ — from this; hereby; thus
- 证明
- zhèngmíng — to prove; to demonstrate as true
- 一个
- yīgè — one; a single (general measure word)
- 快乐
- kuàilè — happy; joyful; cheerful
- 奴隶
- núlì — slave; person owned by another
- 不过
- búguò — however; but; merely
- 是
- shì — to be; is; am; are
- 行尸走肉
- xíng shī zǒu ròu — walking corpse; person living without purpose
- 在
- zài — at; in; located at
- 监工
- jiāngōng — overseer; supervisor of laborers
- 鞭打
- biāndǎ — to whip; to flog with a lash
- 之下
- zhīxià — under; beneath; below
- 枷锁
- jiāsuǒ — shackles; chains; physical or mental bonds
- 加身
- jiā shēn — placed upon one's body; imposed on oneself
- 之中
- zhīzhōng — within; in the midst of
- 推理
- tuīlǐ — to reason; logical deduction
- 感受
- gǎnshòu — to feel; personal experience or sensation
- 努力
- nǔlì — to strive; to work hard diligently
- 逃脱
- táotuō — to escape; to break free from
- 那
- nà — that; those
- 可怕
- kěpà — frightening; terrible; dreadful
- 命运
- mìngyùn — fate; destiny; one's lot in life
- 过程
- guòchéng — process; course of events
- 中
- zhōng — middle; among; within
- 遭遇
- zāoyù — to encounter; to meet with adversity
- 怎样
- zěnyàng — how; what kind; in what manner
- 险境
- xiǎnjìng — dangerous situation; perilous circumstances
- 一群
- yīqún — a group of; a crowd of people
- 冷酷无情
- lěngkù wúqíng — cold-blooded and merciless; utterly heartless
- 敌人
- dírén — enemy; foe; adversary
- 所
- suǒ — particle used before verbs indicating passive agent
- 获得
- huòdé — to obtain; to gain; to acquire
- 解救
- jiějiù — to rescue; to save from danger
- 与
- yǔ — and; with; together with
- 庇护
- bìhù — to shelter; to protect; to give refuge
- 何等
- héděng — how; what a; of what degree
- 非凡
- fēifán — extraordinary; remarkable; exceptional
- 这部
- zhè bù — this (used with volumes or works)
- 叙事
- xùshì — narrative; storytelling; recounting events
- 作品
- zuòpǐn — work; literary or artistic creation
- 包含
- bāohán — to contain; to include within
- 许多
- xǔduō — many; a lot of; numerous
- 动人
- dòngrén — moving; touching; emotionally stirring
- 事件
- shìjiàn — event; incident; happening
- 雄辩
- xióngbiàn — eloquent; powerfully persuasive argument
- 有力
- yǒulì — powerful; forceful; vigorous
- 段落
- duànluò — paragraph; section of text
- 但
- dàn — but; however; yet
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; myself
- 认为
- rènwéi — to think; to believe; to consider
- 其中
- qízhōng — among them; within that
- 最
- zuì — most; -est (superlative marker)
- 扣人心弦
- kòu rén xīn xián — gripping; deeply stirring the heartstrings
- 自己
- zìjǐ — oneself; one's own self
- 内心
- nèixīn — inner heart; innermost feelings or thoughts
- 描述
- miáoshù — to describe; to depict in detail
- 站在
- zhàn zài — to stand at; to be standing at
- 岸边
- àn biān — shore; edge of a body of water
- 独自
- dúzì — alone; by oneself; solitary
- 沉思
- chénsī — to ponder deeply; to meditate or contemplate
- 有朝一日
- yǒu zhāo yī rì — one day in the future; someday eventually
- 成为
- chéngwéi — to become; to turn into
- 自由人
- zìyóurén — free person; one who is not enslaved
- 可能
- kěnéng — possibly; maybe; possible
- 目送
- mùsòng — to watch someone leave; to gaze after
- 那些
- nàxiē — those; those things or people
- 渐渐
- jiànjiàn — gradually; little by little
- 远去
- yuǎn qù — to move away into the distance; recede
- 船只
- chuánzhī — vessels; ships; watercraft collectively
- 乘风而行
- chéng fēng ér xíng — to sail with the wind; travel freely
- 白帆
- báifān — white sail; the white sails of a ship
- 并
- bìng — and; furthermore; simultaneously
- 向
- xiàng — toward; facing; in the direction of
- 它们
- tāmen — they; them (referring to non-human things)
- 倾诉
- qīngsù — to pour out one's heart; to confide feelings
- 仿佛
- fǎngfú — as if; seemingly; it seems like
- 承载着
- chéngzài zhe — carrying; bearing; holding upon itself
- 鲜活
- xiānhuó — vivid; lively; fresh and vibrant
- 精神
- jīngshén — spirit; mind; vitality
- 谁
- shéi — who; whoever
- 能
- néng — can; to be able to
- 读过
- dú guò — to have read; to have gone through text
- 那段
- nà duàn — that passage; that section of text
- 文字
- wénzì — written words; text; written language
- 悲怆
- bēichuàng — sorrowful; deeply grievous and mournful
- 崇高
- chónggāo — lofty; sublime; noble and elevated
- 无动于衷
- wú dòng yú zhōng — unmoved; indifferent; remaining emotionally unaffected
- 凝聚着
- níngjù zhe — condensing; concentrating; embodying within itself
- 图书馆
- túshūguǎn — library; place housing books and resources
- 般
- bān — like; similar to; -like (comparative suffix)
- 丰富
- fēngfù — rich; abundant; plentiful
- 思想
- sīxiǎng — thought; ideology; ideas and thinking
- 情感
- qínggǎn — emotion; feeling; sentiment
- 感悟
- gǎnwù — insight; profound understanding gained through experience
- 一切
- yīqiè — everything; all things; the whole
- 可以
- kěyǐ — can; may; it is possible to
- 言说
- yánshuō — to express in words; to articulate verbally
- 需要
- xūyào — to need; to require; necessity
- 以
- yǐ — using; by means of; with
- 规劝
- guīquàn — to admonish; to advise earnestly
- 恳求
- kěnqiú — to implore; to plead earnestly
- 谴责
- qiǎnzé — to condemn; to censure strongly
- 之
- zhī — classical possessive or structural particle
- 形式
- xíngshì — form; format; manner of expression
- 共同
- gòngtóng — together; jointly; in common
- 指向
- zhǐxiàng — to point toward; to indicate; to aim at
- 变为
- biàn wéi — to turn into; to transform into
- 同类
- tónglèi — same kind; fellow beings; one's own kind
- 财产
- cáichǎn — property; possessions; assets
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