Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave — Page 5
如果能说服道格拉斯将他的时间和才华奉献于推动反奴隶制事业，这将给该事业带来强大的推动力，同时也会对北方人对有色人种的偏见予以沉重打击。
could be persuaded to consecrate his time and talents to the promotion of the anti-slavery enterprise, a powerful impetus would be given to it, and a stunning blow at the same time inflicted on northern prejudice against a colored complexion.
因此，我努力在他心中灌输希望与勇气，希望他能够鼓起勇气去从事一份对他这种处境的人来说如此不寻常且责任重大的职业。
I therefore endeavored to instil hope and courage into his mind, in order that he might dare to engage in a vocation so anomalous and responsible for a person in his situation;
在这一努力中，我得到了热心朋友们的支持，尤其是已故的马萨诸塞反奴隶制协会总代理约翰·A·柯林斯先生，他在此事上的判断与我完全一致。
and I was seconded in this effort by warm-hearted friends, especially by the late General Agent of the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society, Mr. JOHN A. COLLINS, whose judgment in this instance entirely coincided with my own.
起初，他无法给出任何鼓励；他真诚地表现出谦逊，表达了自己的看法，认为自己没有能力完成如此艰巨的任务。
At first, he could give no encouragement; with unfeigned diffidence, he expressed his conviction that he was not adequate to the performance of so great a task;
前方所规划的道路完全是一条未经踏足的路；他真心担忧自己弊大于利。
the path marked out was wholly an untrodden one; he was sincerely apprehensive that he should do more harm than good.
然而，经过深思熟虑，他同意尝试一番；从那时起，他便一直以演讲代理人的身份，在美国或马萨诸塞反奴隶制协会的主持下开展工作。
After much deliberation, however, he consented to make a trial; and ever since that period, he has acted as a lecturing agent, under the auspices either of the American or the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society.
他在工作中勤奋异常；他在消除偏见、争取信徒、激励公众思想方面所取得的成就，远远超出了他辉煌事业开始之初人们所抱有的最乐观的期望。
In labors he has been most abundant; and his success in combating prejudice, in gaining proselytes, in agitating the public mind, has far surpassed the most sanguine expectations that were raised at the commencement of his brilliant career.
他举止温柔谦和，却又展现出真正的男子汉气概。
He has borne himself with gentleness and meekness, yet with true manliness of character.
Vocabulary
- could
- 过去可能；能够做某事的过去式
- be
- 存在；是；成为的基本动词
- persuaded
- 说服；劝服某人相信或做某事
- to
- 向；朝向；不定式标记词
- his
- 他的；属于男性的所有格代词
- time
- 时间；时刻；可用于工作的时间
- and
- 和；与；连接词
- talents
- 才能；天赋；某人擅长的能力
- the
- 定冠词；特指某个特定事物
- promotion
- 推广；促进；提升某事物发展
- of
- 的；属于；所有格介词
- enterprise
- 企业；事业；具有冒险性的项目
- powerful
- 强大的；有力的；影响力大的
- would
- 将会；过去将来式助动词
- given
- 给予的；考虑到；假设
- it
- 它；代词；指代事物
- stunning
- 令人惊叹的；出色的；令人吃惊的
- blow
- 打击；重创；伤害
- at
- 在；向；指向某处所
- same
- 相同的；同样的；一样的
- on
- 在；上；表示位置的介词
- northern
- 北方的；北部的；来自北方
- prejudice
- 偏见；歧视；不公正的预先判断
- against
- 反对；对抗；违反
- colored
- 有色的；着色的；肤色深的
- therefore
- 因此；所以；由此推出
- endeavored
- 努力；尽力；试图做某事
- hope
- 希望；期望；想要发生之事
- courage
- 勇气；勇敢；面对困难的力量
- into
- 进入；到；进入某处所
- mind
- 心智；思想；头脑
- in
- 在；里面；表示位置
- order
- 为了；目的；次序
- that
- 那个；那；引导从句的词
- he
- 他；男性代词
- might
- 可能；也许；可能性
- dare
- 敢；敢于；有勇气做
- engage
- 从事；参与；致力于
- vocation
- 职业；使命；专业工作
- so
- 所以；如此；非常
- responsible
- 负责的；有责任的；需要承担义务
- for
- 为了；因为；目的
- person
- 人；个人；单个的人
- situation
- 情况；局面；所处的状态
- was
- 是；过去式；存在
- this
- 这个；这；近处的
- effort
- 努力；尽力；所做的尝试
- by
- 由；被；通过
- warm-hearted
- 热心的；友好的；有爱心的
- friends
- 朋友；熟人；友好的人
- especially
- 特别是；尤其是；格外地
- late
- 已故的；已去世的；晚的
- General
- 将军；综合的；普遍的
- Agent
- 代理人；经纪人；代表
- Society
- 社会；社团；组织
- Mr
- 先生；男士的敬称
- whose
- 谁的；哪个的；所有格
- judgment
- 判断；意见；判决
- instance
- 例子；情况；请求
- entirely
- 完全地；彻底地；全部地
- with
- 和；用；与
- my
- 我的；属于我
- own
- 自己的；拥有；承认
- At
- 在；于；表示位置
- first
- 首先；开始；最初
- give
- 给；给予；捐赠
- no
- 不；否定；没有
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