Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave — Page 12
好像把一个人沦为物品，比严厉鞭打他或剥夺他必要的食物和衣物，更不残忍似的！
As if it were less cruel to reduce a human being to the condition of a thing, than to give him a severe flagellation, or to deprive him of necessary food and clothing!
好像鞭子、锁链、拇指夹、桨板、猎犬、监工、驱役者、巡逻队，不都是镇压奴隶、保护那些冷酷压迫者所不可或缺的手段似的！
As if whips, chains, thumb-screws, paddles, blood-hounds, overseers, drivers, patrols, were not all indispensable to keep the slaves down, and to give protection to their ruthless oppressors!
好像当婚姻制度被废除之后，姘居、通奸与乱伦就不必然泛滥；当人类所有的权利被消灭之后，还有什么屏障能保护受害者免遭掠夺者的狂暴；当生命与自由被绝对权力所掌控，这种权力就不会以毁灭性的力量肆意横行似的！
As if, when the marriage institution is abolished, concubinage, adultery, and incest, must not necessarily abound; when all the rights of humanity are annihilated, any barrier remains to protect the victim from the fury of the spoiler; when absolute power is assumed over life and liberty, it will not be wielded with destructive sway!
这类持怀疑态度的人在社会上比比皆是。
Skeptics of this character abound in society.
少数情况下，他们的怀疑源于缺乏思考；但通常而言，这种怀疑表明他们憎恶光明，渴望庇护奴隶制免遭其反对者的抨击，以及蔑视有色人种，无论其是奴隶还是自由人。
In some few instances, their incredulity arises from a want of reflection; but, generally, it indicates a hatred of the light, a desire to shield slavery from the assaults of its foes, a contempt of the colored race, whether bond or free.
这些人会试图否定这部真实的《叙事录》中所记载的那些令人震惊的奴隶主残暴行径；但他们的努力将是徒劳的。
Such will try to discredit the shocking tales of slaveholding cruelty which are recorded in this truthful Narrative; but they will labor in vain.
道格拉斯先生坦率地披露了他的出生地、那些声称拥有他身体与灵魂所有权之人的姓名，以及那些曾对他犯下他所指控之罪行者的姓名。
Mr. Douglass has frankly disclosed the place of his birth, the names of those who claimed ownership in his body and soul, and the names also of those who committed the crimes which he has alleged against them.
因此，如果他的陈述不实，便很容易被推翻。
His statements, therefore, may easily be disproved, if they are untrue.
Vocabulary
- As
- 当...的时候；作为；如同
- if
- 如果；假如；是否
- it
- 它；这个；那个
- were
- 是（be动词过去式）；假如是
- less
- 较少的；更少；减去
- cruel
- 残忍的；无情的；令人痛苦的
- to
- 到；向；朝向；（不定式标记）
- reduce
- 减少；降低；使变成某状态
- human
- 人类的；人的；具有人性的
- being
- 存在；生存；人；生物
- the
- 定冠词；表示特定的人或物
- condition
- 条件；状况；处境；情形
- of
- 的；属于；来自于
- thing
- 事物；东西；事情；物体
- than
- 比；比...更；而不是
- give
- 给予；给；赠送；提供
- him
- 他；他的；给他
- severe
- 严厉的；严重的；苛刻的
- or
- 或者；或；否则；要不然
- deprive
- 剥夺；夺取；使丧失
- necessary
- 必要的；必需的；不可避免的
- food
- 食物；食品；养料；精神食粮
- and
- 和；以及；与；还有
- clothing
- 衣服；服装；衣着；布料
- chains
- 链子；锁链；一系列相连的东西
- drivers
- 驾驶员；司机；赶车者；推动者
- patrols
- 巡逻；巡逻队；巡逻人员；巡查
- not
- 不；没有；否定词
- all
- 全部；所有；一切；完全
- indispensable
- 必不可少的；不可或缺的；必须的
- keep
- 保持；保留；维持；饲养
- slaves
- 奴隶；被奴役者；被迫劳动的人
- down
- 向下；下方；压低；写下
- protection
- 保护；防护；保障；庇护
- their
- 他们的；她们的；它们的
- ruthless
- 无情的；残忍的；冷酷的；无怜悯心
- oppressors
- 压迫者；暴君；欺压他人的人
- when
- 当...时；什么时候；然而
- marriage
- 婚姻；结婚；夫妻关系；婚礼
- institution
- 制度；机构；建立；习俗
- is
- 是；存在；发生于
- abolished
- 废除；取消；消除；废止
- adultery
- 通奸；婚外情；背叛配偶关系
- must
- 必须；一定；必然；应该
- necessarily
- 必然地；必须地；势必；不可避免地
- abound
- 大量存在；充满；丰富；繁荣
- rights
- 权利；权益；正义；右方
- humanity
- 人性；人类；人道；人文学科
- are
- 是；存在；位于
- annihilated
- 被消灭；被摧毁；被彻底毁灭
- any
- 任何；任何一个；一些；丝毫
- barrier
- 障碍物；栅栏；壁垒；阻碍
- remains
- 保持；留下；遗迹；残余
- protect
- 保护；防护；保卫；维护
- victim
- 受害者；牺牲者；遭殃的人
- from
- 从；来自；距离；由于
- fury
- 愤怒；狂怒；暴怒；强暴力量
- spoiler
- 掠夺者；抢劫者；破坏者；剧透者
- absolute
- 绝对的；完全的；专制的；无条件的
- power
- 权力；力量；能力；电力
- assumed
- 假设；承担；采取；冒充
- over
- 在...之上；超过；遍及；结束
- life
- 生命；生活；人生；生物
- liberty
- 自由；解放；冒昧；特权
- will
- 意志；将要；遗嘱；决定
- be
- 是；成为；存在；发生
- wielded
- 挥舞；运用；掌握；行使权力
- with
- 用；以；和；具有；伴随
- destructive
- 破坏性的；毁灭性的；有害的
- sway
- 摇晃；影响力；统治；控制
- Skeptics
- 怀疑者；怀疑论者；不相信者
- this
- 这个；这；这些；当前的
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