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Chinese → English Preface Level 9/10

他于1873年辞世,晚年在继女的温柔陪伴下安详度过,

He died in 1873, his last years being spent peacefully in the pleasant society of his step-daughter,

从她真挚的关怀与深切的精神共鸣中,他或许捕捉到了曾照亮其心灵生命的那道光芒的遥远回响。

from whose tender care and earnest intellectual sympathy he caught maybe a far-off reflection of the light which had irradiated his spiritual life.

约翰·斯图尔特·密尔写作《论自由》的背景,与泰勒夫人对其人生所施加的影响密切相关。

The circumstances under which John Stuart Mill wrote his Liberty are largely connected with the influence which Mrs. Taylor wielded over his career.

书中的献词广为人知,其中包含了有史以来哲学家为女性所写下的最为非凡的颂辞。

The dedication is well known. It contains the most extraordinary panegyric on a woman that any philosopher has ever penned.

「若我能将埋藏于她坟冢之中的伟大思想与高尚情感,哪怕诠释出一半传达给世人,我所带来的裨益,将远胜于我在没有她那近乎无与伦比的智慧的启发与辅佐下所能写就的一切。」

"Were I but capable of interpreting to the world one-half the great thoughts and noble feelings which are buried in her grave, I should be the medium of a greater benefit to it than is ever likely to arise from anything that I can write, unprompted and unassisted by her all but unrivalled wisdom."

世俗的冷嘲者固然容易对这样的句子嗤之以鼻,

It is easy for the ordinary worldly cynicism to curl a sceptical lip over sentences like these.

其中或许有情感的夸大——这是一个按照其父詹姆斯·密尔那般不易动情之人的「枯燥理性」培养出来的人,所难以避免的反弹——

There may be exaggeration of sentiment, the necessary and inevitable reaction of a man who was trained according to the "dry light" of so unimpressionable a man as James Mill, the father;

然而,所引用的这段话并非约翰·斯图尔特·密尔表达其对妻子智识影响坚定信念的唯一文字。

but the passage quoted is not the only one in which John Stuart Mill proclaims his unhesitating belief in the intellectual influence of his wife.

《论自由》这部论著尤其是在她的主导与鼓励下写成的,而在此之前,他还多次提及她对其思想所产生的影响。

The treatise on Liberty was written especially under her authority and encouragement, but there are many earlier references to the power which she exercised over his mind.

Vocabulary

died
死亡,生命终止
last
最后的,最终的
spent
度过(时间),spend的过去式
peacefully
平静地,安宁地
pleasant
令人愉快的,惬意的
society
陪伴,交往;也指社会
step-daughter
继女,非亲生的女儿
tender
温柔的,体贴的
care
关怀,照料
earnest
真诚的,认真的
intellectual
智识的,与思想或学问相关
sympathy
同情,共鸣,理解
caught
catch的过去式,抓住,感受到
maybe
也许,可能
far-off
遥远的,远处的
reflection
反射,倒影;也指反思
light
光,光芒;也指启示
irradiated
照亮,用光线照射
spiritual
精神的,心灵的
circumstances
情况,环境,背景条件
Liberty
自由,指密尔的著作《论自由》
largely
很大程度上,主要地
connected
与……有关联,相连的
influence
影响,作用力
wielded
施加(影响或权力),运用
career
职业生涯,事业
dedication
题献,献词;也指奉献精神
known
众所周知的,知名的
contains
包含,收录
extraordinary
非凡的,极不寻常的
panegyric
颂词,热情洋溢的赞扬文章
philosopher
哲学家,从事哲学研究的人
penned
写作,用笔写下
capable
有能力的,能够做某事的
interpreting
阐释,解读,传达意义
one-half
一半,二分之一
thoughts
思想,想法,复数形式
noble
高尚的,崇高的
feelings
感情,情感,复数形式
buried
埋葬,被掩埋在……之中
grave
坟墓,墓地
medium
媒介,传播工具或手段
greater
更大的,更重要的,great的比较级
benefit
益处,好处,利益
likely
可能的,有可能发生的
arise
产生,出现,发生
unprompted
未受提示的,自发的
unassisted
未经协助的,独立完成的
unrivalled
无与伦比的,无可匹敌的
wisdom
智慧,聪明才智
ordinary
普通的,平凡的
worldly
世俗的,注重现实利益的
cynicism
愤世嫉俗,冷嘲热讽的态度
curl
翘起(嘴唇),卷曲
sceptical
怀疑的,持怀疑态度的
lip
嘴唇
sentences
句子,语句,复数形式
exaggeration
夸张,言过其实
sentiment
情感,感情,情绪倾向
necessary
必要的,必需的
inevitable
不可避免的,必然发生的
reaction
反应,对某事的回应或反弹
trained
受过训练的,被培养的
according
根据,依照
dry
枯燥的,无趣的;也指干燥
unimpressionable
不易受感动的,感情迟钝的
passage
段落,文章中的一段
quoted
被引用的,引述的
proclaims
宣称,公开声明
unhesitating
毫不犹豫的,坚定的
belief
信念,信仰,相信
treatise
专论,学术论著
especially
尤其,特别地
authority
权威,权力;也指授权
encouragement
鼓励,支持,激励
earlier
更早的,之前的,early的比较级
references
提及,参考,引用的复数
power
权力,力量,影响力
exercised
施加,行使(权力或影响)
mind
思想,头脑,心智
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