On Liberty — Page 6
穆勒早在1831年就认识了她,那是在泰勒先生家举办的一次晚宴上,席间还有罗巴克、W·J·福克斯以及哈里特·马蒂诺小姐等人。
Mill was introduced to her as early as 1831, at a dinner-party at Mr. Taylor's house, where were present, amongst others, Roebuck, W. J. Fox, and Miss Harriet Martineau.
两人的相识迅速发展为亲密关系,亲密关系又升华为真挚友谊,穆勒对这段非同寻常的关系所带来的种种裨益,更是乐此不疲、反复称颂。
The acquaintance rapidly ripened into intimacy and the intimacy into friendship, and Mill was never weary of expatiating on all the advantages of so singular a relationship.
在他的《政治经济学》一书的部分赠阅本中,他题写了如下献辞:
In some of the presentation copies of his work on Political Economy, he wrote the following dedication:
「谨以此书献给约翰·泰勒夫人,在作者所认识的人当中,她最有资格在社会进步这一议题上提出创见或加以品评,谨致最崇高的敬意与爱戴。」
"To Mrs. John Taylor, who, of all persons known to the author, is the most highly qualified either to originate or to appreciate speculation on social advancement, this work is with the highest respect and esteem dedicated."
一篇关于女性参政权的文章,也成为他另一番颂扬的契机。
An article on the enfranchisement of women was made the occasion for another encomium.
我们有充分理由相信,他晚年所著、于1869年出版的《女性的从属地位》一书,正是受到泰勒夫人影响的产物。
We shall hardly be wrong in attributing a much later book, The Subjection of Women, published in 1869, to the influence wielded by Mrs. Taylor.
最终,《自传》的字里行间充满了他对这位「几近无误的良师益友」的热情赞颂。
Finally, the pages of the Autobiography ring with the dithyrambic praise of his "almost infallible counsellor."
这段非凡亲密关系的事实经过,不难陈述清楚,但从中作出推断,则要困难得多。
The facts of this remarkable intimacy can easily be stated. The deductions are more difficult.
毫无疑问,穆勒的痴迷之情给他的相识和朋友们带来了相当大的困扰。
There is no question that Mill's infatuation was the cause of considerable trouble to his acquaintances and friends.
他的父亲甚至公开指责他爱上了别人的妻子。
His father openly taxed him with being in love with another man's wife.
罗巴克、格罗特夫人、奥斯汀夫人、哈里特·马蒂诺小姐等人,都曾因触及这一禁忌话题而受到冷遇。
Roebuck, Mrs. Grote, Mrs. Austin, Miss Harriet Martineau were amongst those who suffered because they made some allusion to a forbidden subject.
Vocabulary
- was
- be动词过去式,表示存在或状态
- introduced
- 介绍,引入,使某人认识另一个人
- to
- 介词,表示方向、对象或关系
- her
- 代词,第三人称女性所有格代词
- as
- 连词或介词,表示时间、方式或身份
- early
- 早期的,早的,在初期阶段
- at
- 介词,表示位置、时间或状态
- dinner-party
- 晚宴,正式的晚餐聚会
- Mr
- 先生,男性的敬称或头衔
- house
- 房子,住宅,建筑物
- where
- 哪里,在什么地方,询问或指代位置
- were
- be动词过去式复数形式,表示存在
- present
- 现在的,出席的,呈现
- amongst
- 在...之中,在...当中
- others
- 其他人,其他的人或事物
- and
- 并且,和,连接词
- Miss
- 小姐,未婚女性的敬称
- The
- 定冠词,特指某个特定的人或物
- acquaintance
- 认识,熟人,相识的关系
- rapidly
- 迅速地,快速地,很快
- ripened
- 成熟,发展,逐渐形成
- into
- 进入,到...里面,转变为
- intimacy
- 亲密关系,亲密,熟悉
- the
- 定冠词,特指某个特定的人或物
- friendship
- 友谊,朋友关系,友好关系
- never
- 从不,从未,绝不
- weary
- 疲倦的,厌倦的,疲劳
- of
- 的,属于,关于
- on
- 在...上,关于,在...之上
- all
- 所有的,全部的,一切
- advantages
- 优势,优点,有利条件
- so
- 这样,如此,因此
- singular
- 奇特的,独特的,非凡的
- relationship
- 关系,联系,人际关系
- In
- 在...里,在...内部
- some
- 某些,一些,几个
- presentation
- 呈现,展示,介绍
- copies
- 副本,复印件,拷贝
- his
- 他的,男性所有格代词
- work
- 工作,著作,作品
- Political
- 政治的,政治上的
- Economy
- 经济,经济学,经济制度
- he
- 他,男性第三人称代词
- wrote
- 写,著述,书写
- following
- 下面的,接下来的,之后的
- dedication
- 献辞,奉献,致献
- To
- 到,向,对于
- Mrs
- 夫人,已婚女性的敬称
- who
- 谁,关系代词,引导从句
- persons
- 人,个人,人物
- known
- 已知的,众所周知的
- author
- 作者,著者,创作者
- is
- 是,be动词第三人称单数
- most
- 最,最多,极其
- highly
- 高度地,极其,非常
- qualified
- 合格的,有资格的,胜任的
- either
- 任一,两者之一,要么
- originate
- 起源,创始,发起
- or
- 或,或者,否则
- appreciate
- 欣赏,感谢,理解
- speculation
- 推测,思辨,论证
- social
- 社会的,社交的,集体的
- advancement
- 进步,发展,晋升
- this
- 这,这个,此
- with
- 用,和,具有
- highest
- 最高的,最高级别的
- respect
- 尊重,敬重,关于
- esteem
- 尊敬,敬重,重视
- dedicated
- 奉献的,专注的,致献
- An
- 一个,不定冠词
- article
- 文章,条款,物品
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