Pride and Prejudice — Page 8

English → Chinese Preface Level 7/10

If cynicism means the perception of "the other side," the sense of "the accepted hells beneath," the consciousness that motives are nearly always mixed, and that to seem is not identical with to be--if this be cynicism, then every man and woman who is not a fool, who does not care to live in a fool's paradise, who has knowledge of nature and the world and life, is a cynic.

如果愤世嫉俗意味着对"事物另一面"的洞察，对"隐藏于世俗之下的公认苦难"的感知，对动机几乎总是复杂混杂的意识，以及对表象与本质并不等同的认识——如果这便是愤世嫉俗，那么每一个并非愚者、不愿生活在愚人的幻想乐园中、对自然、世界与人生有所了解的男男女女，都是愤世嫉俗者。

And in that sense Miss Austen certainly was one.

就此意义而言，奥斯汀小姐无疑是其中之一。

She may even have been one in the further sense that, like her own Mr. Bennet, she took an epicurean delight in dissecting, in displaying, in setting at work her fools and her mean persons.

她甚至可能在更深一层的意义上也是如此——就像她笔下的班纳特先生一样，她以一种伊壁鸠鲁式的愉悦，乐于剖析、展示并驱使她笔下的愚人与卑鄙之辈登场表演。

I think she did take this delight, and I do not think at all the worse of her for it as a woman, while she was immensely the better for it as an artist.

我认为她确实从中获得了这种乐趣，作为一个女性，我丝毫不因此而对她有所贬低，而作为一位艺术家，这种特质则使她大为出色。

In respect of her art generally, Mr. Goldwin Smith has truly observed that "metaphor has been exhausted in depicting the perfection of it, combined with the narrowness of her field;" and he has justly added that we need not go beyond her own comparison to the art of a miniature painter.

就其艺术整体而言，戈德温·史密斯先生曾精辟地指出，"一切隐喻都已被用尽，以描绘其艺术的完美，以及与之相伴的题材之狭窄"；他还恰当地补充道，我们无需超越奥斯汀本人的比喻——将其比作微型画画家的艺术。

To make this latter observation quite exact we must not use the term miniature in its restricted sense, and must think rather of Memling at one end of the history of painting and Meissonier at the other, than of Cosway or any of his kind.

为使后一观点更加精确，我们不应将"微型画"一词局限于其狭义，而应将目光投向绘画史两端的梅姆林与梅索尼耶，而非科斯韦或与其同类的画家。

Vocabulary

如果: rúguǒ — if; supposing a certain condition is true
愤世嫉俗: fèn shì jí sú — cynical; disgusted with society and its conventions
意味着: yìwèizhe — means; implies; signifies something
对: duì — towards; regarding; correct
事物: shìwù — things; matters; objects in the world
另一面: lìng yī miàn — the other side; another aspect
的: de — structural particle indicating possession or modification
洞察: dòngchá — insight; keen perception into something
隐藏: yǐncáng — to hide; to conceal something from view
于: yú — in; at; from; preposition of location or time
世俗: shìsú — worldly; mundane; conventional society
之下: zhī xià — beneath; below; under something
公认: gōngrèn — universally acknowledged; generally recognized by all
苦难: kǔnàn — suffering; hardship; misery and pain
感知: gǎnzhī — to perceive; awareness through the senses
动机: dòngjī — motive; motivation behind an action
几乎: jīhū — almost; nearly; very close to
总是: zǒngshì — always; invariably; at all times
复杂: fùzá — complex; complicated; involving many elements
混杂: hùnzá — mixed; blended; jumbled together
意识: yìshí — consciousness; awareness; to be aware of
以及: yǐjí — as well as; and; along with
表象: biǎoxiàng — surface appearance; outward phenomenon
与: yǔ — and; with; together with
本质: běnzhì — essence; intrinsic nature of something
并不: bìng bù — not at all; does not (emphatic negation)
等同: děngtóng — to equate; to regard as identical
认识: rènshi — to know; to recognize; understanding of something
这: zhè — this; referring to something nearby
便是: biàn shì — is precisely; is exactly; amounts to
那么: nàme — then; in that case; so
每一个: měi yī gè — every single one; each individual
并非: bìng fēi — is not; by no means (emphatic negation)
愚者: yúzhě — fool; a foolish or simple-minded person
不愿: bù yuàn — unwilling; reluctant to do something
生活: shēnghuó — life; to live; daily existence
在: zài — at; in; located at a place
愚人: yúrén — fool; a foolish person
幻想: huànxiǎng — fantasy; illusion; wishful thinking
乐园: lèyuán — paradise; a place of happiness and pleasure
中: zhōng — in; within; inside
自然: zìrán — naturally; of course; nature itself
世界: shìjiè — world; the earth and all its people
人生: rénshēng — human life; one's life journey
有所: yǒu suǒ — to have some; to some extent
了解: liǎojiě — to understand; to know about something
男男女女: nán nán nǚ nǚ — men and women; people of all genders
都是: dōu shì — all are; everyone is
愤世嫉俗者: fèn shì jí sú zhě — a cynic; one who is cynical about society
就: jiù — just; precisely; in terms of
此: cǐ — this; referring to something just mentioned
意义: yìyì — meaning; significance; importance
而言: ér yán — in terms of; speaking from a perspective
小姐: xiǎojiě — Miss; young woman; unmarried lady
无疑: wúyí — undoubtedly; without a doubt
是: shì — is; to be; am; are
其中: qízhōng — among them; within that group
之一: zhī yī — one of; a member of a group
她: tā — she; her; third-person feminine pronoun
甚至: shènzhì — even; going so far as to
可能: kěnéng — possibly; maybe; might be
更深: gèng shēn — even deeper; more profound
一层: yī céng — one layer; one level deeper
上: shàng — on; above; upper; in a certain respect
也是: yě shì — also is; is as well
如此: rúcǐ — like this; so; in this manner
就像: jiù xiàng — just like; similar to; as if
笔下: bǐ xià — under one's pen; in one's writing
先生: xiānsheng — Mr.; gentleman; husband; sir
一样: yīyàng — the same; alike; in the same way
以: yǐ — with; by means of; using
一种: yī zhǒng — a kind of; a type of
式: shì — style; type; manner of doing
愉悦: yúyuè — pleasure; delight; joyful feeling
乐于: lè yú — to be happy to; to enjoy doing
剖析: pōuxī — to analyze; to dissect and examine carefully
展示: zhǎnshì — to display; to present; to show off
并: bìng — and; moreover; simultaneously
驱使: qūshǐ — to drive; to compel; to urge into action
卑鄙: bēibǐ — despicable; mean; morally base
之辈: zhī bèi — the likes of; people of that sort
登场: dēngchǎng — to appear on stage; to make an entrance
表演: biǎoyǎn — to perform; to act; a performance
我: wǒ — I; me; first-person singular pronoun
认为: rènwéi — to think; to believe; to consider that
确实: quèshí — indeed; truly; certainly
从中: cóng zhōng — from this; from within; therefrom
获得了: huòdéle — obtained; gained; achieved something
这种: zhè zhǒng — this kind of; this type of
乐趣: lèqù — fun; enjoyment; pleasure in doing something
作为: zuòwéi — as; in the capacity of; serving as
一个: yī gè — one; a single (measure word for people)
女性: nǚxìng — female; woman; the female gender
丝毫: sīháo — not in the slightest; not at all
不: bù — no; not; negation particle
因此: yīncǐ — therefore; because of this; as a result
而: ér — and; but; yet; connecting clauses
对她: duì tā — towards her; with regard to her
贬低: biǎndī — to belittle; to look down on someone
一位: yī wèi — one (polite measure word for a person)
艺术家: yìshùjiā — artist; a person who creates art
特质: tèzhì — special quality; characteristic trait
则: zé — then; however; a contrasting conjunction
使她: shǐ tā — makes her; causes her to be
大为: dàwéi — greatly; considerably; to a large degree
出色: chūsè — outstanding; excellent; remarkable
其: qí — its; his; her; their (formal pronoun)
艺术: yìshù — art; artistic work or creation
整体: zhěngtǐ — as a whole; overall; the entirety
曾: céng — once; formerly; at some past time
精辟地: jīngpì de — incisively; with penetrating insight
指出: zhǐchū — to point out; to indicate; to note
一切: yīqiè — all; everything; every single thing
隐喻: yǐnyù — metaphor; a figurative comparison
都已: dōu yǐ — all have already; everything has been
被: bèi — passive marker; by (someone/something)
用尽: yòngjìn — to exhaust; to use up completely
描绘: miáohuì — to depict; to portray; to describe vividly
完美: wánměi — perfect; flawless; ideally excellent
与之: yǔ zhī — with it; associated with that
相伴: xiāngbàn — to accompany; to go together with
题材: tícái — subject matter; theme; topic of a work
之: zhī — possessive particle (formal/literary)
狭窄: xiázhǎi — narrow; limited; confined in scope
他: tā — he; him; third-person masculine pronoun
还: hái — also; still; in addition
恰当地: qiàdàng de — appropriately; suitably; in a fitting manner
补充道: bǔchōng dào — added; went on to supplement by saying
我们: wǒmen — we; us; first-person plural pronoun
无需: wú xū — no need to; it is unnecessary to
超越: chāoyuè — to surpass; to go beyond; to transcend
本人: běnrén — oneself; the person in question
比喻: bǐyù — metaphor; analogy; figurative comparison
将其: jiāng qí — to take it; regarding it (formal marker)
比作: bǐ zuò — to compare to; to liken to
微型画: wēixíng huà — miniature painting; small-scale detailed artwork
画家: huàjiā — painter; an artist who paints
为: wèi — for; in order to; for the sake of
使: shǐ — to make; to cause; to enable
后一: hòu yī — the latter; the second of two mentioned
观点: guāndiǎn — viewpoint; perspective; standpoint
更加: gèngjiā — even more; increasingly; further
精确: jīngquè — precise; accurate; exact
不应: bù yīng — should not; ought not to
将: jiāng — will; to take; formal object marker
一词: yī cí — a word; a term; the word in question
局限于: júxiàn yú — to limit to; to confine to a scope
狭义: xiáyì — narrow sense; strict definition
而应: ér yīng — but rather should; instead ought to
目光: mùguāng — gaze; eyes; one's field of vision
投向: tóu xiàng — to direct towards; to cast toward
绘画史: huìhuà shǐ — history of painting; art history
两端: liǎng duān — both ends; two extremes; either side
而非: ér fēi — rather than; instead of; not
或: huò — or; either; alternatively
与其: yǔ qí — with them; rather than; compared to
同类: tónglèi — of the same kind; similar counterparts

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