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Chinese → English Preface Level 9/10

我本不应如此直白地评论一位早已无从辩驳的绅士,若非近年来布道坛公然认可其学说,并将其奉为当今时代的主流神学。

I should not speak so plainly of a gentleman, long since past answering, had not the pulpit, of late years, publicly owned his doctrine, and made it the current divinity of the times.

那些自命为教师、却如此危险地误导他人的人,有必要被公开揭示:他们盲目追随的这位先祖究竟有何权威可言。

It is necessary those men, who taking on them to be teachers, have so dangerously misled others, should be openly shewed of what authority this their Patriarch is, whom they have so blindly followed,

如此一来,他们或许会收回那些建立在如此薄弱基础上、无从自圆其说的言论,

that so they may either retract what upon so ill grounds they have vented, and cannot be maintained;

否则就应为他们所宣扬为福音的那些原则作出辩护——尽管他们所依据的作者不过是一位英国朝臣。

or else justify those principles which they preached up for gospel; though they had no better an author than an English courtier:

因为若非我们中间有人高声鼓吹其著作、拥护其学说,使我免于被指责为攻击一位已故对手,我本不会著文反驳罗伯特爵士,也不会费心指出他的错误、前后矛盾,以及他极力标榜、声称完全建立其上的圣经依据之匮乏。

for I should not have writ against Sir Robert, or taken the pains to shew his mistakes, inconsistencies, and want of (what he so much boasts of, and pretends wholly to build on) scripture-proofs, were there not men amongst us, who, by crying up his books, and espousing his doctrine, save me from the reproach of writing against a dead adversary.

他们在此事上如此热忱,若我对他有任何冒犯之处,便不能指望他们对我手下留情。

They have been so zealous in this point, that, if I have done him any wrong, I cannot hope they should spare me.

我只愿他们在有负于真理与公众之处,能同样乐于纠正补救,并对以下这番反思给予应有的重视,即:

I wish, where they have done the truth and the public wrong, they would be as ready to redress it, and allow its just weight to this reflection, viz.

Vocabulary

should
表示应该或义务的情态动词
speak
说话,讲述,表达意见
plainly
直白地,清楚地,坦率地表达
gentleman
绅士,有礼貌有地位的男士
past
过去的,已经过去的时间
answering
回答,响应,作出答复
pulpit
教堂布道台,牧师讲道的讲台
late
已故的;近来的;晚的
publicly
公开地,在公众面前地
owned
承认,公开声称;拥有
doctrine
教义,学说,信条,宗教原则
current
当前流行的,通行的,普遍接受的
divinity
神学,神性,与宗教相关的学问
necessary
必要的,不可缺少的
taking
承担,接受,从事某项职责
teachers
教师,老师,传授知识者
dangerously
危险地,以危险的方式
misled
误导,引入歧途,使人产生错误认识
openly
公开地,毫不隐瞒地
shewed
showed的古体,展示,表明
authority
权威,权力,官方授权
Patriarch
宗主教,族长,宗教或家族最高权威者
whom
谁,who的宾格,用于指人
blindly
盲目地,不加思考地服从
followed
跟随,追随,盲目遵从
either
两者之一,要么……要么……
retract
收回言论,撤回主张,撤销声明
ill
不好的,错误的,有害的
grounds
理由,根据,基础
vented
发泄,宣扬,公开表达(意见)
maintained
维持,坚持,维护某种立场
justify
为……辩护,证明……正当合理
principles
原则,准则,基本信念
preached
布道,宣扬,传播(宗教或道德观念)
gospel
福音,福音书,绝对真理
though
虽然,尽管,即使
author
作者,著作者,写作某部作品的人
courtier
朝臣,宫廷侍臣,奉承君王者
writ
令状,法律文书;wrote的古体
Sir
爵士,先生,对男性的尊称
pains
努力,辛苦,费心做某事
shew
show的古体,展示,指出,说明
mistakes
错误,过失,不正确之处
inconsistencies
前后矛盾,不一致之处
want
缺乏,缺少;需要,想要
boasts
夸耀,自吹自擂,炫耀
pretends
假装,声称,伪装
wholly
完全地,全部地,彻底地
build
建立,构建,以……为基础
scripture-proofs
圣经依据,引用圣经作为论证证明
amongst
在……之中,among的书面体
crying
大声宣扬,叫喊;哭泣
espousing
支持,拥护,采纳某种观点
save
拯救,保护,避免;除了
reproach
责备,谴责,批评某人的行为
writing
写作,撰文,书写
dead
死的,已故的,死亡的
adversary
对手,敌人,论敌
zealous
热忱的,热心的,积极投入的
point
观点,要点,论点
wrong
错误的,不公正的,冤枉
hope
希望,期望,盼望
spare
饶恕,宽恕,使免受批评
wish
希望,祝愿,渴望某事发生
truth
真理,真相,事实
public
公众的,公开的,大众的
ready
准备好的,乐意的,愿意的
redress
纠正,补救,矫正错误或不公
allow
允许,承认,给予某事物空间
just
正当的,公正的;恰好,仅仅
weight
分量,重要性,影响力
reflection
反思,思考,深思熟虑
viz
即,也就是说,拉丁文缩写videlicet
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