The Adventures of Ferdinand Count Fathom — Complete — Page 6
这种个性——作者那难以言传、只可意会的独特精神——在《费森》献给某某博士的题词中有所体现，而这位博士不是别人，正是斯摩莱特本人，这篇题词也坦诚地揭示了他的性格。
This individuality—the peculiar spirit of the author which can be felt rather than described—is present in the dedication of Fathom to Doctor ———, who is no other than Smollett himself, and a candid revelation of his character, by the way, this dedication contains.
在开篇几章中，这种个性同样有所呈现，从费森母亲的形象描写中，也可窥见作者那独特的"虚构才能"。
It is present, too, in the opening chapters, which show, likewise, in the picture of Fathom's mother, something of the author's peculiar "talent for invention."
然而，在此之后，斯摩莱特的创造力与精神气韵双双减退，这一点是不可否认的。
Subsequently, however, there is no denying that the Smollett invention and the Smollett spirit both flag.
尽管如此，《费森》在某种程度上比作者的任何一部小说都展现出更多的创造力；它比其他任何作品都更少依赖个人经历。
And yet, in a way, Fathom displays more invention than any of the author's novels; it is based far less than any other on personal experience.
遗憾的是，这种彻底的虚构创作并不适合斯摩莱特的才情。
Unfortunately such thorough-going invention was not suited to Smollett's genius.
结果是，《费森》作为一部描写当代风俗的小说虽然索然无味，却有其自身的价值，因为它揭示了作者鲜为人知的另一面。
The result is, that while uninteresting as a novel of contemporary manners, Fathom has an interest of its own in that it reveals a new side of its author.
我们通常认为斯摩莱特是一位漫谈式的说书人，一个理性而不浪漫的世故之人，他在书页中填满了经过奇特改造的故旧与亲身经历。
We think of Smollett, generally, as a rambling storyteller, a rational, unromantic man of the world, who fills his pages with his own oddly-metamorphosed acquaintances and experiences.
然而，《费森伯爵》中的斯摩莱特却更像是浪漫主义流派的先驱，完全凭借自己的头脑创作出了一个结构尚算完整的冒险故事。
The Smollett of Count Fathom, on the contrary, is rather a forerunner of the romantic school, who has created a tolerably organic tale of adventure out of his own brain.
尽管这部作品的可读性明显不及作者早期的作品，但令人称奇的是，当这个人如此远离自己的"擅长领域"时，他竟然还能如此娴熟地应对所面临的种种陌生挑战。
Though this is notably less readable than the author's earlier works, still the wonder is that when the man is so far "off his beat," he should yet know so well how to meet the strange conditions which confront him.
Vocabulary
- This
- 指代某个特定的人、物或事情
- individuality
- 个人的独特性格、特点和风格
- the
- 定冠词，用于特指某个特定的人或物
- peculiar
- 奇怪的、不寻常的、特有的
- spirit
- 精神、灵魂、气质、精髓
- of
- 表示所有关系、来源或构成
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- 引导定语从句，指代前面的名词
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- 能够、可能、被允许
- be
- 是、存在
- felt
- 感觉、感受到
- rather
- 相当地、更确切地说、宁可
- than
- 比、超过
- described
- 描述、描写
- is
- 是
- present
- 呈现、出现、在场的
- in
- 在...里面、用...语言
- dedication
- 献辞、致辞、献身
- Fathom
- 理解、领会、深入了解
- to
- 到、向、对于
- Doctor
- 医生、博士
- who
- 谁、引导定语从句
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- 没有、不是
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- himself
- 他自己
- and
- 和、与
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- 包含、含有
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- 也、太
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- 章节、篇章
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- 显示、表明、表现
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- 同样、也、照样
- picture
- 图片、描绘、形象
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- 某物、某事、某个程度
- talent
- 才能、天才、天赋
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- invention
- 发明、创意、虚构
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- however
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- there
- 那里、存在
- denying
- 否认、拒绝
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- 那个、那、以至
- both
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- flag
- 旗帜、衰退、标记
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- 和、与
- yet
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- displays
- 展示、显示、呈现
- more
- 更多的、更多
- any
- 任何、有一些
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- 小说
- based
- 基于、以...为基础
- far
- 远、远得多、大得多
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- 更少、较少
- on
- 在...上、关于
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- 个人的、私人的
- experience
- 经验、经历、体验
- Unfortunately
- 不幸的是、遗憾的是
- such
- 这样的、如此的
- was
- 是（过去式）
- not
- 不、没有
- suited
- 适合、合适、相配
- genius
- 天才、天赋、杰出人物
- The
- 定冠词，用于特指某个特定的人或物
- result
- 结果、后果、成效
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- 虽然、当...时候
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- 不有趣的、乏味的、枯燥的
- as
- 作为、当...时、因为
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