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Chinese → English CHAPTER I Level 8/10

关于我的出生与家世

Of my Birth and Parentage

我出生在这个联合王国的北部,就在我外祖父的宅邸里。他是一位财力雄厚、颇具影响力的绅士,曾多次为国效力,展现出非凡的担当;他在法律方面的才能尤为出众,以法官之职大展身手,尤其以对乞丐毫不留情而著称,因为他对这类人有着一种异乎寻常的厌恶。

I was born in the northern part of this united kingdom, in the house of my grandfather, a gentleman of considerable fortune and influence, who had on many occasions signalised himself in behalf of his country; and was remarkable for his abilities in the law, which he exercised with great success in the station of a judge, particularly against beggars, for whom he had a singular aversion.

我的父亲(老爷子最小的儿子)爱上了一位贫穷的远亲——那位女子以管家的身份住在老绅士府上——便悄悄与她成婚;而我,便是这段婚姻结下的第一个果实。

My father (his youngest son) falling in love with a poor relation, who lived with the old gentleman in quality of a housekeeper, espoused her privately; and I was the first fruit of that marriage.

母亲怀孕期间,一个梦境令她深感不安,以至于她的丈夫被她一再恳求,烦不胜烦,终于去请教了一位高地占卜者。他本想事先行贿,以求得一个吉利的解释,却发现此人廉洁不阿,无从收买。

During her pregnancy, a dream discomposed my mother so much that her husband, tired with her importunity, at last consulted a highland seer, whose favourable interpretation he would have secured beforehand by a bribe, but found him incorruptible.

她梦见自己生下了一个网球,魔鬼——令她大为惊愕的是,魔鬼在梦中充当了产婆的角色——用球拍猛力将其击出,那球瞬间便消失得无影无踪;她为失去骨肉而悲痛欲绝,久久难以释怀;就在此时,那球忽然以同样的力道飞回,钻入她脚下的土地,随即从地里破土而出,长成一棵枝繁叶茂、花团锦簇的大树,浓郁的花香强烈地刺激着她的神经,她便从梦中惊醒了。

She dreamed she was delivered of a tennis-ball, which the devil (who, to her great surprise, acted the part of a midwife) struck so forcibly with a racket that it disappeared in an instant; and she was for some time inconsolable for the lost of her offspring; when, all on a sudden, she beheld it return with equal violence, and enter the earth, beneath her feet, whence immediately sprang up a goodly tree covered with blossoms, the scent of which operated so strongly on her nerves that she awoke.

Vocabulary

Birth
出生,诞生的时刻或事件
Parentage
出身,父母的身份与背景
northern
北方的,位于北部的
united
联合的,统一的
kingdom
王国,由国王统治的国家
gentleman
绅士,有教养有地位的男性
considerable
相当大的,数量或程度不小
fortune
财富,大量的金钱或财产
influence
影响力,对他人或事物的作用
occasions
场合,特定的时机或情况
signalised
使自己出名,因表现突出而著称
behalf
代表,为了某人的利益
remarkable
出色的,值得注意的,非凡的
abilities
能力,才能,技能
exercised
运用,行使某种技能或权力
station
地位,身份,社会职位
judge
法官,在法庭上裁决案件的官员
particularly
尤其,特别地
beggars
乞丐,沿街乞讨的人
singular
强烈的,异常的,与众不同的
aversion
厌恶,强烈不喜欢某人或某事
youngest
最小的,年龄最小的
relation
亲戚,有血缘关系的人
quality
上流社会的,指贵族或高贵身份
housekeeper
管家,负责管理家务的人
espoused
娶,迎娶,正式与某人结婚
privately
私下地,秘密地,不公开地
fruit
成果,结果,这里指子女
marriage
婚姻,结婚的关系或状态
During
在……期间,表示某段时间内
pregnancy
怀孕,女性孕育胎儿的状态
discomposed
使不安,使心神不宁
tired
厌倦,疲于某事的
importunity
再三恳求,不断烦扰地请求
consulted
咨询,向某人寻求意见或建议
highland
高地,苏格兰高地地区
seer
预言者,能预见未来的人
favourable
有利的,令人满意的解释
interpretation
解释,对某事含义的说明
secured
确保,提前获得某种保证
beforehand
事先,提前,在事情发生前
bribe
贿赂,用钱财换取好处
incorruptible
廉洁的,无法被收买贿赂的
delivered
分娩,生下孩子或某物
tennis-ball
网球,用于网球运动的球
devil
魔鬼,恶魔,邪恶的存在
midwife
助产士,帮助孕妇分娩的人
struck
击打,strike的过去式
forcibly
用力地,强行地
racket
球拍,打球用的器具
disappeared
消失,不见,无影无踪
instant
瞬间,非常短暂的时刻
inconsolable
无法安慰的,极度悲痛的
offspring
后代,子女,孩子
beheld
看见,behold的过去式,注视
equal
同等的,相同程度的
violence
猛烈,激烈的力量或冲击
beneath
在……下方,在……之下
whence
从那里,从那个地方
immediately
立即,马上,没有延迟
sprang
涌出,spring的过去式,迅速生长
goodly
高大美好的,相当大的
blossoms
花朵,树上开的花
scent
香气,气味,芬芳
operated
作用,产生效果,起作用
strongly
强烈地,有力地
nerves
神经,感觉神经系统
awoke
醒来,awake的过去式
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