The Adventures of Roderick Random — Page 5
于是她被允许进入他的房间，在那里她表明了自己的身份，跪倒在他脚下，以最令人动容的方式恳求他的宽恕；同时陈述了不仅威胁到她自己生命的危险，也威胁到他亲孙儿的危险，那孩子即将降临人世。
She was accordingly admitted into his presence, where, discovering herself, she fell at his feet, and in the most affecting manner implored his forgiveness; at the same time representing the danger that threatened not only her life, but that of his own grandchild, which was about to see the light.
他告诉她，他很遗憾她与他儿子的轻率行为迫使他发下了一个誓言，使他无力给予他们任何帮助；他已经将自己对此事的想法告知了她的丈夫，对于他们竟还要以更多的纠缠来打扰他的清静，他感到十分诧异。
He told her he was sorry that the indiscretion of her and his son had compelled him to make a vow, which put it out of his power to give them any assistance; that he had already imparted his thoughts on that subject to her husband, and was surprised that they should disturb his peace with any farther importunity.
说完这些，他便退下了。
This said, he retired.
我母亲极度的悲痛对她的身体造成了严重影响，她随即感到了分娩的阵痛；若非一位与她情深意厚的老女仆，不惜冒着触怒我外祖父的风险，给予她怜悯与帮助，她和她腹中无辜的骨肉必将悲惨地成为他严酷与冷漠的牺牲品。
The violence of my mother's affliction had such an effect on her constitution that she was immediately seized with the pains of childbed; and had not an old maidservant, to whom she was very dear, afforded her pity and assistance, at the hazard of incurring my grandfather's displeasure, she and the innocent fruit of her womb must have fallen miserable victims to his rigour and inhumanity.
靠着这位贫苦女人的仁义相助，我母亲被带到一间顶层小屋，随即生下了一个男婴——那个命运多舛的孩子，如今正由他本人亲口讲述自己不幸的身世。
By the friendship of this poor woman she was carried up to a garret, and immediately delivered of a man child, the story of whose unfortunate birth he himself now relates.
Vocabulary
- accordingly
- 因此，相应地，于是
- admitted
- 被允许进入某处
- presence
- 面前；某人所在的场合
- discovering
- 表露、显露自己的身份
- affecting
- 令人感动的，动人的
- manner
- 方式，态度，举止
- implored
- 恳求，哀求，乞求某人
- forgiveness
- 宽恕，原谅
- representing
- 陈述，表达，说明某情况
- danger
- 危险，威胁
- threatened
- 威胁，危及，构成危险
- grandchild
- 孙子或孙女，祖父母的后代
- indiscretion
- 轻率鲁莽之举，不谨慎的行为
- compelled
- 强迫，迫使某人做某事
- vow
- 誓言，郑重承诺
- power
- 能力，权力
- assistance
- 帮助，援助，支持
- imparted
- 透露，传达，分享信息或想法
- subject
- 话题，主题，议题
- disturb
- 打扰，打乱，使不安
- peace
- 平静，安宁，和平
- farther
- 更多的，进一步的（此处同further）
- importunity
- 不断纠缠的请求，再三恳求
- retired
- 退出，离开房间
- violence
- 激烈程度，强烈；暴力
- affliction
- 痛苦，苦难，折磨
- effect
- 影响，效果，作用
- constitution
- 体质，身体状况，健康状况
- immediately
- 立刻，马上，立即
- seized
- 突然侵袭，猛烈抓住
- pains
- 阵痛，分娩疼痛
- childbed
- 分娩，产床，生产状态
- maidservant
- 女仆，侍女，女佣
- afforded
- 提供，给予（帮助或机会）
- pity
- 同情，怜悯
- hazard
- 冒险，冒……的风险
- incurring
- 招致，引发（不良后果）
- displeasure
- 不满，生气，不悦
- innocent
- 无辜的，无罪的，清白的
- fruit
- 果实；fruit of the womb指孩子
- womb
- 子宫，母体
- miserable
- 悲惨的，痛苦的，可怜的
- victims
- 受害者，牺牲品
- rigour
- 严酷，严苛，无情（英式拼法）
- inhumanity
- 残忍，不人道，冷酷无情
- garret
- 阁楼，顶层小房间
- delivered
- 分娩，生产，生下孩子
- unfortunate
- 不幸的，可怜的，倒霉的
- relates
- 叙述，讲述，描述经历
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