The Confessions of St. Augustine — Page 7
那时我所知道的,不过是吮吸;在使我肉体愉悦的事物中休憩,对使我不舒服的事物哭泣;仅此而已。
For then I knew but to suck; to repose in what pleased, and cry at what offended my flesh; nothing more.
后来我开始微笑;先是在睡梦中,后来是在清醒时:这是别人告诉我的,我也信以为真;因为我们在其他婴儿身上也能看到同样的情形,尽管我自己并不记得。
Afterwards I began to smile; first in sleep, then waking: for so it was told me of myself, and I believed it; for we see the like in other infants, though of myself I remember it not.
就这样,渐渐地,我开始意识到自己身处何处;我渴望向那些能满足我愿望的人表达我的心意,却无能为力;因为那些愿望在我内心深处,而他们在外面;他们无法凭借任何感官进入我的心灵。
Thus, little by little, I became conscious where I was; and to have a wish to express my wishes to those who could content them, and I could not; for the wishes were within me, and they without; nor could they by any sense of theirs enter within my spirit.
于是我随意挥舞四肢,发出叫声,尽我所能地比划着那些手势,虽然说来实在相差甚远,与我真正想表达的意思并不相符。
So I flung about at random limbs and voice, making the few signs I could, and such as I could, like, though in truth very little like, what I wished.
当我的要求没有立刻得到满足时(无论是因为那些要求有害还是难以理解),我便对长辈们感到愤慨,怪他们不肯顺从我;对那些本不欠我任何服务的人,怪他们不肯服侍我;并以泪水来报复他们。
And when I was not presently obeyed (my wishes being hurtful or unintelligible), then I was indignant with my elders for not submitting to me, with those owing me no service, for not serving me; and avenged myself on them by tears.
我通过观察其他婴儿,了解到婴儿本就如此;而我自己也曾是这样的婴儿,这一点是那些当时毫无察觉的人们,比我的乳母们更清楚地告诉了我。
Such have I learnt infants to be from observing them; and that I was myself such, they, all unconscious, have shown me better than my nurses who knew it.
瞧!我的婴儿时代早已逝去,而我依然活着。
And, lo! my infancy died long since, and I live.
Vocabulary
- For
- 表示原因、目的或用途的介词
- then
- 那时候;接着;其次
- knew
- know的过去式,知道、了解
- but
- 但是;然而;除了
- to
- 介词,表示方向、目的、关系等
- suck
- 吸吮;吮吸
- in
- 在...里面;位置、时间或状态介词
- what
- 什么;哪样的东西
- pleased
- 高兴的;满意的;愉快的
- and
- 和;与;表示连接词
- cry
- 哭;喊叫;发出声音
- at
- 在;指示位置、时间或状态
- offended
- 冒犯的;生气的;受到伤害的
- my
- 我的;属于说话人的
- flesh
- 肉体;身体;肌肉
- nothing
- 没有什么;一无所有
- more
- 更多的;更进一步;另外
- Afterwards
- 之后;后来;随后
- began
- begin的过去式,开始
- smile
- 微笑;露出笑容
- first
- 第一的;最初的;首先
- sleep
- 睡眠;睡觉;休息状态
- waking
- 醒着的;清醒的;苏醒
- so
- 所以;这样地;那么
- it
- 它;代词,指代事物
- was
- 是;be动词过去式
- told
- tell的过去式,告诉、说
- me
- 我;我自己;代词
- of
- ...的;属于;表示关系
- myself
- 我自己;反身代词
- believed
- 相信;认为;believe的过去式
- we
- 我们;第一人称复数代词
- see
- 看;看见;理解
- the
- 定冠词,表示特指
- like
- 喜欢;像...一样;相似
- other
- 其他的;另外的;不同的
- infants
- 婴儿;幼儿;小孩
- though
- 虽然;尽管;但是
- remember
- 记得;回忆;想起
- not
- 不;否定词
- Thus
- 因此;这样地;所以
- little
- 小的;少的;幼小的
- by
- 由;通过;在...旁边
- became
- 变成;成为;become的过去式
- conscious
- 有意识的;清醒的;自觉的
- where
- 哪里;在...地方;地点
- have
- 有;具有;拥有
- wish
- 希望;想要;祝愿
- express
- 表达;表现;表示
- wishes
- 愿望;希望;wish的复数形式
- those
- 那些;那个;指示代词
- who
- 谁;哪个人;关系代词
- could
- 能够;可能;could的形式
- content
- 满足的;满意的;内容
- them
- 他们;她们;它们
- were
- 是;be动词复数过去式
- within
- 在...之内;内部;里面
- they
- 他们;她们;它们
- without
- 没有;不;在...外面
- nor
- 也不;既不...也不...
- any
- 任何的;一些;任意的
- sense
- 感觉;意义;理解
- theirs
- 他们的;属于他们的
- enter
- 进入;进来;加入
- spirit
- 精神;灵魂;心灵
- So
- 所以;因此;这样
- flung
- fling的过去式,扔;抛
- about
- 关于;大约;四周
- random
- 随机的;随意的;无规则的
- limbs
- 四肢;腿;胳膊
- voice
- 声音;嗓音;说话声
- making
- 制造;使得;make的现在分词
- few
- 少的;很少的;几个
- signs
- 标志;迹象;符号
- such
- 这样的;如此的;这种
- as
- 作为;因为;当...时
- truth
- 真实;真理;事实
- very
- 很;非常;极其
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