The divine comedy — Page 2

English → Chinese HELL OR THE INFERNO CANTO I Level 9/10

a panther, nimble, light,

一只豹子，矫健，轻盈，

And cover'd with a speckled skin, appear'd,

披着斑斓的皮毛，出现在眼前，

Nor, when it saw me, vanish'd, rather strove

它见了我并未逃走，反而竭力

To check my onward going; that ofttimes

阻拦我前行；以至于我屡屡

With purpose to retrace my steps I turn'd.

有意回头，转身欲退。

The hour was morning's prime, and on his way

时值清晨初光，太阳正沿着

Aloft the sun ascended with those stars,

高空的轨迹上升，伴随着那些星辰，

That with him rose, when Love divine first mov'd

当神圣之爱初次推动

Those its fair works: so that with joyous hope

那些美好造化之时，它们便与他同升：如此满怀喜悦的希望，

All things conspir'd to fill me, the gay skin

万物皆与我共鸣，那兽的斑斓皮毛，

Of that swift animal, the matin dawn

那矫捷生灵，晨曦的黎明，

And the sweet season. Soon that joy was chas'd,

还有这宜人的时节。然而那喜悦旋即消散，

And by new dread succeeded, when in view

被新的恐惧所取代，因为眼前出现了

A lion came, 'gainst me, as it appear'd,

一头狮子，向我逼来，

With his head held aloft and hunger-mad,

高昂着头颅，狂饥难耐，

That e'en the air was fear-struck. A she-wolf

连空气也为之惊惧。一匹母狼

Was at his heels, who in her leanness seem'd

紧随其后，她那消瘦的身躯

Full of all wants, and many a land hath made

似乎充满了无尽的贪欲，曾使许多土地

Disconsolate ere now. She with such fear

陷入凄苦。她带给我如此巨大的恐惧，

O'erwhelmed me, at the sight of her appall'd,

令我望而心寒，不知所措，

That of the height all hope I lost. As one,

使我对攀登高处的一切希望尽皆失落。正如一人，

Who with his gain elated, sees the time

因所获财富而欣喜，却忽然发现时机已逝，

When all unwares is gone, he inwardly

一切在不觉间消失，他内心

Mourns with heart-griping anguish; such was I,

充满了锥心的悲痛；我便是如此，

Haunted by that fell beast, never at peace,

被那凶残的野兽所追逼，片刻不得安宁，

Who coming o'er against me, by degrees

它迎面向我步步逼近，

Impell'd me where the sun in silence rests.

渐渐将我驱向那阳光沉寂之处。

While to the lower space with backward step

当我退步向那低暗之处跌落之时，

I fell, my ken discern'd the form one of one,

我的目光辨出了一个身影，

Whose voice seem'd faint through long disuse of speech.

其声音因久久不曾开口而显得微弱。

Vocabulary

只: zhī — Measure word for animals and certain objects.
豹子: bào zi — Leopard; a large spotted wild cat.
矫健: jiǎo jiàn — Strong and agile; vigorous and graceful in movement.
轻盈: qīng yíng — Light and graceful; moving with elegant lightness.
披: pī — To drape over; to wear loosely on the body.
着: zhe — Particle indicating ongoing state or action.
斑斓: bān lán — Colorful and brilliant; having vivid varied patterns.
皮毛: pí máo — Fur; animal skin with hair attached.
出现: chū xiàn — To appear; to come into view or existence.
眼前: yǎn qián — Before one's eyes; immediately in front.
并未: bìng wèi — Did not at all; emphatically negates past action.
逃走: táo zǒu — To flee; to run away from danger or pursuit.
反而: fǎn ér — On the contrary; instead; expressing an opposite result.
竭力: jié lì — With all one's strength; to do utmost effort.
阻拦: zǔ lán — To block; to obstruct someone's path or progress.
前行: qián xíng — To move forward; to advance along a path.
以至于: yǐ zhì yú — To the extent that; resulting in a consequence.
屡屡: lǚ lǚ — Repeatedly; again and again; on multiple occasions.
有意: yǒu yì — Intentionally; deliberately; having a certain purpose.
回头: huí tóu — To turn one's head back; to look behind.
转身: zhuǎn shēn — To turn around; to rotate one's entire body.
欲退: yù tuì — Wishing to retreat; desiring to step backward.
时值: shí zhí — At the time of; it being a particular moment.
清晨: qīng chén — Early morning; the quiet hours just after dawn.
初光: chū guāng — First light; the earliest rays of dawn.
沿着: yán zhe — Along; following the course or direction of something.
高空: gāo kōng — High altitude; the upper regions of the sky.
轨迹: guǐ jì — Trajectory; the path traced by a moving object.
上升: shàng shēng — To rise; to ascend to a higher position or level.
伴随: bàn suí — To accompany; to go along with something or someone.
星辰: xīng chén — Stars; celestial bodies visible in the night sky.
神圣: shén shèng — Sacred; holy; possessing divine or revered quality.
初次: chū cì — For the first time; the initial occurrence of something.
推动: tuī dòng — To drive forward; to propel or motivate something.
美好: měi hǎo — Beautiful and good; wonderful; splendid in nature.
造化: zào huà — Nature's creation; the work of fate or natural forces.
之时: zhī shí — At the time of; during a particular moment (classical).
便: biàn — Then; thereupon; immediately as a result.
同升: tóng shēng — To rise together; to ascend simultaneously with another.
如此: rú cǐ — Thus; in this way; so; like this.
满怀: mǎn huái — Full of; filled with a particular emotion or feeling.
喜悦: xǐ yuè — Joy; delight; a feeling of great happiness.
万物: wàn wù — All things; every creature and object in existence.
皆: jiē — All; each and every; without exception (literary).
共鸣: gòng míng — Resonance; sympathetic response; sharing of feeling.
矫捷: jiǎo jié — Nimble and agile; swift and flexible in movement.
生灵: shēng líng — Living creature; a sentient being or living thing.
晨曦: chén xī — Morning light; the faint glow of early dawn.
黎明: lí míng — Dawn; the period just before or after sunrise.
宜人: yí rén — Pleasant; agreeable; pleasing to the senses.
时节: shí jié — Season; a particular time or period of the year.
然而: rán ér — However; yet; expressing contrast with what preceded.
旋即: xuán jí — Immediately after; very soon; in a moment's time.
消散: xiāo sàn — To dissipate; to fade away; to vanish gradually.
被: bèi — Passive marker; indicating the subject receives an action.
恐惧: kǒng jù — Fear; terror; a strong feeling of dread.
所: suǒ — Passive construction particle; used before a verb.
取代: qǔ dài — To replace; to substitute one thing for another.
一头: yī tóu — Measure word for large animals like lions or bulls.
狮子: shī zi — Lion; a large powerful wild cat of the genus Panthera.
逼来: bī lái — To approach menacingly; to close in threateningly.
高昂: gāo áng — Held high; raised proudly; lofty and spirited.
头颅: tóu lú — Head; the skull or upper part of the body.
狂饥: kuáng jī — Raging hunger; extreme and frenzied starvation.
难耐: nán nài — Hard to bear; unbearable; difficult to endure.
连: lián — Even; even including; a word intensifying inclusion.
为之: wèi zhī — Because of it; on its account (classical construction).
惊惧: jīng jù — Frightened; filled with alarm and dread.
一匹: yī pǐ — Measure word for horses and wolf-like animals.
母狼: mǔ láng — She-wolf; a female wolf.
紧随: jǐn suí — To follow closely behind; to keep close on someone's heels.
其后: qí hòu — After it; behind; following in sequence.
消瘦: xiāo shòu — Thin; emaciated; having lost weight noticeably.
身躯: shēn qū — Body; the physical frame or torso of a creature.
似乎: sì hū — Seemingly; as if; it appears that something is so.
充满: chōng mǎn — Filled with; full of; brimming with something.
无尽: wú jìn — Endless; boundless; without limit or termination.
贪欲: tān yù — Greed; insatiable desire for more than one needs.
土地: tǔ dì — Land; territory; ground belonging to a place.
陷入: xiàn rù — To fall into; to sink into a state or situation.
凄苦: qī kǔ — Miserable; wretched; filled with sorrow and suffering.
带给: dài gěi — To bring to; to deliver something to someone.
巨大: jù dà — Enormous; huge; of very great size or degree.
令: lìng — To cause; to make someone feel or do something.
望而心寒: wàng ér xīn hán — To feel chilled at heart upon seeing; deeply daunting.
不知所措: bù zhī suǒ cuò — At a loss; not knowing what to do; utterly bewildered.
使: shǐ — To cause; to make; to have someone do something.
攀登: pān dēng — To climb; to ascend a height with effort.
高处: gāo chù — High place; elevated location; a position above.
一切: yī qiè — Everything; all; the totality of things.
尽皆: jìn jiē — All without exception; completely and entirely.
失落: shī luò — Lost; a feeling of disappointment and emptiness.
正如: zhèng rú — Just as; exactly like; in the same manner as.
因: yīn — Because of; due to; owing to a cause.
所获: suǒ huò — What one has obtained; gains acquired through effort.
财富: cái fù — Wealth; riches; an abundance of valuable possessions.
而: ér — And; but; a conjunction linking contrasting clauses.
欣喜: xīn xǐ — Delighted; joyful; feeling great pleasure or happiness.
却: què — Yet; but; however; indicating an unexpected contrast.
忽然: hū rán — Suddenly; all at once; without prior warning.
时机: shí jī — Opportunity; the right moment for action.
已逝: yǐ shì — Already passed; gone; no longer available or present.
不觉: bù jué — Unknowingly; without noticing; imperceptibly.
间: jiān — Between; within an interval of time or space.
消失: xiāo shī — To disappear; to vanish; to cease to be visible.
内心: nèi xīn — Inner heart; one's deepest feelings and thoughts.
锥心: zhuī xīn — Piercing the heart; agonizing; deeply tormenting pain.
悲痛: bēi tòng — Grief; deep sorrow; intense emotional pain.
便是: biàn shì — Is precisely; is exactly; amounts to this.
凶残: xiōng cán — Ferocious and cruel; savagely brutal and vicious.
野兽: yě shòu — Wild beast; a fierce untamed animal.
追逼: zhuī bī — To pursue and press; to chase and corner someone.
片刻: piàn kè — A moment; a brief instant; a short period of time.
不得安宁: bù dé ān níng — Unable to find peace; constantly disturbed and restless.
迎面: yíng miàn — Head-on; directly facing; coming from the front.
步步: bù bù — Step by step; gradually; advancing bit by bit.
逼近: bī jìn — To approach threateningly; to draw dangerously close.
渐渐: jiàn jiàn — Gradually; little by little; in a slow progression.
将: jiāng — To; about to; a marker of future or directional action.
驱向: qū xiàng — To drive toward; to push in a certain direction.
沉寂: chén jì — Silent and still; deep quietness; profound stillness.
之处: zhī chù — The place where; a location (classical construction).
退步: tuì bù — To step back; to fall behind; to regress.
低暗: dī àn — Low and dark; dim and gloomy in a downward direction.
跌落: diē luò — To fall down; to drop; to tumble downward.
目光: mù guāng — Gaze; eyesight; the look or expression in one's eyes.
辨出: biàn chū — To discern; to distinguish and identify something clearly.
身影: shēn yǐng — Silhouette; the outline or shadow of a person's figure.
其: qí — Its; his; their; third-person possessive (literary).
久久: jiǔ jiǔ — For a long time; for an extended period; lingering.
不曾: bù céng — Never; has not at any time; did not ever.
开口: kāi kǒu — To open one's mouth; to begin speaking.
显得: xiǎn de — To appear; to seem; to give the impression of.
微弱: wēi ruò — Faint; weak; barely perceptible in strength or sound.

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