The King in Yellow — Page 8
The inauguration ceremonies were in progress as I crossed University Place and entered the square.
当我穿过大学广场，走进广场时，落成典礼正在进行。
I threaded my way through the silent throng of spectators, but was stopped at Fourth Street by a cordon of police.
我穿行于沉默的观众人群之中，却在第四街被一道警察封锁线拦住了去路。
A regiment of United States lancers were drawn up in a hollow square round the Lethal Chamber.
一团美国枪骑兵以空心方阵的队形列队于安乐死室四周。
On a raised tribune facing Washington Park stood the Governor of New York, and behind him were grouped the Mayor of New York and Brooklyn, the Inspector-General of Police, the Commandant of the state troops, Colonel Livingston, military aid to the President of the United States, General Blount, commanding at Governor's Island, Major-General Hamilton, commanding the garrison of New York and Brooklyn, Admiral Buffby of the fleet in the North River, Surgeon-General Lanceford, the staff of the National Free Hospital, Senators Wyse and Franklin of New York, and the Commissioner of Public Works.
面朝华盛顿公园的高台讲坛上站着纽约州长，其身后聚集着纽约市长与布鲁克林市长、警察总监、州军司令、陆军上校利文斯顿（美国总统军事副官）、驻总督岛的布劳恩特将军、纽约与布鲁克林驻军司令汉密尔顿少将、北河舰队的巴弗比海军上将、外科总监兰斯福德、国家免费医院的幕僚人员、纽约参议员怀斯与富兰克林，以及公共工程专员。
The tribune was surrounded by a squadron of hussars of the National Guard.
讲坛四周由国民警卫队的一支轻骑兵中队护卫。
The Governor was finishing his reply to the short speech of the Surgeon-General.
州长正在结束他对外科总监简短讲话的回应。
I heard him say: "The laws prohibiting suicide and providing punishment for any attempt at self-destruction have been repealed.
我听见他说："禁止自杀并对任何自我毁灭之企图予以惩处的法律已被废除。
The Government has seen fit to acknowledge the right of man to end an existence which may have become intolerable to him, through physical suffering or mental despair.
政府已认为有必要承认人有权终结那对其而言或因肉体痛苦或因精神绝望而变得难以为继的生命。
It is believed that the community will be benefited by the removal of such people from their midst.
人们相信，将此类人从社会中移除，将使整个社群从中受益。
Vocabulary
- 当
- dāng — when; at the time of
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; first-person singular pronoun
- 穿过
- chuān guò — to pass through; to cross
- 大学
- dàxué — university; college; institution of higher learning
- 广场
- guǎngchǎng — public square; plaza; open public space
- 走进
- zǒu jìn — to walk into; to enter on foot
- 时
- shí — when; at the time; temporal marker
- 落成
- luòchéng — completion of a building; inauguration ceremony
- 典礼
- diǎnlǐ — ceremony; formal celebratory event or ritual
- 正在
- zhèngzài — currently in progress; ongoing action marker
- 进行
- jìnxíng — to carry out; to be in progress
- 穿行
- chuānxíng — to move through; to navigate across a space
- 于
- yú — in; at; from; classical preposition
- 沉默
- chénmò — silent; quiet; without speaking
- 的
- de — structural particle indicating possession or modification
- 观众
- guānzhòng — audience; spectators; onlookers
- 人群
- rénqún — crowd; large group of people
- 之中
- zhī zhōng — within; in the middle of; among
- 被
- bèi — passive voice marker; by someone or something
- 一道
- yī dào — a line of; a stretch of barrier
- 警察
- jǐngchá — police; law enforcement officer
- 封锁线
- fēngsuǒ xiàn — cordon; police line blocking access
- 拦住
- lán zhù — to block; to stop someone from passing
- 了
- le — particle indicating completed action or change
- 去路
- qùlù — one's way forward; path ahead
- 一团
- yī tuán — a group; a cluster; a body of people
- 美国
- Měiguó — United States of America
- 以
- yǐ — using; by means of; with
- 空心
- kōngxīn — hollow; empty center; open formation
- 方阵
- fāngzhèn — square formation; military rectangular arrangement
- 队形
- duìxíng — formation; arrangement of troops or group
- 列队
- lièduì — to form a line; to march in formation
- 四周
- sìzhōu — all around; on all four sides
- 面朝
- miàn cháo — facing toward; oriented in direction of
- 华盛顿
- Huáshèngdùn — Washington; name of U.S. city or person
- 公园
- gōngyuán — park; public green recreational space
- 高台
- gāotái — raised platform; elevated stage or terrace
- 讲坛
- jiǎngtán — podium; pulpit; speaker's platform
- 上
- shàng — on top of; above; on a surface
- 站着
- zhàn zhe — standing; in a standing position
- 纽约
- Niǔyuē — New York; major U.S. city
- 州长
- zhōuzhǎng — governor; head of a U.S. state
- 其
- qí — his; her; its; their (formal)
- 身后
- shēn hòu — behind someone; at one's back
- 聚集着
- jùjí zhe — gathered; assembled together in a place
- 市长
- shìzhǎng — mayor; head of city government
- 与
- yǔ — and; with; together with
- 总监
- zǒngjiān — director; superintendent; chief supervisor
- 司令
- sīlìng — commander; commanding officer of forces
- 陆军
- lùjūn — army; land-based military forces
- 上校
- shàngxiào — colonel; senior military officer rank
- 总统
- zǒngtǒng — president; head of state of a republic
- 军事
- jūnshì — military; relating to armed forces matters
- 副官
- fùguān — aide-de-camp; military assistant to commander
- 驻
- zhù — stationed at; based in a location
- 将军
- jiāngjūn — general; high-ranking military officer
- 驻军
- zhùjūn — garrison; troops stationed at a location
- 少将
- shàojiàng — major general; brigadier general rank
- 舰队
- jiànduì — fleet; naval squadron of warships
- 海军
- hǎijūn — navy; sea-based military forces
- 上将
- shàngjiàng — admiral; general; highest military rank
- 外科
- wàikē — surgery; surgical medical department
- 国家
- guójiā — nation; country; state
- 免费
- miǎnfèi — free of charge; no cost required
- 医院
- yīyuàn — hospital; medical treatment facility
- 幕僚
- mùliáo — staff; advisors; aides to a leader
- 人员
- rényuán — personnel; staff members; team members
- 参议员
- cānyìyuán — senator; member of a senate legislature
- 以及
- yǐjí — as well as; and also; including
- 公共
- gōnggòng — public; shared by the community
- 工程
- gōngchéng — engineering; construction project; works
- 专员
- zhuānyuán — commissioner; special official or delegate
- 由
- yóu — by; from; via; through (passive agent)
- 国民
- guómín — citizens; nationals; people of a nation
- 警卫队
- jǐngwèiduì — guard unit; security detachment
- 一支
- yī zhī — one unit of; a troop or group
- 中队
- zhōngduì — squadron; military unit of medium size
- 护卫
- hùwèi — to escort; to guard; protective accompaniment
- 结束
- jiéshù — to end; to conclude; termination of something
- 他
- tā — he; him; third-person masculine pronoun
- 对
- duì — toward; to; in response to
- 简短
- jiǎnduǎn — brief; short; concise in expression
- 讲话
- jiǎnghuà — speech; address; spoken remarks
- 回应
- huíyìng — to respond; to reply; a response
- 听见
- tīngjiàn — to hear; to perceive sound
- 说
- shuō — to say; to speak; to tell
- 禁止
- jìnzhǐ — to prohibit; to ban; forbidden
- 自杀
- zìshā — suicide; act of killing oneself
- 并
- bìng — and; moreover; furthermore
- 任何
- rènhé — any; whatever; any kind of
- 自我
- zìwǒ — self; oneself; the ego
- 毁灭
- huǐmiè — to destroy; to annihilate; destruction
- 之
- zhī — classical possessive particle; of
- 企图
- attempt; intention; to try to do
- 予以
- yǔyǐ — to give; to impose; to apply formally
- 惩处
- chéngchǔ — to punish; to penalize; disciplinary action
- 法律
- fǎlǜ — law; legal system; legislation
- 废除
- fèichú — to abolish; to repeal; to eliminate a law
- 政府
- zhèngfǔ — government; ruling authority of a state
- 已
- yǐ — already; has done; completed action marker
- 认为
- rènwéi — to think; to believe; to consider
- 有必要
- yǒu bìyào — necessary; there is a need to do
- 承认
- chéngrèn — to acknowledge; to admit; to recognize
- 人
- rén — person; people; human being
- 有权
- yǒu quán — to have the right; to be entitled to
- 终结
- zhōngjié — to end; to terminate; a final conclusion
- 那
- nà — that; those; referring to something mentioned
- 而言
- ér yán — in terms of; regarding; as for
- 或
- huò — or; either; alternatively
- 因
- yīn — because of; due to; on account of
- 肉体
- ròutǐ — physical body; flesh; corporeal existence
- 痛苦
- tòngkǔ — pain; suffering; anguish
- 精神
- jīngshén — spirit; mental; psychological; mind
- 绝望
- juéwàng — despair; hopelessness; loss of all hope
- 而
- ér — and; but; yet; connective particle
- 变得
- biàn de — to become; to turn into a state
- 难以为继
- nán yǐ wéi jì — difficult to continue; unsustainable situation
- 生命
- shēngmìng — life; living existence; vitality
- 人们
- rénmen — people; folks; human beings in general
- 相信
- xiāngxìn — to believe; to trust; to have faith in
- 将
- jiāng — will; shall; future tense marker
- 此类
- cǐ lèi — this kind; such type; this category
- 从
- cóng — from; since; following a source
- 社会
- shèhuì — society; social community; civilization
- 中
- zhōng — in; within; inside; middle
- 移除
- yíchú — to remove; to eliminate; to take away
- 整个
- zhěnggè — entire; whole; complete; all of
- 社群
- shèqún — community; social group; collective
- 从中
- cóng zhōng — from it; therefrom; in the process
- 受益
- shòuyì — to benefit; to gain advantage from something
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