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Chinese → English Preface Level 6/10

其余所有人,凡是从彻底的毁灭中逃脱的,都已回到家中,既躲过了战争,又逃过了海难。

Now all the rest, as many as fled from sheer destruction, were at home, and had escaped both war and sea,

然而只有奥德修斯,因为思念妻子、渴望归途,被仙女卡吕普索——那位美丽的女神——扣留在她幽深的洞窟之中,她渴望让他成为自己的夫君。

but Odysseus only, craving for his wife and for his homeward path, the lady nymph Calypso held, that fair goddess, in her hollow caves, longing to have him for her lord.

然而当那一年终于在四季的轮转中到来——诸神已命定他在这一年返回家乡伊萨卡——即便如此,他也未能摆脱苦难,即便是在自己的同胞之中亦然。

But when now the year had come in the courses of the seasons, wherein the gods had ordained that he should return home to Ithaca, not even there was he quit of labours, not even among his own;

诸神皆对他心生怜悯,唯独波塞冬,对神一般的奥德修斯怒火不息,直到他终于回到了自己的故土。

but all the gods had pity on him save Poseidon, who raged continually against godlike Odysseus, till he came to his own country.

然而此时波塞冬已动身前往遥远的埃塞俄比亚人那里——那被分隔于两地的埃塞俄比亚人,是居于大地最边远之处的民族,有的住在许珀里翁沉落之处,有的住在他升起之处。

Howbeit Poseidon had now departed for the distant Ethiopians, the Ethiopians that are sundered in twain, the uttermost of men, abiding some where Hyperion sinks and some where he rises.

他在那里享用献给他的公牛与公羊的百牲大祭,欢欣地坐在宴席之上,而其他诸神则聚集在奥林匹斯的宙斯宫殿之中。

There he looked to receive his hecatomb of bulls and rams, there he made merry sitting at the feast, but the other gods were gathered in the halls of Olympian Zeus.

于是人神之父宙斯在众神之中开口说话,因为他心中忆起了高贵的埃癸斯托斯——那被阿伽门农之子、声名远播的俄瑞斯忒斯所杀之人。

Then among them the father of men and gods began to speak, for he bethought him in his heart of noble Aegisthus, whom the son of Agamemnon, far-famed Orestes, slew.

思及此人,他在诸位不朽神灵之间发出声音说道:

Thinking upon him he spake out among the Immortals:

'你们看啊,凡人竟如此无端地责怪诸神!他们说祸患源于我们,然而他们自己,因自身心灵的愚昧,所承受的苦难却远远超过命运所注定的。'

'Lo you now, how vainly mortal men do blame the gods! For of us they say comes evil, whereas they even of themselves, through the blindness of their own hearts, have sorrows beyond that which is ordained.

Vocabulary

all
所有,全部,表示总体
rest
其余的人或物;也可指休息
as
作为;像;因为,多功能连词
many
许多,大量,修饰可数名词
fled
flee的过去式,逃跑,逃离危险
sheer
纯粹的,完全的,用于强调程度
destruction
毁灭,破坏,彻底摧毁的状态
home
家,家乡,居住的地方
escaped
escape的过去式,逃脱,成功避开危险
both
两者都,同时指代两个事物
war
战争,武装冲突
sea
大海,海洋
only
只,仅仅,表示唯一或限制
craving
强烈渴望,迫切想要某物
wife
妻子,已婚女性的配偶
homeward
朝向家的方向,回家的
path
道路,路径,通往某地的路
lady
女士,女性的尊称
nymph
仙女,希腊神话中的自然女神
held
hold的过去式,抓住,留住某人
fair
美丽的,公平的,形容外貌或品质
goddess
女神,神话中的女性神灵
hollow
空洞的,中空的,如洞穴般凹陷
caves
cave的复数,洞穴,山洞
longing
渴望,深切思念某人或某物
lord
主人,领主,统治者
year
年,一年的时间单位
courses
course的复数,过程,进程,也指课程
seasons
season的复数,季节,四季
wherein
在其中,在此期间,正式用语
gods
god的复数,众神,神灵们
ordained
命令,规定,神圣指定某事发生
should
应该,表示义务或预期的情态动词
return
返回,回到原来的地方
even
甚至,连…也,用于强调
quit
摆脱,结束,停止某事
labours
labour的复数,艰辛的劳动或试炼
among
在…之中,在…之间
own
自己的,所有的,强调所属
pity
怜悯,同情,对他人不幸感到遗憾
save
除了;也可表示拯救
raged
rage的过去式,愤怒,大发雷霆
continually
不断地,持续地,反复地
against
对抗,反对,与…相抵触
godlike
像神一样的,具有神性的
till
直到,在…之前,表示时间限制
country
国家,故乡,所属的土地
departed
depart的过去式,离开,出发
distant
遥远的,距离很远的
sundered
sunder的过去式,分裂,分隔开来
uttermost
最远的,极端的,最末端的
abiding
居住,停留,持续存在于某地
sinks
sink的第三人称单数,下沉,落下
rises
rise的第三人称单数,升起,上升
receive
接受,收到,迎接
hecatomb
百牛祭,古希腊向神献祭大量牲畜
bulls
bull的复数,公牛,用于祭祀的牲畜
rams
ram的复数,公羊,祭祀用的动物
merry
快乐的,欢乐的,兴高采烈的
feast
盛宴,宴席,丰盛的饮食聚会
gathered
gather的过去式,聚集,集合在一起
halls
hall的复数,大厅,宏伟的宫殿房间
father
父亲,也用于称呼权威人物
speak
说话,发言,表达意见
heart
心,内心,情感或思想的中心
noble
高贵的,崇高的,品德高尚的
whom
who的宾格,谁,关系代词
son
儿子,男性后代
far-famed
远近闻名的,享有盛誉的
slew
slay的过去式,杀死,将某人杀害
upon
在…之上,关于,正式的"on"
Immortals
不死的神灵,永生者,众神的统称
vainly
徒劳地,无用地,毫无效果地
mortal
凡人,会死的人,与神相对
blame
责备,归咎,将错误归于某人
evil
邪恶,坏事,有害的事物
whereas
然而,而,表示对比的连词
themselves
他们自己,第三人称复数反身代词
through
通过,经由,由于
blindness
盲目,无知,缺乏判断力的状态
hearts
heart的复数,心,内心,情感中心
sorrows
sorrow的复数,悲伤,痛苦,忧愁
beyond
超出,超过,在…之外
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