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Chinese → English Preface Level 6/10

一旦理解了诗人在创作过程中的思路发展,其他难点也会随之消解。

Other difficulties will also disappear as soon as the development of the poem in the writer's mind is understood.

我在《奥德赛的女作者》第251至261页已对此进行了较为详尽的论述。

I have dealt with this at some length in pp. 251-261 of "The Authoress of the Odyssey".

简而言之,《奥德赛》由两首截然不同的诗歌构成:

Briefly, the "Odyssey" consists of two distinct poems:

(1)《尤利西斯归来》,这也是诗歌开篇数行中唯一请求缪斯吟唱的主题。

(1) The Return of Ulysses, which alone the Muse is asked to sing in the opening lines of the poem.

这首诗包含了费阿刻斯人的插曲,以及尤利西斯在第九至十二卷中亲口讲述的冒险故事。

This poem includes the Phaeacian episode, and the account of Ulysses' adventures as told by himself in Books ix.-xii.

它由第一卷第1至79行(大致如此)、第五卷第28行,以及从该处不间断延续至第十三卷第187行中段的内容组成,原定构思正是在此处被放弃的。

It consists of lines 1-79 (roughly) of Book i., of line 28 of Book v., and thence without intermission to the middle of line 187 of Book xiii., at which point the original scheme was abandoned.

(2)珀涅罗珀与求婚者的故事,以及忒勒马科斯航行至皮洛斯的插曲。

(2) The story of Penelope and the suitors, with the episode of Telemachus' voyage to Pylos.

Vocabulary

other
另一个;其他的;不同的
difficulties
困难;难题;麻烦事
will
将会;意愿;遗嘱
also
也;同样;而且
disappear
消失;不见了;消散
as
作为;当...时候;像...一样
soon
不久;很快;早日
development
发展;进展;开发;成长
poem
诗;诗歌;韵文作品
writer
作者;写作者;笔者
mind
心灵;思想;介意;注意
understood
理解;明白;懂得
dealt
处理;对待;分配
with
和...一起;用;处理
some
一些;若干;某个
length
长度;长;篇幅;详细程度
Authoress
女作家;女性作者
Odyssey
长途冒险旅程;《奥德赛》史诗
Briefly
简要地;简明地;短暂地
consists
包含;由...组成;构成
distinct
不同的;清晰的;明确的
poems
诗歌;诗的集合
Return
回来;返回;重新开始
Ulysses
尤利西斯;奥德修斯
which
哪一个;这;该
alone
单独;仅仅;孤独
Muse
缪斯女神;灵感女神
sing
唱歌;歌唱;发出声音
opening
开篇;开场;起始部分
lines
线条;行;诗行
includes
包括;包含;算入
Phaeacian
腓尼基人的;《奥德赛》中的
episode
插曲;事件;剧集
account
账户;说明;叙述
adventures
冒险;奇遇;历险
roughly
粗略地;大约;大致上
line
线条;行;队列
thence
从那里;因此;从那时起
without
没有;不;在...外面
intermission
中断;暂停;间断
middle
中间;中点;中部
point
点;要点;指向
original
原始的;最初的;独创的
scheme
计划;方案;图谋
abandoned
放弃;抛弃;遗弃
story
故事;情节;楼层
Penelope
佩内洛普;奥德修斯之妻
suitors
求婚者;追求者;爱慕者
Telemachus
忒勒玛科斯;奥德修斯之子
voyage
航海;航程;长途旅行
Pylos
皮洛斯;古希腊城市
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