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Chinese → English CHAPTER I. Level 7/10

你知道,我们这些可怜的艺术家不得不时常在社交场合露面,只是为了提醒公众我们并非野蛮人。

You know we poor artists have to show ourselves in society from time to time, just to remind the public that we are not savages.

正如你曾经对我说过的,穿上晚礼服、系上白领带,任何人,哪怕是股票经纪人,都能赢得一个文明人的名声。

With an evening coat and a white tie, as you told me once, anybody, even a stock-broker, can gain a reputation for being civilized.

那天,我进入房间大约十分钟后,正和一些盛装打扮的贵妇人及令人厌烦的学院派人士闲谈,忽然间,我意识到有人在注视着我。

Well, after I had been in the room about ten minutes, talking to huge overdressed dowagers and tedious academicians, I suddenly became conscious that some one was looking at me.

我转过半身,第一次看见了道林·格雷。

I turned half-way round and saw Dorian Gray for the first time.

当我们的目光相遇时,我感到自己开始脸色发白。

When our eyes met, I felt that I was growing pale.

一种奇异的恐惧感袭上心头。

A curious sensation of terror came over me.

我知道,我正与一个人面对面相遇,他那单纯的个人魅力是如此迷人,若是我任其发展,它将会吞噬我整个的本性、我整个的灵魂,乃至我的艺术本身。

I knew that I had come face to face with some one whose mere personality was so fascinating that, if I allowed it to do so, it would absorb my whole nature, my whole soul, my very art itself.

我不想让任何外部力量影响我的生活。

I did not want any external influence in my life.

哈利,你自己也清楚,我生性是多么独立。

You know yourself, Harry, how independent I am by nature.

我一向是自己的主人;至少一直如此,直到我遇见了道林·格雷。

I have always been my own master; had at least always been so, till I met Dorian Gray.

然后——但我不知道该如何向你解释。

Then—but I don't know how to explain it to you.

某种感觉似乎在告诉我,我正处于生命中一场可怕危机的边缘。

Something seemed to tell me that I was on the verge of a terrible crisis in my life.

我有一种奇异的预感,命运为我储备了精妙绝伦的欢乐,也储备了精妙绝伦的悲痛。

I had a strange feeling that fate had in store for me exquisite joys and exquisite sorrows.

我开始感到害怕,转身想要离开那个房间。

I grew afraid and turned to quit the room.

Vocabulary

poor
可怜的;贫穷的
artists
艺术家,从事艺术创作的人
ourselves
我们自己,反身代词
society
社会,人们共同生活的群体
remind
提醒某人记住某事
public
公众,普通大众
savages
野蛮人,未开化的粗鲁者
coat
外套,上衣,正式场合穿的衣服
tie
领带,系在衬衫领口的装饰品
anybody
任何人,无论何人
stock-broker
股票经纪人,买卖股票的中间人
gain
获得,赢得某种好处或名声
reputation
名声,他人对某人的评价
civilized
文明的,有教养、讲礼仪的
huge
巨大的,体积或数量极大
overdressed
穿着过于华丽或过于正式的
dowagers
贵族寡妇,持有已故丈夫爵位的女士
tedious
枯燥乏味的,令人厌倦的
academicians
院士,学术团体的正式成员
suddenly
突然,出乎意料地发生
conscious
意识到,察觉到某事存在
half-way
半途,到一半的位置或程度
pale
苍白的,脸色变白
curious
奇怪的;好奇的
sensation
感觉,身体或心理上的感受
terror
恐惧,强烈的害怕感
whose
谁的,关系代词所有格
mere
仅仅,只不过是
personality
个性,一个人独特的性格魅力
fascinating
迷人的,极具吸引力的
allowed
允许,让某事发生
absorb
吸收,完全占据注意力或精力
nature
本性,一个人内在的本质
soul
灵魂,人的精神或内心深处
itself
它本身,反身代词
external
外部的,来自外界的影响
influence
影响,对某人或某事施加作用
yourself
你自己,第二人称反身代词
independent
独立的,不依赖他人的
master
主人,完全掌控自己的人
till
直到,表示时间的终点
explain
解释,说明某事的原因或含义
verge
边缘,即将发生某事的临界点
terrible
可怕的,极其糟糕的
crisis
危机,极其危险或关键的时刻
strange
奇怪的,不寻常的
fate
命运,注定会发生的事
store
储存;in store意为即将来临
exquisite
极美的,精妙绝伦的
joys
快乐,喜悦的感受
sorrows
悲伤,痛苦的情绪
afraid
害怕,感到恐惧
quit
离开,放弃或离开某地
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