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我似乎对这里的居住权有着更强烈的主张,这要归功于这位长眠于此的先祖——他留有大胡子,身披黑色斗篷,头戴尖顶帽。

I seem to have a stronger claim to a residence here on account of this grave, bearded, sable-cloaked and steeple-crowned progenitor,

他很早便来到这里,手持圣经与宝剑,迈着威严的步伐走过尚未踏出印迹的街道,

who came so early, with his Bible and his sword, and trode the unworn street with such a stately port,

无论在战时还是和平时期,他都是一位举足轻重的人物。

and made so large a figure, as a man of war and peace,

比起我自己——一个名字鲜少被提及、面孔几乎无人识得的人——他对这里显然有着更强的归属之权。

a stronger claim than for myself, whose name is seldom heard and my face hardly known.

他曾是士兵、立法者、法官,他是教会中的统治者,兼具清教徒的一切特质,无论善恶。

He was a soldier, legislator, judge; he was a ruler in the Church; he had all the Puritanic traits, both good and evil.

他同样是一个冷酷的迫害者,以贵格会教徒为证——他们在自己的历史中记录了他,并讲述了一件他对其教派中一名女性施以严酷惩罚的事件,

He was likewise a bitter persecutor, as witness the Quakers, who have remembered him in their histories, and relate an incident of his hard severity towards a woman of their sect,

这件事留存于世的时间,恐怕将远远超过他那些善行的任何记录,尽管那些善行也为数不少。

which will last longer, it is to be feared, than any record of his better deeds, although these were many.

他的儿子也继承了这种迫害的精神,并在迫害女巫的惨剧中大出风头,以至于那些女巫的血迹可以说公然玷污了他的名声。

His son, too, inherited the persecuting spirit, and made himself so conspicuous in the martyrdom of the witches, that their blood may fairly be said to have left a stain upon him.

那污点如此深重,以至于他那埋葬在查特街墓地中的陈旧枯骨,倘若尚未彻底化为尘土,想必至今仍留存着那道印记!

So deep a stain, indeed, that his old dry bones, in the Charter Street burial-ground, must still retain it, if they have not crumbled utterly to dust!

我不知道我的这些先祖是否曾经幡然悔悟,向上天祈求宽恕他们的残酷行径;

I know not whether these ancestors of mine bethought themselves to repent, and ask pardon of Heaven for their cruelties;

也不知道他们是否正在另一个世界里,为自己的所作所为承受着沉重的惩罚。

or whether they are now groaning under the heavy consequences of them, in another state of being.

Vocabulary

seem
看起来,显得,似乎
to
不定式标记,介词,表方向或目的
have
拥有,具有,经历
stronger
更强壮的,更强大的,程度更高的
claim
声称,主张,索要,需要
residence
住所,居住地,官邸
here
这里,在这个地方
on
在上面,根据,关于
account
账户,叙述,解释
of
的,属于,来自
this
这个,这件事
grave
严肃的,坟墓,刻
bearded
有胡须的,长着胡子的
and
和,与,以及
who
谁,那个人
came
来,到达,发生
so
所以,这样,非常
early
早期的,早的,及早
with
与,用,和
his
他的,它的
Bible
圣经,基督教宗教书籍
sword
剑,武器,象征力量
the
定冠词,指特定的人或物
street
街道,街路
such
这样的,如此的,这种
port
港口,举止,姿态
made
制造,使成为,做
large
大的,广阔的,显著的
figure
数字,人物,身材
as
作为,因为,当时
man
男人,人类,人
war
战争,冲突,斗争
peace
和平,安宁,宁静
than
比,超过,更
for
为了,因为,对于
myself
我自己,本人
whose
谁的,属于谁的
name
名字,名称,名声
is
是,存在
seldom
很少,不常,难得
heard
听到,听见,被提及
my
我的
face
脸,表面,面对
hardly
几乎不,几乎没有
known
已知的,认识,知道
He
他,那个人
was
是,曾是
soldier
士兵,军人,战士
judge
法官,评判者,判断
ruler
统治者,尺子,量尺
in
在里面,用,穿着
Church
教堂,教会,宗教机构
had
有,拥有,经历
all
全部,所有的
traits
特征,特点,性状
both
两个都,双方
good
好的,良好的,道德的
evil
邪恶的,坏的,不幸
likewise
同样地,也是如此
bitter
苦的,痛苦的,激烈的
witness
证人,目击者,证明
remembered
记得,回忆,纪念
histories
历史,历史记录,故事
relate
讲述,叙述,关联
an
一个,不定冠词
incident
事件,事情,插曲
hard
硬的,困难的,努力地
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