The Souls of Black Folk — Page 2

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In a third chapter I have pointed out the slow rise of personal leadership, and criticized candidly the leader who bears the chief burden of his race to-day.

在第三章中，我指出了个人领导力的缓慢崛起，并坦率地批评了那位承担着当今本族最重要担子的领袖。

Then, in two other chapters I have sketched in swift outline the two worlds within and without the Veil, and thus have come to the central problem of training men for life.

然后，在另外两章中，我迅速勾勒出帷幕内外两个世界的轮廓，从而引出了培育人以应对人生的核心问题。

Venturing now into deeper detail, I have in two chapters studied the struggles of the massed millions of the black peasantry, and in another have sought to make clear the present relations of the sons of master and man.

进而深入细节，我在两章中研究了数以百万计的黑人农民大众的挣扎，并在另一章中力图阐明主人与仆人之后代之间的现实关系。

Leaving, then, the white world, I have stepped within the Veil, raising it that you may view faintly its deeper recesses,—the meaning of its religion, the passion of its human sorrow, and the struggle of its greater souls.

于是，我离开白人世界，踏入帷幕之内，将其掀起，让您得以依稀窥见其深处——其宗教的意义、其人类悲苦的激情，以及其伟大灵魂的挣扎。

All this I have ended with a tale twice told but seldom written, and a chapter of song.

所有这一切，我以一个口耳相传却鲜有记录的故事，以及一章歌谣作结。

Some of these thoughts of mine have seen the light before in other guise.

我的这些思想中，有一些曾以其他形式公诸于世。

For kindly consenting to their republication here, in altered and extended form, I must thank the publishers of the Atlantic Monthly, The World's Work, the Dial, The New World, and the Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science.

承蒙《大西洋月刊》、《世界工作》、《日晷》、《新世界》以及《美国政治与社会科学院年鉴》的出版商慨然允准，将它们以修订扩充的形式在此重新发表，对此我深表感谢。

Before each chapter, as now printed, stands a bar of the Sorrow Songs,—some echo of haunting melody from the only American music which welled up from black souls in the dark past.

在现今付印的每章之前，均置有一节《悲歌》——那是唯一一种从黑暗岁月里黑人灵魂中涌现出的美国音乐中，萦绕不去的旋律的某种回响。

Vocabulary

在: zài — At, in, on; indicates location or ongoing action.
第三章: dì sān zhāng — Chapter three; the third chapter of a book.
中: zhōng — In, within, among; middle.
我: wǒ — I, me; first-person singular pronoun.
指出: zhǐ chū — To point out, indicate, or highlight something.
了: le — Particle indicating completed action or change of state.
个人: gèrén — Individual, personal; pertaining to one person.
领导力: lǐngdǎo lì — Leadership ability or capacity to lead others.
的: de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.
缓慢: huǎn màn — Slow, sluggish; moving or progressing at low speed.
崛起: juéqǐ — To rise up, emerge powerfully; sudden ascent to prominence.
并: bìng — And, moreover; used to connect parallel clauses.
坦率: tǎn shuài — Frank, candid, straightforward in expressing opinions.
地: de — Adverbial particle linking adverb or adjective to verb.
批评: pīpíng — To criticize; express disapproval or negative judgment.
那位: nà wèi — That (respected) person; polite demonstrative for individuals.
承担: chéngdān — To bear, shoulder, or take on responsibility.
着: zhe — Particle indicating ongoing action or state.
当今: dāngjīn — Nowadays, at present, in current times.
本族: běn zú — One's own ethnic group or people.
最重要: zuì zhòngyào — Most important, of greatest significance.
担子: dànzi — Burden, load, responsibility one must carry.
领袖: lǐngxiù — Leader, chief; person who heads a group.
然后: rán hòu — Then, after that; indicates sequence of events.
另外: lìngwài — Additionally, besides; referring to other things.
两章: liǎng zhāng — Two chapters; a pair of book chapters.
迅速: xùnsù — Rapidly, swiftly; at great speed.
勾勒: gōulè — To sketch, outline; draw a rough depiction of something.
出: chū — Out; directional complement indicating emergence or result.
帷幕: wéimù — Curtain, veil; often metaphor for hidden inner world.
内外: nèi wài — Inside and outside; both interior and exterior aspects.
两个: liǎng gè — Two (items); a pair of things.
世界: shìjiè — World; the earth or a particular sphere of existence.
轮廓: lúnkuò — Outline, contour; general shape or profile of something.
从而: cóng ér — Thus, thereby; indicating result or logical consequence.
引出: yǐn chū — To introduce, lead into; bring out a topic.
培育: péiyù — To cultivate, nurture; foster growth of people or things.
人: rén — Person, people, human being.
以: yǐ — In order to, so as to; used before purpose.
应对: yìngduì — To respond to, cope with, deal with challenges.
人生: rénshēng — Life, human life; one's lifetime experience.
核心: héxīn — Core, nucleus; central and most essential part.
问题: wèntí — Question, problem, issue to be addressed.
进而: jìn ér — Furthermore, and then; advancing to the next step.
深入: shēnrù — To go deep into; thorough and detailed examination.
细节: xìjié — Details, particulars; small specific points of a subject.
研究: yánjiū — To research, study; systematic investigation of a subject.
数以百万计: shù yǐ bǎi wàn jì — Numbering in the millions; an enormous quantity.
黑人: hēirén — Black people; persons of African descent.
农民: nóngmín — Farmer, peasant; person engaged in agricultural work.
大众: dàzhòng — The masses, general public, common people.
挣扎: zhēngzhá — To struggle, fight; effort against difficulty or oppression.
另一章: lìng yī zhāng — Another chapter; a different section of the book.
力图: lì tú — To strive to, endeavor to; make strong effort.
阐明: chǎnmíng — To clarify, elucidate; explain something clearly and fully.
主人: zhǔrén — Master, host, owner; person with authority or ownership.
与: yǔ — And, with; connecting nouns or indicating relationship.
仆人: púrén — Servant; person who serves a master or household.
之: zhī — Possessive or linking particle; literary equivalent of 的.
后代: hòudài — Descendants, offspring, later generations.
之间: zhī jiān — Between, among; in the space or relationship between.
现实: xiànshí — Reality, actual situation; what truly exists or occurs.
关系: guānxi — Relationship, connection; link between people or things.
于是: yúshì — Therefore, consequently; as a result of what preceded.
离开: líkāi — To leave, depart from a place or person.
白人: báirén — White people; persons of European descent.
踏入: tà rù — To step into, enter; move into a new space.
之内: zhī nèi — Within, inside; contained in a boundary or scope.
将其: jiāng qí — Take it, bring it; literary structure meaning 'take that'.
掀起: xiān qǐ — To lift, stir up; raise or unleash something significant.
让: ràng — To let, allow, cause someone to do something.
您: nín — You (polite/formal); respectful second-person pronoun.
得以: déyǐ — To be able to, manage to; obtain the opportunity.
依稀: yīxī — Dimly, vaguely; barely perceivable or faintly visible.
窥见: kuījiàn — To glimpse, catch a brief view of something hidden.
其: qí — Its, their, that; third-person literary pronoun.
深处: shēnchù — Depths, innermost part; deep interior of something.
宗教: zōngjiào — Religion; organized system of spiritual belief and practice.
意义: yìyì — Meaning, significance; the importance or sense of something.
人类: rénlèi — Humanity, humankind; all human beings collectively.
悲苦: bēikǔ — Sorrow and suffering; deep grief and painful hardship.
激情: jīqíng — Passion, fervor; intense emotional enthusiasm or feeling.
以及: yǐjí — As well as, and also; connecting additional elements.
伟大: wěidà — Great, magnificent; of remarkable importance or nobility.
灵魂: línghún — Soul, spirit; the inner essence of a person.
所有: suǒyǒu — All, everything; the totality of something.
这一切: zhè yīqiè — All of this; everything mentioned or implied here.
一个: yī gè — One (item); a single unit of something.
口耳相传: kǒu ěr xiāng chuán — Passed down orally; transmitted by word of mouth.
却: què — But, yet, however; indicates contrast or unexpected turn.
鲜有: xiǎn yǒu — Rarely having, seldom; occurring very infrequently.
记录: jìlù — Record, documentation; written account of events or data.
故事: gùshi — Story, tale; narrative account of events.
一章: yī zhāng — One chapter; a single section of a book.
歌谣: gēyáo — Folk song, ballad; traditional song passed among people.
作结: zuò jié — To conclude with, end with; use as a closing.
这些: zhèxiē — These; referring to multiple nearby items or ideas.
思想: sīxiǎng — Thoughts, ideas, ideology; one's thinking or philosophy.
有: yǒu — To have, there is/are; indicates existence or possession.
一些: yīxiē — Some, a few; an unspecified small quantity.
曾: céng — Once, previously; indicates something happened before.
其他: qítā — Other, else; different from the one mentioned.
形式: xíngshì — Form, format; the way something is structured or presented.
公诸于世: gōng zhū yú shì — To make public, publish to the world; release openly.
承蒙: chéngméng — Thanks to, owing to; polite expression of gratitude received.
日晷: rìguǐ — Sundial; device measuring time by sun's shadow; also a journal name.
出版商: chūbǎnshāng — Publisher; company or person who publishes books or media.
慨然: kǎirán — Generously, magnanimously; willingly and graciously.
允准: yǔnzhǔn — To grant permission, approve; officially allow something.
将: jiāng — Will, shall; also used as 'to take' in literary Chinese.
它们: tāmen — They, them; third-person plural pronoun for objects.
修订: xiūdìng — To revise, amend; make corrections and improvements to text.
扩充: kuòchōng — To expand, enlarge; increase in scope or content.
在此: zài cǐ — Here, at this place; in this context or location.
重新: chóngxīn — Anew, again, afresh; doing something over from the start.
发表: fābiǎo — To publish, present; make known publicly in written form.
对此: duì cǐ — Regarding this, for this; in response to what was mentioned.
深表: shēn biǎo — To deeply express; sincerely convey a feeling or attitude.
感谢: gǎnxiè — To thank, express gratitude; appreciation for help received.
现今: xiànjīn — At present, nowadays; in the current time period.
付印: fù yìn — To send to press; submit a manuscript for printing.
每章: měi zhāng — Each chapter; every individual chapter of the book.
之前: zhīqián — Before, prior to; earlier than a specified time or event.
均: jūn — All, each, without exception; literary equivalent of 都.
置有: zhì yǒu — Is placed with, has been set with; something is included.
一节: yī jié — One section or stanza; a unit within a chapter or poem.
悲歌: bēigē — Lament, elegy; sad song expressing grief or sorrow.
那是: nà shì — That is; used to identify or describe something.
唯一: wéiyī — The only one, sole; single and nothing else.
一种: yī zhǒng — A kind of, a type of; one variety or sort.
从: cóng — From; indicates starting point of time, place, or source.
黑暗: hēi'àn — Darkness; absence of light; also metaphor for oppression.
岁月: suìyuè — Years, time; the passage of time and lived experience.
里: lǐ — Inside, within; indicates location or contained space.
涌现: yǒngxiàn — To emerge, spring up; appear suddenly in large amounts.
美国: Měiguó — America, the United States of America.
音乐: yīnyuè — Music; organized sound as an art form.
萦绕: yíngrào — To linger, haunt; remain persistently in the mind.
不去: bù qù — Does not leave; refuses to go away or disappear.
旋律: xuánlǜ — Melody, tune; the main musical line of a song.
某种: mǒu zhǒng — A certain kind of; some type of unspecified thing.
回响: huíxiǎng — Echo, resonance; sound or feeling that reverberates and lingers.

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