The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde — Page 75
不远处有一个警察正走过来,提灯的眼睛睁得大大的;一看到这个情景,我觉得我的访客吃了一惊,加快了脚步。
There was a policeman not far off, advancing with his bull's eye open; and at the sight, I thought my visitor started and made greater haste.
我承认,这些细节给我的印象很不愉快;当我跟着他走进诊疗室明亮的灯光下时,我的手已经准备好放在武器上。
These particulars struck me, I confess, disagreeably; and as I followed him into the bright light of the consulting room, I kept my hand ready on my weapon.
在这里,我终于有机会看清楚他了。
Here, at last, I had a chance of clearly seeing him.
我以前从未见过他,这一点是确定无疑的。
I had never set eyes on him before, so much was certain.
正如我所说的,他个子很小;除此之外,令我印象深刻的还有他脸上那种令人震惊的表情,他那种强健的肌肉活力与明显虚弱的体质的奇特结合,还有——同样重要的是——他的存在所引起的那种奇怪的主观不安感。
He was small, as I have said; I was struck besides with the shocking expression of his face, with his remarkable combination of great muscular activity and great apparent debility of constitution, and—last but not least—with the odd, subjective disturbance caused by his neighbourhood.
这种感觉有点像初期的寒战,并伴随着明显的脉搏下沉。
This bore some resemblance to incipient rigour, and was accompanied by a marked sinking of the pulse.
当时,我把它归结为某种特异的、个人的厌恶,只是对这些症状的剧烈程度感到惊讶;但后来我有理由相信,其原因要深植于人性之中,而且是建立在比仇恨原则更高尚的基础之上的。
At the time, I set it down to some idiosyncratic, personal distaste, and merely wondered at the acuteness of the symptoms; but I have since had reason to believe the cause to lie much deeper in the nature of man, and to turn on some nobler hinge than the principle of hatred.
Vocabulary
- There
- 用于句首引入主语或表示存在
- was
- be动词的过去式,表示存在或状态
- a
- 不定冠词,表示一个
- policeman
- 警察,执法人员
- not
- 否定词,表示不
- far
- 远的,遥远的
- off
- 离开,在远处
- advancing
- 前进,接近
- with
- 介词,表示伴随或使用
- his
- 他的,所有格代词
- bull
- 公牛;这里指警用提灯
- eye
- 眼睛;这里指提灯
- open
- 打开的,开着的
- and
- 连词,和,并且
- at
- 介词,在(某处或时刻)
- the
- 定冠词,表示特指
- sight
- 看见,景象
- I
- 我,第一人称主格代词
- thought
- 认为,想(think的过去式)
- my
- 我的,所有格代词
- visitor
- 访客,来访者
- started
- 吃惊,惊跳;开始
- made
- 做,制造(make的过去式)
- greater
- 更大的(great的比较级)
- haste
- 匆忙,急忙
- These
- 这些,指示代词复数
- particulars
- 细节,详情
- struck
- 打击;给予印象(strike的过去式)
- me
- 我,第一人称宾格代词
- confess
- 承认,坦白
- as
- 当...时;作为
- followed
- 跟随,跟着(follow的过去式)
- him
- 他,第三人称阳性宾格代词
- into
- 进入,到...里面
- bright
- 明亮的,鲜明的
- light
- 光,光线
- of
- 介词,表示所属或关于
- consulting
- 咨询的,诊疗的
- room
- 房间,室
- kept
- 保持,保留(keep的过去式)
- hand
- 手
- ready
- 准备好的,就绪的
- on
- 在...上面,介词
- weapon
- 武器
- Here
- 这里,在此处
- last
- 最后,终于;持续
- had
- 有,拥有(have的过去式)
- chance
- 机会,可能性
- clearly
- 清楚地,明显地
- seeing
- 看见,看到(see的现在分词)
- never
- 从不,决不
- set
- 放置;set eyes on表示看见
- eyes
- 眼睛(复数)
- before
- 以前,之前
- so
- 如此,这么
- much
- 很多,非常
- certain
- 确定的,肯定的
- He
- 他,第三人称阳性主格代词
- small
- 小的,矮小的
- have
- 有,拥有
- said
- 说(say的过去式)
- besides
- 此外,而且
- shocking
- 令人震惊的,骇人的
- expression
- 表情,神情
- face
- 脸,面孔
- remarkable
- 显著的,非凡的
- combination
- 结合,组合
- great
- 巨大的,伟大的
- muscular
- 肌肉的,强壮的
- activity
- 活动,活力
- apparent
- 明显的,显而易见的
- constitution
- 体质,体格;宪法
- but
- 但是,然而
- least
- 最少的,最小的
- odd
- 奇怪的,古怪的
- subjective
- 主观的,个人的
- disturbance
- 干扰,骚动
- caused
- 引起,导致(cause的过去式)
- by
- 介词,被,由
- neighbourhood
- 邻近,附近;街坊
- This
- 这个,指示代词
- bore
- 承受;显示(bear的过去式)
- some
- 一些,某些
- resemblance
- 相似,类似
- to
- 介词,到,向
- accompanied
- 伴随,陪同(accompany的过去式)
- marked
- 明显的,显著的
- sinking
- 下沉的,衰弱的
- pulse
- 脉搏
- At
- 在(某时刻或地点)
- time
- 时间,时候
- it
- 它,第三人称中性代词
- down
- 向下;记下
- personal
- 个人的,私人的
- distaste
- 厌恶,反感
- merely
- 仅仅,只不过
- wondered
- 想知道,好奇(wonder的过去式)
- symptoms
- 症状(复数)
- since
- 因为;自从
- reason
- 理由,原因
- believe
- 相信,认为
- cause
- 原因,起因
- lie
- 位于,在于;说谎
- deeper
- 更深的(deep的比较级)
- in
- 在...里面,介词
- nature
- 本质,天性;自然
- man
- 人,男人
- turn
- 转动,转变
- nobler
- 更高尚的(noble的比较级)
- hinge
- 铰链;关键
- than
- 比,比较连词
- principle
- 原则,原理
- hatred
- 仇恨,憎恨
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