The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde — Page 96
有一次,在我职业生涯的早期,它完全让我失望了;自那以后,我不止一次不得不加倍剂量,还有一次冒着生命危险,将剂量增加到三倍;这些罕见的不确定性迄今为止给我的满足感投下了唯一的阴影。
Once, very early in my career, it had totally failed me; since then I had been obliged on more than one occasion to double, and once, with infinite risk of death, to treble the amount; and these rare uncertainties had cast hitherto the sole shadow on my contentment.
然而现在,根据那天早上的意外事件,我注意到,起初困难在于摆脱杰基尔的身体,但最近已经逐渐而明确地转移到了另一边。
Now, however, and in the light of that morning's accident, I was led to remark that whereas, in the beginning, the difficulty had been to throw off the body of Jekyll, it had of late gradually but decidedly transferred itself to the other side.
因此,一切似乎都指向这一点:我正在慢慢失去对原本更好的自我的控制,并逐渐与我第二个、更坏的自我融为一体。
All things therefore seemed to point to this; that I was slowly losing hold of my original and better self, and becoming slowly incorporated with my second and worse.
在这两者之间,我现在觉得我必须做出选择。
Between these two, I now felt I had to choose.
我的两种天性有共同的记忆,但所有其他能力在它们之间的分配极不平等。
My two natures had memory in common, but all other faculties were most unequally shared between them.
杰基尔(他是复合体)时而怀着最敏感的忧虑,时而带着贪婪的热情,设计并分享海德的快乐和冒险;但海德对杰基尔漠不关心,或者只是像山贼记得他藏身躲避追捕的洞穴那样记得他。
Jekyll (who was composite) now with the most sensitive apprehensions, now with a greedy gusto, projected and shared in the pleasures and adventures of Hyde; but Hyde was indifferent to Jekyll, or but remembered him as the mountain bandit remembers the cavern in which he conceals himself from pursuit.
杰基尔有着超过父亲的关切;海德则有着超过儿子的冷漠。
Jekyll had more than a father's interest; Hyde had more than a son's indifference.
选择与杰基尔为伍,就意味着要放弃那些我长期暗中放纵、近来开始纵容的欲望。
To cast in my lot with Jekyll, was to die to those appetites which I had long secretly indulged and had of late begun to pamper.
Vocabulary
- Once
- 一次;曾经;在某个时候
- very
- 非常;很;极其(用于加强语气)
- early
- 早期的;提前的;在初期阶段
- in
- 在……里面;在……期间;表示位置或时间
- my
- 我的(所有格形式)
- career
- 职业生涯;事业;专业工作经历
- it
- 它;代指前面提到的事物
- had
- 有(have的过去式);已经(完成时态助动词)
- totally
- 完全地;彻底地;百分之百地
- failed
- 失败了;未能做到(fail的过去式)
- me
- 我(宾格形式)
- since
- 自从;因为;从那时起
- then
- 那时;然后;接着
- I
- 我(主格形式)
- been
- 是(be的过去分词,用于完成时态)
- obliged
- 被迫的;不得不;有义务做某事
- on
- 在……上面;关于;处于某种状态
- more
- 更多的;更;additional的意思
- than
- 比;超过(用于比较)
- one
- 一个;单一的;某一个
- occasion
- 场合;时机;特定的时候或事件
- to
- 到;向;表示方向、目的或动词不定式
- double
- 加倍;翻倍;两倍的
- and
- 和;与;连接词语或句子
- once
- 一次;曾经;一旦
- with
- 与……一起;带有;用
- infinite
- 无限的;极大的;无穷的
- risk
- 风险;危险;冒险的可能性
- of
- ……的;属于;关于
- death
- 死亡;去世
- the
- 这个;那个(定冠词,特指)
- amount
- 数量;总额;总计
- these
- 这些(this的复数形式)
- rare
- 稀有的;罕见的;不常发生的
- uncertainties
- 不确定性;不确定的事情(复数)
- cast
- 投掷;投射;造成(阴影等)
- sole
- 唯一的;单独的;仅有的
- shadow
- 阴影;影子;阴暗面
- contentment
- 满足;满意;知足的状态
- Now
- 现在;如今;此刻
- however
- 然而;但是;不过
- light
- 光;光线;光明;轻的
- that
- 那个;引导从句;指示代词
- morning's
- 早晨的(所有格形式)
- accident
- 事故;意外事件;偶然发生的事
- was
- 是(be的过去式)
- led
- 引导;带领(lead的过去式)
- remark
- 评论;注意到;说起
- whereas
- 然而;但是;鉴于(表示对比)
- beginning
- 开始;起初;开端
- difficulty
- 困难;难题;艰难
- throw
- 扔;投;抛
- off
- 离开;脱离;关闭
- body
- 身体;躯体;主体
- late
- 晚的;迟的;后期的
- gradually
- 逐渐地;渐渐地;慢慢地
- but
- 但是;然而;除了
- decidedly
- 明确地;果断地;无疑地
- transferred
- 转移;调动(transfer的过去式)
- itself
- 它自己;本身(反身代词)
- other
- 其他的;另一个;别的
- side
- 边;侧面;一方
- All
- 所有的;全部;一切
- things
- 事物;东西(thing的复数)
- therefore
- 因此;所以;因而
- seemed
- 似乎;好像(seem的过去式)
- point
- 指向;点;要点;表明
- this
- 这个;这(指示代词)
- slowly
- 缓慢地;慢慢地
- losing
- 失去;丢失(lose的现在分词)
- hold
- 握住;保持;控制
- original
- 最初的;原始的;独创的
- better
- 更好的;较好的(good的比较级)
- self
- 自我;自己;本身
- becoming
- 变成;成为(become的现在分词)
- second
- 第二的;另一个;秒
- worse
- 更坏的;更糟的(bad的比较级)
- Between
- 在……之间(两者)
- two
- 二;两个
- now
- 现在;如今;此刻
- felt
- 感觉;觉得(feel的过去式)
- choose
- 选择;挑选;决定
- My
- 我的(所有格,强调形式)
- natures
- 本性;天性(nature的复数)
- memory
- 记忆;回忆;记忆力
- common
- 共同的;普通的;常见的
- all
- 所有的;全部;一切
- were
- 是(be的过去式复数形式)
- most
- 最;最多;大多数
- shared
- 共享的;分享(share的过去式)
- between
- 在……之间(两者)
- them
- 他们;它们(宾格形式)
- who
- 谁;……的人(关系代词)
- sensitive
- 敏感的;易受影响的;体贴的
- a
- 一个;一(不定冠词)
- greedy
- 贪婪的;贪心的;渴望的
- projected
- 投射的;规划的;预计的
- pleasures
- 快乐;乐趣(pleasure的复数)
- adventures
- 冒险;奇遇(adventure的复数)
- indifferent
- 冷漠的;不关心的;中立的
- or
- 或者;还是;否则
- remembered
- 记得;回忆起(remember的过去式)
- him
- 他(宾格形式)
- as
- 作为;如同;当……时
- mountain
- 山;山脉;高山
- bandit
- 强盗;土匪;歹徒
- remembers
- 记得;回忆(remember的第三人称单数)
- which
- 哪一个;……的(关系代词)
- he
- 他(主格形式)
- conceals
- 隐藏;隐瞒(conceal的第三人称单数)
- himself
- 他自己(反身代词)
- from
- 从;来自;由于
- pursuit
- 追赶;追求;职业
- father's
- 父亲的(所有格形式)
- interest
- 兴趣;利益;关注
- son's
- 儿子的(所有格形式)
- indifference
- 冷漠;不关心;漠不关心
- To
- 到;向;给(介词,大写开头)
- lot
- 命运;份额;许多
- die
- 死;死亡;消失
- those
- 那些(that的复数形式)
- appetites
- 食欲;欲望(appetite的复数)
- long
- 长的;长时间;渴望
- secretly
- 秘密地;暗中地;私下地
- indulged
- 放纵;纵容(indulge的过去式)
- begun
- 开始(begin的过去分词)
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