← The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde — Page 97

Chinese → English Full Text Level 7/10

与海德同流合污,就意味着对千种兴趣和抱负的死亡,意味着一下子永远地被人鄙视,失去所有朋友。

To cast it in with Hyde, was to die to a thousand interests and aspirations, and to become, at a blow and forever, despised and friendless.

这个交易看起来可能不公平;但天平上还有另一个考虑因素;因为虽然杰基尔会在禁欲的煎熬中痛苦不堪,海德甚至根本意识不到他失去了什么。

The bargain might appear unequal; but there was still another consideration in the scales; for while Jekyll would suffer smartingly in the fires of abstinence, Hyde would be not even conscious of all that he had lost.

尽管我的处境很奇特,但这场内心辩论的条件却和人类一样古老而平常;几乎同样的诱惑和恐惧为任何受诱惑而颤抖的罪人决定了命运;结果在我身上应验了,就像在我绝大多数同胞身上应验的那样,我选择了更好的那一面,却发现自己缺乏坚守它的力量。

Strange as my circumstances were, the terms of this debate are as old and commonplace as man; much the same inducements and alarms cast the die for any tempted and trembling sinner; and it fell out with me, as it falls with so vast a majority of my fellows, that I chose the better part and was found wanting in the strength to keep to it.

是的,我宁愿做那个年老而不满足的医生,被朋友围绕,怀抱着诚实的希望;我坚决告别了自由、相对的年轻、轻快的步伐、冲动的激情以及我以海德身份享受过的秘密快乐。

Yes, I preferred the elderly and discontented doctor, surrounded by friends and cherishing honest hopes; and bade a resolute farewell to the liberty, the comparative youth, the light step, leaping impulses and secret pleasures, that I had enjoyed in the disguise of Hyde.

我做出这个选择时也许带有某种无意识的保留,因为我既没有放弃索霍区的那所房子,也没有销毁爱德华·海德的衣服,那些衣服仍然放在我的柜子里。

I made this choice perhaps with some unconscious reservation, for I neither gave up the house in Soho, nor destroyed the clothes of Edward Hyde, which still lay ready in my cabinet.

然而,在两个月里,我忠实于自己的决心;在两个月里,我过着一种前所未有的严格生活,并享受着问心无愧的良心所带来的补偿。

For two months, however, I was true to my determination; for two months, I led a life of such severity as I had never before attained to, and enjoyed the compensations of an approving conscience.

Vocabulary

cast
投掷;抛弃;铸造
die
死亡;去世
thousand
一千;数量词
interests
兴趣;利益(复数)
aspirations
抱负;志向;渴望(复数)
become
变成;成为
blow
打击;吹;一击
forever
永远;永久地
despised
被鄙视的;轻视(过去分词)
friendless
没有朋友的;孤独的
bargain
交易;协议;讨价还价
might
可能;也许;may的过去式
appear
出现;看起来;似乎
unequal
不平等的;不公平的
still
仍然;还;依旧
another
另一个;又一个
consideration
考虑;体谅;需要考虑的事
scales
天平;秤;规模(复数)
while
当...时候;然而;连接词
suffer
遭受;忍受;受苦
fires
火焰;激情;解雇(复数/动词)
abstinence
节制;禁欲;戒除
even
甚至;即使;平坦的
conscious
有意识的;察觉到的
lost
失去的;迷失的;lose的过去式
Strange
奇怪的;陌生的
circumstances
环境;情况;境遇(复数)
terms
条款;术语;学期(复数)
debate
辩论;争论;讨论
old
老的;旧的
commonplace
平凡的;常见的;陈腐的
man
男人;人类
much
很多;非常
same
相同的;一样的
inducements
诱因;刺激;引诱(复数)
alarms
警报;惊恐;使惊恐(复数/动词)
tempted
被诱惑的;tempt的过去式
trembling
颤抖的;发抖
sinner
罪人;做坏事的人
fell
跌倒;fall的过去式
falls
落下;跌倒(第三人称单数)
vast
巨大的;广阔的;大量的
majority
大多数;多数
fellows
家伙;同伴;伙伴(复数)
chose
选择;choose的过去式
better
更好的;good的比较级
part
部分;角色;参与
found
发现;find的过去式;建立
wanting
缺乏的;不足的;想要
strength
力量;强度;力气
keep
保持;保留;遵守
preferred
更喜欢;prefer的过去式
elderly
年长的;上了年纪的
discontented
不满的;不满足的
doctor
医生;博士
surrounded
被包围的;surround的过去式
friends
朋友们(复数)
cherishing
珍惜;怀有(现在分词)
honest
诚实的;正直的
hopes
希望(复数/动词)
bade
告别;bid的过去式
resolute
坚决的;果断的
farewell
告别;再见
liberty
自由;自由权
comparative
比较的;相对的
youth
青春;年轻;青年
light
光;轻的;点燃
step
步;步骤;脚步
leaping
跳跃;leap的现在分词
impulses
冲动;推动力(复数)
secret
秘密;秘密的
pleasures
快乐;乐趣(复数)
enjoyed
享受;enjoy的过去式
disguise
伪装;假扮;掩饰
made
制作;make的过去式
choice
选择;抉择
perhaps
也许;可能
unconscious
无意识的;昏迷的;未察觉的
reservation
保留;预定;保留意见
neither
两者都不;也不
gave
给;give的过去式
house
房子;住宅
nor
也不;neither...nor结构
destroyed
毁坏;destroy的过去式
clothes
衣服(复数)
lay
放置;lie的过去式;躺
ready
准备好的;乐意的
cabinet
柜子;内阁
months
月份(复数)
however
然而;但是;无论如何
true
真的;真实的;忠诚的
determination
决心;决定;坚定
led
领导;lead的过去式
life
生活;生命
such
这样的;如此的
severity
严厉;严重;严格
never
从不;绝不
before
以前;之前;在...之前
attained
达到;获得;attain的过去式
compensations
补偿;赔偿(复数)
approving
赞成的;批准(现在分词)
conscience
良心;道德心;内疚
← Previous Next →

Unlock audio playback, vocabulary games, and reading progress tracking.

Create free account →