The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I.: Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments — Page 2
Several reprints of that edition have testified to the continued popularity of the work, and the necessity for the present issue shows that an acquaintance of nearly half a century has not yet wearied the public of the standard translation of the _Thousand and One Nights_.
该版本的多次重印证明了这部作品持续的受欢迎程度，而此次新版的必要性表明，近半个世纪的相识尚未令公众对《一千零一夜》这一标准译本感到厌倦。
The secret of Mr. Lane's success is to be found partly in the instinctive sympathy for the spirit of the East, which enabled him faithfully to reproduce the characteristic tone of the original, and partly in the rich store of illustrations of oriental life and thought contained in his Notes.
莱恩先生成功的秘诀，一方面在于他对东方精神的本能共鸣，这使他能够忠实地再现原著的特有风格，另一方面则在于其注释中所包含的有关东方生活与思想的丰富例证。
In the various cheap versions, based upon Galland's French paraphrase, the Eastern tone and local colour is wholly wanting; and the peculiarities of life and manners, which contrast so markedly with those of the West, are left unnoted and unexplained.
在各种以加朗法文意译本为蓝本的廉价版本中，东方韵味与地方色彩完全付之阙如；那些与西方生活习俗形成鲜明对比的东方生活习惯之特异之处，亦未得到任何注解与说明。
Such versions may serve in an inadequate degree to make the Arabian Nights known to those who care only for the bare stories; but educated readers, who are capable of something more than the mere enjoyment of the romance, and desire to understand the character and habits of the actors and the spectators, find in Mr. Lane's translation, and in his only, a complete satisfaction of their want.
此类版本或许能在有限程度上让那些只关注故事情节本身的读者了解《天方夜谭》；然而，那些有识之士不仅仅满足于消遣故事，更渴望了解故事中人物与旁观者的性格习惯，他们唯有在莱恩先生的译本中，方能找到完全令其满意的答案。
Vocabulary
- 该
- gāi — that; the aforementioned; should, ought to
- 版本
- bǎnběn — version, edition of a book or text
- 的
- de — structural particle indicating possession or modification
- 多次
- duō cì — many times, on multiple occasions
- 重印
- chóngyìn — to reprint; reissue a previously published work
- 证明
- zhèngmíng — to prove, demonstrate; proof or evidence
- 了
- le — particle indicating completed action or new situation
- 作品
- zuòpǐn — literary or artistic work, creation
- 持续
- chíxù — to continue, persist; ongoing, sustained
- 受欢迎
- shòu huānyíng — to be welcomed, popular, well-received
- 程度
- chéngdù — degree, extent, level of something
- 而
- ér — conjunction: and, yet, but, while
- 此次
- cǐ cì — this time, on this occasion
- 新版
- xīn bǎn — new edition, newly published version
- 必要性
- bìyàoxìng — necessity, the quality of being necessary
- 表明
- biǎomíng — to indicate, show, make clear
- 近
- jìn — nearly, close to; approximately
- 半个
- bàn ge — half of one (unit); half a
- 世纪
- shìjì — century, a period of one hundred years
- 相识
- xiāngshí — acquaintance; to know each other, be familiar
- 尚未
- shàng wèi — not yet, still has not happened
- 令
- lìng — to cause, make someone feel or do something
- 公众
- gōngzhòng — the general public, the people at large
- 对
- duì — towards, regarding; with respect to
- 一千零一夜
- Yīqiān Líng Yī Yè — One Thousand and One Nights, Arabian Nights
- 标准
- biāozhǔn — standard, criterion, benchmark
- 译本
- yìběn — translated version, translation of a work
- 感到
- gǎndào — to feel, sense, experience an emotion
- 厌倦
- yànjuàn — to be weary of, tired of, bored with
- 先生
- xiānsheng — mister, sir; a respectful form of address
- 成功
- chénggōng — success; to succeed, achieve a goal
- 秘诀
- mìjué — secret, key to success, winning formula
- 一方面
- yī fāngmiàn — on one hand, one aspect of something
- 在于
- zàiyú — to lie in, consist in, be due to
- 他
- tā — he, him (third person masculine pronoun)
- 东方
- dōngfāng — the East, Oriental; eastern direction
- 精神
- jīngshén — spirit, mind, essence; mental, spiritual
- 本能
- běnnéng — instinct, innate ability or drive
- 共鸣
- gòngmíng — resonance; emotional or intellectual sympathy
- 这
- zhè — this, these (demonstrative pronoun)
- 能够
- nénggòu — to be able to, to be capable of
- 忠实
- zhōngshí — faithful, loyal; true to the original
- 地
- de — adverbial particle linking adverb to verb
- 再现
- zàixiàn — to reproduce, recreate, represent again
- 原著
- yuánzhù — original work, source text or book
- 特有
- tèyǒu — unique to, characteristic of, peculiar to
- 风格
- fēnggé — style, manner, characteristic way of expression
- 另一方面
- lìng yī fāngmiàn — on the other hand, another aspect
- 则
- zé — then, in that case; contrasting conjunction
- 其
- qí — his, her, its, their (formal pronoun)
- 注释
- zhùshì — annotations, notes, commentary on a text
- 中
- zhōng — in, within, inside, among
- 所
- suǒ — particle used before verbs forming noun phrases
- 包含
- bāohán — to contain, include, encompass
- 有关
- yǒuguān — related to, concerning, pertaining to
- 生活
- shēnghuó — life, daily living, lifestyle
- 与
- yǔ — and, with, together with (formal)
- 思想
- sīxiǎng — thought, ideology, ideas, way of thinking
- 丰富
- fēngfù — rich, abundant, plentiful, diverse
- 例证
- lìzhèng — example, illustrative case, supporting evidence
- 在
- zài — in, at, on; to be present at
- 各种
- gè zhǒng — various kinds of, all sorts of
- 以
- yǐ — using, taking as; with, by means of
- 法文
- Fǎwén — French language, written French
- 意译本
- yìyì běn — free translation edition, paraphrased translation
- 为
- wéi — as, to be, to serve as
- 蓝本
- lánběn — blueprint, original model, source template
- 廉价
- liánjià — cheap, low-cost, inexpensive
- 韵味
- yùnwèi — charm, flavor, artistic appeal, lasting taste
- 地方
- dìfāng — place, locality; local aspect or characteristic
- 色彩
- sècǎi — color, hue; character, flavor, tone
- 完全
- wánquán — completely, entirely, totally, wholly
- 那些
- nàxiē — those, those ones (plural demonstrative)
- 西方
- xīfāng — the West, Western; western direction
- 习俗
- xísú — customs, traditions, social practices
- 形成
- xíngchéng — to form, develop, take shape
- 鲜明
- xiānmíng — vivid, clear, distinct, striking contrast
- 对比
- duìbǐ — contrast, comparison, to compare side by side
- 习惯
- xíguàn — habit, custom; to be accustomed to
- 之
- zhī — possessive or structural particle (formal/literary)
- 特异
- tèyì — peculiar, unusual, distinctively different
- 之处
- zhī chù — the place or aspect where; in which respect
- 亦
- yì — also, too, likewise (literary/formal)
- 任何
- rènhé — any, whatever, whichever, no matter what
- 注解
- zhùjiě — explanatory notes, annotations, commentary
- 说明
- shuōmíng — explanation, description; to explain, illustrate
- 此类
- cǐ lèi — this type, this kind, such a category
- 或许
- huòxǔ — perhaps, maybe, possibly
- 能
- néng — can, to be able to, capable of
- 有限
- yǒuxiàn — limited, finite, restricted in extent
- 上
- shàng — on, above; in terms of, regarding
- 让
- ràng — to let, allow, cause someone to do
- 只
- zhǐ — only, merely, just
- 关注
- guānzhù — to pay attention to, focus on, follow closely
- 故事
- gùshi — story, tale, narrative
- 情节
- qíngjié — plot, storyline, sequence of events
- 本身
- běnshēn — itself, in itself, per se
- 读者
- dúzhě — reader, audience of a text
- 了解
- liǎojiě — to understand, learn about, get to know
- 天方夜谭
- Tiānfāng Yètán — Arabian Nights; also means far-fetched fantasy
- 然而
- rán'ér — however, nevertheless, but, yet
- 有识之士
- yǒushí zhī shì — people of insight and discernment, knowledgeable persons
- 不仅仅
- bù jǐnjǐn — not merely, not only, more than just
- 满足于
- mǎnzú yú — to be satisfied with, content with
- 消遣
- xiāoqiǎn — pastime, amusement, entertainment, leisure activity
- 更
- gèng — even more, further; moreover, additionally
- 渴望
- kěwàng — to yearn for, crave, deeply desire
- 人物
- rénwù — character, figure, personage in a story
- 旁观者
- pángguānzhě — bystander, observer, onlooker
- 性格
- xìnggé — personality, character, temperament
- 他们
- tāmen — they, them (third person plural)
- 唯有
- wéiyǒu — only by, solely through, none but
- 方能
- fāng néng — only then can, only thus is it possible
- 找到
- zhǎodào — to find, locate, discover something sought
- 满意
- mǎnyì — satisfied, content, pleased with something
- 答案
- dá'àn — answer, solution, response to a question
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