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Chinese → English Preface Level 7/10

我承担这项职责时心存极大的忐忑,深感自己才疏学浅,而他学识渊博;但我觉得,我至少能确保文本的准确性,并严格遵守他的意愿。

I have undertaken this duty with great diffidence, from a sense of my own deficiencies and his extensive knowledge; but I have felt that I could at least insure the correctness of the text, and a scrupulous adherence to his wishes.

现版本付印时,除经我本人标注并已提交莱恩先生审阅的改动外,未作任何其他变动,以第一版完整版本为底本,并收录了莱恩先生自初版发行以来陆续所作的更正与补充。

The present edition is printed, without any variations of my own (except those which are marked as such, and have been submitted to Mr. Lane), from a copy of the first and complete edition, with corrections and additions made by Mr. Lane, from time to time, since its first publication.

然而,由于译文本身十分精准,注释也相当详尽,这些更正与补充为数并不多。

These, however, from the accuracy with which the translation was made, and the fulness of the Notes, are not very numerous.

同样的原因也使我本人的注释寥寥无几:我相信舅父的注释本已自成完整体系;而我有时甚至在极少数例外情况下所作的添加,也不免有画蛇添足之嫌。

The same reasons have also caused my own notes to be few: I believe that my Uncle's notes are complete in themselves; and that I have sometimes erred, even in the rare exceptions I have made, on the side of unnecessary addition.

非作者本人亲自督校的版本,有时难免令读者生疑。因此,我想在此向读者保证,本版本连标点符号亦可放心依赖;全书已与莱恩先生亲笔批注的副本逐字逐句地仔细核对,尽管此过程使印刷工作大为延误。

An edition of any book not superintended by the author is sometimes regarded with distrust. I would therefore assure the reader that in this instance he may depend even on the punctuation; the whole having been laboriously collated with Mr. Lane's annotated copy, notwithstanding the great delay which this process has occasioned in the printing of the work.

我将本书冠以"完整版"之名,以区别于另外两个版本——那两个版本均未收录莱恩先生的注释,也未采用他拼写东方词汇的方式,且与标准版本存在其他出入。

I have called this a complete edition, to distinguish it from two others which have been published without Mr. Lane's notes or his method of writing oriental words, and with other variations from the standard edition.

Vocabulary

undertaken
承担、从事某项任务或责任
duty
职责、义务,应尽的责任
diffidence
缺乏自信、自我怀疑的心态
sense
感觉、意识,对某事的认知
deficiencies
缺陷、不足之处,能力或知识的欠缺
extensive
广博的、广泛的,范围很大的
knowledge
知识、学问,所了解的信息总体
insure
确保、保证某事得以实现
correctness
正确性、准确性,无误的状态
text
文本、正文,书面文字内容
scrupulous
一丝不苟的、谨慎细心的
adherence
坚守、遵循,忠实于某原则或要求
wishes
愿望、意愿,希望实现的事情
present
当前的、现在的,此次的
edition
版本,书籍出版的某一特定版次
printed
印刷的,经印刷出版的
variations
变动、差异,与原版不同之处
except
除了,排除某人或某事之外
marked
标注的、有标记的,被明确指出的
submitted
提交、呈送,将某物交给他人审阅
copy
副本、文本,书籍或文件的一份
complete
完整的、完全的,没有缺漏的
corrections
更正、修改,对错误的纠正
additions
增补、添加内容,新加入的部分
since
自从,从某一时间点至今
publication
出版、发行,书籍正式出版的行为
however
然而,表示转折或对比的连接词
accuracy
准确性、精确度,信息正确无误的程度
translation
翻译,将文字从一种语言转换为另一种
fulness
完整性、充实程度,内容详尽的状态
Notes
注释、注解,对文本的说明与解释
numerous
众多的、大量的,数目很多的
reasons
原因、理由,导致某结果的缘故
caused
导致、引起,使某事发生的原因
notes
注脚、附注,文中的补充说明
believe
相信、认为,对某事持有信念
sometimes
有时,不是总是但偶尔发生
erred
犯错、出错,做出错误的判断
rare
罕见的、稀少的,不常发生的
exceptions
例外,不符合一般规则的情况
side
一方、方面,某个立场或倾向
unnecessary
不必要的,没有需要或理由的
addition
增加、附加,加入的内容或行为
superintended
监督、管理,负责监察某工作进行
author
作者,创作书籍或文章的人
regarded
视为、看待,以某种方式看待某物
distrust
不信任、怀疑,对某人缺乏信心
therefore
因此、所以,表示结论或因果关系
assure
保证、使确信,给予信心或担保
reader
读者,阅读某书或文章的人
instance
例子、情况,具体说明某观点的事例
depend
依靠、信赖,对某人或某事有把握
punctuation
标点符号,书面语中用于断句的符号
whole
整体的、全部的,包括所有部分
laboriously
费力地、辛苦地,付出大量努力地
collated
核对、校对,仔细比较并整理文本
annotated
加注释的,为文本添加说明和解释
notwithstanding
尽管、虽然,不受某因素影响
delay
延迟、拖延,推迟某事发生的时间
process
过程、程序,完成某事的一系列步骤
occasioned
引起、导致,成为某事发生的原因
printing
印刷,将文字图像印于纸张的过程
work
作品、著作,文学或学术创作成果
distinguish
区分、辨别,识别不同事物的差异
published
已出版的,正式发行供公众阅读的
method
方法、方式,完成某事的系统方式
writing
书写、拼写,将语言记录为文字
oriental
东方的,与亚洲东部文化相关的
standard
标准、规范,被广泛认可的准则
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