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Chinese → English Preface Level 7/10

公众对这些注释的赞赏,以及对正确书写外来词之重要性的认可,我认为,已由本版的再版需求所证明。

The public appreciation of these notes, and of the advantage of correctly-written foreign words, is, I conceive, proved by the call for the present edition.

关于用欧洲字母拼写东方词汇的方式这一问题,我无需赘言,因为这场争论已近乎平息。

On the subject of the mode of writing oriental words in European characters, I need say little, for the controversy has well nigh died out.

当代人并不将陈旧的错误视为"童年时熟悉的名称",而是努力在一切事物上追求准确;那些仍坚持使用"Mahomet"或"Mahomed"的少数人,理应一贯地将十字军时代那个已被遗忘的"Mahound"一词也重新挖掘出来。

The present generation does not regard antiquated blunders as "the familiar names of childhood," but rather strives to attain accuracy in all things; and those few who still cling to "Mahomet" or "Mahomed" should consistently exhume the forgotten "Mahound" of the Crusades.

译者关于《一千零一夜》的起源及文学史的见解,将在第三卷末尾的书评中得到充分阐述。

The translator's views respecting the origin and literary history of "The Thousand and One Nights" will be found fully expressed in the Review at the end of the third volume.

在其原序中,他写道:"我在此呈献给读者的这些评述,是在本书所主要涉及的作品仅印出三分之一时写就的,因此难免比留待日后再写时更为欠缺。"

In his original preface, he stated, "The remarks which I here submit to the reader, being written when only one-third of the work to which they principally relate is printed, must unavoidably be more defective than they would be if reserved until a later period.

在出版进行的过程中,我或许能够对那些理应在译文卷首充分讨论的诸多议题,形成更为清晰而完整的见解;因此,我认为最好将许多原本打算置于第一卷之前的论述,附录于全书末尾。"

During the progress of the publication I may be enabled to form clearer and more complete views of the several subjects which might with propriety be fully discussed at the head of my translation, and I think it better, therefore, to append at the close of the work many observations which I originally intended to prefix to the first volume."

Vocabulary

public
公众的,与大众有关的
appreciation
感谢,欣赏,或对某事价值的理解
notes
笔记,注释,或简短的书面记录
advantage
优势,好处,或有利条件
correctly-written
正确书写的,拼写无误的
foreign
外国的,来自国外的,陌生的
conceive
构想,设想,或理解某个想法
proved
证明,表明某事是真实的
call
呼叫,要求,或命名
present
当前的,现在的,或呈现
edition
版本,某书籍或出版物的一个印刷版
subject
主题,科目,或讨论的对象
mode
方式,方法,或模式
writing
写作,书写,或笔迹
oriental
东方的,来自东方的
European
欧洲的,属于欧洲的
characters
字符,文字,或人物角色
need
需要,必须,或缺乏某物
say
说,表述,或发表意见
little
小的,少量的,或不多
controversy
争议,纠纷,或公众讨论的问题
well
好的,很好地,或水井
nigh
近的,接近的,或差不多
died
死亡,停止存在或运作
generation
一代人,同一时期出生的群体
regard
视为,看待,或尊重
antiquated
过时的,陈旧的,或不再使用的
blunders
错误,失误,或笨拙的行为
familiar
熟悉的,常见的,或亲密的
names
名字,名称,或人物的称号
childhood
童年,幼年时期
rather
相当,宁可,或更确切地说
strives
努力,奋力争取,或竭力
attain
达到,获得,或实现目标
accuracy
准确性,正确性,或精确度
things
事物,东西,或事情
few
少数的,几个的
still
仍然,还是,或静止的
cling
紧紧抓住,坚持,或依赖
should
应该,应当,或表示条件
consistently
一致地,持续地,或始终如一地
exhume
挖掘,掘出,或从坟墓中取出
forgotten
遗忘的,被遗忘的
Crusades
十字军东征,中世纪宗教战争
translator
翻译者,将一种语言转换为另一种的人
views
观点,看法,或景观
respecting
关于,涉及,或尊重某事
origin
起源,来源,或开始
literary
文学的,与文学有关的
history
历史,过去发生的事件记录
Thousand
千,数字1000
Nights
夜晚,复数形式
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