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English → Chinese Preface Level 9/10

" My brother was very much discouraged by the feebleness of the response he was given, and as he was striving just then to give up the practice of taking hydrate of chloral—a drug he had begun to take while ill with influenza,—the following spring, spent in Rome, was a somewhat gloomy one for him.

我的兄弟对于所得到的反应之微弱感到非常沮丧，而他当时正努力戒除服用水合氯醛的习惯——这是一种他在患流感期间开始服用的药物——因此，次年春天在罗马度过的时光，对他来说是相当阴郁的。

He writes about it as follows:—"I spent a melancholy spring in Rome, where I only just managed to live,—and this was no easy matter.

他这样写道："我在罗马度过了一个忧郁的春天，在那里我仅仅勉强维持生计——而这并非易事。

This city, which is absolutely unsuited to the poet-author of 'Zarathustra', and for the choice of which I was not responsible, made me inordinately miserable.

这座城市完全不适合《查拉图斯特拉》的诗人作者，而选择来此并非出于我的意愿，它使我痛苦不堪。

I tried to leave it.

我试图离开它。

I wanted to go to Aquila—the opposite of Rome in every respect, and actually founded in a spirit of enmity towards that city (just as I also shall found a city some day), as a memento of an atheist and genuine enemy of the Church—a person very closely related to me,—the great Hohenstaufen, the Emperor Frederick II.

我想去阿奎拉——这座城市在各方面都与罗马相对立，实际上是以对那座城市的敌意精神而建立的（正如我有朝一日也将建立一座城市），作为一位无神论者和真正的教会之敌的纪念——一位与我有着极为密切关系的人——伟大的霍亨施陶芬王朝的腓特烈二世皇帝。

But Fate lay behind it all: I had to return again to Rome.

但命运在这一切背后作祟：我不得不再次返回罗马。

In the end I was obliged to be satisfied with the Piazza Barberini, after I had exerted myself in vain to find an anti-Christian quarter.

最终，在我徒劳地寻找一处反基督教的街区之后，我不得不满足于巴贝里尼广场。

I fear that on one occasion, to avoid bad smells as much as possible, I actually inquired at the Palazzo del Quirinale whether they could not provide a quiet room for a philosopher.

我担心有一次，为了尽可能地避开难闻的气味，我竟然向奎里纳莱宫询问，他们是否能为一位哲学家提供一间安静的房间。

Vocabulary

我: wǒ — First person singular pronoun; I, me.
的: de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.
兄弟: xiōngdì — Brother; male sibling or close male companion.
对于: duìyú — Regarding, concerning, with respect to something.
所: suǒ — Particle used before verbs to nominalize or emphasize.
得到: dédào — To obtain, receive, or achieve something desired.
反应: fǎnyìng — Reaction, response, or feedback to a stimulus.
之: zhī — Classical possessive or linking particle; of, 's.
微弱: wēiruò — Faint, weak, feeble in strength or intensity.
感到: gǎndào — To feel, sense, or experience an emotion.
非常: fēicháng — Extremely, very; indicates high degree of intensity.
沮丧: jǔsàng — Depressed, dejected, feeling low in spirits.
而: ér — Conjunction meaning and, but, yet, or while.
他: tā — Third person singular masculine pronoun; he, him.
当时: dāngshí — At that time, at that moment in the past.
正: zhèng — Just, right in the middle of doing something.
努力: nǔlì — To strive, work hard, make great effort.
戒除: jièchú — To quit, give up, abstain from a habit.
服用: fúyòng — To take or consume medicine or drugs orally.
习惯: xíguàn — Habit, custom; to be accustomed to something.
这: zhè — Demonstrative pronoun meaning this, these nearby.
是: shì — Verb to be; links subject and predicate.
一种: yī zhǒng — A kind of, a type of something.
在: zài — Preposition indicating location or ongoing action.
患: huàn — To suffer from, be afflicted with a disease.
流感: liúgǎn — Influenza, the flu; a common viral illness.
期间: qījiān — During a period of time, throughout an interval.
开始: kāishǐ — To begin, start; the beginning of something.
药物: yàowù — Medicine, drug, pharmaceutical substance or compound.
因此: yīncǐ — Therefore, as a result, consequently, for this reason.
次年: cìnián — The following year, the year after that.
春天: chūntiān — Spring season; the season between winter and summer.
罗马: Luómǎ — Rome; the capital city of Italy.
度过: dùguò — To spend or pass a period of time.
时光: shíguāng — Time, period, days; often implies nostalgic passage of time.
对: duì — Preposition meaning for, toward, facing someone.
来说: lái shuō — Speaking from a perspective; as far as concerned.
相当: xiāngdāng — Quite, fairly, rather; considerably to a degree.
阴郁: yīnyù — Gloomy, dark, melancholy in mood or atmosphere.
这样: zhèyàng — Like this, in this way, such as this.
写道: xiědào — To write, used when quoting written words.
了: le — Particle indicating completed action or changed state.
一个: yī gè — One, a single unit; general measure word.
忧郁: yōuyù — Melancholy, pensive sadness, feeling of gloom.
那里: nàlǐ — There, that place, over there.
仅仅: jǐnjǐn — Merely, only, just; nothing more than this.
勉强: miǎnqiǎng — Barely manage; reluctantly do with great difficulty.
维持: wéichí — To maintain, sustain, keep something going.
生计: shēngjì — Livelihood, means of living, making ends meet.
并非: bìngfēi — Not at all, it is definitely not the case.
易事: yìshì — An easy matter; something simple to accomplish.
这座: zhè zuò — This (city, building); demonstrative with measure word.
城市: chéngshì — City, urban area, municipality.
完全: wánquán — Completely, entirely, totally, absolutely.
不: bù — Negation particle; no, not, does not.
适合: shìhé — To suit, be appropriate or fitting for.
诗人: shīrén — Poet; a person who writes poetry.
作者: zuòzhě — Author, writer, creator of a literary work.
选择: xuǎnzé — To choose, select; a choice or option.
来此: lái cǐ — To come here, come to this place.
出于: chūyú — Stemming from, arising out of, motivated by.
意愿: yìyuàn — Wish, willingness, desire, personal intention.
它: tā — Third person singular pronoun for objects; it.
使: shǐ — To cause, make, enable someone to do something.
痛苦: tòngkǔ — Pain, suffering, anguish, great distress or torment.
不堪: bùkān — Cannot bear, unbearable; used after painful words.
试图: shìtú — To attempt, try to do something.
离开: líkāi — To leave, depart from a place or person.
想去: xiǎng qù — To want to go somewhere, wish to visit.
各方面: gè fāngmiàn — Every aspect, all sides, in every respect.
都: dōu — All, both, every; adverb of inclusion.
与: yǔ — And, with; connecting nouns or contrasting elements.
相对立: xiāng duìlì — To stand in opposition, be diametrically opposite.
实际上: shíjì shàng — In fact, actually, in reality, as a matter of fact.
以: yǐ — With, using, by means of; classical preposition.
那座: nà zuò — That (city, mountain); demonstrative with measure word.
敌意: díyì — Hostility, animosity, unfriendly intent toward someone.
精神: jīngshén — Spirit, mind, mental state, essence of something.
建立: jiànlì — To establish, build, found, set up something.
正如: zhèngrú — Just as, exactly as, in the same way as.
有朝一日: yǒu zhāo yī rì — One day in the future; someday eventually.
也: yě — Also, too, as well; adverb of addition.
将: jiāng — Will, shall; future tense auxiliary verb.
一座: yī zuò — One (building, city, mountain); measure word.
作为: zuòwéi — As, in the capacity of, serving as a role.
一位: yī wèi — One (person); polite measure word for people.
无神论者: wúshénlùn zhě — Atheist; a person who does not believe in God.
和: hé — And, with; conjunction connecting nouns together.
真正: zhēnzhèng — True, genuine, real, authentic in nature.
教会: jiàohuì — Church; a Christian religious organization or building.
纪念: jìniàn — To commemorate, memorialize; a memorial keepsake.
有着: yǒuzhe — To have, to possess an ongoing characteristic.
极为: jí wéi — Extremely, exceedingly; to the greatest degree.
密切: mìqiē — Close, intimate, tight; describing strong relationships.
关系: guānxi — Relationship, connection, association between things.
人: rén — Person, human being, people in general.
伟大: wěidà — Great, magnificent, grand in achievement or stature.
王朝: wángcháo — Dynasty, royal line, ruling family of an empire.
皇帝: huángdì — Emperor; supreme ruler of an empire.
但: dàn — But, however; conjunction introducing contrast.
命运: mìngyùn — Fate, destiny, fortune that befalls someone.
一切: yīqiè — Everything, all things, the whole lot.
背后: bèihòu — Behind, at the back; hidden forces at work.
作祟: zuòsuì — To cause mischief; evil force working against one.
不得不: bùdébù — Have no choice but to; must unavoidably do.
再次: zàicì — Once again, one more time, a second time.
返回: fǎnhuí — To return, go back to a previous place.
最终: zuìzhōng — Finally, ultimately, in the end, eventually.
徒劳: túláo — In vain, futile effort, wasted without result.
地: de — Adverbial particle linking adverb to verb phrase.
寻找: xúnzhǎo — To search for, look for, seek something.
一处: yī chù — A place, one location, a spot.
反: fǎn — Anti-, against, opposing, contrary to.
基督教: Jīdūjiào — Christianity; the religion following Jesus Christ.
街区: jiēqū — City block, neighborhood, urban district area.
之后: zhīhòu — After, afterward, following that event or time.
满足于: mǎnzú yú — To be content with, settle for something.
广场: guǎngchǎng — Plaza, public square, open urban gathering space.
担心: dānxīn — To worry, be concerned, feel anxious about.
有: yǒu — To have, there is/are, to exist.
一次: yī cì — Once, one time, one occasion.
为了: wèile — For the purpose of, in order to achieve.
尽可能: jǐn kěnéng — As much as possible, to the greatest extent.
避开: bìkāi — To avoid, steer clear of, evade something.
难闻: nánwén — Unpleasant smelling, stinky, offensive to the nose.
气味: qìwèi — Smell, odor, scent; the way something smells.
竟然: jìngrán — Surprisingly, unexpectedly, to one's astonishment.
向: xiàng — Toward, to, in the direction of someone.
询问: xúnwèn — To inquire, ask questions, make an inquiry.
他们: tāmen — They, them; third person plural pronoun.
是否: shìfǒu — Whether or not; used in indirect questions.
能: néng — Can, able to, capable of doing something.
为: wèi — For, on behalf of; preposition indicating beneficiary.
哲学家: zhéxuéjiā — Philosopher; a person who studies or practices philosophy.
提供: tígōng — To provide, offer, supply something to someone.
一间: yī jiān — One (room); measure word for rooms.
安静: ānjìng — Quiet, peaceful, calm without noise or disturbance.
房间: fángjiān — Room; an enclosed space within a building.

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