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现在,在以这种方式长途跋涉之后,我们这些理想国度的阿尔戈英雄,或许勇气多于审慎,屡遭船难与挫折,然而依然危险地健康,一次又一次地恢复健康——似乎作为对这一切的补偿,我们面前有一片尚未发现的土地,其边界无人曾见,它超越了迄今所知的一切理想国度与角落,那是一个美丽、奇异、令人困惑、令人恐惧而又神圣的世界,富饶得令我们的好奇心与占有欲都无法遏制——唉!如今没有任何事物能再让我们满足了!

And now, after having been long on the way in this fashion, we Argonauts of the ideal, more courageous perhaps than prudent, and often enough shipwrecked and brought to grief, nevertheless dangerously healthy, always healthy again,—it would seem as if, in recompense for it all, that we have a still undiscovered country before us, the boundaries of which no one has yet seen, a beyond to all countries and corners of the ideal known hitherto, a world so over-rich in the beautiful, the strange, the questionable, the frightful, and the divine, that our curiosity as well as our thirst for possession thereof, have got out of hand—alas! that nothing will now any longer satisfy us!—

在这样的展望之后,在我们的良知与意识中怀着如此强烈的渴望,我们怎能仍然满足于当今之人?这固然令人悲哀,但我们不得不以难以掩饰的好笑来看待当今之人那些最崇高的目标与希望,甚至或许根本不屑一顾。

How could we still be content with the man of the present day after such outlooks, and with such a craving in our conscience and consciousness? Sad enough; but it is unavoidable that we should look on the worthiest aims and hopes of the man of the present-day with ill-concealed amusement, and perhaps should no longer look at them.

Vocabulary

now
表示"现在"或"此时"
after
在……之后,表示时间顺序
long
长时间的;漫长的
way
道路;方式;途中
fashion
方式,风格;也指时尚潮流
Argonauts
希腊神话中随伊阿宋探险的英雄们
ideal
理想;完美的,符合最高标准的
courageous
勇敢的,有胆量的
perhaps
也许,可能,表示不确定
prudent
谨慎的,深思熟虑的,明智的
often
经常,频繁地
enough
足够的,充分的
shipwrecked
遭遇船难的,船只失事的
grief
悲伤,痛苦;遭受失败
nevertheless
尽管如此,然而,表示转折
dangerously
危险地,以危险的方式
healthy
健康的,身体状况良好的
always
总是,一直,永远
again
再次,重新,又一次
seem
似乎,好像,看起来
recompense
补偿,回报,酬劳
still
仍然,还;静止的
undiscovered
尚未被发现的,未经探索的
country
国家;乡村;地区
before
在……之前;在……面前
boundaries
边界,界限,分界线
yet
还,尚未,表示到目前为止
beyond
超越,在……之外,更远处
countries
国家的复数,多个国家或地区
corners
角落,偏远之处,鲜为人知之地
known
已知的,为人所知的
hitherto
迄今为止,到目前为止
world
世界,地球,宇宙
over-rich
过于丰富的,极度富饶的
beautiful
美丽的,漂亮的,令人赏心悦目
strange
奇怪的,陌生的,不寻常的
questionable
可疑的,令人质疑的,有争议的
frightful
可怕的,令人恐惧的
divine
神圣的,天赐的,极为美好的
curiosity
好奇心,求知欲,对未知的兴趣
thirst
渴望,强烈欲望;也指口渴
possession
拥有,占有;所有物,财产
thereof
其,关于它,属于它,正式用语
hand
手;out of hand意为失控
alas
唉,哎呀,表示遗憾或悲叹
nothing
什么都没有,毫无,无物
longer
更长的;no longer表示不再
satisfy
满足,使满意,符合需求
content
满足的,感到满意的,内容
man
人,男人;也泛指人类
present
现在的,当前的;礼物
day
天,白天,日子
such
如此,这样的,表示程度或类型
outlooks
观点,前景,对未来的看法
craving
强烈渴望,迫切需求,欲求
conscience
良心,道德意识,是非观念
consciousness
意识,觉悟,自我感知能力
Sad
悲伤的,令人遗憾的,忧郁的
unavoidable
不可避免的,无法逃脱的
should
应该,应当,表示义务或建议
look
看,注视;look at意为注视
worthiest
最有价值的,最值得尊敬的
aims
目标,目的,志向
hopes
希望,期望,盼望
present-day
当今的,现代的,当代的
ill-concealed
几乎未加掩饰的,难以隐藏的
amusement
娱乐,消遣;轻蔑的好笑
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