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Chinese → English Preface Level 9/10

《查拉图斯特拉》第一部分大约用了十天写成——也就是说,从1883年2月初写到大约2月中旬。

The first part of "Zarathustra" was written in about ten days—that is to say, from the beginning to about the middle of February 1883.

「最后几行恰好写于理查德·瓦格纳在威尼斯辞世的那个神圣时刻。」

"The last lines were written precisely in the hallowed hour when Richard Wagner gave up the ghost in Venice."

除了用于创作本书第一部分的那十天之外,我的兄弟常常提起那个冬天是他所经历过的最艰难、最多病痛的一个冬天。

With the exception of the ten days occupied in composing the first part of this book, my brother often referred to this winter as the hardest and sickliest he had ever experienced.

然而他并不是说他以前的病症在困扰着他,而是说他正遭受着一场严重流感的折磨——那场流感是他在圣玛格丽塔染上的,在他抵达热那亚后又折腾了他好几个星期。

He did not, however, mean thereby that his former disorders were troubling him, but that he was suffering from a severe attack of influenza which he had caught in Santa Margherita, and which tormented him for several weeks after his arrival in Genoa.

然而事实上,他抱怨最多的是他的精神状态——那种难以言说的被遗弃感——他在《查拉图斯特拉》中以令人心碎的方式表达了这种感受。

As a matter of fact, however, what he complained of most was his spiritual condition—that indescribable forsakenness—to which he gives such heartrending expression in "Zarathustra".

甚至连第一部分在朋友和熟人那里所得到的反响也极为令人沮丧:因为几乎所有收到他赠书的人都误解了这部作品。

Even the reception which the first part met with at the hands of friends and acquaintances was extremely disheartening: for almost all those to whom he presented copies of the work misunderstood it.

「我发现没有人能够理解我的许多思想;《查拉图斯特拉》的遭遇证明了一点:一个人可以说得再清晰不过,却仍然得不到任何人的倾听。」

"I found no one ripe for many of my thoughts; the case of 'Zarathustra' proves that one can speak with the utmost clearness, and yet not be heard by any one.

Vocabulary

first
第一,最开始的
part
部分,组成整体的一个段落
written
write的过去分词,被写成
about
大约,roughly的意思
beginning
开始,起始阶段
middle
中间,中部时间或位置
February
二月,一年中的第二个月
last
最后的,最末的
lines
行,文字的行数
precisely
恰好,精确地,正是
hallowed
神圣的,受尊崇的
hour
小时,特定的时刻
ghost
鬼魂;give up the ghost意为死去
exception
例外,不符合一般规律的情况
occupied
占据,忙于某事
composing
创作,撰写(音乐或文章)
often
经常,频繁地
referred
提及,称呼,指称某事
winter
冬天,一年四季中最冷的季节
hardest
最艰难的,hard的最高级
sickliest
最多病的,sickly的最高级
ever
曾经,在任何时候
experienced
经历过,体验过
however
然而,但是,表示转折
mean
意思是,表示……的含义
thereby
因此,由此,通过那种方式
former
以前的,之前的
disorders
疾病,失调,健康紊乱状态
troubling
困扰,使烦恼
suffering
遭受,忍受痛苦或疾病
severe
严重的,剧烈的
attack
发作,(疾病的)突然发作
influenza
流行性感冒,即流感
caught
catch的过去式,感染(疾病)
tormented
折磨,使痛苦
several
几个,数个,不止两个
arrival
到达,抵达某地
matter
事情,as a matter of fact意为事实上
fact
事实,真实存在的情况
complained
抱怨,表示不满或痛苦
spiritual
精神上的,心灵的
condition
状况,状态,情形
indescribable
难以形容的,无法用语言表达的
forsakenness
被遗弃感,孤立无援的状态
heartrending
令人心碎的,极度悲痛的
expression
表达,表现,表述方式
Even
甚至,连……也,表示强调
reception
接待,反应,对某事物的接受态度
hands
手;at the hands of意为由……手中
acquaintances
熟人,认识但不太亲密的人
extremely
极其,非常,程度极高地
disheartening
令人沮丧的,使人气馁的
almost
几乎,差不多,将近
whom
who的宾格,用于正式从句
presented
赠送,呈递,递交
copies
副本,copy的复数,书的册数
work
作品,著作,工作成果
misunderstood
误解,错误理解某事
ripe
成熟的,准备好接受的
thoughts
想法,思想,thought的复数
case
情况,案例,实例
proves
证明,prove的第三人称单数
speak
说话,讲述,表达
utmost
极度的,最大程度的
clearness
清晰度,明了程度
yet
然而,但是,表示转折
heard
hear的过去分词,被听见,被理解
any
任何,任一,用于否定或疑问
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