Frankenstein - Mary Shelley (1818)

1.inuring使習慣(於),使適應於: I commenced by inuring my body to hardship
2.enticement引誘;慫恿:I preferred glory to every enticement that wealth placed in my path.
3.answer in the affirmative = (say yes)
4.when I am glowing with the enthusiasm of success, there will be none to articipate my joy
5.assailed困擾;使煩惱
6.dejection沮喪,灰心,洩氣
7.I shall commit my thoughts to paper, it is true; but that is a poor medium for the communication of feeling. I desire the company of a man who could sympathize with me, whose eyes would reply to mine. You may deem me romantic, my dear sister, but I bitterly feel the want of a friend. I have no one near me, gentle yet courageous, possessed of a cultivated as well as of a capacious mind.
8.inexorable無法改變的;無動於衷的;毫不寬容的,無情的
9.I shall kill no albatross; therefore do not be alarmed for my safety or if I should come back to you as worn and woeful as the "Ancient Mariner." ---------hahahahahahaha..........
10.You will smile at my allusion, but I will disclose a secret. I have often attributed my attachment to, my passionate enthusiasm for, the dangerous mysteries of ocean to that production of the most imaginative of modern poets.
11.gales強風;時速32至63英里的強風
12.capitulated(有條件地)投降[(+to)]
13.gnashes (氣得)咬(牙):He gnashed his teeth in fury.他氣忿得咬牙切齒。
14.conciliating博得(尊敬、好感等)
15.He must have been a noble creature in his better days, being even now in wreckso attractive and amiable.
16.a creature destroyed by misery
17.although unhappy,he is not so utterly occupied by his own misery but that he interests himself deeply in the projects of others
18.paroxysm -1.(疾病週期性)發作; 2-(感情的)爆發
19.quell:鎮壓;平息;壓制
20.You have hope, and the world before you, and have no cause for despair. But I--I have lost everything and cannot begin life anew.
21.fastidious愛挑剔的;難討好的;過分講究的[(+about)]
22.discernment洞察力
23.You may easily perceive, Captain Walton, that I have suffered great and unparalleled misfortunes.
24.a strong desire to ameliorate改善;改良 his fate if it were in my power
25.his lustrous有光澤的;光亮的 eyes dwell on me with all their melancholy sweetness
26.syndic地方行政長官
27.oblivion被遺忘,淹沒;【律】大赦,赦免
28.when he entered, misery and despair alone welcomed him
29.her courage rose to support her in her adversity
30.indefatigable不倦的;不屈不撓的
31.interment埋葬
32.There was a considerable difference between the ages of my parents, but this circumstance seemed to unite them only closer in bonds of devoted affection. 33.inclemency天氣險惡;氣候嚴酷:inclemency of the weather34.Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa von Nettesheim (Cornelius Agrippa)(September 14, 1486 – February 18, 1535) was a German magician, occult writer, theologian, astrologer, and alchemist.Agrippa was born in Cologne in 1486. In 1512, he taught at the University of Dole in France, lecturing on Johann Reuchlin's De verbo mirifico; as a result, Agrippa was denounced, behind his back, as a "Judaizing heretic." Agrippa's vitriolic response many months later did not endear him to the University.36.Paracelsus (11 November or 17 December 1493 in Einsiedeln, Switzerland – 24 September 1541 in Salzburg, Austria) was an alchemist, physician, astrologer, and general occultist. Born Phillip von Hohenheim, he later took up the name Philippus Theophrastus Aureolus Bombastus von Hohenheim, and still later took the title Paracelsus, meaning "equal to or greater than Celsus", a Roman encyclopedist from the first century known for his tract on medicine He is also credited for giving zinc its name, calling it zincum.Paracelsus pioneered the use of chemicals and minerals in medicine. He used the name "zink" for the element zinc in about 1526, based on the sharp pointed appearance of its crystals after smelting and the old German word "zinke" for pointed. He used experimentation in learning about the human body.37.Albertus Magnus, O.P. (1193/1206 - November 15, 1280), also known as Saint Albert the Great and Albert of Cologne, was a Dominican friar and bishop who achieved fame for his comprehensive knowledge of and advocacy for the peaceful coexistence of science and religion. He is considered to be the greatest German philosopher and theologian of the Middle Ages. He was the first among medieval scholars to apply Aristotle's philosophy to Christian thought. Catholicism honors him as a Doctor of the Church, one of only 33 persons with that honor.38.elixir鍊金藥,不老長壽藥39.despicable致力於,專心於I betook myself to the mathematics40.the first misfortune of my life occurred--an omen, as it were, of my future misery.39.prognosticated預知;顯示...徵兆41.it hard to remain during my youth cooped up in one place and had longed to enter the world and take my station among other human beings.42.Now my desires were complied with,and it would, indeed, have been folly to repent.43.uncouth(人、動作等)粗野的;無教養的;笨拙的,(言語)粗魯的44.appertaining【文】屬於;有關聯[(+to)]:the responsibilities appertaining to the chairmanship 主席的責任45.He began his lecture by a recapitulation of the history of chemistry46.lassitude厭倦47.tumult(思想、情緒等的)波動,激動:Her mind was in a tumult. 她心煩意亂。48.palpitation悸動;【醫】心悸48.languor倦怠;無興趣49.convalescence漸癒;恢復期50.I felt also sentiments of joy and affection revive in my bosom; my gloom disappeared, and in a short time I became as cheerful as before I was attacked by the fatal passion51.Could he allude to an object on whom I dared not even think?52.vacillating猶豫不決的53.fretting使苦惱;使煩躁;使發愁: She'll fret herself to death one of these days. 她總有一天會愁死的。54.When he smiles, two little dimples appear on each cheek, which are rosy with health55.Ever since the fatal night, the end of my labours, and the beginning of my misfortunes, I had conceived a violent antipathy even to the name of natural philosophy.56.He meant to please, and he tormented me.57.diffident缺乏自信的,懦怯的;羞怯的[(+about)]:She is diffident about expressing her opinions. 她怯於表述自己的意見。58.A selfish pursuit had cramped and narrowed me, until your gentleness and affection warmed and opened my senses;59.Tears also gushed from the eyes of Clerval60.disaster is irreparable61.My journey was very melancholy62.I slackened變緩慢;變遲緩 my progress. I could hardly sustain the multitude of feelings that crowded into my mind63.prognosticate預知;顯示...徵兆64.dirge輓歌65.carnage大屠殺66.ignominy恥辱67.put on those smiles of innocence only to betray68.guile奸詐;狡猾69.manacled手銬;腳鐐70.excommunication 逐出教會71.obdurate頑固的72.scaffold斷頭臺73.This state of mind preyed upon my health, which had perhaps never entirely recovered from the first shock it had sustained.74.I had been the author of unalterable evils75.perpetrate some new wickedness76.When I reflected on his crimes and malice, my hatred and revenge burst all bounds of moderation.77.wreak 造成(破壞)等;施行(報復等):The survivor was determined to wreaked her revenge on the murderer of her family. 這位幸存者決心要報復殺害她家人的兇手。78.Elizabeth was sad and desponding; she no longer took delight in her ordinary occupations; all pleasure seemed to her sacrilege toward the dead79.depraved墮落的;頹廢的;邪惡的80.Have we lost the power of rendering you happy?81.ephemeral僅有一日生命的;短暫的;只生存一天(或極短時間)的事物82.ravine溝壑,深谷83.impetuous性急的,魯莽的;衝動的84.avalanche雪崩;山崩85.aiguille針狀岩石86.fettered把...上腳鐐;束縛87.barricade 路障,街壘88.anon【古】未幾;不久89.These sublime and magnificent scenes afforded me the greatest consolation that I was capable of receiving. They elevated me from all littleness of feeling, and although they did not remove my grief, they subdued and tranquillized it.90.desolate孤寂的,淒涼的; sombre憂鬱的;悶悶不樂的91.mutability易變性:Nought may endure but mutability!92.interspersed散置的;點綴的:Peach trees were interspersed among the willows.93.stupendous驚人的;了不起的;巨大的94.malignity惡意;怨恨;惡毒行為95.its unearthly ugliness rendered使得(make) it almost too horrible for human eyes.96.diabolically殘忍地97.Life, although it may only be an accumulation of anguish, is dear to me98.docile馴服的;易駕御的;容易教的;可教的99.clemency仁慈;寬厚100.scourge天譴;苦難的根源;災禍101.I ought to render him happy before I complained of his wickedness.102.impervious (to)不受影響的;不為所動的:He is impervious to criticism.他不為批評所動。103.dormant (生)冬眠的;休眠的104.inclemency天氣險惡;氣候嚴酷105.kennel狗舍[C]106.mortification屈辱;羞愧;失面子107.conciliating把...爭取過來;安撫,撫慰:conciliate an opponent把對手爭取過來108.Volney's Ruins of EmpiresConstantin François de Chassebœuf, comte de Volney (February 3, 1757 - April 25, 1820) was a French philosopher, historian, orientalist, and politician. He was at first surnamed Boisgirais after his father's estate, but afterwards assumed the name of Volney (which he had created as a contraction of Voltaire and Ferney).He was born at Craon (Mayenne) of a noble family. Initially interested in Law and Medicine, he went on to study Classical languages109.squalid卑鄙的110.sorrow only increased with knowledge.111.one means to overcome the sensation of pain, and that was death-112.obnoxious令人非常不快的,討厭的,可憎的113.flagrant明目張膽的114.immured監禁,禁閉immured within the walls of a harem(回教婦女的)閨房;後宮[C]115.divulged洩露;暴露116.Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus[1] (Greek: Μέστριος Πλούταρχος), c. AD 46 - 120 — commonly known in English as Plutarch — was a Roman historian (of Greek ethnicity), biographer, essayist, and Middle Platonist.[2] Plutarch was born to a prominent family in Chaeronea, Boeotia, a town about twenty miles east of Delphi. His oeuvre consists of the Parallel Lives and the Moralia.Plutarch's writings had an enormous influence on English and French literature. Shakespeare in his plays paraphrased parts of Thomas North's translation of selected Lives, and occasionally quoted from them in verbatim.[17]Ralph Waldo Emerson and the Transcendentalists were greatly influenced by the Moralia — so much so, in fact, that Emerson called the Lives "a bible for heroes" in his glowing introduction to the five-volume 19th-century edition.[18] He also opined that it was impossible to "read Plutarch without a tingling of the blood; and I accept the saying of the Chinese Mencius: 'A sage is the instructor of a hundred ages. When the manners of Loo are heard of, the stupid become intelligent, and the wavering, determined.'"[19]117.admire peaceable lawgivers, Numa, Solon, and Lycurgus, in preference to Romulus and Theseus.118.my feelings were those of rage and revenge.119.my errors to be irretrievable120.For the first time the feelings of revenge and hatred filled my bosom121.these thoughts vanished and a gush of tears somewhat soothed me. But again when I reflected that they had spurned and deserted me, anger returned, a rage of anger122.all joy was but a mockery which insulted my desolate state and made me feel more painfully that I was not made for the enjoyment of pleasure.123.environs附近的地方124.epithets(描述性的)稱號125.I remembered that I was forever deprived of the delights126.not indeed so beautiful as her whose portrait I held, but of an agreeable aspect and blooming in the loveliness of youth and health.127.If any being felt emotions of benevolence towards me, I should return them a hundred and a hundredfold128. I, a miserable wretch, haunted by a curse that shut up every avenue to enjoyment.129.transitorypeace130.But in Clerval I saw the image of my former self131.my lipsto quiver, and my heart to palpitate.132.pitiable to others and intolerable to myself



133.animosity仇恨,敵意;憎惡[C][U][(+against/to/towards)]:She felt a burning animosity owards them. 她對他們深惡痛絕
134.a traveller's life is one that includes much pain amidst its enjoyments.
135.desolated使荒蕪;使孤寂my heart and filled it forever with the bitterest remorse
136.precarious任憑他人擺佈的
137.to buy its own peace at the price, perhaps, of the existence of the whole human race
138.ravish from you your happiness forever強奪,搶走
139.for I am fearless and therefore powerful
140.Man, you shall repent of the injuries you inflict.
141.perturbed心緒不寧,不安,煩擾
142.snatched奪走,奪得
143.overpowered by a deep sleep
144.knell破滅的信號,凶兆
145.ignominy恥辱
146.augury (古羅馬)占卜術,占卜儀式; 前兆,預兆,徵兆
147.interment埋葬
148.machinations陰謀詭計,密謀策劃
149.ravings譫語,瘋話,胡話
150.I had better seek
151.death than desire to remain in a world which to me was replete with wretchedness.
152.become the most miserable of mortals
153.maladie du pays
154.laudanum【藥】鴉片酊,勞丹酊
155.sought erroneous methods to remedy the incurable ill.
156.convalescence漸癒;恢復期
157.A fiend had snatched from me every hope of future happiness; no creature had ever
been so miserable as I was;
158.acme最高點,頂點;極點
159.physiognomy觀相術,相面術[U]; 面容,面相[C];外形,外貌[the S][(+of)]
160.let him feel the despair that now torments me
161.revenge alone endowed me with strength and composure;
162.My first resolution was to quit Geneva forever; my country, which, when I was happy and beloved, was dear to me, now, in my adversity, became hateful.
163.At such moments vengeance, that burned within me, died in my heart, and I pursued my path towards the destruction of the daemon more as a task enjoined by heaven where your
sufferings will satisfy my everlasting hatred chained in an eternal hell
164.if you had known me as I once was, you would not recognize me in this state of degradation.
Despondency rarely visited my heart failing of your heart-felt expectations is, in prospect, more terrible to me than my own death
165.Seek happiness in tranquillity and avoid ambition
166.I was the slave, not the master, of an impulse which I detested yet could not disobey.
167.opprobrium恥辱;咒罵
168.My love is become hatred, and my wounded pride shall not be unatoned. Go where you will, my vengeance shall follow you
169.Should you desert me, should you betray the trust reposed in you, I shall have no friend to punish your insult, or support my cause.
170.irremediable ruin
171.Polluted by crimes and torn by the bitterest remorse, where can I find rest but in death?
172.the bitter sting of remorse will not cease to rankle in my wounds until death shall close them forever
173.his own self-centered grief.