Pyrenees (The independent principality of Andorra is sandwiched in the eastern portion of the mountain range between the Spanish Pyrenees and French Pyrenees)
precipices斷崖,絕壁
Guienne (A historical region and former province of southwest France. Part of England after the marriage of Eleanor of Aquitaine to Henry II in 1152, it was reconquered by France in 1453.)
Languedoc (a former province of France, now continued in the modern-day régions of Languedoc-Roussillon and Midi-Pyrénées in the south of France)
was too deeply wounded, through the medium of her mind, to be quickly revived her father's relics遺物; 遺風, 遺俗
even the hope of seeing him again was so distant in the indulgence of her melancholy tenderness could not consent to have any witness of her sorrow; grief occupied all her attention passed the day in languor and dejection As she drew near the chateau, these melancholy memorials of past times multiplied. the necessity of resisting even virtuous sorrow; fawned (狗等)搖尾乞憐, and played round her, gasping with joy
she dreaded to see objects, which would recall the full remembrance of her former happiness where every thing spoke of her father
To her the book appeared sacred and invaluable, and she would not have moved it, or closed the page, which he had left open, for the treasures of the Indies. her dissipated驅散(霧等), 使消散; 消除, 使消失reason returning
What a contrast they formed to the desolate, unhappy Emily! debonnaire無憂無慮的
unable to bear the remembrances it excited harangue高談闊論, 熱烈的演說[C]
Theresa's loquacity多話, 饒舌, however, was not to be silenced so easily.
rill【文】小河, 溪流[C],
the necessity she felt for quiet and retirement to restore them she scrupulously小心翼翼地; 多顧慮地endeavoured to pass all her hours in employment.
as fresh, as if it had passed on the preceding day lethargy昏睡; 瞌睡
she began to lament悲嘆; 悔恨her promise to destroy the papers.
It was of uncommon beauty as he spoke of which there was often a tremulous tenderness in his voice sanctioned認可; 批准by the opinion of her father
a slight curtsy (女子的)屈膝禮[C]
a look of supercilious高傲的; 輕蔑的 examination
aye是; 好; 贊成a
determine to be very conformable順應的(常與to連用); 一致的, 服從的to my direction
pecuniary金錢的, 錢財方面的misfortunes
if the purport of your visit is only to add insult to the sorrows of your brother's child, she could well have spared it impropriety不合適的舉動(語言等)
impropriety of which she had herself been guilty, in exposing her niece to the possibility of conduct so erroneous. partiality for her, and that he had asked permission to address her family. scattered in the depths of aether (A-)【希神】(奧林匹斯山諸神所呼吸的)高處清新空氣
whether this was fancy or reality oblivion遺忘, 失去感覺
THE MINSTREL (中世紀的)吟遊詩人
whose vanity was piqued (因瑣事如未被重視等而)激怒的, 不滿的, 賭氣的on observing her dejection
could answer only with a pressure of her hand, and a forced smile
these objects of her former enthusiastic admiration, now excited only
sorrow and regret
reprobated責備; 排斥; 遺棄
haranguing (向...)滔滔不絕地演講
not satisfy the views
with Emily he could be delighted to live within the limits of his humble
income
Emily's precipitate突如其來的, 突然的 departure
surprised at the ostentatious豪華的; 鋪張的, (人)炫耀的, 賣弄的style exhibited in her aunt's house and furniture
chateau. what makes you so silent, child?--What is it that disturbs
you now?'
diffidence缺乏自信, 懦怯; 羞怯[U]
reprehend申斥; 指摘
reproof責備; 指責; 申斥
father had so frequently inculcated反覆灌輸, 諄諄教誨; 教育
impart告知; 透露, 分給; 給予; 傳授
square parterres(排成行列圖案狀的)花壇
who can make assignations【美】約會, 幽會by moon-light
the spirit and vigour of his soul, sparkling through his features, that triumphed for him
insinuating巴結的; 諂媚的a
imposture詐欺
benevolence must sometimes derive from the sufferings of others
sultry悶熱的; 酷熱的day
Before she saw Valancourt she had never met a mind and taste so accordant with her own
the arts of dissimulation掩飾; 裝糊塗, 虛偽
were assumed for the purpose of pleasing her
an uncertainty, which she would not have suffered, had her
confidence in her own opinions been greater.
indelicacy品行不端; 無教養of this accusation
endeavoured to vindicate證明...無辜, 為...辯白herself from the aspersion誹謗, 中傷, but Madame Cheron was not to be convinced.
to conform to my directions, and to my way of live
would no longer suffer容許; 任憑 her to view him as she had formerly done
the consequence of either fear, or artifice奸計; 詭計[U][C]
impeaching懷疑; 對...懷有疑問its judgment
embowered以樹蔭等遮蔽 windows
a clandestine偷偷摸摸(幹)的correspondence
a variety of opposite emotions still assailed困擾; 使煩惱 her heart
preconcerted事先照會的; 事先約定的
good sense and noble integrity are not always sufficient to cope with folly and narrow cunning
Her efforts to appear cheerful did not entirely fail
festivities慶典, 慶祝活動[P]
most obsequious諂媚的, 奉承的 attention
hautboy【音】雙簧管
tabor (吹笛手演奏時自我伴奏用的)小鼓
sylvan生活在森林中的; 在森林中發現的scenery
does nothing but commit blunders大錯[C]
He had known life in other forms than those of pastoral
simplicity, having mingled in the gay and in the busy scenes of the
world
his equal in birth, and not his superior in fortune
conjugal結婚的; 配偶的felicity
obliterated擦掉...的痕跡; 沖刷(掉); 消滅
pensive melancholy, which afterwards made a strong feature of his character
At length he disengaged himself from the world, and retired hither
grove樹叢, 小樹林
brow懸崖邊緣, 峭壁頂端[the S][(+of)]
declivity向下的傾斜; 下坡
afforded a luxurious feast to the mind
osier柳樹 basket
congenial協調的, 一致的 to her taste
sacrificed taste to sentiment
larches落葉松屬植物[C]
lofty高聳的, 極高的 terrace
aether (A-)【希神】(奧林匹斯山諸神所呼吸的)高處清新空氣
pastoral鄉村的; 描寫牧人(或鄉村)生活的
unfolding顯露; 呈現
with unremitting不間斷的; 不懈的 effort, to counteract對...起反作用; 對抗; 抵消; 中和 those traits特徵, 特點, 特性[C] in her disposition性格; 性情[C], which might
hereafter lead her from happiness
benevolence仁慈, 善心, 善意[U]
congenial友善的; 同情的 disposition
this charm was too dangerous to its possessor to be allowed the character of a blessing
to teach her to reject the first impulse of her feelings
counterbalance the passions
fortitude堅忍; 剛毅
elegant symmetry of form, the same delicacy of features
counteracted對...起反作用; 對抗; 抵消; 中和
dissipation消散; 浪費, 放蕩
mountain's stupendous巨大的recesses (山脈, 牆壁等的)凹處; 壁龕[C]
rivulet小河; 小溪 t
shrubs矮樹; 灌木;
overshadowed遮暗 by dark
cypress【植】柏; 落羽杉; 白扁柏[C]
glade【文】林間空地[C]
pastures牧草地, 放牧場[C][U]
Garonne, groves樹叢, 小樹林, and hamlets村子, 小村莊[C]
oboe【音】雙簧管
wainscot護牆板
The sweet expression of her pensive face,
beguile使陶醉, 使著迷[(+with)]!
incertitude不確實; 不確定
indisposition 不願意; 嫌惡
as he advanced towards health, Madame seemed to decline.
is above the conceptions, as well as the descriptions, of those in health
the flowery turf; the blue concave of the heavens; the balmy溫和的, 柔和的; 宜人的 air; the murmur of the limpid清澈的; 透明的 stream
glen(蘇格蘭、愛爾蘭的)峽谷, 幽谷
as to the summit of my happiness, with hopeless regret
let me hope I shall not live to mourn the loss of those who are dearer to me than life
uttered a plaintive悲傷的, 憂鬱的, 哀愁的 air
after a momentary hesitation,
She felt alarmed, yet knew not wherefore(疑問副詞)為什麼
it was not unreasonable to believe, that the poet, the
musician, and the thief were the same person. But though the music
she had heard, the written lines she had seen, and the disappearance
of the picture, formed a combination of circumstances very
remarkable, she was irresistibly restrained from mentioning them;
secretly determining, however, never again to visit the fishing-house
without Monsieur or Madame St. Aubert.
bustle忙亂, 喧囂[U][S1]
a landau蘭道馬車(一種四輪馬車); 同型的舊式汽車
splendour was the object of his taste
simplicity, and moderated wishes, were considered as marks of a weak intellect
for he had designed that the matrimonial connection she formed should assist him to attain the consequence which he so much desired
that happiness and splendour were not the same
forego放棄
frivolous輕薄的, 輕佻的 woman
listened, with a degree of patience and attention, which his guest mistook for the humility of wonder.
ostentation虛飾; 賣弄
he could not be of the rank to which he pretended to belong
discernment洞察力; 識別能力; 敏銳 to perceive,
though splendour may grace happiness, virtue only can bestow把...贈與, 把...給與it
'I am now contented to know only happiness;--formerly I knew life.'
to expend消費, 花費 thirty or forty thousand livres on improvements
there can be either use, or beauty, in such a sapless枯萎的; 無精神的
old tree as this
sat embowered以樹蔭等遮蔽 amidst a world of leaves
recollecting that he was speaking to a man who could neither comprehend, nor allow his feelings
venerable (因高齡、德行)令人肅然起敬的; 可尊敬的 tree
Lombardy poplars一種細而高之白楊樹 among the clumps叢; 樹叢; 矮樹叢 of chesnut
porticos門廊; 柱廊[C] and colonnades【建】列柱, 柱廊[C]
APROPOS of 關於; 至於Venice,…
distributing to his pensioners their weekly stipends津貼; 薪餉
sympathy, and the smile of benevolence, St. Aubert returned home
through the woods,
At fall of eve the fairy-people throng擠滿; 湧入,
In various games and revelry尋歡作樂, 狂歡; (喧鬧的)歡宴[U][C] to pass
The summer night, as village stories tell.*
*Thomson (JAMES THOMSON 700–1748An Ode on Aeolus’s Harp1)
the glow-worm
fairies, perhaps; they are often companions. The glow-worm
lends his light, and they in return charm him with music, and the
dance.
what vagaries異想天開fancy has been playing in your mind
The lines go in a sort of tripping (說話)流暢的measure【音】拍子, 小節[C]
soar往上飛舞, 升騰
when the traveller's benighted陷入黑暗的on his way,
in the mire困境to leave him
frisk (小孩等)歡躍, 蹦跳; 嬉戲
tabor (吹笛手演奏時自我伴奏用的)小鼓
dulcet優美的; 悅耳的; 怡人的string
keeps afar her jocund歡樂的, 快活的, 高興的band
fays仙女; 妖精
he sunk into a reverie白日夢; 幻想
languor and dejection沮喪, 灰心, 洩氣[U]
and he now admitted a presentiment (不祥的)預感, that this illness would be a fatal one
he effectually concealed this from her
that her constant assiduities關心; 掛慮; 照料 would not be unavailing無益的; 無用的; 徒勞的
she perceived her death was approaching
'Do not attempt to deceive me,' said she, 'I feel that I cannot long survive…’
to flatter my family with false hopes
deluded欺騙; 哄騙; 迷惑[(+into)], 【廢】使失望
pertinaciously執拗地; 頑固地adhered almost to the last hour
I could a tale unfold, whose lightest word
Would harrow up thy soul. SHAKESPEARE(HAMLET, Act 1, Scene 5)
was interred埋; 葬 in the neighbouring village church
it was some moments before he could so far command his voice as to speak.
rectitude正直; 公正
All excess is vicious; even that sorrow, which is amiable in its origin, becomes a selfish and unjust passion, if indulged at the expence of our duties
The indulgence of excessive grief enervates使失去活力; 使衰弱 the mind
incapacitates it for again partaking分享, 分擔
let reason THEREFORE restrain sorrow
The first person who came to condole哀悼; 同情 with St. Aubert was a M.
Barreaux
an austere嚴厲的, 嚴峻的, 嚴格的 and seemingly unfeeling man
consecrated獻身於, 致力於
The presence of his wife had sanctified every surrounding scene
turreted角塔形的 corners of the chateau
man who neither revered【書】尊敬, 崇敬; 敬畏 nor valued it
edifice大廈; 雄偉的建築物[C]
the peal宏亮而持續的響聲, 隆隆聲[(+of)] of laughter
the song of conviviality 宴飲交際; 歡樂; 愉快 had so often
every thing that appeared denoted the false taste and corrupted sentiments of the present owner.
enmity敵意; 不和 of her uncle would be prejudicial to her
superior in insinuation諂媚求寵; 曲意奉承 of manner
commotions騷動, 喧鬧[U][C] which at that period agitated the country;
with equal ardour激情; 狂熱
assiduities關心; 掛慮; 照料 of the other ladies
felt himself to be almost an insulated被絕緣的; 被隔熱的 being
But what reason and effort may fail to do, time effects.
produced its present infirmity體弱, 虛弱[U]
remonstrances抗議; 進諫; 告誡,抗議書; 諫書
since the death of Madame St. Aubert, it had been frequently his custom to rise from his restless bed, and go thither to compose his mind
sighed with a convulsive驟發的; 震動性的 force recollecting that she was intruding upon his private sorrows, softly withdrew from the chamber. vot'ry (votary誓約的; 立誓任聖職的) warbling(鳥)囀鳴, 唱 woodland pomp華麗; 壯觀; (典禮等的)盛況[U] of groves garniture附屬品; 裝飾品 of fields O how canst thou renounce與...斷絕關係, 拒絕承認(子女等), 聲明放棄; 拋棄, and hope to be forgiven! impart分給; 給予; 傳授 THE MINSTREL中世紀的)吟遊詩人 They parted with mutual regret. I shall look for your return with impatience stupendous巨大的 walls of rock could not restrain her transport激情, 狂喜[C] as she looked over the pine forests the Bay of Biscay. ruggedness險峻 of the unfrequented人跡罕至的; 冷落的 road amply充足地; 廣闊地; 詳細地 repaid for this inconvenience by the grandeur of the scenes muleteer趕騾的人 mellower【美】【俚】極好的, 令人愉快的 tint Languedoc the verdure新鮮; 生氣勃勃 of palm-trees to partake【口】吃光, 喝光[(+of)] of their little repast【古】就餐; 就餐時間[U] the mournfully presaging預示, 預兆 thoughts which had then arisen in his mind
hamlet村子, 小村莊[C] village doing homage to向...表示敬意 a cross impending懸置 over their way the larch落葉松屬植物[C] and cedar西洋杉; 雪松; 香柏[C] athwart逆, 相反,橫跨著, 斜穿過, 橫過 the torrent vale【文】(常用於地名)谷; 溪谷[C] cork-tree and the ilex【植】冬青屬 one of the most dismal ditties歌謠; 小調 vesper 晚禱鐘 -hymn to his favourite saint. sunk in that thoughtful melancholy His gun was slung(槍的)背帶 across his shoulders, the hunter's horn hung from his belt, and in his hand was a small pike長矛, 長槍, which, as he held it, added to the manly grace of his figure ostensible外表的; 假裝的 business mirth歡笑; 高興[U] your refusal wounds my pride; I must believe you think my offer unworthy your acceptance
eloquent harangue 高談闊論, 熱烈的演說[C]
Homer, Horace, and Petrarch
wayward難捉摸的, 反覆無常的; 不規則的 wight維特島
dazzling使目眩, 使眼花 sheen光輝, 光澤
vicissitude變化無常; 變換
pastoral鄉村的; 描寫牧人(或鄉村)生活的 valley
beech【植】山毛櫸, 椈[C] and sycamore西克莫無花果
granite花崗岩, 花崗石 shot up from the vale【文】(常用於地名)谷; 溪谷[C]
scathed危害, 損害, 損傷 with lightning
he was not materially大大地, 顯著地 hurt
his wound was of no consequence重大, 重要(性)[U][(+to)]
lived partly by plundering掠奪, 劫掠, 搶劫[(+of)] the traveller
rovers 流浪者; 漫遊者b
who, released from so many apprehensions, were uncommonly cheerful
passed an agreeable evening
fatigued with his journey
woods of cedar西洋杉; 雪松; 香柏[C], fir冷杉, 樅; 松科常綠樹, and cypress【植】柏; 落羽杉; 白扁柏[C]
Valancourt's indisposition不舒服; 微恙 detained the travellers at Beaujeu several days, during which interval St. Aubert had observed his disposition
ardour激情; 狂熱
Valancourt had known little of the world.
thyme, juniper檜屬植物; 杜松, and tamarisc【植】檉柳(刺繡用的)
boles樹幹
the long mountain-vista, sublime beyond any thing that Emily had ever imagined
when he spoke again, there was a peculiar tenderness in the tone
of his voice, that defeated any attempt to conceal his sentiments.
ilex【植】冬青屬
crags險崖, 峭壁[C]
stupendous驚人的; 了不起的
impending即將發生的; 逼近的
had no words to express the sublime emotions they felt
billows巨浪, 波濤of vapour
the eye, fatigued with the extension of its powers
group of mountaineer-children
flowery nooks隱蔽處; 隱匿處
the lassitude困乏of illness return upon him
acclivity【建】斜坡; 上斜
with a large folio對開的; 對開本的 volume
appeared particularly solicitous 熱心的to accommodate and relieve St. Aubert
A train of gloomy ideas haunted her mind, till she fell asleep.
Her mind was not disposed打算做...的; 有...的傾向 for immediate sleep
casement豎鉸鏈窗; 窗扉
this nether地下的 world
Caractacus
flinty非常堅硬的; 堅定不移的mountain
rather than imbibed吸收, 接受(思想, 知識等); were more the result of thought, than of learning.
a gibbet絞刑臺, 絞架 standing on a point of rock
Ethereal天上的; 非人間的 soul
cataracts大瀑布
flowering myrtle【美】【植】長春花
pomegranate【植】石榴; 石榴樹[C]
nought can me bereave使孤寂, 使淒涼
poverty cannot deprive us of intellectual delights
for the scenes of nature--those sublime spectacles, so infinitely
superior to all artificial luxuries!
turret角塔, 塔樓
at my age I must not expect that
He made an effort to speak, and at length said in a low voice
It has often made me think of my poor wife till I cried.
as soon as I opened the casement all was hushed寂靜的
so timorous極膽怯的, 提心吊膽的, 易受驚
marchioness侯爵夫人; 女侯爵
by the blunted light
That the dim moon through painted casements lends.*
* The Emigrants.
BEATTIE (Beattie, son of a shopkeeper, was born on 25 October 1735 in Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire.1735-1803 Scotland)
if any thing could restore lost health, it would surely be this air
fortitude堅忍; 剛毅
we all know, that we are born to die
you will perform exactly what I shall enjoin命令; 囑咐
The closet, which adjoins貼近; 毗連my chamber …
you will not be forsaken拋棄; 遺棄; 背棄
unction【喻】令人慰藉之物; 甜言蜜語, 【宗】塗聖油禮; 聖油
painful circumstances occur more frequently than pleasing ones
we become the victims of our feelings
vicissitude變化無常; 變換
I am not an advocate提倡者; 擁護者 for apathy無感情.
miser吝嗇鬼; 守財奴[C]
BEATTIE (Beattie, son of a shopkeeper, was born on 25 October 1735 in Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire.1735-1803 Scotland)
if any thing could restore lost health, it would surely be this air
fortitude堅忍; 剛毅
we all know, that we are born to die
you will perform exactly what I shall enjoin命令; 囑咐
The closet, which adjoins貼近; 毗連my chamber …
you will not be forsaken拋棄; 遺棄; 背棄
unction【喻】令人慰藉之物; 甜言蜜語, 【宗】塗聖油禮; 聖油
painful circumstances occur more frequently than pleasing ones
we become the victims of our feelings
vicissitude變化無常; 變換
I am not an advocate提倡者; 擁護者 for apathy無感情.
miser吝嗇鬼; 守財奴[C]
How despicable可鄙的, 卑劣的is that humanity, which can be contented to pity, where it might assuage使安靜!'
to conciliate博得(尊敬、好感等) her kindness
she would religiously篤信地; 虔誠地 perform to the utmost of her ability
Agnes was more erroneously錯誤地officious過分殷勤的.
the lady abbess女修道院院長; 尼庵住持
till her spirits, at length, were exhausted, and she became tranquil
Retired to her lonely cabin, her melancholy thoughts still hovered
round the body of her deceased parent; and, when she sunk into a kind
of slumber, the images of her waking mind still haunted her fancy.
She thought she saw her father approaching her with a benign仁慈的; 親切的 countenance
in a cadence節奏; 節拍
effulgent光輝的planet
edifice大廈; 雄偉的建築物[C]
Little incidents affect a mind, enervated無活力的; 衰弱的by sorrow
on returning to the scene of your former happiness
occasioned this lamentable可悲的; 令人惋惜的 change
interment埋葬
dirge送葬曲, 輓歌; 悲哀莊重的歌曲
feel the indisposition不舒服; 微恙, which disabled her from immediately travelling
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