The Mysteries of Udolpho-Ann Radcliffe

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

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]

with an air of chagrin懊惱; 悔恨; 苦惱

whose vanity was more mortified受羞辱的, 窘迫的 by Montoni's neglect

his discernment洞察; 識別, his figure, and

the air of a pettish怒氣沖沖的; 鬧情緒的
looked archly狡猾地; 頑皮地, 淘氣地at Montoni

it is impossible that she can be so destitute缺乏的, 沒有的[F][(+of)] of taste


encomium讚頌; 頌詞on Emily

you are very gallant (對女子)殷勤的; 色情的

you vindicate證明...無辜, 為...辯白the Chevalier騎士; 武士; 俠義男子's discernment

refuting駁斥, 反駁, 駁倒the calumny誹謗

arraign責難; 指責[(+for)]

'May I be allowed to ask what is so distressing?' said Madame

the rueful悲傷的; 可憐的, 悔恨的 countenance and doleful (令人傷心的; 悲傷的; 憂鬱的sad, mournful, sorrowful, dreary) accent

the report is totally void of foundation

fearing he should be unable to smother忍住, 抑制; 扼殺 the laugh, that convulsed him, walked abruptly away.

never before so willingly obeyed her aunt

rises in his profession, or any circumstance occurs, which may make it prudent節儉的; 善於經營的 for him to take a wife.

They were both too much engaged by the present moments to give serious consideration to the future.

their minds were formed to constitute the happiness of each other

CASTLE OF INDOLENCE懶散, 懶惰(The Castle of Indolence is a poem written by James Thomson, a Scottish poet of the 18th century, in 1748.) (According to the Nuttall Encyclopedia, the Castle of Indolence is "a place in which the dwellers live amid luxurious delights, to the enervation of soul and body." The poem is written in Spenserian stanzas at a time when they were considered outdated and initiated an interest in this stanza form which would later have a strong influence upon the English Romantic poets Byron, Wordsworth, and Keats.)

adulation諂媚, 奉承,

with as much vehemence熱烈; 強烈

Astonished--not so much at the marriage, as at the secrecy with which it had been concluded

aggrandise加大; 強化himself

In this perturbed使心緒不寧, 使不安, 煩擾state she passed some hours

Emily endeavoured to sooth him with assurances of her unalterable
Affection

His expostulations勸告; 告誡 were answered with severe rebuke指責, 非難; 訓斥[(+for)]

lamented哀悼, 悲痛; 痛哭; 悲嘆

inveterate根深的

relinquish放棄; 撤出; 棄絕his own views to entreaties, or remonstrances

not to demand an interview, but to solicit請求; 懇求; 乞求[(+for)] one

fallacy謬誤; 謬論; 謬見[C]

it would serve only to produce useless altercation爭論; 爭吵between them

he was peremptory斷然的, 不容置辯的, 專橫的; 獨斷的, 【律】絕對的, 強制的 in his refusal, and was neither softened to pity by the agony
sunk into that kind of stupor, with which sudden and irremediable misfortune sometimes overwhelms the mind. Loving him with the tenderest affection, and having long been accustomed to consider him as the friend and companion of all her future days, she had no ideas of happiness, that were not connected with him.

His behaviour throughout has been extremely presumptuous放肆的; 冒昧的; 專橫的and impertinent

balustrade欄杆, 扶手[C] on the left

her repugnance厭惡; 反感to a clandestine marriage

The thought of being solely in his power, in a foreign land, was terrifying to her

I would encounter any hazards to prevent it--to save you.

Where'er I roam, whatever realms I see,
My heart untravell'd still shall turn to thee.
GOLDSMITH (Oliver Goldsmith (10 November 1728 – 4 April 1774) was an Irish writer, poet, and physician known for his novel The Vicar of Wakefield (1766), his pastoral poem The Deserted Village (1770) (written in memory of his brother))

that your eyes are fixed upon the same object with mine, and that our minds are conversing

chamois【動】岩羚羊

vestige遺跡; 殘餘

STORIED以歷史畫裝飾的 SONNET

hideous chasm (地表的)陷窟; 裂隙; 峽谷; 深淵yawn裂口, 豁口; 凹口[C]

surge大浪, 波濤

His weak steps slide, he shrieks, he sinks--he dies!

the torrent (水、熔岩等的)奔流; 洪流

the defiles弄髒, 損污; 使失去光澤

assailing攻擊, 襲擊the troops

eclat【法】輝煌的成就; 名聲

verdure (草木的)青翠; 蔥鬱

pomegranate【植】石榴; 石榴樹[C]

arbutus【植】野草莓樹

impetuous狂暴的, 猛烈的; 奔騰的

ranunculuses【植】毛莨屬植物

Piedmont(Piedmont (Italian: Piemonte, pronounced [pjeˈmonte]; Piedmontese and Occitan: Piemont; French: Piémont) is one of the 20 regions of Italy. It has an area of 25,399 square kilometres and a population of about 4.4 million. The capital of Piedmont is Turin.)

lulled her into a reverie

sylvan森林的; 多樹木的

jocund歡樂的, 快活的, 高興的

mulberry桑樹[C]

at the mention of any daring exploit功績, 功勳; 輝煌的成就; 英勇的行為[C], Montoni's eyes lost their sullenness不高興, 陰沈, and seemed instantaneously to gleam with fire

ensign旗; 軍旗

intestine內部的; 國內的 war

the clash of cymbals鐃鈸(金屬製的打擊樂器)[P]

ratified (正式)批准; 認可

observed with admiration, tinctured使帶有...氣息(或風味、特徵)[H][(+with)] with awe

porticos門廊; 柱廊and colonnades【建】列柱, 柱廊[C], overhung with poplars 【植】楊屬樹木, 白楊[C]and cypresses【植】柏; 落羽杉; 白扁柏[C]

delineation畫輪廓; 寫生

the lofty mountains of Friuli, which skirt the northern shores of the Adriatic (Adiratic sea)

arcades【建】拱廊; 騎樓

Montoni's barge駁船, 大型平底船

gondolas(用於義大利威尼斯運河的)平底狹長小船

palaces of Sansovino and Palladio (in Venice)

fresco壁畫

Rondeau (poetry), a form of French poetry

warbled用顫音唱

Cynthia【希神】月亮女神, (詩】月亮's ray

cadence節奏; 節拍

had not a bright moon-light discovered the city, with its terraces and towers, a stranger would almost have credited the fabled wonders of Neptune's court

colonnades【建】列柱, 柱廊[C]

join the promenade散步; (開車、乘遊艇)兜風

Palladio帕拉底奧(義大利建築師)'s palaces

her ungracious countenance relaxed into smiles

to whatever he proposed she assented同意, 贊成

exhibited a ludicrous滑稽的; 荒唐可笑的 contrast

shrink from his assiduities關心; 掛慮; 照料 into a timid reserve

how infinitely inferior all the splendour of art is to the sublimity of nature

persecute困擾, 為難, 迫害, 殘害her with officious過分殷勤的attentions

foibles (性格上的)小缺點; 怪癖; 弱點

the deceit she had employed to conceal it, till concealment was no longer necessary

exasperated激怒的; 惱火的pride

acrimony (言語、態度等的)尖刻; 厲害; 辛辣; 激烈

are these moments passed for ever--will they never more return?

when I was conversing with you on paper, and telling you every sentiment and affection of my heart, you almost appeared to be present

pecuniary金錢的, 錢財方面的 advantage

it discovers a strength of mind seldom observable in your sex

been concluded with less precipitation急躁; 魯莽; 倉促[U], that I might have taught myself to subdue制服, 征服, 鎮壓; 使順從some prejudices

she scrupulously avoided to give Valancourt even the slightest reason for believing he had a rival.

solicited誘惑; 勾引...做壞事

caprice多變的傾向, 任性[U]

Emily's dislike of Count Morano rose to abhorrence.

with undaunted嚇不倒的, 無畏的, 勇敢的[Z] assurance

the wiles詭計; 花招of a female heart are unsearchable

stipulate規定; 約定[(+for)] for my confidence b

conciliating使和好; 調解care,

a clandestine偷偷摸摸(幹)的 marriage

reprehensive嚴責的

emulate同...競爭; 盡力趕上

in a barge駁船, 大型平底船

the stern船尾of the vessel

Ilion (Ilion (Ἴλιον) or, Latinized, Ilium was an antique name for the legendary city of Troy, hence the title of Homer's Iliad.)

fane【文】神殿; 寺院[C]

vesper【宗】(常大寫)晚禱; 晚課[P][J]

athwart橫跨著, 斜穿過, 橫過

ruffian惡棍, 流氓, 暴徒[C]

other odoriferous香的; 芬芳的plants

presages預感, 預知[(+of)] so very afflicting使痛苦, 使苦惱, 折磨

sycamore西克莫無花果

cupola【建】穹頂, 圓屋頂; 圓頂閣

Etruscan (Etruscan藝術 是形式 象徵性藝術 由生產 Etruscan文明 在北意大利在之間 第9 并且 第2個世紀 BC。 特別強的在這傳統是比喻雕塑在赤土陶器(特別與實物大小一樣 石棺 或寺廟)和塑像古銅，牆壁繪畫和 金屬工藝 (特別是被刻記的古銅色鏡子))

awnings (門窗等前面的)涼篷, 雨篷; (甲板等上的)天篷[C]

And poor Misfortune feels the lash鞭子; 鞭梢[C] of Vice.
THOMSON

Emily saw at once in his manner all the difficulties

FRESCO壁畫[C]

There was something so repugnant to her just pride, in laying open the secret of her heart to such a man as Morano

relieved in some measure from the persecution迫害; 困擾[U][C] of Morano

her marriage with the Count would be so highly advantageous to her

had hitherto tried remonstrance, had now recourse依靠, 依賴; 求助[U][(+to)] to
supplication懇求, 哀求; 祈禱, 祈求[C][U]

the punishment shall exceed your expectation

I am not to be trifled with輕視; 玩弄.

way-laid (為搶劫等)伏擊, (為採訪等)攔截and poniarded. 以匕首刺 by hired assassins

he would not scruple顧慮, 顧忌, 良心上的不安[C][P1] to transgress違反, 違背(規則、法律等) any
law, if, by so doing, he could accomplish his project.

expostulation勸告; 告誡

insinuating巴結的; 諂媚的art

sunk in tranquil melancholy

Her senses were now dead to the beautiful country, through which she travelled.

edifice大廈；宏偉建築

ramparts壁壘；城牆

overhanging turrets（尤指城堡的）塔樓，角樓

portcullis城堡入口可升降的）鐵閘門，吊閘門
briony瀉根屬植物

The arches here opened to a lofty vault拱頂；穹隆, from the centre of which hung a tripod lamp

ante-room（尤指宮殿、重要公共建築的）前廳，候見室

wainscoted壁板 with black larch-wood落葉松木材

Venetian mirror

plume羽毛

battlements(塔、城堡等)設有槍砲眼的城垛

hearth壁爐爐床；壁爐前的地面

'It does not suit me to answer enquiries,' said Montoni, 'nor does it
become you to make them; time may unfold them all: but I desire I
may be no further harassed…”

the unexpected endearment brought tears to Emily's eyes

revels狂歡作樂


so eloquently haranguing呵斥；大聲譴責；慷慨激昂地勸說on ghosts and fairies

intricacies錯綜複雜的事物;紛繁難懂之處

in a supplicating懇求;祈願;請求attitude

beaver海狸毛皮（用以製作衣帽）was up

when day-light should have re-animated her spirits

Her heart was not yet hardened against the stern manners of Montoni