美国语文第六册 第131期:哲学家(2)

 His beard is grizzled with silver stubble, which the parson reaps about twice a week — if the weather be fair. 他胡须灰白，像银色茬子似的，教区长每周都要修剪两次——如果天气允许的话。

Mr. Chub is a philosopher after the order of Socrates. 查伯先生是一位奉苏格拉底为圭臬的哲学家。

He was an emigrant¹ from the Emerald Isle², 他是一位来自信使岛的移民，

where he suffered much tribulation³ in the disturbances⁴, as they are mildly called, of his much-enduring country. 在那儿他曾遇到许多麻烦事，人们委婉地称那里是他长期不堪忍受的故乡。

But the old gentleman has weathered the storm without losing a jot⁵ of that broad, healthy benevolence⁶ 不过，这位老绅士已经平安度过那段困难时期，没有丧失一点宽阔的胸襟，

with which Nature has enveloped⁷ his heart, and whose ensign she has hoisted⁸ in his face. 自然女神已经赋予他的心灵健康的仁善，在他脸上烙下了印记。

The early part of his life had been easy and prosperous, 他早年生活相当惬意和富足，

until the rebellion of 1798 stimulated⁹ his republicanism into a fever, and drove the full-blooded hero headlong into a quarrel, 在1798年爆发的武装叛乱的刺激下，他的思想由共和主义转向狂热，使得这位热血沸腾的英雄成为一位好争吵的人，

and put him, in spite of his peaceful profession, to standing¹⁰ by his pike in behalf of his principles. 尽管他从事的是平和的职业，但他却拿起能代表他的信条的武器随时准备战斗。

By this unhappy boiling over of the caldron of his valor¹¹, he fell under the ban of the ministers, and tested his share of government mercy. 由于象征他好战和英勇的大锅被烧沸了，遂被驱逐出教会，多亏了政府的宽容才没有出现更坏的结果。

His house was burnt over his head, 他脑袋一热点燃了自家的房子，

his horses and hounds (for, by all accounts, he was a perfect Actaeon) were "confiscate¹² to the state," and he was forced to fly. 马匹和猎狗（据大家说，他是一位完美的亚克托安，希腊神话中的神）“也被罚没充公了”。他被迫远走他乡。

 

1 emigrant   

adj.移居的，移民的；n.移居外国的人，移民

参考例句：

• He is a British emigrant to Australia.他是个移居澳大利亚的英国人。
• I always think area like this is unsuited for human beings,but it is also unpractical to emigrant in a large scale.我一直觉得，像这样的地方是不适宜人类居住的，可大规模的移民又是不现实的。

2 isle   

n.小岛，岛

参考例句：

• He is from the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea.他来自爱尔兰海的马恩岛。
• The boat left for the paradise isle of Bali.小船驶向天堂一般的巴厘岛。

3 tribulation   

n.苦难，灾难

参考例句：

• Even in our awful tribulation we were quite optimistic.即使在极端痛苦时，我们仍十分乐观。
• I hate the tribulation,I commiserate the sorrow brought by tribulation.我厌恶别人深重的苦难，怜悯苦难带来的悲哀。

4 disturbances   

n.骚乱( disturbance的名词复数 )；打扰；困扰；障碍

参考例句：

• The government has set up a commission of inquiry into the disturbances at the prison. 政府成立了一个委员会来调查监狱骚乱事件。
• Extra police were called in to quell the disturbances. 已调集了增援警力来平定骚乱。

5 jot   

n.少量；vi.草草记下；vt.匆匆写下

参考例句：

• I'll jot down their address before I forget it.我得赶快把他们的地址写下来，免得忘了。
• There is not a jot of evidence to say it does them any good.没有丝毫的证据显示这对他们有任何好处。

6 benevolence   

n.慈悲，捐助

参考例句：

• We definitely do not apply a policy of benevolence to the reactionaries.我们对反动派决不施仁政。
• He did it out of pure benevolence. 他做那件事完全出于善意。

7 enveloped   

v.包围，笼罩，包住( envelop的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She was enveloped in a huge white towel. 她裹在一条白色大毛巾里。
• Smoke from the burning house enveloped the whole street. 燃烧着的房子冒出的浓烟笼罩了整条街。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 hoisted   

把…吊起，升起( hoist的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He hoisted himself onto a high stool. 他抬身坐上了一张高凳子。
• The sailors hoisted the cargo onto the deck. 水手们把货物吊到甲板上。

9 stimulated   

a.刺激的

参考例句：

• The exhibition has stimulated interest in her work. 展览增进了人们对她作品的兴趣。
• The award has stimulated her into working still harder. 奖金促使她更加努力地工作。

10 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

11 valor   

n.勇气，英勇

参考例句：

• Fortitude is distinct from valor.坚韧不拔有别于勇猛。
• Frequently banality is the better parts of valor.老生常谈往往比大胆打破常规更为人称道。

12 confiscate   

v.没收(私人财产)，把…充公

参考例句：

• The police have the right to confiscate any forbidden objects they find.如发现违禁货物，警方有权查扣。
• Did the teacher confiscate your toy?老师没收你的玩具了吗？