美丽新世界Brave New World 第18章(3)

 　　The skies above them were silent and deserted¹.

　　灯塔上的天空宁静寥落。

　　It was over Selborne, Bordon and Farnham that the helicopters now ceaselessly hummed and roared.

　　此时直升机正在塞尔波恩、波尔顿和法恩汉上空不断嗡嗡着。轰鸣着。

　　The Savage² had chosen as his hermitage the old light-house which stood on the crest³ of the hill between Puttenham and Elstead.

　　野蛮人选择的隐居地是耸立在帕特南和爱尔丝特之间的小山顶上的一座旧灯塔。

　　The building was of ferro-concrete and in excellent condition–almost too comfortable the Savage had thought when he first explored the place,

　　那建筑物是钢骨水泥做的，目前情况依旧良好。野蛮人第一次探索这地方时曾经嫌它太舒服，

　　almost too civilizedly luxurious⁴.

　　文明到了几乎奢侈的程度。

　　He pacified⁵ his conscience by promising⁶ himself a compensatingly harder self-discipline, purifications the more complete and thorough.

　　但他向自己保证一定要以更加严格的自律和更加脱胎换骨的涤罪进行弥补，以此安抚自己的良心。

　　His first night in the hermitage was, deliberately⁷, a sleepless⁸ one.

　　他在隐居地的第一夜故意没有睡觉，

　　He spent the hours on his knees praying, now to that Heaven from which the guilty Claudius had begged forgiveness, now in Zuni to Awonawilona,

　　只是一个小时接一个小时地跪在地上祈祷，时而向有罪的克劳狄斯曾向它乞求饶恕的天庭祈祷；时而用祖尼语向阿沃纳微罗那祈祷，

　　now to Jesus and Pookong, now to his own guardian⁹ animal, the eagle.

　　时而向耶稣和普公祈祷，时而向他的守护生灵鹰隼祈祷。

　　From time to time he stretched out his arms as though he were on the Cross,

　　他不时地平伸了双臂，好像上了十字架，

　　and held them thus through long minutes of an ache that gradually increased till it became a tremulous and excruciating agony;

　　伸得胳臂生疼，越来越疼，疼得发抖，难以忍受。

　　held them, in voluntary crucifixion, while he repeated, through clenched¹⁰ teeth (the sweat, meanwhile, pouring down his face),

　　他平伸着手，自愿上了十字架，同时咬紧牙关，痛得汗流满面。

　　"Oh, forgive me! Oh, make me pure! Oh, help me to be good!" again and again, till he was on the point of fainting from the pain.

　　“啊，饶恕我吧！啊，保佑我纯洁！帮助我善良！”他一再地说，直到痛得几乎昏死过去。

　　When morning came, he felt he had earned the right to inhabit the lighthouse;

　　到了早上，他觉得已经取得了在灯塔里居住下去的权利；

　　yet, even though there still was glass in most of the windows, even though the view from the platform was so fine.

　　尽管那里大部分窗户还有玻璃，而从平台上看出去景色也太美丽。

　　For the very reason why he had chosen the lighthouse had become almost instantly a reason for going somewhere else.

　　让他选择灯塔的理由几乎立即引导他走上了另外一条路。

　　He had decided¹¹ to live there because the view was so beautiful,

　　他选择到那儿去居住，因为那儿有十分美丽的景物，

　　because, from his vantage point, he seemed to be looking out on to the incarnation of a divine being.

　　因为从他那有利的地位看去，似乎可以看见神灵的圣体。

1 deserted   

adj.荒芜的，荒废的，无人的，被遗弃的

参考例句：

• The deserted village was filled with a deathly silence.这个荒废的村庄死一般的寂静。
• The enemy chieftain was opposed and deserted by his followers.敌人头目众叛亲离。

2 savage   

adj.野蛮的；凶恶的，残暴的；n.未开化的人

参考例句：

• The poor man received a savage beating from the thugs.那可怜的人遭到暴徒的痛打。
• He has a savage temper.他脾气粗暴。

3 crest   

n.顶点；饰章；羽冠；vt.达到顶点；vi.形成浪尖

参考例句：

• The rooster bristled his crest.公鸡竖起了鸡冠。
• He reached the crest of the hill before dawn.他于黎明前到达山顶。

4 luxurious   

adj.精美而昂贵的；豪华的

参考例句：

• This is a luxurious car complete with air conditioning and telephone.这是一辆附有空调设备和电话的豪华轿车。
• The rich man lives in luxurious surroundings.这位富人生活在奢侈的环境中。

5 pacified   

使（某人）安静( pacify的过去式和过去分词 )； 息怒； 抚慰； 在（有战争的地区、国家等）实现和平

参考例句：

• The baby could not be pacified. 怎么也止不住婴儿的哭声。
• She shrieked again, refusing to be pacified. 她又尖叫了，无法使她平静下来。

6 promising   

adj.有希望的，有前途的

参考例句：

• The results of the experiments are very promising.实验的结果充满了希望。
• We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers.我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。

7 deliberately   

adv.审慎地；蓄意地；故意地

参考例句：

• The girl gave the show away deliberately.女孩故意泄露秘密。
• They deliberately shifted off the argument.他们故意回避这个论点。

8 sleepless   

adj.不睡眠的，睡不著的，不休息的

参考例句：

• The situation gave her many sleepless nights.这种情况害她一连好多天睡不好觉。
• One evening I heard a tale that rendered me sleepless for nights.一天晚上，我听说了一个传闻，把我搞得一连几夜都不能入睡。

9 guardian   

n.监护人；守卫者，保护者

参考例句：

• The form must be signed by the child's parents or guardian. 这张表格须由孩子的家长或监护人签字。
• The press is a guardian of the public weal. 报刊是公共福利的卫护者。

10 clenched   

v.紧握，抓紧，咬紧( clench的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He clenched his fists in anger. 他愤怒地攥紧了拳头。
• She clenched her hands in her lap to hide their trembling. 她攥紧双手放在腿上，以掩饰其颤抖。 来自《简明英汉词典》

11 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。