扎拉图斯特拉如是说(MP3+中英字幕) 第5期:序言(5)

 　　Verily, a polluted stream is man.

　　诚然，人生是一污秽底川流，

　　One must be a sea, to receive a polluted stream without becoming impure¹.

　　要能涵纳这川流而不失其清洁，人必需成为大海。

　　Lo, I teach you the Superman: he is that sea; in him can your great contempt be submerged.

　　看呵，我教示你们超人，他便是这大海，其中你们的大蔑视能够沉没。

　　What is the greatest thing you can experience?

　　你们能够经历的最伟大事业是什么？

　　It is the hour of great contempt.

　　那是大蔑视的辰光。

　　The hour in which even your happiness becomes loathsome² to you, and so also your reason and virtue³.

　　那辰光，便是你们的幸福也于你无谓，你们的理智与道德也自觉其无谓。

　　The hour when you say: "What good is my happiness!

　　那辰光，你们说：“我的幸福于我何有！

　　It is poverty and pollution and wretched self-complacency.

　　这是贪弱，污秽，一种可怜底舒适。

　　But my happiness should justify⁴ existence itself!

　　但我的幸福将辩正我的存在，”

　　"The hour when you say: "What good is my reason!Does it long for knowledge as the lion for his food?

　　那辰光，你们说：“我的理智於我何有！其求知，岂不是像狮子求食吗？

　　It is poverty and pollution and wretched self-complacency!

　　它是贫弱，污秽，一种可怜底舒适！”

　　"The hour when you say: "What good is my virtue!

　　那辰光，你们说：“我的道德于我何有！

　　As yet it has not made me passionate⁵.

　　而且它还使我无怒。

　　How weary I am of my good and my bad!

　　我对于我的善与恶皆多么厌倦呵！

　　It is all poverty and pollution and wretched self- complacency!

　　这一切皆是贫弱，污秽，可怜底舒适！”

　　"The hour when you say: "What good is my justice!

　　那辰光，你们说：“我的公正于我何有！

　　I do not see that I am fervor⁶ and fuel.

　　我不自知怎样是火焰与燃煤。

　　The just, however, are fervor and fuel!

　　但公正者便是火焰与燃煤！”

　　"The hour when you say: "What good is my pity! Is not pity the cross on which he is nailed who loves man?

　　那辰光，你们说：“我的同情于我何有！同情岂不是钉死那爱人类者的十字架度？

　　But my pity is not a crucifixion.

　　但我的同情不是钉十字架。”

　　"Have you ever spoken thus? Have you ever cried thus? Ah! would that I had heard you crying thus!

　　你们已这么说么？已这么呼号么？倘若我听到你们这么呼号呵！

　　It is not your sin--it is your self-satisfaction that cries to heaven;

　　非为你们的罪恶--乃你们的自足呼声动天，

　　your very sparingness in sin cries to heaven!

　　在罪恶中的吝惜呼天！

　　Where is the lightning to lick you with its tongue?

　　以其长舌舐你们的电光在那里呢，

　　Where is the frenzy⁷ with which you should be inoculated⁸?

　　必注射人你们的疯狂剂何在呢？

　　Lo, I teach you the Superman: he is that lightning, he is that frenzy!

　　看呵，我教示你们超人，他便是那电光，那疯狂药！

　　When Zarathustra had thus spoken, one of the people called out: "We have now heard enough of the rope-dancer; it is time now for us to see him! "

　　苏鲁支这么说过后，人丛中有人大叫道：“我们听踏软索者听够了，现在也让我们看他吧！”

　　And all the people laughed at Zarathustra. But the rope-dancer, who thought the words applied⁹ to him, began his performance.

　　于是大家哄笑著苏鲁支。那踏软索者，以为这是说他，便准备开始表演软索戏。

1 impure   

adj.不纯净的，不洁的；不道德的，下流的

参考例句：

• The air of a big city is often impure.大城市的空气往往是污浊的。
• Impure drinking water is a cause of disease.不洁的饮用水是引发疾病的一个原因。

2 loathsome   

adj.讨厌的，令人厌恶的

参考例句：

• The witch hid her loathsome face with her hands.巫婆用手掩住她那张令人恶心的脸。
• Some people think that snakes are loathsome creatures.有些人觉得蛇是令人憎恶的动物。

3 virtue   

n.德行，美德；贞操；优点；功效，效力

参考例句：

• He was considered to be a paragon of virtue.他被认为是品德尽善尽美的典范。
• You need to decorate your mind with virtue.你应该用德行美化心灵。

4 justify   

vt.证明…正当(或有理)，为…辩护

参考例句：

• He tried to justify his absence with lame excuses.他想用站不住脚的借口为自己的缺席辩解。
• Can you justify your rude behavior to me?你能向我证明你的粗野行为是有道理的吗？

5 passionate   

adj.热情的，热烈的，激昂的，易动情的，易怒的，性情暴躁的

参考例句：

• He is said to be the most passionate man.据说他是最有激情的人。
• He is very passionate about the project.他对那个项目非常热心。

6 fervor   

n.热诚；热心；炽热

参考例句：

• They were concerned only with their own religious fervor.他们只关心自己的宗教热诚。
• The speech aroused nationalist fervor.这个演讲喚起了民族主义热情。

7 frenzy   

n.疯狂，狂热，极度的激动

参考例句：

• He was able to work the young students up into a frenzy.他能激起青年学生的狂热。
• They were singing in a frenzy of joy.他们欣喜若狂地高声歌唱。

8 inoculated   

v.给…做预防注射( inoculate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• A pedigree pup should have been inoculated against serious diseases before it's sold. 纯种狗应该在出售前注射预防严重疾病的针。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Disease can be spread by dirty tools, insects, inoculated soil. 疾病也能由不干净的工具，昆虫，接种的土壤传播。 来自辞典例句

9 applied   

adj.应用的；v.应用，适用

参考例句：

• She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。
• This cream is best applied to the face at night.这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。