美国语文第六册 第132期:哲学家(3)

 This brought him to America in no very compromising mood with royalty¹. 于是，在没有遭到特别的损失情况下他来到美国。

Here his fortunes appear to have been various, and he was tossed to and fro by the battledoor of fate, until he found a snug² harbor at Swallow Barn; 在这里，他的财产显然呈多样化，他在命运之门来回颠簸，直到在“雨燕谷仓”找到一个温暖舒适的避风港。

where, some years ago, he sat down in that quiet repose³ which a worried and badgered patriot⁴ is best fitted to enjoy. 几年前，他安静地坐在这儿，这是最适合一位曾经备受煎熬和整天吵吵嚷嚷的爱国者的生活了。

He is a good scholar, and, having confined his readings entirely⁵ to the learning of the ancients, 他是一位知识渊博的学者，他读的书完全局限于了解古代哲人的思想，

his republicanism is somewhat after the Grecian mold. 他的共和主义观念在某种程度上也仿照希腊人的样子。

He has never read any politics of later date than the time of the Emperor Constantine, 他从来不读年代晚于康斯坦丁皇帝的任何政治学著作。

not even a newspaper, —so that he may be said to have been contemporary with AEschines rather than Lord Castlereagh, 甚至连报纸也不看——与其说他是当代的爱斯基人，不如说是卡斯特尔里格大公，

until that eventful epoch⁶ of his life when his blazing rooftree awakened⁷ him from his anachronistical dream. 直到他的生命中那个多灾多难的时期降临，当时他那炽热的屋顶将他从不合时代的梦想中唤醒。

This notable interruption, however, gave him but a feeble insight into the moderns, and he soon relapsed to Thucydides and Livy, 然而，这次意义重大的变故只不过促使他将狭隘的视野稍微扩展了一些而已，很快又故态复萌，回到修西底得和李维的世界当中，

with some such glimmerings of the American Revolution upon his remembrance as most readers have of the exploits of the first Brutus. 通过在追忆中对美国大革命隐约的一瞥，绝大多数读者都会最先想到暗杀恺撒的布鲁图。

 

1 royalty   

n.皇家，皇族

参考例句：

• She claims to be descended from royalty.她声称她是皇室后裔。
• I waited on tables，and even catered to royalty at the Royal Albert Hall.我做过服务生， 甚至在皇家阿伯特大厅侍奉过皇室的人。

2 snug   

adj.温暖舒适的，合身的，安全的；v.使整洁干净，舒适地依靠，紧贴；n.（英）酒吧里的私房

参考例句：

• He showed us into a snug little sitting room.他领我们走进了一间温暖而舒适的小客厅。
• She had a small but snug home.她有个小小的但很舒适的家。

3 repose   

v.(使)休息；n.安息

参考例句：

• Don't disturb her repose.不要打扰她休息。
• Her mouth seemed always to be smiling,even in repose.她的嘴角似乎总是挂着微笑，即使在睡眠时也是这样。

4 patriot   

n.爱国者，爱国主义者

参考例句：

• He avowed himself a patriot.他自称自己是爱国者。
• He is a patriot who has won the admiration of the French already.他是一个已经赢得法国人敬仰的爱国者。

5 entirely   

ad.全部地，完整地；完全地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
• His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。

6 epoch   

n.(新)时代；历元

参考例句：

• The epoch of revolution creates great figures.革命时代造就伟大的人物。
• We're at the end of the historical epoch,and at the dawn of another.我们正处在一个历史时代的末期，另一个历史时代的开端。

7 awakened   

v.（使）醒( awaken的过去式和过去分词 )；（使）觉醒；弄醒；（使）意识到

参考例句：

• She awakened to the sound of birds singing. 她醒来听到鸟的叫声。
• The public has been awakened to the full horror of the situation. 公众完全意识到了这一状况的可怕程度。 来自《简明英汉词典》