🔊 When I was come down the hill to the shore, as I said above, being the S.W. point of the island, I was perfectly confounded and amazed; nor is it possible for me to express the horror of my mind, at seeing the shore spread with skulls, hands, feet, and other bones of human bodies; and particularly I observed a place where there had been a fire made, and a circle dug in the earth, like a cockpit, where it is supposed the savage wretches had sat down to their inhuman feastings upon the bodies of their fellow-creatures.

我下山来到岸边,如前所述,那是岛屿的西南角,顿时惊骇莫名,惶惑不已；眼见岸边散落着头颅、手掌、脚骨以及人体其他部位的骸骨,我心中的恐怖实非言语所能形容；尤其是我注意到一处生过火的地方,地上挖了一个圆坑,状如斗鸡场,想必是那些野蛮的恶徒曾围坐于此,举行以同类血肉为食的残忍宴飨。

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confounded /kənˈfaʊndɪd/

adj. 困惑的,惊慌失措的➕

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amazed /əˈmeɪzd/

adj. 大为惊奇的➕

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horror /ˈhɒrə(r)/

n. 恐怖,震惊➕

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skulls /skʌlz/

n. 头骨（复数）➕

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cockpit /ˈkɒkpɪt/

n. 斗鸡场；飞机驾驶舱➕

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savage wretches /ˈsævɪdʒ ˈretʃɪz/

n. 野蛮的可怜虫/可鄙之人➕

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inhuman feastings /ɪnˈhjuːmən ˈfiːstɪŋz/

n. 非人的盛宴（此处指食人宴）➕

🔊 I was so astonished with the sight of these things, that I entertained no notions of any danger to myself from it for a long while; all my apprehensions were buried in the thoughts of such a pitch of inhuman, hellish brutality, and the horror of the degeneracy of human nature; which, though I had heard of often, yet I never had so near a view of before. In short, I turned away my face from the horrid spectacle. My stomach grew sick, and I was just at the point of fainting, when Nature discharged the disorder from my stomach; and having vomited with an uncommon violence, I was a little relieved, but could not bear to stay in the place a moment; so I got me up the hill again, with all the speed I could, and walked on towards my own habitation.

目睹此景,我惊愕万分,良久都未虑及自身安危；我所有的忧惧,都被那穷凶极恶、如同地狱般的暴行,以及人性竟能沦丧至此的骇人念头所淹没；此事我虽屡有所闻,却从未如此亲见。简而言之,我扭过头去,不忍再看这恐怖场面。胃里翻江倒海,几乎晕厥,直到我的身体本能地将那阵翻腾呕出；一阵猛烈呕吐后,我才稍感缓解,但再也无法在此地停留片刻；于是,我以最快速度爬回山上,朝着自己的栖身之所走去。

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astonished /əˈstɒnɪʃt/

adj. 感到十分惊讶的➕

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apprehensions /ˌæprɪˈhenʃənz/

n. 忧虑,担心（复数）➕

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pitch /pɪtʃ/

n. 程度,强度➕

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hellish /ˈhelɪʃ/

adj. 地狱般的,极其痛苦的➕

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brutality /bruːˈtæləti/

n. 残忍,暴行➕

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degeneracy /dɪˈdʒenərəsi/

n. 退化,堕落➕

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spectacle /ˈspektəkl/

n. 景象,场面；（尤指）壮观或奇怪的景象➕

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fainting /ˈfeɪntɪŋ/

n. 昏厥,晕倒➕

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vomited /ˈvɒmɪtɪd/

v. 呕吐（过去式）➕

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uncommon /ʌnˈkɒmən/

adj. 不寻常的,罕见的➕

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relieved /rɪˈliːvd/

adj. 感到宽慰的,放心的➕

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habitation /ˌhæbɪˈteɪʃn/

n. 住处,居住➕

🔊 When I came a little out of that part of the island, I stood still a while, as amazed; and then, recovering myself, I looked up with the utmost affection of my soul, and, with a flood of tears in my eyes, gave God thanks, that had cast my first lot in a part of the world where I was distinguished from such dreadful creatures as these; and that, though I had esteemed my present condition very miserable, had yet given me so many comforts in it, that I had still more to give thanks for than to complain of; and this, above all, that I had, even in this miserable condition, been comforted with the knowledge of Himself, and the hope of His blessing, which was a felicity more than sufficiently equivalent to all the misery which I had suffered, or could suffer.

当我稍稍远离岛屿的那片区域后,我呆立片刻,仍感惊骇；随后回过神来,我满心虔诚地仰望上空,热泪盈眶,感谢上帝将我初生之命运安置于世界一角,使我得以区别于此类骇人生物；并且,尽管我曾视当前境况苦不堪言,但上帝仍赐我诸多慰藉,使我感恩之情远胜于怨怼；尤甚者,即便身处此等悲惨境地,我也因认识上帝并盼望祂的赐福而获安慰,这份福祉,用以抵偿我所受过或可能遭受的一切苦难,都绰绰有余。

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affection /əˈfekʃn/

n. 喜爱,感情；此处为古义,指强烈的感情或倾向➕

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flood of tears /flʌd əv tɪəz/

n. 泪如泉涌,泪水夺眶而出➕

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distinguished /dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃt/

v. 区分,使有别于（过去分词,表被动）➕

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dreadful /ˈdredfl/

adj. 可怕的,糟透的➕

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esteemed /ɪˈstiːmd/

v. 认为,视为（过去式）➕

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miserable /ˈmɪzrəbl/

adj. 痛苦的,悲惨的➕

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comforts /ˈkʌmfəts/

n. 安慰,慰藉；舒适条件（复数）➕

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felicity /fəˈlɪsəti/

n. 幸福,快乐；（措辞的）恰当➕

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equivalent /ɪˈkwɪvələnt/

adj. 相等的,等值的➕

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suffered /ˈsʌfə(r)d/

v. 遭受,忍受（过去式）➕

🔊 In this frame of thankfulness I went home to my castle, and began to be much easier now, as to the safety of my circumstances, than ever I was before; for I observed that these wretches never came to this island in search of what they could get; perhaps not seeking, not wanting, or not expecting anything here; and having often, no doubt, been up in the covered, woody part of it, without finding anything to their purpose. I knew I had been here now almost eighteen years, and never saw the least footsteps of human creature there before; and I might be here eighteen more, as entirely concealed as I was now, if I did not discover myself to them, which I had no manner of occasion to do, it being my only business to keep myself entirely concealed where I was, unless I found a better sort of creatures than cannibals to make myself known to. Yet I entertained such an abhorrence of the savage wretches that I have been speaking of, and of the wretched, inhuman custom of their devouring and eating one another up, that I continued pensive and sad, and kept close within my own circle for almost two years after this.

怀着这份感恩之情,我回到城堡中的家,对于自身处境的安全,此刻比以往任何时候都更觉安心；因为我观察到这些恶徒从未到此岛寻觅可得之物；或许他们并不寻求、不需要或不期待这里有任何东西；无疑,他们常去岛上林木茂密之处,却一无所获。我知自己在此已近十八载,此前从未见过丝毫人类足迹；我或许还能再待十八年,像如今这般完全隐匿,只要我不向他们暴露自己--我也绝无理由这样做,我唯一的要务便是将自己彻底隐藏,除非遇到比食人族更文明的生灵才愿现身。然而,我对方才所述的野蛮恶徒及其互相吞食的残忍行径深恶痛绝,以致此后近两年间,我一直郁郁寡欢,深居简出,不敢越雷池一步。

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frame /freɪm/

n. 心境,状态➕

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castle /ˈkɑːsl/

n. 城堡；此处比喻为他的住所或堡垒➕

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circumstances /ˈsɜːkəmstənsɪz/

n. 环境,境况（复数）➕

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occasion /əˈkeɪʒn/

n. 理由,需要➕

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abhorrence /əbˈhɒrəns/

n. 憎恶,厌恶➕

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pensive /ˈpensɪv/

adj. 沉思的,忧虑的➕

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cannibals /ˈkænɪblz/

n. 食人者（复数）➕

Chapter sixteen (第十六章)

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