美国语文第六册 第21期:生活中通常貌似真实的计划(3)

 　　I shall revel¹ in inexhaustible accumulations of intellectual riches; 我将陶醉于永不枯竭的智慧财富的积累。

　　I shall find new pleasures for every moment, and shall never more be weary of myself. 每一时刻我都会找到新的快乐，永远乐此不疲。

　　"'I will not, however, deviate² too far from the beaten track of life; but will try what can be found in female delicacy³. 然而，我不会脱离生活常规太远的，当然会尝试在女性的微妙精致中所蕴含的真谛。

　　I will marry a wife as beautiful as the houries, and wise as Zobeide; 我要娶一位美若天仙、聪明似佐贝德的姑娘。

　　and with her I will live twenty years within the suburbs of Bagdad, in every pleasure that wealth can purchase, and fancy can invent. 在她的陪伴下，我在巴格达城郊一住就是二十年，凡是财富能买到的快乐都享受了，凡是能想出的奇思妙想都尝试了。

　　"'I will then retire to a rural dwelling⁴, pass my days in obscurity and contemplation; and lie silently down on the bed of death. 从那以后我退隐山林，在默默无闻和沉思冥想中打发日子，直到静静的寿终正寝。

　　Through my life it shall be my settled resolution, that I will never depend on the smile of princes; 这将是我最后的归宿，我不再仰赖王子的微笑过日子了，

　　that I will never stand exposed to the artifices⁵ of courts; I will never pant for public honors, nor disturb my quiet with the affairs of state.' 我也不会再在庙堂的虚伪中战战兢兢了；我不再渴望那个大众的欢呼，也不会为国务打扰内心的平静。

　　Such was my scheme of life, which I impressed indelibly upon my memory. 这就是我的生活计划，在我的记忆中刻下了难以磨灭的印象。

　　"The first part of my ensuing time was to be spent in search of knowledge, and I know not how I was diverted from my design. 最先要做的就是获取知识，我不晓得自己是如何偏离最初的设计的。

1 revel   

vi.狂欢作乐，陶醉；n.作乐，狂欢

参考例句：

• She seems to revel in annoying her parents.她似乎以惹父母生气为乐。
• The children revel in country life.孩子们特别喜欢乡村生活。

2 deviate   

v.(from)背离，偏离

参考例句：

• Don't deviate from major issues.不要偏离主要问题。
• I will never deviate from what I believe to be right.我绝不背离我自信正确的道路。

3 delicacy   

n.精致，细微，微妙，精良；美味，佳肴

参考例句：

• We admired the delicacy of the craftsmanship.我们佩服工艺师精巧的手艺。
• He sensed the delicacy of the situation.他感觉到了形势的微妙。

4 dwelling   

n.住宅，住所，寓所

参考例句：

• Those two men are dwelling with us.那两个人跟我们住在一起。
• He occupies a three-story dwelling place on the Park Street.他在派克街上有一幢3层楼的寓所。

5 artifices   

n.灵巧( artifice的名词复数 )；诡计；巧妙办法；虚伪行为

参考例句：

• These pure verbal artifices do not change the essence of the matter. 这些纯粹是文词上的花样，并不能改变问题的实质。 来自互联网
• There are some tools which realise this kind of artifices. 一些工具实现了这些方法。 来自互联网