美国语文第六册 第232期:马萨诸塞人和南卡罗来纳(2)

Sir, does he suppose it in his power to exhibit in Carolina a name so bright as to produce envy in my bosom¹?

先生，难道他认为他对在卡罗莱纳显示她的影响力？

No, sir, increased gratification and delight rather.

不，先生，或多或少增加了几分感谢和快乐而已。

Sir, I thank God that, if I am gifted with little of the spirit which is said to be able to raise mortals to the skies,

先生，我感谢上帝，如果幸蒙上帝赐予我一种力量，据说能将凡人举到天上的话，

I have yet none, as I trust, of that other spirit which would drag angels down.

那么我相信我就没有能将天使拉下凡间的其他力量了。

When I shall be found, sir, in my place here in the Senate, or elsewhere, to sneer² at public merit because it happened to spring up beyond the little limits of my own state or neighborhood;

先生，有人说我在参议院或在别处，对公共美德进行讥笑，因为碰巧越过了我出生的州或相邻的州那小小的界限；

when I refuse for any such cause, or for any cause, the homage³ due to American talent, to elevated patriotism⁴, to sincere devotion to liberty and the country;

当时我拒绝任何这样的理由，或者出于任何原因，向美国天才致敬，颂扬爱国主义，对自由和国家表示由衷的挚爱和忠诚；

or if I see an uncommon⁵ endowment of Heaven;

抑或要是我洞察到了上天非同寻常的赐予该有多好；

if I see extraordinary capacity or virtue⁶ in any son of the South;

要是我能洞察到南方人后代身上那特别的能力和德行；

and if, moved by local prejudice, or gangrened by state jealousy⁷,

倘若受地方偏见影响，或者被嫉妒心态弄坏了心情的话，

I get up here to abate⁸ a tithe⁹ of a hair from his just character and just fame,

我在这里站起身就从他公正的品格和公正的名声上取下的一根头发课以什么税进行争论，

may my tongue cleave¹⁰ to the roof of my mouth!

我的舌头也许会与我嘴的顶部粘在一起的！

1 bosom   

n.胸，胸部；胸怀；内心；adj.亲密的

参考例句：

• She drew a little book from her bosom.她从怀里取出一本小册子。
• A dark jealousy stirred in his bosom.他内心生出一阵恶毒的嫉妒。

2 sneer   

v.轻蔑；嘲笑；n.嘲笑，讥讽的言语

参考例句：

• He said with a sneer.他的话中带有嘲笑之意。
• You may sneer,but a lot of people like this kind of music.你可以嗤之以鼻，但很多人喜欢这种音乐。

3 homage   

n.尊敬，敬意，崇敬

参考例句：

• We pay homage to the genius of Shakespeare.我们对莎士比亚的天才表示敬仰。
• The soldiers swore to pay their homage to the Queen.士兵们宣誓效忠于女王陛下。

4 patriotism   

n.爱国精神，爱国心，爱国主义

参考例句：

• His new book is a demonstration of his patriotism.他写的新书是他的爱国精神的证明。
• They obtained money under the false pretenses of patriotism.他们以虚伪的爱国主义为借口获得金钱。

5 uncommon   

adj.罕见的，非凡的，不平常的

参考例句：

• Such attitudes were not at all uncommon thirty years ago.这些看法在30年前很常见。
• Phil has uncommon intelligence.菲尔智力超群。

6 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。

7 jealousy   

n.妒忌，嫉妒，猜忌

参考例句：

• Some women have a disposition to jealousy.有些女人生性爱妒忌。
• I can't support your jealousy any longer.我再也无法忍受你的嫉妒了。

8 abate   

vi.(风势，疼痛等)减弱，减轻，减退

参考例句：

• We must abate the noise pollution in our city.我们必须消除我们城里的噪音污染。
• The doctor gave him some medicine to abate the powerful pain.医生给了他一些药，以减弱那剧烈的疼痛。

9 tithe   

n.十分之一税；v.课什一税，缴什一税

参考例句：

• It's not Christ plus your tithe.这不是基督再加上你的什一税。
• The bible tells us that the tithe is the lords.圣经说十分之一是献给主的。

10 cleave   

v．(clave；cleaved)粘着，粘住；坚持；依恋

参考例句：

• It examines how the decision to quit gold or to cleave to it affected trade policies.论文分析了放弃或坚持金本位是如何影响贸易政策的。
• Those who cleave to the latter view include many conservative American politicians.坚持后一种观点的大多是美国的保守派政客。