重归混沌 (The Return to Chaos)

 　　Let us return to original chaos¹!

　　让我们重归于元始的混沌！

　　Let us imagine the primordial² din³, the original vortex!

　　让我们臆想那本初的喧嚣、元始的漩涡！

　　Let us throw ourselves into the whirlwind which has preceded the creation of form.

　　让我们投身于造化的涡流。

　　Let our being tremble with effort and madness in the fiery⁴ abyss!

　　让我们在炽烈的深渊中，因耗力与癫狂而战栗！

　　Let everything be wiped out so that, surrounded by confusion and disequilibrium, we participate fully⁵ in the general delirium⁶, retracing⁷ our way back from cosmos⁸ to chaos, from form to swirling⁹ gyres.

　　让一切消耗殆尽，待我们被错乱与失衡包围，深陷谵妄，自宇宙回归鸿蒙，自形体化为涡旋。

　　The disintegration¹⁰ of the world is creation in reverse: an apocalypse upside down but sprung from similar impulses.

　　世界的解体乃是逆行之创造，正如一个颠倒的末世，其由同脉而生。

　　Nobody desires to return to chaos without having first experienced an apocalyptic¹¹ vertigo¹².

　　世人只有体验过末世般的眩晕感，才会向往归于混沌。

　　How great my terror and my joy at the thought of being dragged into the vortex of initial chaos, that pandemonium¹³ of paradoxical symmetry—the unique geometry of chaos, devoid¹⁴ of sense or form!

　　一想到被卷入混沌初始的漩涡，我的恐惧与愉悦是何等激烈！那无序的矛盾对称正是混沌独有的几何结构，没有形式亦没有意义！

　　In every whirlwind hides a potential for form, just as in chaos there is a potential cosmos.

　　每个涡流中蕴藏着一种造化，正如混沌里潜藏着一个宇宙。

　　Let me possess an infinite number of unrealized, potential forms!

　　让我拥有千变万化之能！

       Let everything vibrate in me with the universal anxiety of the beginning, just awakening¹⁵ from nothingness!

　　让我体内的一切震颤，以创始的冲动，于虚无中醒觉！

　　I can only live at the beginning or the end of this world.

　　我只能存活在此世的初始或者终焉。

1 chaos   

n.混乱，无秩序

参考例句：

• After the failure of electricity supply the city was in chaos.停电后，城市一片混乱。
• The typhoon left chaos behind it.台风后一片混乱。

2 primordial   

adj.原始的；最初的

参考例句：

• It is the primordial force that propels us forward.它是推动我们前进的原始动力。
• The Neanderthal Man is one of our primordial ancestors.的尼安德特人是我们的原始祖先之一.

3 din   

n.喧闹声，嘈杂声

参考例句：

• The bustle and din gradually faded to silence as night advanced.随着夜越来越深，喧闹声逐渐沉寂。
• They tried to make themselves heard over the din of the crowd.他们力图让自己的声音盖过人群的喧闹声。

4 fiery   

adj.燃烧着的，火红的；暴躁的；激烈的

参考例句：

• She has fiery red hair.她有一头火红的头发。
• His fiery speech agitated the crowd.他热情洋溢的讲话激动了群众。

5 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

6 delirium   

n. 神智昏迷,说胡话;极度兴奋

参考例句：

• In her delirium, she had fallen to the floor several times. 她在神志不清的状态下几次摔倒在地上。
• For the next nine months, Job was in constant delirium.接下来的九个月，约伯处于持续精神错乱的状态。

7 retracing   

v.折回( retrace的现在分词 )；回忆；回顾；追溯

参考例句：

• We're retracing the route of a deep explorer mission. 我们将折回一个深入的探险路线中去。 来自电影对白
• Retracing my steps was certainly not an option. 回顾我的脚步并不是个办法。 来自互联网

8 cosmos   

n.宇宙；秩序，和谐

参考例句：

• Our world is but a small part of the cosmos.我们的世界仅仅是宇宙的一小部分而已。
• Is there any other intelligent life elsewhere in the cosmos?在宇宙的其他星球上还存在别的有智慧的生物吗？

9 swirling   

v.旋转，打旋( swirl的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Snowflakes were swirling in the air. 天空飘洒着雪花。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• She smiled, swirling the wine in her glass. 她微笑着，旋动着杯子里的葡萄酒。 来自辞典例句

10 disintegration   

n.分散，解体

参考例句：

• This defeat led to the disintegration of the empire.这次战败道致了帝国的瓦解。
• The incident has hastened the disintegration of the club.这一事件加速了该俱乐部的解体。

11 apocalyptic   

adj.预示灾祸的，启示的

参考例句：

• The air is chill and stagnant,the language apocalyptic.空气寒冷而污浊，语言则是《启示录》式的。
• Parts of the ocean there look just absolutely apocalyptic.海洋的很多区域看上去完全像是世界末日。

12 vertigo   

n.眩晕

参考例句：

• He had a dreadful attack of vertigo.他忽然头晕得厉害。
• If you have vertigo it seems as if the whole room is spinning round you.如果你头晕，就会觉得整个房间都旋转起来

13 pandemonium   

n.喧嚣，大混乱

参考例句：

• The whole lobby was a perfect pandemonium,and the din was terrific.整个门厅一片嘈杂，而且喧嚣刺耳。
• I had found Adlai unperturbed in the midst of pandemonium.我觉得艾德莱在一片大混乱中仍然镇定自若。

14 devoid   

adj.全无的，缺乏的

参考例句：

• He is completely devoid of humour.他十分缺乏幽默。
• The house is totally devoid of furniture.这所房子里什么家具都没有。

15 awakening   

n.觉醒，醒悟 adj.觉醒中的；唤醒的

参考例句：

• the awakening of interest in the environment 对环境产生的兴趣
• People are gradually awakening to their rights. 人们正逐渐意识到自己的权利。