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2024年3月16日发(作者:)

The Picture of Dorian Gray (Excerpt)

By Oscar Wilde

There is no such thing as a good influence, because to influence a person is to

give him one's own soul. He does not think his natural thoughts, or burn with

his natural passions. His virtues are not real to him. His sins, if there are such

things as sins, are borrowed. He becomes an echo of some one else's music,

an actor of a part that has not been written for him.

The aim of life is self-development. To realize one's nature perfectly - that is

what each of us is here for. People are afraid of themselves, nowadays.

The terror of society, which is the basis of morals, the terror of God, which is

the secret of religion - these are the two things that govern us.

一、核心词汇

soul [səʊl] n. 灵魂;心灵

passion [‘pæʃ(ə)n] n. 激情;热情

virtue [ˈvɜ:rtʃu:] n. 美德

sin [sɪn] n. 罪恶,罪孽

echo [‘ekəʊ] n. 回声

terror [ˈterə(r)] n. 恐怖;恐惧

moral [ˈmɔ:rəl] n. 道德 adj. 道德的

religion [rɪ’lɪdʒ(ə)n] n. 宗教

govern [‘gʌv(ə)n] vt. 统治;支配

二、核心表达

There is no such thing as… 没有所谓的……

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burn with one’s natural passions 燃烧某人天生的热情

an echo of some one else's music 别人音乐的回声(活在别人的影子里)

self-development 自我发展

realize one's nature 实现某人的本性

the basis of sth. 某物的基础

govern sb. 统治/支配某人

三、参考译文

《道林格雷的画像》(节选)

奥斯卡·王尔德

世上并没有好影响这样的东西,因为去影响一个人就是把自己的灵魂给了他。他

便不会按天性去思考,或者按天性燃起自己的激情。他的美德不真实。他的罪过,

要是有的话,也是借来的。他成了别人音乐的回声,成了这么个演员,扮演着剧

本中没有为他而写的角色。

生活的目的在于自我发展。充分实现自己的天性—是我们每个人来到世间的目的。

如今,人们倒怕起自己来了。害怕社会是道德的基础,害怕上帝是宗教的秘密—

就是这两者支配着我们。

四、文本精讲

There is no such thing 世上没有这种东西

什么东西呢?

as a good influence, 就像好影响(这样的东西),

这里的as表示“像”,比如说:He got up at as usual.(他像平常一样8

点起床了。)

我们也可以记住一个句型,叫做:There is no such thing as…(没有像……一

样的东西)。这半句话也就是说:世上没有像好影响这样的东西,

为什么呢?

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