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Frankenstein 《科学怪人》

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Rain pours down over the fields and hills surrounding Victor Frankenstein’s apartment in Germany, tapping against his windows. The scientist, who is studying chemistry in university, has discovered a way to bring dead flesh back to life. To create a person, he’s stolen human body parts, and some animal parts. One night, he finally pieces the creature together and gives it the spark of life. The creature slowly begins to open his eyes. He lets out a groan and then his arms and legs begin to move.

在维特．弗兰肯斯坦位于德国的公寓周围的田野和山丘，大雨倾盆而下并拍打着公寓的窗户。这位在大学研读化学的科学家发现一个能让死尸复活的方法。为了创造一个活生生的人，他偷了人和动物的尸块。一天晚上，他终于将这个生物拼组完成，使其死而复生。这个生物缓慢地张开眼，发出了一声呻吟，然后手跟脚开始动了起来。

Frankenstein, for better or worse, has done it. But upon seeing how ugly his creation is, with its transparent skin, watery eyes, black lips and great height, Frankenstein becomes frightened. He goes to his room but soon after sees the monster standing at the foot of his bed, smiling at him. As opposed to greeting the creature, Frankenstein runs in terror, leaving the creature behind. The monster is confused and decides to wander out of the apartment and into the nearby woods.

不管怎样，弗兰肯斯坦已经将它完成了，但当他看到创造出来的东西有多丑陋时，他变得很害怕。那东西有着透明的皮肤、充满水分的双眼、黑黑的嘴唇以及巨大的身高。他回到了房间，随即就看到怪物站在他的床脚并对着他微笑。弗兰肯斯坦吓得拔腿就跑，而把那个生物丢下、没打半声招呼，这怪物感到很疑惑，便决定离开公寓，游荡到附近的森林中。

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Vocabulary

pour [por] v. 倾盆而降

The rain is pouring now, so don't forget to bring your umbrella.

flesh [flɛʃ] n. 肉，肌肉

Vegetarians refuse to eat the flesh of cows, pigs, and other animals.

piece [pis] v. 拼凑；拼合[（+together）]

(piece-pieced-pieced)

The children pieced the old vase back together after breaking it.

creation [krɪˋeʃən] n. 创作品

create v. 创造

The creation of the universe is still a puzzle that we haven't solved.

frightened [ˋfraɪtnd] adj. 受惊的﹐害怕的

fright v. 惊吓

After a big shake, the frightened airplane passengers put on their seat belts.

wander [ˋwɑndɚ] v. 闲逛；流浪

I prefer to wander the city rather than follow a tour guide.

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spark [spɑrk] n. 生气，活力; 火花

let out 释放

groan [gron] n. 呻吟声

for better or worse 好歹,不管怎样

transparent [trænsˋpɛrənt] adj. 透明的

in terror  恐惧地,害怕地,胆战心惊地

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The monster lives alone in the forest. He tries to become friends with a family, but his ugliness makes them attack him and he runs away. While wandering in the forest, he rescues a girl from drowning but later gets shot by her father. The creature, now bitter, decides to take revenge and heads for his creator’s hometown. The monster accidentally runs into Frankenstein’s younger brother in the woods and kills him.

怪物独自住在森林里，他试着和一户人家作朋友，但他丑陋的外表反而使他被攻击，于是他只好逃离；当他在森林里游荡时，他解救了一位溺水的女孩，但随后却被女孩的爸爸射杀。现在，这个生物感到很痛苦，他决定展开报复，于是前往了一手创造他的科学家的故乡。就在森林里，怪物意外遇见了弗兰肯斯坦年幼的弟弟，便随即将他杀害。

Soon after, Frankenstein receives a letter about the murder and returns home. When he arrives, he sees the monster in the distance. Although Frankenstein is somewhat angry, he also feels guilty; if he hadn’t created the minster, his brother would still be alive. Frankenstein confronts the monster. Instead of fighting though, he lets the creature tell the story of his life. After the monster tells his tale, he demands that Frankenstein make a female companion, so he wouldn’t be alone. Frankenstein, knowing how hopeless his creation is, agrees to do it.

不久，弗兰肯斯坦收到了关于谋杀案的信件并返家。当他抵达时，看到怪物就在远方，虽然弗兰肯斯坦仍感到气愤，但他同时也感到内疚；如果当初没有创造出怪物，他弟弟可能还活着。于是弗兰肯斯坦去见了怪物，他没跟他打斗，反而让怪物诉说了自身的故事。就在怪物说完后，他要求弗兰肯斯坦帮他打造一个女同伴，如此他便不再孤单，弗兰肯斯坦了解到他所创造的生物是多么地无助，于是同意了这一切。

单词发音

Vocabulary

rescue [ˋrɛskju] v. 援救；解救

(rescue-rescued-rescued)

The firefighters rescued lots of people from the burning building.

drown [draʊn] v. 溺水

If you can't swim, you could easily drown at the deep-end of the pool.

guilty [ˋgɪltɪ] adj. 有罪的；内疚的

The judge listened to both sides then decided that the man was guilty.

confront [kənˋfrʌnt] v. 面对

After class, the teacher confronted the students who did poorly on the test.

companion [kəmˋpænjən] n. 同伴，伴侣

Traveling alone is fine, but it's more fun with a companion.

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take revenge [rɪˋvɛndʒ] 向…报仇,对…进行报复

demand [dɪˋmænd] v. 要求，请求[+to-v][+that][（+of）]

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While making the female creature, Frankenstein begins to think he’s making a mistake. He feels he can’t control the monsters. He imagines an entire race of them being born because of his work so he destroys the female creation. The monster, seeing this from the window, becomes enraged and kills Frankenstein’s newlywed wife and then flees east into Russia.

就在制作女怪物时，弗兰肯斯坦开始觉得他做错了。他觉得怪物们根本无法受人控制，他想着因他所做所为而诞生的那群物种，随即摧毁了女怪物。怪物从窗外看到了这一切后变得极为愤怒，于是杀了弗兰肯斯坦的新婚妻子然后往东逃到俄罗斯。

The scientist no longer feels sorry for the monster and chases him through the snows of Siberia. The monster heads out among the ice sheets and icebergs of the Arctic Circle. The large, floating chunks of ice make Frankenstein’s path dangerous. He is slowly dying of exhaustion and is picked up by a passing ship, where he dies soon after.

科学家此刻再也不为怪物感到歉疚了，他在西伯利亚的冰天雪地里一路追逐怪物。怪物在北极圈的冰原和冰山之间穿梭前行，而这些巨大的浮冰让弗兰肯斯坦的路途变得十分险峻。他体力逐渐耗尽、濒临垂死，最后被一艘路过的船只救起。不久，他便咽下了最后一口气。

That night the monster finds Frankenstein dead in his cabin. He cries and regrets what he has done, because he has killed the only person who understands him. Now, he is absolutely alone. He sets off to burn himself to death to end his suffering so no one else will ever see him again.

当晚，怪兽发现弗兰肯斯坦死在船舱中，他放声大哭并后悔他所做的一切，因为他害死了这世上唯一懂得他的人。现在，他是绝对地孤寂了。他起身自焚结束了他的苦痛；此后，再也没有人看见过他。

－by Bryan Shettig

单词发音

Vocabulary

destroy [dɪˋstrɔɪ] v. 毁坏，破坏

A tree fell over and destroyed a wooden house beside it.

flee [fli] v. 逃走

(flee-fled-fled)

The people began to flee from water when they saw a giant shark coming.

exhaustion [ɪgˋzɔstʃən] n. 精疲力竭

After running for hours, the man fell down from exhaustion.

cabin [ˋkæbɪn] n. 船的）客舱

The air in the cabin of an airplane is often cool and dry.

absolutely [ˋæbsə͵lutlɪ] adv. 绝对地，完全地

The Sun is absolutely larger than the Moon.

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enraged [ɪnˋredʒd] adj. 非常愤怒的

newlywed [ˋnjulɪ͵wɛd] adj. 新结婚的

Arctic Circle 北极圈

chunk [tʃʌŋk] n. 厚块﹐大块

set off 使(炸弹、地雷等)爆炸

Frankenstein (1931) Trailer