美國(guó)語(yǔ)文第六冊(cè) 第277期:不滿(mǎn)(1)

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第八十一課 不滿(mǎn)

It is a celebrated thought of Socrates, that if all the misfortunes of mankind were cast into a public stock, in order to be equally distributed among the whole species,

這是蘇格拉底著名的思想，如果人類(lèi)所有的不幸都可以歸咎于國(guó)債，這樣就可以平均分配到所有人頭上，

those who now think themselves the most unhappy,

那么那些現(xiàn)在認(rèn)為自己非常郁悶的人，

would prefer the share they are already possessed of before that which would fall to them by such a division.

寧愿選擇先前已經(jīng)屬于自己的那一份。

Horace has carried this thought a great deal farther, and supposes that the hardships or misfortunes we lie under, are more easy to us than those of any other person would be,

霍勒斯將這個(gè)思想又向前推進(jìn)了一大步，他認(rèn)為一旦我們改變其他人的處境的話(huà)，

in case we could change conditions with him.

我們?cè)馐艿钠D難困苦和不幸要比其他人的更容易承受。

As I was ruminating on these two remarks, and seated in my elbowchair, I insensibly fell asleep,

我坐在扶手椅里，對(duì)這兩句話(huà)思之再三，竟然不知不覺(jué)地進(jìn)入夢(mèng)鄉(xiāng)，

when, on a sudden, methought there was a proclamation made by Jupiter, that every mortal should bring in his griefs and calamities, and throw them together in a heap.

猛然間，我想起朱庇特有一個(gè)斷言，即每個(gè)逝者都會(huì)帶走他的悲傷和災(zāi)難，然后將其放在一起。

There was a large plain appointed for this purpose. I took my stand in the center of it,

這一說(shuō)法在很大程度上就是出于這個(gè)目的。我站在中間，

and saw, with a great deal of pleasure, the whole human species marching one after another, and throwing down their several loads,

懷著極大的快感，目視所有的人一個(gè)接一個(gè)地從我面前走過(guò)，將他們身上的負(fù)重卸下，

which immediately grew up into a prodigious mountain, that seemed to rise above the clouds.

只見(jiàn)那些東西馬上就堆成一座巨大的高山，上面似乎直達(dá)云端。