🔊 Soon after this there came into the dark chamber to fetch Pierre, not the Rhetor but Pierre’s sponsor, Willarski, whom he recognized by his voice. To fresh questions as to the firmness of his resolution Pierre replied: “Yes, yes, I agree,” and with a beaming, childlike smile, his fat chest uncovered, stepping unevenly and timidly in one slippered and one booted foot, he advanced, while Willarski held a sword to his bare chest. He was conducted from that room along passages that turned backwards and forwards and was at last brought to the doors of the Lodge. Willarski coughed, he was answered by the Masonic knock with mallets, the doors opened before them. A bass voice (Pierre was still blindfolded) questioned him as to who he was, when and where he was born, and so on. Then he was again led somewhere still blindfolded, and as they went along he was told allegories of the toils of his pilgrimage, of holy friendship, of the Eternal Architect of the universe, and of the courage with which he should endure toils and dangers. During these wanderings, Pierre noticed that he was spoken of now as the “Seeker,” now as the “Sufferer,” and now as the “Postulant,” to the accompaniment of various knockings with mallets and swords. As he was being led up to some object he noticed a hesitation and uncertainty among his conductors. He heard those around him disputing in whispers and one of them insisting that he should be led along a certain carpet. After that they took his right hand, placed it on something, and told him to hold a pair of compasses to his left breast with the other hand and to repeat after someone who read aloud an oath of fidelity to the laws of the Order. The candles were then extinguished and some spirit lighted, as Pierre knew by the smell, and he was told that he would now see the lesser light. The bandage was taken off his eyes and, by the faint light of the burning spirit, Pierre, as in a dream, saw several men standing before him, wearing aprons like the Rhetor’s and holding swords in their hands pointed at his breast. Among them stood a man whose white shirt was stained with blood. On seeing this, Pierre moved forward with his breast toward the swords, meaning them to pierce it. But the swords were drawn back from him and he was at once blindfolded again.

此后不久,昏暗的房间里走进来的人,不是那位修辞者,而是皮埃尔的引荐人维拉尔斯基,皮埃尔听声音认出了他。来人再次询问他决心是否坚定,皮埃尔答道:“是的,是的,我同意。”他光着肥胖的胸膛,一只脚穿着拖鞋,另一只脚穿着靴子,步履不稳而怯懦地向前走去,脸上带着孩子般灿烂的微笑,而维拉尔斯基则把一柄剑抵在他裸露的胸膛上。他被领着穿过曲折的走廊,最终被带到共济会会所的门前。维拉尔斯基咳嗽了一声,对方用木槌敲击出共济会的暗号作为回应,门在他们面前打开了。一个低沉的声音（皮埃尔仍被蒙着眼）询问他是谁、何时何地出生等等。然后他又被蒙着眼带到某处,一路上有人用寓言向他讲述朝圣的艰辛、神圣的友谊、宇宙的永恒建筑师,以及他应当勇敢承受艰辛与危险的道理。在这些游历中,皮埃尔注意到他一会儿被称为“寻求者”,一会儿又被叫做“受难者”,再一会儿又成了“申请者”,伴随着各种木槌和刀剑的敲击声。当他被领向某个物体时,他感到引路者之间出现了犹豫和不确定。他听到周围的人在低声争论,其中一人坚持要把他领到某块地毯上。之后,他们握住他的右手,把它放在某个东西上,告诉他用另一只手把一副圆规按在左胸,并跟着一个人大声宣读效忠共济会法规的誓言。接着蜡烛被吹熄,点燃了某种烈酒--皮埃尔通过气味知道--并告诉他现在会看到微光。眼罩被取下,借着燃烧烈酒的微弱光芒,皮埃尔仿佛在梦中看到几个人站在他面前,系着和修辞者一样的围裙,手里握着指向他胸膛的剑。其中一人穿着白衬衫,衬衫上沾满血迹。看到这情景,皮埃尔挺胸向前,迎着剑尖,意思是让他们刺进来。但剑锋却从他面前收回,他立刻又被蒙上了眼。

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beaming /ˈbiːmɪŋ/

adj. 笑容满面的,喜气洋洋的➕

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chamber /ˈtʃeɪmbər/

n. 房间,室（尤指卧室或议会厅）➕

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resolution /ˌrezəˈluːʃən/

n. 决心；决议➕

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blindfolded /ˈblaɪndˌfoʊldɪd/

adj. 被蒙住眼睛的➕

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allegories /ˈæləɡɔːriz/

n. 寓言（复数）➕

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toils /tɔɪlz/

n. 辛劳,苦工（复数）➕

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pilgrimage /ˈpɪlɡrɪmɪdʒ/

n. 朝圣之旅➕

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Eternal /ɪˈtɜːrnəl/

adj. 永恒的➕

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Architect /ˈɑːrkɪtekt/

n. 建筑师；缔造者➕

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wanderings /ˈwɑːndərɪŋz/

n. 漫游,流浪（复数）➕

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Seeker /ˈsiːkər/

n. 寻求者,探索者➕

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Sufferer /ˈsʌfərər/

n. 受苦者,患者➕

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Postulant /ˈpɒstjʊlənt/

n. （宗教团体的）申请者,志愿加入者➕

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accompaniment /əˈkʌmpənɪmənt/

n. 伴随物；伴奏➕

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disputing /dɪˈspjuːtɪŋ/

v. 争论（现在分词）➕

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oath /oʊθ/

n. 誓言➕

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fidelity /fɪˈdelɪti/

n. 忠诚； fidelity 也指保真度➕

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extinguished /ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃt/

v. 熄灭（过去式）➕

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bandage /ˈbændɪdʒ/

n. 绷带➕

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aprons /ˈeɪprənz/

n. 围裙（复数）➕

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stained /steɪnd/

adj. 玷污的,有污渍的➕

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pierce /pɪərs/

v. 刺穿,穿透➕

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mallets /ˈmælɪts/

n. 木槌（复数）➕

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compasses /ˈkʌmpəsɪz/

n. 圆规（复数）➕

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Lodge /lɒdʒ/

n. （共济会等组织的）分会；小屋➕

🔊 “Now thou hast seen the lesser light,” uttered a voice. Then the candles were relit and he was told that he would see the full light; the bandage was again removed and more than ten voices said together: “Sic transit gloria mundi.”

“现在你已见过微光,”一个声音说道。接着蜡烛重新点燃,并告诉他将看到全光；眼罩再次被取下,十多个声音齐声说道:“世间的荣耀如此消逝。”

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uttered /ˈʌtərd/

v. 发出（声音）,说（过去式）➕

🔊 Pierre gradually began to recover himself and looked about at the room and at the people in it. Round a long table covered with black sat some twelve men in garments like those he had already seen. Some of them Pierre had met in Petersburg society. In the President’s chair sat a young man he did not know, with a peculiar cross hanging from his neck. On his right sat the Italian abbé whom Pierre had met at Anna Pávlovna’s two years before. There were also present a very distinguished dignitary and a Swiss who had formerly been tutor at the Kurágins’. All maintained a solemn silence, listening to the words of the President, who held a mallet in his hand. Let into the wall was a star-shaped light. At one side of the table was a small carpet with various figures worked upon it, at the other was something resembling an altar on which lay a Testament and a skull. Round it stood seven large candlesticks like those used in churches. Two of the brothers led Pierre up to the altar, placed his feet at right angles, and bade him lie down, saying that he must prostrate himself at the Gates of the Temple.

皮埃尔渐渐回过神来,环顾房间和里面的人。一张铺着黑布的长桌周围坐着约十二个人,穿着和他刚才见过的一样的衣服。其中一些人皮埃尔在彼得堡的社交场合见过。主席的椅子上坐着一个他不认识的年轻人,脖子上挂着一个奇特的十字架。他的右边坐着两年前在安娜·帕夫洛夫娜家里见过的那位意大利修道院长。出席者中还有一位非常显赫的达官贵人,以及一个曾在库拉金家当过家庭教师的瑞士人。所有人都保持肃穆,听着手中握着木槌的主席讲话。墙上嵌着一盏星形灯。桌子一边有一块小地毯,上面绣着各种图案；另一边摆着类似祭坛的东西,上面放着一本《圣经》和一个颅骨。周围立着七根大烛台,就像教堂里用的那种。两位弟兄把皮埃尔领到祭坛前,让他的双脚呈直角摆放,然后叫他趴下,说他必须匍匐在圣殿门口。

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peculiar /pɪˈkjuːliər/

adj. 独特的；奇怪的➕

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distinguished /dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃt/

adj. 杰出的,著名的➕

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dignitary /ˈdɪɡnɪteri/

n. 显贵,要人➕

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solemn /ˈsɒləm/

adj. 庄严的,严肃的➕

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altar /ˈɔːltər/

n. 祭坛➕

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skull /skʌl/

n. 头骨➕

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candlesticks /ˈkændlstɪks/

n. 烛台（复数）➕

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prostrate /ˈprɒstreɪt/

v. 俯伏,拜倒➕

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Testament /ˈtestəmənt/

n. （基督教）圣约书；遗嘱➕

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resembling /rɪˈzemblɪŋ/

v. 类似于（现在分词）➕

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bade /bæd/

v. 命令,吩咐（过去式）➕

🔊 “He must first receive the trowel,” whispered one of the brothers. “Oh, hush, please!” said another.

“他得先拿到泥刀,”一位兄弟低声说。“哦,请别说话！”另一个说。

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trowel /ˈtraʊəl/

n. 泥刀,镘刀➕

🔊 Pierre, perplexed, looked round with his shortsighted eyes without obeying, and suddenly doubts arose in his mind. “Where am I? What am I doing? Aren’t they laughing at me? Shan’t I be ashamed to remember this?” But these doubts only lasted a moment. Pierre glanced at the serious faces of those around, remembered all he had already gone through, and realized that he could not stop halfway. He was aghast at his hesitation and, trying to arouse his former devotional feeling, prostrated himself before the Gates of the Temple. And really, the feeling of devotion returned to him even more strongly than before. When he had lain there some time, he was told to get up, and a white leather apron, such as the others wore, was put on him: he was given a trowel and three pairs of gloves, and then the Grand Master addressed him. He told him that he should try to do nothing to stain the whiteness of that apron, which symbolized strength and purity; then of the unexplained trowel, he told him to toil with it to cleanse his own heart from vice, and indulgently to smooth with it the heart of his neighbor. As to the first pair of gloves, a man’s, he said that Pierre could not know their meaning but must keep them. The second pair of man’s gloves he was to wear at the meetings, and finally of the third, a pair of women’s gloves, he said: “Dear brother, these woman’s gloves are intended for you too. Give them to the woman whom you shall honor most of all. This gift will be a pledge of your purity of heart to her whom you select to be your worthy helpmeet in Masonry.” And after a pause, he added: “But beware, dear brother, that these gloves do not deck hands that are unclean.” While the Grand Master said these last words it seemed to Pierre that he grew embarrassed. Pierre himself grew still more confused, blushed like a child till tears came to his eyes, began looking about him uneasily, and an awkward pause followed.

皮埃尔不知所措,用他那双近视眼环顾四周,没有服从指令,心里突然涌起疑虑。“我在哪里？我在做什么？他们是不是在嘲笑我？以后想起这个不会脸红吗？”但这些疑虑只持续了片刻。皮埃尔瞥了一眼周围严肃的面孔,回想自己已经经历的一切,意识到不能半途而废。他对自己刚才的犹豫感到惊骇,于是尽力唤起先前的虔诚感,匍匐在圣殿门口。果然,虔诚感重新回到他身上,甚至比之前更强烈。他趴了一会儿之后,有人让他起身,给他系上了和其他人一样的白色皮围裙；又给了他一把泥刀和三副手套,然后大师对他讲话。大师告诉他,要尽力不玷污那象征力量与纯洁的围裙的洁白；至于那把未经解释的泥刀,大师嘱咐他要用它来清除自己心灵的恶习,并以宽容之心用它抚平邻人的心灵。关于第一副男用手套,大师说皮埃尔尚不知其含义,但必须保存好。第二副男用手套要在集会时佩戴；至于第三副女用手套,大师说:“亲爱的兄弟,这副女用手套也是为你准备的。把它送给你最敬重的女人。这份礼物将是你心灵纯洁的保证,献给你选作共济会中值得信赖的伴侣的女人。”接着他停顿了一下,补充道:“但要当心,亲爱的兄弟,别让这副手套戴在不洁的手上。”当大师说出最后这几句话时,皮埃尔觉得他好像有些难为情。皮埃尔自己也变得更加局促,脸红得像孩子一样,泪珠都出来了,不安地环顾四周,接着是一阵尴尬的沉默。

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perplexed /pərˈplekst/

adj. 困惑的,茫然的➕

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shortsighted /ˈʃɔːrtˌsaɪtɪd/

adj. 近视的；目光短浅的➕

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aghast /əˈɡæst/

adj. 惊骇的,吓呆的➕

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arouse /əˈraʊz/

v. 唤起,激发➕

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devotional /dɪˈvoʊʃənəl/

adj. 虔诚的,用于礼拜的➕

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devotion /dɪˈvoʊʃən/

n. 奉献,虔诚➕

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prostrated /ˈprɒstreɪtɪd/

v. 俯伏（过去式）➕

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toil /tɔɪl/

v. 辛勤工作,苦干➕

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cleanse /klenz/

v. 净化,清洗➕

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vice /vaɪs/

n. 邪恶,恶习➕

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indulgently /ɪnˈdʌldʒəntli/

adv. 宽容地,纵容地➕

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pledge /pledʒ/

n. 誓言,保证➕

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helpmeet /ˈhelpmiːt/

n. 伴侣,配偶（尤指妻子）➕

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beware /bɪˈweər/

v. 小心,谨防➕

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deck /dek/

v. 装饰；装扮➕

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blushed /blʌʃt/

v. 脸红（过去式）➕

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uneasily /ʌnˈiːzɪli/

adv. 不安地,局促地➕

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awkward /ˈɔːkwərd/

adj. 尴尬的；笨拙的➕

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purity /ˈpjʊrɪti/

n. 纯洁,纯净➕

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symbolized /ˈsɪmbəlaɪzd/

v. 象征（过去式）➕

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stain /steɪn/

v. 玷污,染色➕

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unexplained /ˌʌnɪkˈspleɪnd/

adj. 未经解释的,不清楚的➕

🔊 This silence was broken by one of the brethren, who led Pierre up to the rug and began reading to him from a manuscript book an explanation of all the figures on it: the sun, the moon, a hammer, a plumb line, a trowel, a rough stone and a squared stone, a pillar, three windows, and so on. Then a place was assigned to Pierre, he was shown the signs of the Lodge, told the password, and at last was permitted to sit down. The Grand Master began reading the statutes. They were very long, and Pierre, from joy, agitation, and embarrassment, was not in a state to understand what was being read. He managed to follow only the last words of the statutes and these remained in his mind.

沉默被一位弟兄打破,他把皮埃尔领到地毯前,开始从一个手抄本上向他解释地毯上所有图案的含义:太阳、月亮、锤子、铅垂线、泥刀、粗石和方石、柱子、三扇窗户等等。然后给皮埃尔指定了座位,教给他会所的暗号,告诉他口令,最后才允许他坐下。大师开始宣读会规。会规很长,皮埃尔由于喜悦、激动和局促,无法理解读的内容。他只勉强跟上了最后几条会规的句子,这些句子留在了他的脑海里。

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brethren /ˈbreðrɪn/

n. 兄弟们（旧用法,宗教团体中常用）➕

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manuscript /ˈmænjʊskrɪpt/

n. 手稿,原稿➕

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plumb line /plʌm laɪn/

n. 铅垂线➕

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squared /skweərd/

adj. 方形的,成方形的➕

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pillar /ˈpɪlər/

n. 柱子；支柱➕

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assigned /əˈsaɪnd/

v. 分配,指派（过去式）➕

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statutes /ˈstætʃuːts/

n. 章程,法规（复数）➕

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agitation /ˌædʒɪˈteɪʃən/

n. 焦虑,不安；鼓动➕

🔊 “In our temples we recognize no other distinctions,” read the Grand Master, “but those between virtue and vice. Beware of making any distinctions which may infringe equality. Fly to a brother’s aid whoever he may be, exhort him who goeth astray, raise him that falleth, never bear malice or enmity toward thy brother. Be kindly and courteous. Kindle in all hearts the flame of virtue. Share thy happiness with thy neighbor, and may envy never dim the purity of that bliss. Forgive thy enemy, do not avenge thyself except by doing him good. Thus fulfilling the highest law thou shalt regain traces of the ancient dignity which thou hast lost.”

“在我们的圣殿中,除了美德与恶行之外,不承认任何其他区别,”大师宣读道,“当心不要做出任何可能破坏平等的区分。无论弟兄是谁,都应伸出援手；劝诫走入歧途者,扶起跌倒者；对兄弟永怀不怨不恨之心。要仁慈和蔼。在所有人心中点燃美德之火。与邻人分享快乐,愿嫉妒永不遮蔽那纯洁幸福的辉光。宽恕你的敌人,除非以行善的方式,否则不要报复。如此践行至高律法,你必将重获已失去的古老尊严的痕迹。”

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infringe /ɪnˈfrɪndʒ/

v. 违反,侵犯➕

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exhort /ɪɡˈzɔːrt/

v. 劝诫,敦促➕

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astray /əˈstreɪ/

adv. 迷路地,偏离正道地➕

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malice /ˈmælɪs/

n. 恶意,怨恨➕

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enmity /ˈenmɪti/

n. 敌意,仇恨➕

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courteous /ˈkɜːrtiəs/

adj. 有礼貌的,谦恭的➕

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Kindle /ˈkɪndl/

v. 点燃；激起➕

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bliss /blɪs/

n. 极乐,幸福➕

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avenge /əˈvendʒ/

v. 报复,报仇➕

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dignity /ˈdɪɡnɪti/

n. 尊严,高贵➕

🔊 He finished and, getting up, embraced and kissed Pierre, who, with tears of joy in his eyes, looked round him, not knowing how to answer the congratulations and greetings from acquaintances that met him on all sides. He acknowledged no acquaintances but saw in all these men only brothers, and burned with impatience to set to work with them. The Grand Master rapped with his mallet. All the Masons sat down in their places, and one of them read an exhortation on the necessity of humility.

他宣读完毕,站起身来拥抱并亲吻了皮埃尔。皮埃尔眼里含着喜悦的泪水,环顾四周,不知如何回应四面八方熟人们的祝贺和问候。他不再承认任何熟人,而只在这些男人中看到兄弟,迫不及待地想和他们一起工作。大师敲了敲木槌。所有共济会会员都回到自己的座位坐下,其中一人宣读了一篇关于谦卑之必要性的训诫。

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acquaintances /əˈkweɪntənsɪz/

n. 熟人（复数）➕

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acknowledged /əkˈnɒlɪdʒd/

v. 承认；致谢（过去式）➕

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impatience /ɪmˈpeɪʃəns/

n. 不耐烦,急躁➕

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rapped /ræpt/

v. 轻敲；重击（过去式）➕

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exhortation /ˌeɡzɔːrˈteɪʃən/

n. 劝诫,训诫➕

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humility /hjuːˈmɪlɪti/

n. 谦卑,谦逊➕

🔊 The Grand Master proposed that the last duty should be performed, and the distinguished dignitary who bore the title of “Collector of Alms” went round to all the brothers. Pierre would have liked to subscribe all he had, but fearing that it might look like pride subscribed the same amount as the others.

大师提议履行最后一项职责,那位被称为“募捐者”的显贵便走到所有兄弟面前。皮埃尔本想把自己所有的钱都捐出来,但又怕显得骄傲,于是捐了和别人一样多的数目。

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alms /ɑːmz/

n. 施舍物,救济金➕

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subscribe /səbˈskraɪb/

v. 订阅；捐款；同意➕

🔊 The meeting was at an end, and on reaching home Pierre felt as if he had returned from a long journey on which he had spent dozens of years, had become completely changed, and had quite left behind his former habits and way of life.

集会结束了,回到家中,皮埃尔感觉仿佛刚从一次漫长旅程归来,那趟旅程花了他几十年光阴,他彻底变了,完全抛弃了从前的习惯和生活方式。

Book Five: 1806 - 07 – Chapter four (第四章)

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