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Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus | Progressive Russian A1 Translation Books

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Letter1
ToMrs.Saville,England.
St.
Petersburgh,Dec.11th,17—.
Youwillrejoiceto
услышать
hearthatnodisasterhasaccompaniedthecommencementofanenterprisewhichyouhaveregarded
с
withsuchevilforebodings.
Iarrived
сюда
hereyesterday,andmyfirsttaskistoassuremydearsisterofmywelfare
и
andincreasingconfidenceinthesuccessofmyundertaking.
Iam
уже
alreadyfarnorthofLondon,
и
andasIwalkinthestreetsofPetersburgh,Ifeela
холодный
coldnorthernbreezeplayuponmycheeks,
который
whichbracesmynervesandfillsmewithdelight.
Doyouunderstand
это
thisfeeling?
Thisbreeze,whichhastravelledfromtheregionstowards
который
whichIamadvancing,givesmeaforetasteofthoseicyclimes.
Inspiritedbythiswindofpromise,mydaydreamsbecome
более
moreferventandvivid.
Itryinvaintobepersuadedthatthepoleistheseatoffrost
и
anddesolation;
iteverpresentsitselftomyimaginationastheregionofbeauty
и
anddelight.
There,Margaret,thesunisforevervisible,itsbroaddisk
просто
justskirtingthehorizonanddiffusingaperpetualsplendour.
There—for
с
withyourleave,mysister,Iwillputsome
доверять
trustinprecedingnavigators—theresnow
и
andfrostarebanished;
and,sailingoveracalmsea,wemaybewaftedtoalandsurpassinginwonders
и
andinbeautyeveryregionhithertodiscoveredonthehabitableglobe.
Itsproductions
и
andfeaturesmaybewithoutexample,asthephenomenaoftheheavenlybodiesundoubtedlyareinthoseundiscoveredsolitudes.
Whatmaynotbeexpectedinacountryofeternallight?
I
может
maytherediscoverthewondrouspowerwhichattractstheneedle
и
andmayregulateathousandcelestialobservations
которые
thatrequireonlythisvoyagetorendertheirseemingeccentricitiesconsistentforever.
Ishallsatiatemyardentcuriosity
с
withthesightofapartoftheworldnever
раньше
beforevisited,andmaytreadalandnever
раньше
beforeimprintedbythefootofman.
Thesearemyenticements,
и
andtheyaresufficienttoconquerallfearofdanger
или
ordeathandtoinducemetocommence
это
thislaboriousvoyagewiththejoya
ребенок
childfeelswhenheembarksinalittleboat,withhisholidaymates,onanexpeditionofdiscovery
вверх
uphisnativeriver.
Butsupposing
все
alltheseconjecturestobefalse,youcannotcontesttheinestimablebenefit
что
whichIshallconferon
все
allmankind,tothelastgeneration,bydiscoveringapassagenearthepoletothosecountries,toreach
что
whichatpresentsomanymonthsarerequisite;
или
orbyascertainingthesecretofthemagnet,
что
which,ifatallpossible,
может
canonlybeeffectedbyanundertakingsuchasmine.
Эти
Thesereflectionshavedispelledtheagitation
с
withwhichIbeganmyletter,
и
andIfeelmyheartglow
с
withanenthusiasmwhichelevatesmetoheaven,fornothingcontributessomuchtotranquillisethe
ум
mindasasteadypurpose—a
точка
pointonwhichthesoul
может
mayfixitsintellectualeye.
Эта
Thisexpeditionhasbeenthefavouritedreamofmyearlyyears.
Ihaveread
с
withardourtheaccountsofthevariousvoyageswhichhavebeenmadeintheprospectofarrivingattheNorthPacificOcean
через
throughtheseaswhichsurroundthepole.
Youmay
помните
rememberthatahistoryofallthevoyagesmadeforpurposesofdiscoverycomposedthe
всю
wholeofourgoodUncleThomas’library.
Myeducationwasneglected,
но
yetIwaspassionatelyfondofreading.
Эти
Thesevolumesweremystudy
день
dayandnight,andmyfamiliarity
с
withthemincreasedthatregretwhichIhadfelt,asachild,onlearningthatmyfather’sdyinginjunctionhadforbiddenmyuncletoallowmetoembarkinaseafaring
жизнь
life.
ThesevisionsfadedwhenIperused,forthe
впервые
firsttime,thosepoetswhoseeffusionsentrancedmysoul
и
andliftedittoheaven.
I
также
alsobecameapoetandforoneyearlivedinaparadiseofmyowncreation;
Iimagined
что
thatIalsomightobtainanicheinthetemple
где
wherethenamesofHomer
и
andShakespeareareconsecrated.
Youare
хорошо
wellacquaintedwithmyfailure
и
andhowheavilyIborethedisappointment.
Но
ButjustatthattimeIinheritedthefortuneofmycousin,
и
andmythoughtswereturnedintothechanneloftheirearlierbent.
Шесть
SixyearshavepassedsinceIresolvedonmypresentundertaking.
Ican,
даже
evennow,rememberthehourfromwhichIdedicatedmyselftothisgreatenterprise.
Icommencedbyinuringmy
тело
bodytohardship.
Iaccompaniedthewhale-fishersonseveralexpeditionstotheNorthSea;
Ivoluntarilyendured
холод
cold,famine,thirst,andwantof
сна
sleep;
Ioftenworkedharder
чем
thanthecommonsailorsduringtheday
и
anddevotedmynightstothestudyofmathematics,thetheoryofmedicine,
и
andthosebranchesofphysicalsciencefromwhichanavaladventurermightderivethegreatestpracticaladvantage.
TwiceIactuallyhiredmyselfasanunder-mateinaGreenlandwhaler,
и
andacquittedmyselftoadmiration.
I
должен
mustownIfelta
немного
littleproudwhenmycaptainofferedmetheseconddignityinthevessel
и
andentreatedmetoremain
с
withthegreatestearnestness,sovaluabledidheconsidermyservices.
And
теперь
now,dearMargaret,doInotdeservetoaccomplishsomegreatpurpose?
My
жизнь
lifemighthavebeenpassedinease
и
andluxury,butIpreferredglorytoeveryenticementthatwealthplacedinmypath.
Oh,thatsomeencouragingvoicewouldanswerintheaffirmative!
Mycourage
и
andmyresolutionisfirm;
но
butmyhopesfluctuate,andmyspiritsareoftendepressed.
Iamabouttoproceedona
долгое
longanddifficultvoyage,theemergenciesofwhichwilldemandallmyfortitude:
Iamrequirednot
только
onlytoraisethespiritsofothers,
но
butsometimestosustainmy
собственный
own,whentheirsarefailing.
Это
ThisisthemostfavourableperiodfortravellinginRussia.
Theyflyquicklyoverthesnowintheirsledges;
themotionispleasant,
и
and,inmyopinion,far
более
moreagreeablethanthatofanEnglishstagecoach.
The
холод
coldisnotexcessive,ifyouarewrappedinfurs—adress
что
whichIhavealreadyadopted,forthereisagreatdifference
между
betweenwalkingthedeckandremainingseatedmotionlessforhours,
когда
whennoexercisepreventsthe
крови
bloodfromactuallyfreezinginyourveins.
I
у
havenoambitiontolosemy
жизнь
lifeonthepost-roadbetweenSt.Petersburgh
и
andArchangel.
Ishalldepartforthelatter
город
towninafortnightor
три
threeweeks;
andmyintentionistohireaship
там
there,whichcaneasilybedonebypayingtheinsurancefortheowner,
и
andtoengageasmanysailorsasIthinknecessaryamong
тех
thosewhoareaccustomedtothewhale-fishing.
IdonotintendtosailuntilthemonthofJune;
и
andwhenshallIreturn?
Ah,dear
сестра
sister,howcanIanswer
этот
thisquestion?
IfIsucceed,
много
many,manymonths,perhapsyears,willpass
прежде чем
beforeyouandImay
встретиться
meet.
IfIfail,youwillseeme
снова
againsoon,ornever.
Farewell,mydear,excellentMargaret.
Heavenshowerdownblessingsonyou,
и
andsaveme,thatImay
снова
againandagaintestifymygratitudeforallyour
любовь
loveandkindness.
Letter2
ToMrs.Saville,England.
Archangel,28thMarch,17—.
Howslowlythe
время
timepasseshere,encompassedasIambyfrost
и
andsnow!
Yetasecondstepistakentowardsmyenterprise.
Ihavehiredavessel
и
andamoccupiedincollectingmysailors;
те
thosewhomIhavealreadyengagedappeartobemenonwhomIcandepend
и
andarecertainlypossessedofdauntlesscourage.
ButIhaveonewantwhichIhaveneveryetbeenabletosatisfy,
и
andtheabsenceoftheobjectofwhichI
теперь
nowfeelasamostsevereevil,Ihavenofriend,Margaret:
когда
whenIamglowingwiththeenthusiasmofsuccess,there
будет
willbenonetoparticipatemyjoy;
если
ifIamassailedbydisappointment,
не
noonewillendeavourtosustainmeindejection.
Ishallcommitmythoughtstopaper,itistrue;
но
butthatisapoormediumforthecommunicationoffeeling.
Idesirethe
компании
companyofamanwhocouldsympathisewithme,whoseeyeswouldreplytomine.
Youmaydeemmeromantic,mydear
сестра
sister,butIbitterlyfeelthewantofafriend.
I
у
havenoonenearme,gentle
но
yetcourageous,possessedofacultivatedaswellasofacapaciousmind,whosetastesarelikemyown,toapprove
или
oramendmyplans.
Howwould
такой
suchafriendrepairthefaultsofyourpoorbrother!
Iam
слишком
tooardentinexecutionand
слишком
tooimpatientofdifficulties.
ButitisastillgreatereviltomethatIamself-educated:
forthefirstfourteenyearsofmy
жизни
lifeIranwildonacommon
и
andreadnothingbutourUncleThomas’booksofvoyages.
AtthatageIbecameacquainted
с
withthecelebratedpoetsofourown
страны
country;
butitwasonly
когда
whenithadceasedtobeinmypowertoderiveitsmostimportantbenefitsfromsuchaconvictionthatIperceivedthenecessityofbecomingacquaintedwithmorelanguagesthanthatofmynative
страны
country.
NowIamtwenty-eight
и
andaminrealitymoreilliterate
чем
thanmanyschoolboysoffifteen.
ItistruethatIhavethoughtmore
и
andthatmydaydreamsaremoreextended
и
andmagnificent,buttheywant(asthepainterscallit)keeping;
и
andIgreatlyneeda
друг
friendwhowouldhavesense
достаточно
enoughnottodespisemeasromantic,
и
andaffectionenoughformetoendeavourtoregulatemy
ум
mind.
Well,theseareuselesscomplaints;
Ishallcertainlyfind
не
nofriendonthewideocean,nor
даже
evenhereinArchangel,amongmerchants
и
andseamen.
Yetsomefeelings,unalliedtothedrossofhumannature,beat
даже
evenintheseruggedbosoms.
Mylieutenant,forinstance,isamanofwonderfulcourage
и
andenterprise;
heismadlydesirousofglory,
или
orrather,towordmyphrase
более
morecharacteristically,ofadvancementinhisprofession.
HeisanEnglishman,
и
andinthemidstofnational
и
andprofessionalprejudices,unsoftenedbycultivation,retains
некоторые
someofthenoblestendowmentsofhumanity.
I
впервые
firstbecameacquaintedwithhimonboardawhalevessel;
finding
что
thathewasunemployedinthiscity,Ieasilyengagedhimtoassistinmyenterprise.
Themasterisapersonofanexcellentdisposition
и
andisremarkableintheshipforhisgentleness
и
andthemildnessofhisdiscipline.
Это
Thiscircumstance,addedtohiswell-knownintegrity
и
anddauntlesscourage,mademe
очень
verydesiroustoengagehim.
Ayouthpassedinsolitude,my
лучшие
bestyearsspentunderyourgentle
и
andfemininefosterage,hassorefinedthegroundworkofmycharacter
что
thatIcannotovercomeanintensedistastetotheusualbrutalityexercisedonboardship:
Ihaveneverbelievedittobenecessary,
и
andwhenIheardofamarinerequallynotedforhiskindlinessofheart
и
andtherespectandobediencepaidtohimbyhiscrew,Ifeltmyselfpeculiarlyfortunateinbeingabletosecurehisservices.
Iheardofhim
впервые
firstinratheraromanticmanner,froma
леди
ladywhoowestohimthehappinessofher
жизни
life.
This,briefly,ishis
история
story.
SomeyearsagohelovedayoungRussianladyofmoderatefortune,
и
andhavingamassedaconsiderablesuminprize-money,the
отец
fatherofthegirlconsentedtothematch.
Hesawhismistress
однажды
oncebeforethedestinedceremony;
но
butshewasbathedintears,
и
andthrowingherselfathisfeet,entreatedhimtospare
ее
her,confessingatthesame
время
timethatshelovedanother,
но
butthathewaspoor,
и
andthatherfatherwouldneverconsenttotheunion.
Mygenerous
друг
friendreassuredthesuppliant,andonbeinginformedofthe
имени
nameofherlover,instantlyabandonedhispursuit.
Hehad
уже
alreadyboughtafarmwithhis
деньги
money,onwhichhehaddesignedtopasstheremainderofhis
жизни
life;
buthebestowedthewholeonhisrival,
вместе
togetherwiththeremainsofhisprize-moneytopurchasestock,andthenhimselfsolicitedthe
молодой
youngwoman’sfathertoconsenttohermarriage
с
withherlover.
Buttheoldmandecidedlyrefused,thinkinghimselfboundinhonourtomyfriend,
который
who,whenhefoundthe
отца
fatherinexorable,quittedhiscountry,norreturneduntilheheard
что
thathisformermistresswasmarriedaccordingtoherinclinations.
“Whatanoblefellow!”
youwillexclaim.
Heisso;
но
butthenheiswhollyuneducated:
heisassilentasaTurk,
и
andakindofignorantcarelessnessattendshim,which,whileitrendershisconductthe
более
moreastonishing,detractsfromtheinterest
и
andsympathywhichotherwisehewouldcommand.
Но
Yetdonotsuppose,becauseIcomplaina
немного
littleorbecauseIcanconceiveaconsolationformytoilswhichImayneverknow,thatIamwaveringinmyresolutions.
Thoseareasfixedasfate,
и
andmyvoyageisonly
сейчас
nowdelayeduntiltheweathershallpermitmyembarkation.
Thewinterhasbeendreadfullysevere,
но
butthespringpromiseswell,
и
anditisconsideredasaremarkablyearlyseason,so
что
thatperhapsImaysailsooner
чем
thanIexpected.
Ishall
делать
donothingrashly:
youknowmesufficientlytoconfideinmyprudence
и
andconsideratenesswheneverthesafetyofothersiscommittedtomycare.
Icannotdescribetoyoumysensationsonthenearprospectofmyundertaking.
Itisimpossibletocommunicatetoyouaconceptionofthetremblingsensation,
наполовину
halfpleasurableandhalffearful,
с
withwhichIampreparingtodepart.
Iamgoingtounexploredregions,to“thelandofmist
и
andsnow,”butIshall
убью
killnoalbatross;
thereforedonotbealarmedformysafety
или
orifIshouldcomebacktoyouasworn
и
andwoefulasthe“AncientMariner.”
Youwillsmileatmyallusion,
но
butIwilldiscloseasecret.
Ihaveoftenattributedmyattachment
к
to,mypassionateenthusiasmfor,thedangerousmysteriesofoceantothatproductionofthemostimaginativeofmodernpoets.
Thereis
то
somethingatworkinmysoul
что
whichIdonotunderstand.
Iampracticallyindustrious—painstaking,aworkmantoexecute
с
withperseveranceandlabour—butbesidesthis
есть
thereisaloveforthemarvellous,abeliefinthemarvellous,intertwinedinallmyprojects,whichhurriesmeoutofthecommonpathwaysofmen,
даже
eventothewildsea
и
andunvisitedregionsIamabouttoexplore.
Но
Buttoreturntodearerconsiderations.
ShallImeetyou
снова
again,afterhavingtraversedimmenseseas,
и
andreturnedbythemostsoutherncapeofAfrica
или
orAmerica?
Idarenotexpectsuchsuccess,
но
yetIcannotbearto
смотреть
lookonthereverseofthepicture.
Continueforthepresentto
писать
writetomebyeveryopportunity:
Imayreceiveyourlettersonsomeoccasions
когда
whenIneedthemmosttosupportmyspirits.
I
люблю
loveyouverytenderly.
Remembermewithaffection,shouldyouneverhearfrommeagain.
Letter3
ToMrs.Saville,England.
July7th,17—.
Mydear
Сестра
Sister,.
Iwriteafewlinesinhasteto
сказать
saythatIamsafe—and
хорошо
welladvancedonmyvoyage.
Это
ThisletterwillreachEnglandby
в
amerchantmannowonitshomewardvoyagefromArchangel;
morefortunate
чем
thanI,whomaynot
видеть
seemynativeland,perhaps,formanyyears.
Iam,however,ingoodspirits:
mymenarebold
и
andapparentlyfirmofpurpose,nordothefloatingsheetsofice
которые
thatcontinuallypassus,indicatingthedangersoftheregiontowardswhichweareadvancing,appeartodismay
их
them.
Wehavealreadyreacheda
очень
veryhighlatitude;
butitistheheightofsummer,
и
andalthoughnotsowarmasinEngland,thesoutherngales,whichblowusspeedilytowardsthoseshoreswhichIsoardentlydesiretoattain,breatheadegreeofrenovatingwarmthwhichIhadnotexpected.
Не
Noincidentshavehithertobefallenus
что
thatwouldmakeafigureinaletter.
Один
Oneortwostiffgales
и
andthespringingofaleakareaccidentswhichexperiencednavigatorsscarcelyremembertorecord,
и
andIshallbewellcontent
если
ifnothingworsehappentousduringourvoyage.
Adieu,mydearMargaret.
Beassured
что
thatformyownsake,aswellasyours,Iwillnotrashlyencounterdanger.
Iwillbecool,persevering,
и
andprudent.
Butsuccessshallcrownmyendeavours.
Whereforenot?
ThusfarIhavegone,tracingasecure
путь
wayoverthepathlessseas,theverystarsthemselvesbeingwitnesses
и
andtestimoniesofmytriumph.
Почему
Whynotstillproceedovertheuntamed
но
yetobedientelement?
Whatcan
остановить
stopthedeterminedheartandresolvedwillofman?
Myswelling
сердце
heartinvoluntarilypoursitselfoutthus.
Но
ButImustfinish.
Heavenblessmybelovedsister!
Letter4
ToMrs.Saville,England.
August5th,17—.
Sostrangeanaccidenthashappenedtous
что
thatIcannotforbearrecordingit,althoughitis
очень
veryprobablethatyouwillseemebefore
эти
thesepaperscancomeintoyourpossession.
LastMonday(July31st)wewerenearlysurroundedbyice,
который
whichclosedintheshiponallsides,scarcelyleavingherthesea-roomin
который
whichshefloated.
Oursituationwassomewhatdangerous,especiallyaswewerecompassedroundbya
очень
verythickfog.
Weaccordinglylayto,hoping
что
thatsomechangewouldtakeplaceintheatmosphere
и
andweather.
Abouttwoo’clockthemistclearedaway,
и
andwebeheld,stretchedoutineverydirection,vast
и
andirregularplainsofice,whichseemedtohave
не
noend.
Someofmycomradesgroaned,
и
andmyownmindbegantogrowwatchfulwithanxiousthoughts,
когда
whenastrangesightsuddenlyattractedourattention
и
anddivertedoursolicitudefromour
собственный
ownsituation.
Weperceivedalowcarriage,fixedonasledge
и
anddrawnbydogs,passontowardsthenorth,atthedistanceofhalfamile;
abeingwhichhadtheshapeofaman,
но
butapparentlyofgiganticstature,satinthesledge
и
andguidedthedogs.
Wewatchedtherapidprogressofthetraveller
с
withourtelescopesuntilhewaslostamongthedistantinequalitiesoftheice.
Это
Thisappearanceexcitedourunqualifiedwonder.
Wewere,aswebelieved,
много
manyhundredmilesfromanyland;
но
butthisapparitionseemedtodenotethatitwasnot,inreality,sodistantaswehadsupposed.
Shutin,however,byice,itwasimpossibleto
следовать
followhistrack,whichwehadobserved
с
withthegreatestattention.
About
два
twohoursafterthisoccurrenceweheardthegroundsea,
и
andbeforenighttheicebroke
и
andfreedourship.
We,however,laytountilthemorning,fearingtoencounterinthedark
те
thoselargeloosemasseswhichfloatabout
после
afterthebreakingupoftheice.
Iprofitedofthistimeto
отдохнуть
restforafewhours.
Inthemorning,however,as
только
soonasitwaslight,Iwentupondeck
и
andfoundallthesailorsbusyonone
стороне
sideofthevessel,apparentlytalkingto
кем
someoneinthesea.
Itwas,in
самом деле
fact,asledge,likethatwehadseen
раньше
before,whichhaddriftedtowardsusinthe
ночь
nightonalargefragmentofice.
Только
Onlyonedogremainedalive;
но
buttherewasahumanbeingwithinitwhomthesailorswerepersuadingtoenterthevessel.
Hewasnot,asthe
другой
othertravellerseemedtobe,asavageinhabitantofsomeundiscoveredisland,
но
butaEuropean.
WhenIappearedondeckthemastersaid,“Hereisourcaptain,
и
andhewillnotallowyoutoperishontheopensea.”
Onperceiving
меня
me,thestrangeraddressedmeinEnglish,although
с
withaforeignaccent.
“BeforeIcomeonboardyourvessel,”said
он
he,“willyouhavethekindnesstoinformmewhitheryouarebound?”
Youmayconceivemyastonishmentonhearing
такой
suchaquestionaddressedtomefromamanonthebrinkofdestruction
и
andtowhomIshouldhavesupposedthatmyvesselwouldhavebeenaresourcewhichhewouldnothaveexchangedforthemostpreciouswealththe
земля
earthcanafford.
Ireplied,however,
что
thatwewereonavoyageofdiscoverytowardsthenorthernpole.
Uponhearing
это
thisheappearedsatisfiedandconsentedtocomeonboard.
Good
Боже
God!
Margaret,ifyouhadseentheman
который
whothuscapitulatedforhissafety,yoursurprisewouldhavebeenboundless.
Hislimbswerenearlyfrozen,
и
andhisbodydreadfullyemaciatedbyfatigue
и
andsuffering.
Ineversawamaninsowretchedacondition.
Weattemptedtocarryhimintothecabin,
но
butassoonashehadquittedthefresh
воздух
airhefainted.
Weaccordinglybroughthim
обратно
backtothedeckandrestoredhimtoanimationbyrubbinghimwithbrandy
и
andforcinghimtoswallowasmallquantity.
As
только
soonasheshowedsignsof
жизни
lifewewrappedhimupinblankets
и
andplacedhimnearthechimneyofthekitchenstove.
Byslowdegreesherecovered
и
andatealittlesoup,
который
whichrestoredhimwonderfully.
Twodayspassedinthismanner
прежде чем
beforehewasabletospeak,
и
andIoftenfearedthathissufferingshaddeprivedhimofunderstanding.
Когда
Whenhehadinsomemeasurerecovered,Iremovedhimtomyowncabin
и
andattendedonhimasmuchasmydutywouldpermit.
Ineversawa
более
moreinterestingcreature:
hiseyeshavegenerallyanexpressionofwildness,
и
andevenmadness,buttherearemoments
когда
when,ifanyoneperformsanactofkindnesstowardshim
или
ordoeshimanythemosttriflingservice,hiswholecountenanceislightedup,asitwere,
с
withabeamofbenevolence
и
andsweetnessthatIneversawequalled.
Но
Butheisgenerallymelancholy
и
anddespairing,andsometimeshegnasheshisteeth,asifimpatientoftheweightofwoes
которые
thatoppresseshim.
Whenmyguestwasa
немного
littlerecoveredIhadgreattroubletokeepoffthemen,
которые
whowishedtoaskhimathousandquestions;