Fankenstein (I)-《弗兰肯斯坦》(1)

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Fankenstein(I)|《弗兰肯斯坦》(1)ElizabethwasayearyoungerthanI,andItrulylovedherasmysister,eventhoughwecalledhermycousin.Wespentmanyhappyhourstogetheraswegrewup.Elizabethlovedthewonderfulsightsofnature,whileIwasmoreinterestedininvestigatingwhythingsinnaturehappened...WhenIstartedschool,IformedalifelongfriendshipwithHenryClerval.Heenjoyedwritingadventurestoriesofheroicknights,thengettingmetoactthemoutwithhim.WhatahappychildhoodIhad!Kindparents,alovingsister,twohappybrothersandafun-lovingfriend.Allthis...beforemylifewasruined...beforemywildambitiondrovemetounlockingthesecretsofnaturethathadbeenhiddenfrommansincelifeonEarthbegan.Attheageofthirteen,myonlyinterestinsciencewastodiscoverawaytocuredisease,tostoppeoplefromdying.Myboyhooddreamsforstudyingsciencecontinuedattheuniversity.Myaimwasstilltofindwaystocurediseaseandprolong3humanlife.IwasencouragedtostudybothmodernandancientscientistsbyProfessorWaldman,myfavoriteteacher.“Bycombiningknowledgefromboth,”hetoldme,“you’llhaveunlimitedpowers.You’llbeabletodiscoverthesecretsoftheearth,alongwiththesecretsofman’sbodyandhowitworks.”“But,sir,”Iprotested,“Iwanttodiscovermorethanjustthesecretsofhowthehumanbodyworks.”AnditwasthatmomentthatIknewIhadtodiscoverthesecretsofhowthehumanbodywascreated!Isetupalaboratoryonthetopfloorofmyapartmenthouseandworkedmostnightstraightthroughuntildawn.Forthenextmonths,Ispentdaysandnightsincharnel4houses,thechurchbuildingswherecorpses5werekeptuntiltheywereburied.Ilearnedwhathappenedtopeople’sbodiesrightafterdeath,butIneededtoknowmore—Ineededtoknowhowdeathchangedthehumanbodyasweeks,months,andevenyearspassed.Tolearnthis,Isecretlyvisitedcemeteriesondarknightsanddugupbodiestostudythem.Monthsofstudyingandexperimentingledtoonememorablenightwhenawondrouslightturnedoninmybrain.Inthatoneastonishingmoment,Isuddenlyunderstoodnotonlyhowlifeturnedintodeath...buthowdeathcouldbeturnedbackintolife!Therealizationmademesodizzy,allIcoulddowasaskmyself,“Whydidn’tthegreatscientistswhocamebeforemediscoverthissecret?WhyhaveIbeenblessedwithunlockingthemysteriesofcreation?”Whatfollowednextwereweeksandmonthsofincredibleworkandfatigue.NotonlyhadIdiscoveredtheoriginoflife,butIcontinuedexperimentinguntilIwasactuallyabletocreatelifefromlifelessmatter!ThejoyIfeltmademeforgetthepainfulweeksandmonthsIhadspentonmywork.AllIknewwasthatIhaddiscoveredsomethingthatmenofsciencehadbeentryingtodiscoversincetheworldbegan!WhydoIsaythatI’vebeendestroyed?IsayitbecausetheknowledgeandpowerthatthesecretgavemewasmorethanI,oranymanforthatmatter,couldhandle.Atfirst,Ispentagreatdealoftimewonderinghowtousethatknowledge.Iknewhowtocreatelife,butwhatshouldIputthatlifeinto?Iwouldneedsomesortofforminwhichtoputmuscles,bones,organs,arteries6,veins,andotherbodyparts.Yes,Iwouldgivelifetoacreatureascomplexandaswonderfulasahumanbeing!Becauseofalltheintricate7partsthatmakeupahumanbody,Idecidedthatthecreaturewouldhavetobegigantic,abouteightfeettall,formetobeabletoattachallthebodyparts,insideandoutside.IspentthenextseveralmonthscollectingallthematerialsIwouldneed:bonesfrombodiesincharnelhouses,animalpartsfromslaughter8houseswheremeatwaspreparedformarket,liveanimalsItrappedorbought,bodypartsandinstrumentsfromthedissectingroom9attheuniversity,and,yes,wholebodieswhichIdugupfromgraveyards!我叫维克多·弗兰肯斯坦,祖辈都是日内瓦的名门望族。在父母悉心照顾与关爱下,我和两个弟弟——欧内斯特、威廉姆健康成长,父母还收养了一个意大利孤儿——伊丽莎白·拉温莎。伊丽莎白比我小一岁,尽管我们称她为表妹,其实我心里把她当成亲妹妹一样疼爱着。我们一起长大,共同度过许多美好时光。伊丽莎白热爱自然美景,而我更热衷于探索自然界的奥秘……当我开始上学时,我交上了一个终生好友——亨利·克莱佛。他喜欢写一些英勇骑士们的探险故事,然后再叫我和他一起表演出来。我有一段多么幸福的童年啊!和蔼的父母,可爱的妹妹,两个逗人开心的弟弟和一位风趣的朋友——可我的生活……所有这一切,在我的野心驱动我去解开人类生命起源的奥秘后,都没了。13岁的时候,我对自然科学产生了兴趣。我只是想找到一种方法,帮助人们治愈疾病、远离死亡。直到我进了大学,学习自然科学的童年梦想仍萦绕在脑海,我的目标还是要找到治愈疾病、延长人们生命的办法。在我最喜欢的老师——瓦尔多教授的鼓励下,我投身于现代科学与古代科学的学习中。“通过两种科学的融会贯通,”他告诉我,“你会拥有无限的力量。你可以去发现地球和人体的秘密,发现人体运作的原理。”“但是,先生,”我坚持道,“我想知道的不仅仅是人体如何运作。”就在那个时候,我知道我的使命是揭开生命本源的奥秘!我在公寓的顶楼建了一间实验室,几乎每天都从深夜工作到黎明。接下来的几个月,我通宵达旦地泡在停尸房和教堂里,那儿存放着等待下葬的尸体。我了解了人刚死后身体发生的变化,但是我要知道的远远不止这些——我要知道尸体在数周、数月、甚至数年后发生的变化。为了寻求答案,我深夜悄悄潜往墓地,挖出尸体来研究。经过数月研究与实验,在一个令人难忘的夜里,我的脑中突然电光一闪:在这匪夷所思的时刻,我突然发现了一切——人是如何从生到死……还有如何叫人起死回生!目标终于实现了,我却激动得晕眩起来。我只是反复地问自己:“为什么在我之前那些伟大的科学家们没有发现这个奥秘?而我却会如此受上天恩宠,揭开了创造生命的奥秘?”随后的几十天,我完全沉浸在这项令人难以置信的研究中,疲惫不堪。我不仅发现了生命的起源,而且通过接下来的实验,事实上我已经能够让无生命的物体活起来!成功的喜悦让我忘却了数周乃至数月投身工作的痛苦辛劳。我只有一个念头:我发现了自世界存在以来科学家们都在探索的奥秘!为什么我说我被毁了?这样说是因为:这个奥秘所带来的知识和力量,不仅是我,换成世上任何一个人都没能力去操控。刚开始,我一直在苦苦思索:我知道了如何创造生命,可我应该把生命注入何种物体之中?我需要某种形式的载体来置放肌肉、骨骼、器官、动脉、静脉及其它身体部分。对,我要把生命注入类似人体结构那么复杂精妙的生物体内!由于人体结构太过错综复杂,我决定我所创造的生物要有8英尺高大,这样我才好组装他身体里里外外各个部分。我又花了几个月来收集所需的材料:从停尸房里偷来人体骨骼;从屠宰场待卖的肉里找来动物肢体;捕获或购买活着的动物;从大学解剖室弄来人体各个部分和实验所用器械;以及从墓地挖出完整的尸体!=========================

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