The History of Caliph Vathek

Vathek piqued himself on being the greatest eater alive; but when the Indian dined with him, though the tables were thirty times covered, there was still want of more food for the voracious guest.

瓦特克自诩为世上最能吃的人；但当印度人与他共餐时，尽管餐桌摆了三十次，对于这位贪婪的客人来说，食物还是不够。

There is thirst: for at one part of the dream, when Vathek’s mother, his wives, and some eunuchs “assiduously employed themselves in filling bowls of rock crystal, and emulously presented them to him, it frequently happened that his avidity exceeded their zeal, insomuch that he would prostrate himself upon the ground to lap up the water, of which he could never have enough.”

他渴望饮水：在梦中的一幕，当瓦特克的母亲、妻子们和一些太监“勤快地用石英碗装满水，并争先恐后地端给他时，他常常表现出比他们更大的热情，以至于他经常俯身趴在地上舔水，好像永远喝不够。”