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精美英文欣赏:作者自述 The Author's Account of Himself

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The Author's Account of Himself

作者自述

This rambling1 propensity2 strengthened with my years.

寒来暑往,年岁渐增,游兴愈浓。

Books of voyages and travels became my passion,and in devouring3 their contents,

我对游记类的书籍爱不释手,如饥似渴、狼吞虎咽地阅读这些书,

I neglected the regular exercises of the school.

使我荒废了学校的正常功课。

How wistfully would I wander about the pierheads in fine weather, and watch the parting ships,bound to distant climes-with what longing4 eyes would I gaze after their lessening5 sails,and waft6 myself in imagination to the ends of the earth!

在风和日丽的日子,我常若有所思地游荡在码头外边,望着轮船渐渐离港,驶往遥远的地方;我渴望的双眼注视着渐行渐远的点点风帆,任思绪将我带向天涯海角。

Further reading and thinking,

随着涉猎的书籍增多和思想的越发成熟,

though they brought this vague inclination7 into more reasonable bounds,only served to make it more decided8.

这一懵懵懂懂的嗜好变得较为理智一些,但是也更为根深蒂固。

I visited various parts of my own country;

我踏遍了本国的山山水水;

and had I been merely a lover of fine scenery,I should have felt little desire to seek elsewhere its gratification,for on no country have the charms of nature been more prodigally9 lavished10.

倘若仅仅是喜爱美景佳色而已,我就不会有去异国他乡一饱眼福的欲望,因为没有哪个国度能像我的祖国那样得到大自然的垂青厚爱,处处皆是鬼斧神工的迷人风光。

Her mighty11 lakes, like oceans of liquid silver;

浩淼的湖泊,如同银色的海洋,浩浩荡荡;

her mountains, with their bright aerial tints12;

逶迤的群山,高耸云霄、郁郁葱葱、光彩夺目;

her valleys, teeming13 with wild fertility;

幽幽的溪谷,草木丛生,飞禽走兽匿迹其间;

her tremendous cataracts14, thundering in their solitudes15;

宽阔的瀑布,飞流直下,发出孤寂的雷鸣;

her boundless16 plains, waving with spontaneous verdure;

苍茫的原野,草青木翠、随风摇曳;

her broad deep rivers, rolling in solemn silence to the ocean;

长江大川,水阔流深,肃穆无声,奔流入海;

her trackless forests,where vegetation puts forth17 all its magnificence;

人迹罕至的森林,各色植物争奇斗艳,蔚为大观;

her skies, kindling18 with the magic of summer clouds and glorious sunshine-no, never need an American look beyond his own countryfor the sublime19 and beautiful of natural scenery.

夏日的长空,艳阳高照、云蒸霞蔚,变幻莫测—不,一个美国人根本无须远游故土之外去发现壮丽的自然风景。


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1 rambling MTfxg     
adj.[建]凌乱的,杂乱的
参考例句:
  • We spent the summer rambling in Ireland. 我们花了一个夏天漫游爱尔兰。
  • It was easy to get lost in the rambling house. 在布局凌乱的大房子里容易迷路。
2 propensity mtIyk     
n.倾向;习性
参考例句:
  • He has a propensity for drinking too much alcohol.他有酗酒的倾向。
  • She hasn't reckoned on his propensity for violence.她不曾料到他有暴力倾向。
3 devouring c4424626bb8fc36704aee0e04e904dcf     
吞没( devour的现在分词 ); 耗尽; 津津有味地看; 狼吞虎咽地吃光
参考例句:
  • The hungry boy was devouring his dinner. 那饥饿的孩子狼吞虎咽地吃饭。
  • He is devouring novel after novel. 他一味贪看小说。
4 longing 98bzd     
n.(for)渴望
参考例句:
  • Hearing the tune again sent waves of longing through her.再次听到那首曲子使她胸中充满了渴望。
  • His heart burned with longing for revenge.他心中燃烧着急欲复仇的怒火。
5 lessening 7da1cd48564f42a12c5309c3711a7945     
减轻,减少,变小
参考例句:
  • So however much he earned, she spent it, her demands growing and lessening with his income. 祥子挣多少,她花多少,她的要求随着他的钱涨落。 来自汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子
  • The talks have resulted in a lessening of suspicion. 谈话消减了彼此的怀疑。
6 waft XUbzV     
v.飘浮,飘荡;n.一股;一阵微风;飘荡
参考例句:
  • The bubble maker is like a sword that you waft in the air.吹出泡泡的东西就像你在空中挥舞的一把剑。
  • When she just about fall over,a waft of fragrance makes her stop.在她差点跌倒时,一股幽香让她停下脚步。
7 inclination Gkwyj     
n.倾斜;点头;弯腰;斜坡;倾度;倾向;爱好
参考例句:
  • She greeted us with a slight inclination of the head.她微微点头向我们致意。
  • I did not feel the slightest inclination to hurry.我没有丝毫着急的意思。
8 decided lvqzZd     
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
参考例句:
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
9 prodigally 58e04dd7ce5b2745130c96250b8bff72     
adv.浪费地,丰饶地
参考例句:
  • He wasted money prodigally. 他挥霍浪费金钱。 来自互联网
  • We are still prodigally rich compared to others. 和别人相比,我们仍然很富有。 来自互联网
10 lavished 7f4bc01b9202629a8b4f2f96ba3c61a8     
v.过分给予,滥施( lavish的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • I lavished all the warmth of my pent-up passion. 我把憋在心里那一股热烈的情感尽量地倾吐出来。 来自辞典例句
  • An enormous amount of attention has been lavished on these problems. 在这些问题上,我们已经花费了大量的注意力。 来自辞典例句
11 mighty YDWxl     
adj.强有力的;巨大的
参考例句:
  • A mighty force was about to break loose.一股巨大的力量即将迸发而出。
  • The mighty iceberg came into view.巨大的冰山出现在眼前。
12 tints 41fd51b51cf127789864a36f50ef24bf     
色彩( tint的名词复数 ); 带白的颜色; (淡色)染发剂; 痕迹
参考例句:
  • leaves with red and gold autumn tints 金秋时节略呈红黄色的树叶
  • The whole countryside glowed with autumn tints. 乡间处处呈现出灿烂的秋色。
13 teeming 855ef2b5bd20950d32245ec965891e4a     
adj.丰富的v.充满( teem的现在分词 );到处都是;(指水、雨等)暴降;倾注
参考例句:
  • The rain was teeming down. 大雨倾盆而下。
  • the teeming streets of the city 熙熙攘攘的城市街道
14 cataracts a219fc2c9b1a7afeeb9c811d4d48060a     
n.大瀑布( cataract的名词复数 );白内障
参考例句:
  • The rotor cataracts water over the top of the machines. 回转轮将水从机器顶上注入。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • Cataracts of rain flooded the streets. 倾盆大雨弄得街道淹水。 来自辞典例句
15 solitudes 64fe2505fdaa2595d05909eb049cf65c     
n.独居( solitude的名词复数 );孤独;荒僻的地方;人迹罕至的地方
参考例句:
  • Africa is going at last to give up the secret of its vast solitudes. 非洲无边无际的荒野的秘密就要被揭穿了。 来自辞典例句
  • The scientist has spent six months in the solitudes of the Antarctic. 这位科学家已经在人迹罕至的南极待了六个月了。 来自互联网
16 boundless kt8zZ     
adj.无限的;无边无际的;巨大的
参考例句:
  • The boundless woods were sleeping in the deep repose of nature.无边无际的森林在大自然静寂的怀抱中酣睡着。
  • His gratitude and devotion to the Party was boundless.他对党无限感激、无限忠诚。
17 forth Hzdz2     
adv.向前;向外,往外
参考例句:
  • The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
  • He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。
18 kindling kindling     
n. 点火, 可燃物 动词kindle的现在分词形式
参考例句:
  • There were neat piles of kindling wood against the wall. 墙边整齐地放着几堆引火柴。
  • "Coal and kindling all in the shed in the backyard." “煤,劈柴,都在后院小屋里。” 来自汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子
19 sublime xhVyW     
adj.崇高的,伟大的;极度的,不顾后果的
参考例句:
  • We should take some time to enjoy the sublime beauty of nature.我们应该花些时间去欣赏大自然的壮丽景象。
  • Olympic games play as an important arena to exhibit the sublime idea.奥运会,就是展示此崇高理念的重要舞台。
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