海风

　　The Wind of the Sea
海风
by Charles Fisher and Jane Yang
The wind of the sea kisses my face,
Its cool salt tang cleanses¹ the air I breathe;
The wind of the sea caresses³ my skin,
Its gentle touch, soft and cool, like that of a lover;
The wind of the sea blows in my hair,
Its restless energy clears my head and gives me peace;
The wind of the sea takes worries from my heart,
It gives me infinite joy and cheer, like the sea's wide breast;
The wind of the sea takes me to a distant future,
Where joy, passion and excitement are beckoning⁴;
Ah but the wind of the sea dies as the day ends,
Leaving me with a transcending⁵ sense of tranquility,
Of being alive, at peace with myself, and the world.
The wind of the sea will rise again, and...
I will again feel its tender and refreshing⁶ breath,
As I face a new day.
I feel it now, the wind of the sea's caress², and shiver,
It overwhelms my senses yet again, Ah... The pleasure comes!

1 cleanses   

弄干净，清洗( cleanse的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Prayer cleanses the soul, but pain cleanses the body. 祈祷净化灵魂，而痛苦则净化身体。
• With water and iodine from the closet, he cleanses my lip. 用温水和碘从壁橱里，他洗净我的嘴唇。

2 caress   

vt./n.爱抚，抚摸

参考例句：

• She gave the child a loving caress.她疼爱地抚摸着孩子。
• She feasted on the caress of the hot spring.她尽情享受着温泉的抚爱。

3 caresses   

爱抚，抚摸( caress的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• A breeze caresses the cheeks. 微风拂面。
• Hetty was not sufficiently familiar with caresses or outward demonstrations of fondness. 海蒂不习惯于拥抱之类过于外露地表现自己的感情。

4 beckoning   

adj.引诱人的，令人心动的v.（用头或手的动作）示意，召唤( beckon的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• An even more beautiful future is beckoning us on. 一个更加美好的未来在召唤我们继续前进。 来自辞典例句
• He saw a youth of great radiance beckoning to him. 他看见一个丰神飘逸的少年向他招手。 来自辞典例句

5 transcending   

超出或超越（经验、信念、描写能力等）的范围( transcend的现在分词 )； 优于或胜过…

参考例句：

• She felt herself transcending time and space. 她感到自己正在穿越时空。
• It'serves as a skeptical critic of the self-transcending element. 它对于超越自身因素起着一个怀疑论批评家的作用。

6 refreshing   

adj.使精神振作的，使人清爽的，使人喜欢的

参考例句：

• I find it'so refreshing to work with young people in this department.我发现和这一部门的青年一起工作令人精神振奋。
• The water was cold and wonderfully refreshing.水很涼，特别解乏提神。