美国小学英语教材4:第87课 攀登

 　　Climbing 攀登

　　High up in the apple tree climbing I go, 我爬到苹果树的高处

　　With the sky above me, the earth below. 头上是天空，脚下是大地

　　Each branch is the step of a wonderful stair 每个枝权都是绝妙的阶梯

　　Which leads to the town I see shining up there. 通向我眼中闪闪发光的城镇

　　Climbing, climbing, higher and higher, 我越爬越高，越爬越高，

　　The branches blow and I see a spire¹, 树枝摇曳，我看见一个尖塔，

　　The gleam of a turret², the glint of a dome³, 一个角楼的闪烁，一个圆穹顶的微光，

　　All sparkling and bright, like white sea-foam. 都在一闪一闪地发着亮光，像海面上白色的泡沫。

　　Today to the end of the marvelous stair, 今天在那个奇妙的阶梯尽头。

　　Where those glittering pinnacles⁴ flash in the air! 那些闪闪发光的尖塔在空中闪现！

　　Climbing, climbing, higher I go, 我越爬越高，越爬越高，

　　With the sky close above me, the earth far below. 天空在上方离头顶很近，大地在下方离我很远很远。

1 spire   

n.(教堂)尖顶，尖塔，高点

参考例句：

• The church spire was struck by lightning.教堂的尖顶遭到了雷击。
• They could just make out the spire of the church in the distance.他们只能辨认出远处教堂的尖塔。

2 turret   

n.塔楼，角塔

参考例句：

• This ancient turret has attracted many visitors.这座古老的塔楼吸引了很多游客。
• The soldier scaled the wall of the fortress by turret.士兵通过塔楼攀登上了要塞的城墙。

3 dome   

n.圆屋顶，拱顶

参考例句：

• The dome was supported by white marble columns.圆顶由白色大理石柱支撑着。
• They formed the dome with the tree's branches.他们用树枝搭成圆屋顶。

4 pinnacles   

顶峰( pinnacle的名词复数 )； 顶点； 尖顶； 小尖塔

参考例句：

• What would be the pinnacles of your acting and music? 对你而言什麽代表你的演技和音乐的巅峰？
• On Skye's Trotternish Peninsula, basalt pinnacles loom over the Sound of Raasay. 在斯开岛的特洛登尼许半岛，玄武岩尖塔俯瞰着拉塞海峡。