美国小学英语教材5:第151课 海华沙的童年(9)

He the traveler and the talker.

他是旅行者和说话者。

He the friend of old Nokomis,

他是老诺科米斯的朋友，

Made a bow for Hiawatha;

向海华沙鞠了一躬;

From a branch of ash he made it.

他用一根灰树枝做成了它。

From an oak-bough made the arrows,

箭是用一根橡树树枝做的，

Tipped with flint, and winged with feathers.

顶端有燧石，翅膀有羽毛。

And the cord he made of deerskin.

他用鹿皮做的绳子。

Then he said to Hiawatha:

然后他对海华沙说:

“Go, my son, into the forest,

“去吧，我的孩子，到森林里去，

Where the red deer herd¹ together;

那里有成群的马鹿;

Kill for us a famous roebuck.

为我们杀一只有名的雄鹿。

Kill for us a deer with antlers!”

给我们杀一只有角的鹿吧!”

1 herd   

n.兽群，牧群；vt.使集中，把…赶在一起

参考例句：

• She drove the herd of cattle through the wilderness.她赶着牛群穿过荒野。
• He had no opinions of his own but simply follow the herd.他从无主见，只是人云亦云。