美国语文第四册 第31期:霜之奇想

 　　The Frost looked forth¹ one still, clear night, 霜看到一个平静而晴朗的夜晚，

　　And whispered, Now I shall be out of sight; 低语道,现在我要淡出人们视野；

　　So through the valley and over the height 穿过河谷，越过高山，

　　In silence I'll take my way; 我会悄悄地出发；

　　I will not go on, like that blustering² train, 我不会像呼啸的火车那般前行，

　　The wind and the snow, the hail and the rain, 风和雪、雹和雨，

　　Who make so much bustle³ and noise in vain, 枉费了制造出的那么多喧嚣与噪音，

　　But I'll be as busy as they. 但我会和他们一样繁忙不已。

　　Then he flew to the mountain, and powdered its crest⁴; 然后他飞到山边，给山峰打上了粉；

　　He lit on the trees, and their boughs⁵ he dressed in diamond beads⁶; and over the breast of the quivering lake, 他落在树上，给树枝穿上了钻石般的珠子；在胸膛般起伏的湖面上，

　　he spread a coat of mail, that it need not fear 他展开一幅铠甲，再不需要担心

　　The downward point of many a spear, 长矛的戳戳点点，

　　That he hung on its margin⁷, far and near, 他将四周全部包裹。

　　Where a rock could rear its head. 在石头裸露在外的地方，

　　He went to the windows of those who slept, 他还光顾了人们熟睡的窗子，

　　And over each pane⁸, like a fairy, crept; 在每块窗格玻璃上，像精灵般慢慢爬行；

　　Wherever he breathed, wherever he stepped, 无论他在哪里呼吸，无论他在哪里踏足，

　　By the light of the morn were seen 伴随着黎明的光线看到，

　　Most beautiful things; there were flowers and trees; 最美丽的东西；那些花和树，

　　There were bevies⁹ of birds, and swarms¹⁰ of bees; 成群的鸟儿和蜜蜂；

　　There were cities with temples and towers, 拥有神庙和高塔的城市；

　　and these all pictured in silver sheen. 这些全都披上了银白的光泽。

　　But he did one thing that was hardly fair; 但他还做了一件不那么公允的事；

　　He peeped in the cupboard, 他向碗橱中窥望，

　　and, finding there that all had forgotten for him to prepare, 发现那里所有东西都忘记为他准备了，

　　Now just to set them a-thinking, 现在就让他们想一想，

　　I'll bite this basket of fruit, said he, 我把这筐水果咬了，他说道，

　　This costly¹¹ pitcher¹² I'll burst in three; 这个价值不菲的水罐我要闯三闯；

　　And the glass of water they've left for me 这杯他们留给我的水

　　Shall 'tchick!' to tell them I'm drinking. 会发出‘乞’的声音，告诉他们我正喝着。

1 forth   

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。

2 blustering   

adj.狂风大作的，狂暴的v.外强中干的威吓( bluster的现在分词 )；咆哮；（风）呼啸；狂吹

参考例句：

• It was five and a half o'clock now, and a raw, blustering morning. 这时才五点半，正是寒气逼人，狂风咆哮的早晨。 来自辞典例句
• So sink the shadows of night, blustering, rainy, and all paths grow dark. 夜色深沉，风狂雨骤；到处途暗路黑。 来自辞典例句

3 bustle   

v.喧扰地忙乱，匆忙，奔忙；n.忙碌；喧闹

参考例句：

• The bustle and din gradually faded to silence as night advanced.随着夜越来越深，喧闹声逐渐沉寂。
• There is a lot of hustle and bustle in the railway station.火车站里非常拥挤。

4 crest   

n.顶点；饰章；羽冠；vt.达到顶点；vi.形成浪尖

参考例句：

• The rooster bristled his crest.公鸡竖起了鸡冠。
• He reached the crest of the hill before dawn.他于黎明前到达山顶。

5 boughs   

大树枝( bough的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The green boughs glittered with all their pearls of dew. 绿枝上闪烁着露珠的光彩。
• A breeze sighed in the higher boughs. 微风在高高的树枝上叹息着。

6 beads   

n.（空心）小珠子( bead的名词复数 )；水珠；珠子项链

参考例句：

• a necklace of wooden beads 一条木珠项链
• Beads of perspiration stood out on his forehead. 他的前额上挂着汗珠。

7 margin   

n.页边空白；差额；余地，余裕；边，边缘

参考例句：

• We allowed a margin of 20 minutes in catching the train.我们有20分钟的余地赶火车。
• The village is situated at the margin of a forest.村子位于森林的边缘。

8 pane   

n.窗格玻璃，长方块

参考例句：

• He broke this pane of glass.他打破了这块窗玻璃。
• Their breath bloomed the frosty pane.他们呼出的水气，在冰冷的窗玻璃上形成一层雾。

9 bevies   

n.（尤指少女或妇女的）一群( bevy的名词复数 )；（鸟类的）一群

参考例句：

10 swarms   

蜂群，一大群( swarm的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• They came to town in swarms. 他们蜂拥来到城里。
• On June the first there were swarms of children playing in the park. 6月1日那一天，这个公园里有一群群的孩子玩耍。

11 costly   

adj.昂贵的，价值高的，豪华的

参考例句：

• It must be very costly to keep up a house like this.维修这么一幢房子一定很昂贵。
• This dictionary is very useful,only it is a bit costly.这本词典很有用，左不过贵了些。

12 pitcher   

n.(有嘴和柄的)大水罐；(棒球)投手

参考例句：

• He poured the milk out of the pitcher.他从大罐中倒出牛奶。
• Any pitcher is liable to crack during a tight game.任何投手在紧张的比赛中都可能会失常。