美国语文第四册 第146期:彩虹之旅(2)

 　　So thinking, and laying delightful¹ plans, almost before I knew it I had reached the cedar² grove³, and the end of the rainbow was not there! 这样想着，开心地计划着，不知不觉就到了雪松林，彩虹的尽头却不在那儿！

　　But I saw it shining down among the trees a little farther off;  可是我看见不远处的树林里发出彩虹的光；

　　so on and on I struggled, through the thick bushes and over logs, till I came within the sound of a stream which ran through the swamp. 因此，我挣扎着继续向前走，走，穿过茂盛的灌木丛，跨过伐倒的圆木，走着走着，我听到了穿过沼泽的小溪的流水声。

　　Then I thought, "What if the rainbow should come down right in the middle of that deep, muddy brook⁴!" 我想，“是彩虹落在又深又泥泞的小溪里可怎么办呢！”

　　Ah! but I was frightened for my heavy pots of gold and silver, and my purses of money. 啊！我不禁担心起那满罐的金银和鼓鼓的钱包了。

　　How should I ever find them there? and what a time I should have getting them out! 打捞可不容易！

　　I reached the bank of the stream, and "the end was not yet." 我来到了溪边，“彩虹的尽头也不在那儿”。

　　But I could see it a little way off on the other side. 我看到它就在小溪对面不远的地方。

　　I crossed the creek⁵ on a fallen tree, and still ran on, though my limbs seemed to give way, and my side ached with fatigue⁶. 我踩着一棵伐倒的树过了小溪，继续向前跑，我的双腿已经不太听使唤了，腰也很疼。

　　The woods grew thicker and darker, the ground more wet and swampy⁷, 树林更密更黑，地面也更湿更难走，

　　and I found, as many grown people had found before me, that there was rather hard traveling in a journey after riches. 和很多成年人一样，我发现寻找财宝的路非常艰辛。

　　Suddenly I met in my way a large porcupine⁸, who made himself still larger when he saw me, as a cross cat raises its back and makes tails at a dog. 突然，我遇到了一只豪猪，它一见我就耸起了身躯，就像坏脾气的猫遇到狗的时候，弓起背，竖起尾巴的样子。

　　Fearing that he would shoot his sharp quills⁹ at me, I ran from him as fast as my tired feet would carry me. 我拔起劳累的双腿就跑，生怕豪猪会用刺刺我。

　　In my fright and hurry I forgot to keep my eye on the rainbow, as I had done before; 匆忙和害怕中，我忘记了彩虹。

　　and when, at last, I remembered and looked for it, it was nowhere in sight! 最后，想起彩虹的时候，哪儿也见不到了！

　　It had quite faded away. When I saw that it was indeed gone, I burst into tears; 彩虹消逝了。当我确定彩虹确实不见了，我嚎啕大哭起来；

　　for I had lost all my treasures, and had nothing to show for my pilgrimage but muddy feet and a wet and torn frock. 我已经失去了财宝，我的寻宝之旅什么也没找到，而且双腿还沾满泥，连衣裙也又湿又破。

　　So I set out for home. 我只能回家了。

1 delightful   

adj.令人高兴的，使人快乐的

参考例句：

• We had a delightful time by the seashore last Sunday.上星期天我们在海滨玩得真痛快。
• Peter played a delightful melody on his flute.彼得用笛子吹奏了一支欢快的曲子。

2 cedar   

n.雪松，香柏(木)

参考例句：

• The cedar was about five feet high and very shapely.那棵雪松约有五尺高,风姿优美。
• She struck the snow from the branches of an old cedar with gray lichen.她把长有灰色地衣的老雪松树枝上的雪打了下来。

3 grove   

n.林子，小树林，园林

参考例句：

• On top of the hill was a grove of tall trees.山顶上一片高大的树林。
• The scent of lemons filled the grove.柠檬香味充满了小树林。

4 brook   

n.小河，溪；v.忍受，容让

参考例句：

• In our room we could hear the murmur of a distant brook.在我们房间能听到远处小溪汩汩的流水声。
• The brook trickled through the valley.小溪涓涓流过峡谷。

5 creek   

n.小溪，小河，小湾

参考例句：

• He sprang through the creek.他跳过小河。
• People sunbathe in the nude on the rocks above the creek.人们在露出小溪的岩石上裸体晒日光浴。

6 fatigue   

n.疲劳，劳累

参考例句：

• The old lady can't bear the fatigue of a long journey.这位老妇人不能忍受长途旅行的疲劳。
• I have got over my weakness and fatigue.我已从虚弱和疲劳中恢复过来了。

7 swampy   

adj.沼泽的，湿地的

参考例句：

• Malaria is still rampant in some swampy regions.疟疾在一些沼泽地区仍很猖獗。
• An ox as grazing in a swampy meadow.一头牛在一块泥泞的草地上吃草。

8 porcupine   

n.豪猪， 箭猪

参考例句：

• A porcupine is covered with prickles.箭猪身上长满了刺。
• There is a philosophy parable,call philosophy of porcupine.有一个哲学寓言，叫豪猪的哲学。

9 quills   

n.（刺猬或豪猪的）刺( quill的名词复数 )；羽毛管；翮；纡管

参考例句：

• Quills were the chief writing implement from the 6th century AD until the advent of steel pens in the mid 19th century. 从公元6世纪到19世纪中期钢笔出现以前，羽毛笔是主要的书写工具。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Defensive quills dot the backs of these troublesome creatures. 防御性的刺长在这些讨人厌的生物背上。 来自互联网