美国语文第六册 第223期:鹰之歌(2)

Beneath the shade of thy golden wings, the Roman legions bore, from the river of Egypt's cloudy springs, their pride, to the polar shore.

在闪着金色的翅膀阴影下方，古罗马军团从埃及乌云密布的山泉，开凿出河道，他们的骄傲，一只延伸到极地的海岸。

For thee they fought, for thee they fell, and their oath on thee was laid; To thee the clarions raised their swell¹, and the dying warrior² prayed.

他们为你而战，他们为你而倒下，他们在履行对你的誓言；为了你，号角铮铮，将死的勇士在祈祷。

Thou wert, through an age of death and fears, the image of pride and power. Till the gathered rage of a thousand years, burst forth³ in one awful hour.

你已经通过了一岁的死亡考验，害怕被比喻为傲慢和自大。直到将千年积郁的愤怒，在可怕的瞬间来爆发。

And then, a deluge⁴ of wrath⁵, it came, and the nations shook with dread⁶; And it swept the earth, till its fields were flame, and piled with the mingled⁷ dead.

接着，降下了愤怒的大雨，各个国家令人恐惧地地动山摇；它扫荡地球，直到原野一片火光，到处是混杂男女老少的尸体。

Kings were rolled in the wasteful⁸ flood, with the low and crouching⁹ slave; And together lay, in a shroud¹⁰ of blood, the coward and the brave.

国王们被冲进汪洋，身下是蹲伏着托起他的奴隶；懦夫和勇敢的人，在血泊中一起倒下。

1 swell   

vi.膨胀，肿胀；增长，增强

参考例句：

• The waves had taken on a deep swell.海浪汹涌。
• His injured wrist began to swell.他那受伤的手腕开始肿了。

2 warrior   

n.勇士，武士，斗士

参考例句：

• The young man is a bold warrior.这个年轻人是个很英勇的武士。
• A true warrior values glory and honor above life.一个真正的勇士珍视荣誉胜过生命。

3 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。

4 deluge   

n./vt.洪水，暴雨，使泛滥

参考例句：

• This little stream can become a deluge when it rains heavily.雨大的时候，这条小溪能变作洪流。
• I got caught in the deluge on the way home.我在回家的路上遇到倾盆大雨。

5 wrath   

n.愤怒，愤慨，暴怒

参考例句：

• His silence marked his wrath. 他的沉默表明了他的愤怒。
• The wrath of the people is now aroused. 人们被激怒了。

6 dread   

vt.担忧，忧虑；惧怕，不敢；n.担忧，畏惧

参考例句：

• We all dread to think what will happen if the company closes.我们都不敢去想一旦公司关门我们该怎么办。
• Her heart was relieved of its blankest dread.她极度恐惧的心理消除了。

7 mingled   

混合，混入( mingle的过去式和过去分词 )； 混进，与…交往[联系]

参考例句：

• The sounds of laughter and singing mingled in the evening air. 笑声和歌声交织在夜空中。
• The man and the woman mingled as everyone started to relax. 当大家开始放松的时候，这一男一女就开始交往了。

8 wasteful   

adj.（造成）浪费的，挥霍的

参考例句：

• It is a shame to be so wasteful.这样浪费太可惜了。
• Duties have been reassigned to avoid wasteful duplication of work.为避免重复劳动浪费资源，任务已经重新分派。

9 crouching   

v.屈膝，蹲伏( crouch的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• a hulking figure crouching in the darkness 黑暗中蹲伏着的一个庞大身影
• A young man was crouching by the table, busily searching for something. 一个年轻人正蹲在桌边翻看什么。 来自汉英文学 - 散文英译

10 shroud   

n.裹尸布，寿衣；罩，幕；vt.覆盖，隐藏

参考例句：

• His past was enveloped in a shroud of mystery.他的过去被裹上一层神秘色彩。
• How can I do under shroud of a dark sky?在黑暗的天空的笼罩下，我该怎么做呢？