美国语文第六册 第228期:家里的勇敢者

LESSON 69 THE BRAVE AT HOME

第六十九课 家里的勇敢者

The maid who binds¹ her warrior's sash, and, smiling, all her pain dissembles, the while beneath the drooping² lash³, one starry⁴ tear-drop hangs and trembles;

为向她的勇士系肩带的姑娘，浅笑盈盈，掩饰起所有的痛苦，就在低垂的鞭子下面，布满星星的泪珠挂着，在颤抖；

Though heaven alone records the tear, and fame shall never know her story, her heart has shed a drop as dear as ever dewed the field of glory!

虽然只有天空记录这滴泪珠，可是名声从不晓得她的来历，她的心流下珍贵的一滴，依旧为原野洒下荣耀的露水！

The wife who girds her husband's sword, mid⁵ little ones who weep and wonder, and bravely speaks the cheering word, what though her heart be rent asunder⁶;

束着丈夫剑的妻子，站在一群哭泣和好奇的人中间，勇敢地说些喝彩的话，尽管她心无旁骛—；

Doomed⁷ nightly in her dreams to hear, the bolts of war around him rattle⁸, has shed as sacred blood as e'er was poured upon the field of battle!

夜晚在梦里她注定会听到，他周围响起嘎嘎的上闩的声响——像往昔一样流出神圣的鲜血涌向那战场！

The mother who conceals⁹ her grief, while to her breast her son she presses, then breathes a few brave words and brief, kissing the patriot¹⁰ brow she blesses;

掩饰住自己悲伤的这位母亲，将儿子按在胸膛，说出几句勇敢的话，就陷入悲伤，亲吻勇士的前额，那是她求神赐福的地方；

With no one but her loving god, to know the pain that weighs upon her, sheds holy blood as e'er the sod received on Freedom's field of honor!

除了她以外没人敬爱上帝，知道痛苦会压垮她的肩膀，像往昔一样草地满是流出的圣洁的鲜血，只流淌在荣誉的自由之地上！

1 binds   

v.约束( bind的第三人称单数 )；装订；捆绑；（用长布条）缠绕

参考例句：

• Frost binds the soil. 霜使土壤凝结。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Stones and cement binds strongly. 石头和水泥凝固得很牢。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 drooping   

adj. 下垂的，无力的 动词droop的现在分词

参考例句：

• The drooping willows are waving gently in the morning breeze. 晨风中垂柳袅袅。
• The branches of the drooping willows were swaying lightly. 垂柳轻飘飘地摆动。

3 lash   

v.系牢；鞭打；猛烈抨击；n.鞭打；眼睫毛

参考例句：

• He received a lash of her hand on his cheek.他突然被她打了一记耳光。
• With a lash of its tail the tiger leaped at her.老虎把尾巴一甩朝她扑过来。

4 starry   

adj.星光照耀的, 闪亮的

参考例句：

• He looked at the starry heavens.他瞧着布满星星的天空。
• I like the starry winter sky.我喜欢这满天星斗的冬夜。

5 mid   

adj.中央的，中间的

参考例句：

• Our mid-term exam is pending.我们就要期中考试了。
• He switched over to teaching in mid-career.他在而立之年转入教学工作。

6 asunder   

adj.分离的，化为碎片

参考例句：

• The curtains had been drawn asunder.窗帘被拉向两边。
• Your conscience,conviction,integrity,and loyalties were torn asunder.你的良心、信念、正直和忠诚都被扯得粉碎了。

7 doomed   

命定的

参考例句：

• The court doomed the accused to a long term of imprisonment. 法庭判处被告长期监禁。
• A country ruled by an iron hand is doomed to suffer. 被铁腕人物统治的国家定会遭受不幸的。

8 rattle   

v.飞奔，碰响；激怒；n.碰撞声；拨浪鼓

参考例句：

• The baby only shook the rattle and laughed and crowed.孩子只是摇着拨浪鼓，笑着叫着。
• She could hear the rattle of the teacups.她听见茶具叮当响。

9 conceals   

v.隐藏，隐瞒，遮住( conceal的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• He conceals his worries behind a mask of nonchalance. 他装作若无其事，借以掩饰内心的不安。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Drunkenness reveals what soberness conceals. 酒醉吐真言。 来自《简明英汉词典》

10 patriot   

n.爱国者，爱国主义者

参考例句：

• He avowed himself a patriot.他自称自己是爱国者。
• He is a patriot who has won the admiration of the French already.他是一个已经赢得法国人敬仰的爱国者。