英语美文背诵 三月的雪

A March Snow

Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Let the old snow be covered with the new:

The trampled¹ snow, so soiled, and stained, and sodden².

Let it be hidden wholly from our view

By pure white flakes³, all trackless and untrodden.

When Winter dies, low at the sweet Spring's feet

Let him be mantled⁵ in a clean, white sheet.

Let the old life be covered by the new:

The old past life so full of sad mistakes,

Let it be wholly hidden from the view

By deeds as white and silent as snow-flakes.

Ere this earth life melts in the eternal Spring

Let the white mantle⁴ of repentance⁶ fling

Soft drapery about it, fold on fold,

Even as the new snow covers up the old.

三月的雪

埃拉.惠勒.威尔科克斯

让崭新的白雪覆盖住陈年旧雪

被践踏过的雪，如此肮脏，已被浸透，

就让洁白无暇的雪花，悄无声息地，

使它从我们跟前销声匿迹吧。

当寒冬逝去，在美好春日的脚步之下，

为他盖上洁白的被单，

让新生活取代古旧的生活。

昔日充满了忧伤的错误，

让如雪花般洁白寂静的善行，

将它完全藏匿。

在这尘世万物融入永恒的春日之前，

让忏悔的白色幔纱肆意飞扬。

轻柔的纱，层层叠叠，

宛若覆盖旧雪的新白。

1 trampled   

踩( trample的过去式和过去分词 )； 践踏； 无视； 侵犯

参考例句：

• He gripped his brother's arm lest he be trampled by the mob. 他紧抓着他兄弟的胳膊，怕他让暴民踩着。
• People were trampled underfoot in the rush for the exit. 有人在拼命涌向出口时被踩在脚下。

2 sodden   

adj.浑身湿透的；v.使浸透；使呆头呆脑

参考例句：

• We stripped off our sodden clothes.我们扒下了湿透的衣服。
• The cardboard was sodden and fell apart in his hands.纸板潮得都发酥了，手一捏就碎。

3 flakes   

小薄片( flake的名词复数 )； （尤指）碎片； 雪花； 古怪的人

参考例句：

• It's snowing in great flakes. 天下着鹅毛大雪。
• It is snowing in great flakes. 正值大雪纷飞。

4 mantle   

n.斗篷，覆罩之物，罩子；v.罩住，覆盖，脸红

参考例句：

• The earth had donned her mantle of brightest green.大地披上了苍翠欲滴的绿色斗篷。
• The mountain was covered with a mantle of snow.山上覆盖着一层雪。

5 mantled   

披着斗篷的，覆盖着的

参考例句：

• Clouds mantled the moon. 云把月亮遮住。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• The champagne mantled in the glass. 玻璃杯里的香槟酒面上泛起一层泡沫。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

6 repentance   

n.懊悔

参考例句：

• He shows no repentance for what he has done.他对他的所作所为一点也不懊悔。
• Christ is inviting sinners to repentance.基督正在敦请有罪的人悔悟。