环球慢速英语 西班牙语系诗人巴勃罗·聂鲁达(1)

Voice 1: Thank you for joining us for Spotlight¹! I’m Rebekah Schipper.

声音1：谢谢大家收听重点报道节目。我是瑞贝卡·席佩尔。

Voice 2: And I’m Liz Waid.

声音2：我是利兹·韦德。

Voice 3: It is Born

声音3：诞生

Here I came to the very edge²

在这里，我来到边缘，

where nothing at all needs saying,

无需多言

everything is absorbed through weather and the sea,

一切都被天气和大海所吸收

and the moon swam back,

月光回归

its rays all silvered,

银色光线闪耀

and time and again the darkness would be broken

黑暗再次被打破

by the crash of a wave,

被一道道浪花击破

and every day on the balcony³ of the sea,

每天在海边的露台，

wings open, fire is born,

张开翅膀，火光诞生

and everything is blue again, like morning.

如早上一样，所有的一切再度湛蓝。

Voice 2: What did you think of when you heard this poem? Could you hear the waves crashing against the sandy shore? Could you see the silver moon? Could you see the beautiful blue colour it speaks of? This poem talks about the birth of fire. Could you imagine fire being born on the sea?

声音2：你听到这首诗的时候想到了什么？你能听到海浪拍打沙滩的声音吗？你能看到银色的月光吗？你能看到诗里提到的漂亮蓝色吗？这首诗讲的是火光的诞生。你能想象火焰在海上燃烧起来的情景吗？

1 spotlight   

n.公众注意的中心，聚光灯，探照灯，视听，注意，醒目

参考例句：

• This week the spotlight is on the world of fashion.本周引人瞩目的是时装界。
• The spotlight followed her round the stage.聚光灯的光圈随着她在舞台上转。

2 edge   

n.边(缘)；刃；优势；v.侧着移动，徐徐移动

参考例句：

• Sight along the edge to see if it's straight.顺着边目测，看看直不直。
• She lived on the extreme edge of the forest.她住在森林的最边缘。

3 balcony   

n.阳台

参考例句：

• You can see the sea from our balcony.你从我们的阳台上就能看见大海。
• The balcony was closed with bars.阳台用铁条封上了。