环球慢速英语 西班牙语系诗人巴勃罗·聂鲁达(7)

Voice 2:Neruda retired¹ to "Casa de Isle² Negra," his house on the Black Island. He loved this home because he loved the sea. This is where he wrote the poem we read in the beginning of this program — "It is Born." He died of leukaemia in 1973. But his poetry still lives. People visit Casa de Isle Negra every year.

声音2：聂鲁达晚年生活在黑岛的Casa de Isle Negra房子里。他喜欢这个房子，因为他喜欢海。他就是在这里写下了我们节目开始时朗读的那首诗《诞生》。1973年，聂鲁达因白血病去世。但是他的诗还活着。每年人们都会去他的故居Casa de Isle Negra参观。

Voice 1:Over the years, Neruda’s poetry has inspired many people. He used his ability to write and improve people’s lives.

声音1：多年来，聂鲁达的诗歌激励了许多人。他用他的能力描写并改善人们的生活。

Voice 3: And it was at that age ... Poetry arrived in search of me.

声音：就是在那个年月……诗歌跑来找我。

I don’t know.

我不知道，

I don’t know where it came from, from winter or a river.

我不知道它来自何方，来自冬天还是来自河流。

I don’t know how or when,

我不知道它是怎样、它是何时到来的，

no, they were not voices,

不，它们不是声音，

they were not words, nor silence,

它们不是词语，也不是寂静，

but from a street I was (called),

但是，从一条街道上传来对我的召唤，

from the branches of night

从夜晚的枝条上，

(suddenly) from the others,

极其突然地从他人身上，

among violent³ fires or returning along,

在猛烈的火焰或返程的孤独之中，

there I was without a face and it touched me.

它触到了我，而我没有面孔。

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1 retired   

adj.隐退的，退休的，退役的

参考例句：

• The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
• Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。

2 isle   

n.小岛，岛

参考例句：

• He is from the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea.他来自爱尔兰海的马恩岛。
• The boat left for the paradise isle of Bali.小船驶向天堂一般的巴厘岛。

3 violent   

adj.暴力的，猛烈的，激烈的，极端的，凶暴的，歪曲的

参考例句：

• The madman was violent and had to be locked up.这个精神病患者很凶暴，不得不把他锁起来。
• They caught him and gave him a violent beating.他们抓住了他，把他狠狠打了一顿。