精美英文欣赏:十月的日出

An October Sunrise

十月的日出

I was up the next morning be fore¹ the October sunrise, and away through the wild and the woodland.

第二天凌晨，在十月的太阳升起之前，我已经起身并穿过了旷野和丛林。

The rising of the sun was noble in the cold and warmth of it;

十月的清晨乍寒还暖，日出的景象非常壮观。

peeping down the spread of light, he raised his shoulder heavily over the edge of grey mountain and wavering length of upland.

透过一片晨曦，朝日从朦胧的山冈和起伏连绵的高地过际，沉重地抬起肩头。

Beneath his gaze the dew-fogs dipped, and crept to crept to the hollow places;

在它的逼视下，蒙蒙的雾气向下沉降，落到洼地里去，

then stole away in line and column, holding skirts, and clinging subtly at the sheltering corners where rock hung over grassland²,

接着一丝丝一缕缕地悄悄飘散，而在草地之上悬岩之下的那些隐秘角落里，

while the brave lines of the hills came forth³, one beyond other gliding⁴.

雾气却还不愿散去，同时群山的雄姿接二连三地显现出来。

The woods arose in folds, like drapery of awakened⁵ mountains, stately with a depth of awe⁶, and memory of the tempests.

森林也层层叠叠地显现，宛若刚刚苏醒的山峦的斗篷，端庄威严，并带着狂风暴雨的回忆忆。

Autumn's mellow⁷ hand was upon them, as they owned already, touched with gold and red and olive,

秋天成熟的手已经在抚摸这些山林，因为它们的颜色已经改变，染上了金黄，丹红和橄榄绿。

and their joy towards the sun was less to a bridegroom than a father.

它们对朝日所怀的一片喜悦，像是要奉献给一个新郎，更像是要奉献给一位父亲。

Yet before the floating impress of the woods could clear it self,

然而，在树林那流动的景色逝去之前，

suddenly the gladsome light leaped over hill and valley, casting amber⁸, blue, and purple, and a tint⁹ of rich red rose;

欢悦的晨光突然跃出了峰峦和山谷，光线所及，把照到的地方和周围的森林分别染成青色，紫色，琥珀色和富丽的红玫瑰色。

according to the scene they lit on, and the curtain flung around;

光线照到哪里，那里就如同一幅幕布被掀开。

yet all alike dispelling¹⁰ fear and the cloven hoof¹¹ of darkness,

而所有的一切都同样在驱散恐惧和黑暗的魔影；

all on the wings of hope advancing,

所有的一切都展开希望的翅膀，向前习翔，

and proclaiming, God is here! then life and joy sprang reassured¹² from every crouching¹³ hollow;

并大声宣告:上帝在这里！于是生命和欢乐从每一个蜷伏的洞穴里信心十足地欣然跃出；

every flower, and bud and bird had a fluttering sense of them;

一切花朵，蓓蕾和鸟雀都感到了生命和欢乐而抖动起来；

and all the flashing of God's gaze merged¹⁴ into soft beneficence.

上帝的凝视汇合成温柔的恩泽。

So, perhaps, shall break upon us that eternal morning, when crag and chasm¹⁵ shall be no more, neither hill and valley, nor great unvintaged ocean;

也许，那永恒的晨光就会这样降临人间，那时不再有险崖沟壑，不再有峰峦山谷，也不再有浩瀚无际的海洋；

but all things shall arise, and shine in the light of the Father's countenance¹⁶, because itself is risen.

万物都将踊跃升腾，在造物主慈爱的光芒中生辉，因为太阳已经升起。

1 fore   

adv.在前面；adj.先前的；在前部的；n.前部

参考例句：

• Your seat is in the fore part of the aircraft.你的座位在飞机的前部。
• I have the gift of fore knowledge.我能够未卜先知。

2 grassland   

n.牧场，草地，草原

参考例句：

• There is a reach of grassland in the distance.远处是连绵一片的草原。
• The snowstorm swept the vast expanse of grassland.暴风雪袭击了辽阔的草原。

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 gliding   

v. 滑翔 adj. 滑动的

参考例句：

• Swans went gliding past. 天鹅滑行而过。
• The weather forecast has put a question mark against the chance of doing any gliding tomorrow. 天气预报对明天是否能举行滑翔表示怀疑。

5 awakened   

v.（使）醒( awaken的过去式和过去分词 )；（使）觉醒；弄醒；（使）意识到

参考例句：

• She awakened to the sound of birds singing. 她醒来听到鸟的叫声。
• The public has been awakened to the full horror of the situation. 公众完全意识到了这一状况的可怕程度。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 awe   

n.敬畏，惊惧；vt.使敬畏，使惊惧

参考例句：

• The sight filled us with awe.这景色使我们大为惊叹。
• The approaching tornado struck awe in our hearts.正在逼近的龙卷风使我们惊恐万分。

7 mellow   

adj.柔和的；熟透的；v.变柔和；(使)成熟

参考例句：

• These apples are mellow at this time of year.每年这时节，苹果就熟透了。
• The colours become mellow as the sun went down.当太阳落山时，色彩变得柔和了。

8 amber   

n.琥珀；琥珀色；adj.琥珀制的

参考例句：

• Would you like an amber necklace for your birthday?你过生日想要一条琥珀项链吗？
• This is a piece of little amber stones.这是一块小小的琥珀化石。

9 tint   

n.淡色，浅色；染发剂；vt.着以淡淡的颜色

参考例句：

• You can't get up that naturalness and artless rosy tint in after days.你今后不再会有这种自然和朴实无华的红润脸色。
• She gave me instructions on how to apply the tint.她告诉我如何使用染发剂。

10 dispelling   

v.驱散，赶跑( dispel的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• He succeeded in dispelling our suspicious and won our confidence. 他终于消除了我们的怀疑，得到了我们的信任。 来自辞典例句
• Truth is a torch, which can pierce the mist without dispelling it. 真理是一个火炬，不用驱散大雾，其火炬即能透过。 来自互联网

11 hoof   

n.(马，牛等的)蹄

参考例句：

• Suddenly he heard the quick,short click of a horse's hoof behind him.突然间，他听见背后响起一阵急骤的马蹄的得得声。
• I was kicked by a hoof.我被一只蹄子踢到了。

12 reassured   

adj.使消除疑虑的；使放心的v.再保证，恢复信心( reassure的过去式和过去分词)

参考例句：

• The captain's confidence during the storm reassured the passengers. 在风暴中船长的信念使旅客们恢复了信心。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• The doctor reassured the old lady. 医生叫那位老妇人放心。 来自《简明英汉词典》

13 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

14 merged   

（使）混合( merge的过去式和过去分词 )； 相融； 融入； 渐渐消失在某物中

参考例句：

• Turf wars are inevitable when two departments are merged. 两个部门合并时总免不了争争权限。
• The small shops were merged into a large market. 那些小商店合并成为一个大商场。

15 chasm   

n.深坑，断层，裂口，大分岐，利害冲突

参考例句：

• There's a chasm between rich and poor in that society.那社会中存在着贫富差距。
• A huge chasm gaped before them.他们面前有个巨大的裂痕。

16 countenance   

n.脸色，面容；面部表情；vt.支持，赞同

参考例句：

• At the sight of this photograph he changed his countenance.他一看见这张照片脸色就变了。
• I made a fierce countenance as if I would eat him alive.我脸色恶狠狠地，仿佛要把他活生生地吞下去。