美国小学英语教材5:第144课 海华沙的童年(2)

 There the wrinkled, old Nokomis 那里有个满脸皱纹的老诺科米人

Nursed the little Hiawatha; 看护着小海华沙；

Rocked him in his linden cradle. 摇着他的菩提树摇篮。

Bedded soft in moss¹ and rushes. 铺在柔软的苔藓和灯芯草上。

Safely bound with reindeer² sinews; 用驯鹿的肌腱安全地绑着；

Stilled his fretful wail³ by saying, 他平息了烦躁的哀嚎，他说，

“Hush! the Naked Bear will get thee!” “嘘！裸熊会抓住你的！”

Lulled⁴ him into slumber⁵, singing, 哄他入睡，唱着歌，

“Ewa-yea! my little owlet! “Ewa-yea!我的小猫头鹰之子!”

 

1 moss   

n.苔，藓，地衣

参考例句：

• Moss grows on a rock.苔藓生在石头上。
• He was found asleep on a pillow of leaves and moss.有人看见他枕着树叶和苔藓睡着了。

2 reindeer   

n.驯鹿

参考例句：

• The herd of reindeer was being trailed by a pack of wolves.那群驯鹿被一只狼群寻踪追赶上来。
• The life of the Reindeer men was a frontier life.驯鹿时代人的生活是一种边区生活。

3 wail   

vt./vi.大声哀号，恸哭；呼啸，尖啸

参考例句：

• Somewhere in the audience an old woman's voice began plaintive wail.观众席里，一位老太太伤心地哭起来。
• One of the small children began to wail with terror.小孩中的一个吓得大哭起来。

4 lulled   

vt.使镇静，使安静（lull的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• They lulled her into a false sense of security. 他们哄骗她，使她产生一种虚假的安全感。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The movement of the train lulled me to sleep. 火车轻微的震动催我进入梦乡。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 slumber   

n.睡眠，沉睡状态

参考例句：

• All the people in the hotels were wrapped in deep slumber.住在各旅馆里的人都已进入梦乡。
• Don't wake him from his slumber because he needs the rest.不要把他从睡眠中唤醒，因为他需要休息。