美国小学英语教材5:第208课 让旗帜飘扬

LET THE FLAG WAVE

让旗帜飘扬

Clinton Scollard

作者：克林顿·斯科拉德

Let the flag wave! Aye, let it wave on high,

让国旗飘扬吧!是的，高高飘扬，

Its red and white and blue against the sky!

红、白、蓝映衬着天空!

From crest¹ and casement², broad and bright and brave,

从顶饰到铰链，宽阔、明亮、勇敢，

Let the flag wave!

让国旗飘扬吧!

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Let the flag wave! Aye, let it wave above

让国旗飘扬吧!是的，让它在上面飘动

The hills and valleys of the land we love.

我们爱的土地上的山丘和山谷。

And o’er the sea, to no mad tyrant³ slave.

在大海上，没有疯狂的暴君奴隶。

Let the flag Wave!

让国旗飘扬吧!

Let the flag wave! Aye, let its glory shine!

让国旗飘扬吧!是的，让它的光辉闪耀吧!

Let the flag wave, a symbol and a sign!

让国旗飘扬，一个象征和一个标志!

To guard our honor and to shield and save,

保卫我们的荣誉，用以保护和拯救，

Let the flag wave!

让国旗飘扬吧!

Let the flag wave! Aye, wave in all men’s sight,

让国旗飘扬吧!是啊，在所有人眼前挥挥手，

Its stars unsullied as the stars of night;

它的星辰没有玷污，如同夜间的星辰;

Its stripes unblemished; only this we crave—

它的条纹清白的;我们只渴望它飘扬

Let the flag wave!

让国旗飘扬吧!

1 crest   

n.顶点；饰章；羽冠；vt.达到顶点；vi.形成浪尖

参考例句：

• The rooster bristled his crest.公鸡竖起了鸡冠。
• He reached the crest of the hill before dawn.他于黎明前到达山顶。

2 casement   

n.竖铰链窗；窗扉

参考例句：

• A casement is a window that opens by means of hinges at the side.竖铰链窗是一种用边上的铰链开启的窗户。
• With the casement half open,a cold breeze rushed inside.窗扉半开，凉风袭来。

3 tyrant   

n.暴君，专制的君主，残暴的人

参考例句：

• The country was ruled by a despotic tyrant.该国处在一个专制暴君的统治之下。
• The tyrant was deaf to the entreaties of the slaves.暴君听不到奴隶们的哀鸣。