美国小学英语教材6:第29课 北美红雀

 　　THE CARDINAL¹ BIRD Arthur Guiterman 北美红雀 亚瑟·吉特曼

　　Where snowdrifts are deepest he frolics along, 红雀在厚厚的雪堆中嬉戏，

　　A flicker² of crimson³, a chirrup of song, 深红色毛发一闪一闪，不停地唱着歌，

　　My cardinal bird of the frost-powdered wing, 红雀翅膀上覆盖了像粉末一样的霜，

　　Composing new lyrics⁴ to whistle in Spring. 为春天创作了新歌曲。

　　A plump little prelate, the park is his church; 有些丰腴的教士，公园就是他的教堂；

　　The pulpit he loves is a cliff-sheltered birch; 他热爱的讲堂是一棵被悬崖遮盖的桦树；

　　And there, in his rubicund⁵ livery dressed, 它红润有光泽，穿着教士制服，

　　Arranging his feathers and ruffling⁶ his crest⁷, 摆弄着羽毛，弄乱它的羽冠，

　　He preaches, with most unconventional glee, 他正在布道，它的欢笑异于常人，

　　A sermon addressed to the squirrels and me, 松鼠和我听到了布道，

　　Commending the wisdom of those that display 赞扬了人们表现出的智慧，

　　The brightest of colors when heavens are gray. 灰色的天空展现了最亮丽的色彩。

1 cardinal   

n.(天主教的)红衣主教；adj.首要的，基本的

参考例句：

• This is a matter of cardinal significance.这是非常重要的事。
• The Cardinal coloured with vexation. 红衣主教感到恼火，脸涨得通红。

2 flicker   

vi./n.闪烁，摇曳，闪现

参考例句：

• There was a flicker of lights coming from the abandoned house.这所废弃的房屋中有灯光闪烁。
• At first,the flame may be a small flicker,barely shining.开始时，光辉可能是微弱地忽隐忽现，几乎并不灿烂。

3 crimson   

n./adj.深(绯)红色(的)；vi.脸变绯红色

参考例句：

• She went crimson with embarrassment.她羞得满脸通红。
• Maple leaves have turned crimson.枫叶已经红了。

4 lyrics   

n.歌词

参考例句：

• music and lyrics by Rodgers and Hart 由罗杰斯和哈特作词作曲
• The book contains lyrics and guitar tablatures for over 100 songs. 这本书有100多首歌的歌词和吉他奏法谱。

5 rubicund   

adj.(脸色)红润的

参考例句：

• She watched the colour drain from Colin's rubicund face.她看见科林原本红润的脸渐渐失去了血色。
• His rubicund face expressed consternation and fatigue.他那红通的脸显得又惊惶又疲乏。

6 ruffling   

弄皱( ruffle的现在分词 )； 弄乱； 激怒； 扰乱

参考例句：

• A cool breeze brushed his face, ruffling his hair. 一阵凉风迎面拂来，吹乱了他的头发。
• "Indeed, they do not,'said Pitty, ruffling. "说真的，那倒不一定。" 皮蒂皱皱眉头，表示异议。

7 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。