美国语文第四册 第105期:谁的亲人沉睡在这里(2)

 　　Somebody's hand has rested there; 亲人的手放在他的身上；

　　Was it a mother's, soft and white? 是母亲的手吗，柔和而白皙？

　　And have the lips of a sister fair, 是他美丽的爱人祷告的双唇吗，

　　Been baptized in the waves of light? 浸润在清晨的阳光里？

　　God knows best! he was somebody's love: 上帝知道！谁是他的亲人，

　　Somebody's heart enshrined him there; 谁把他珍藏在心里；

　　Somebody wafted¹ his name above, 阵阵重复着他的名字，

　　Night and morn, on the wings of prayer. 日日夜夜的祷告声里。

　　Somebody wept when he marched away, 他奔向战场时，又有谁在啜泣，

　　Looking so handsome, brave, and grand; 如此英俊、勇敢和骄傲；

　　Somebody's kiss on his forehead lay; 谁亲吻着他的前额；

　　Somebody clung to his parting hand. 抓着他的手不忍分离。

　　Somebody's watching and waiting for him, 谁在注视和等待着他，

　　Yearning² to hold him again to her heart; 渴望再次与他相拥；

　　And there he lies, with his blue eyes dim, 他却躺着，眼睛黯然无光，

　　And the smiling, childlike lips apart. 天真的双唇轻启泛着笑容。

　　Tenderly bury the fair young dead, 轻轻埋葬了年轻的美丽身躯，

　　Pausing to drop on his grave a tear; 停在墓前泪水轻轻滴落；

　　Carve on the wooden slab³ at his head, 在头部的一块木牌上，刻着，

　　Somebody's darling slumbers⁴ here. 谁的亲人沉睡在这里。

1 wafted   

v.吹送，飘送，（使）浮动( waft的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The sound of their voices wafted across the lake. 他们的声音飘过湖面传到了另一边。
• A delicious smell of freshly baked bread wafted across the garden. 花园中飘过一股刚出炉面包的香味。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 yearning   

a.渴望的；向往的；怀念的

参考例句：

• a yearning for a quiet life 对宁静生活的向往
• He felt a great yearning after his old job. 他对过去的工作有一种强烈的渴想。

3 slab   

n.平板，厚的切片；v.切成厚板，以平板盖上

参考例句：

• This heavy slab of oak now stood between the bomb and Hitler.这时笨重的橡木厚板就横在炸弹和希特勒之间了。
• The monument consists of two vertical pillars supporting a horizontal slab.这座纪念碑由两根垂直的柱体构成，它们共同支撑着一块平板。

4 slumbers   

睡眠，安眠( slumber的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• His image traversed constantly her restless slumbers. 他的形象一再闯进她的脑海，弄得她不能安睡。
• My Titan brother slumbers deep inside his mountain prison. Go. 我的泰坦兄弟就被囚禁在山脉的深处。