美国语文第四册 第173期:垂死的士兵(1)

 　　A waste of land, a sodden¹ plain, 浪费土地，湿透的平原，

　　A lurid² sunset sky, 晚霞火红如血，

　　With clouds that fled and faded fast in ghostly phantasy; 土地荒芜，地面刚刚淋湿，一派凄凉的景象，

　　A field upturned by trampling³ feet, 战马践踏过的平原，

　　A field uppiled with slain⁴, 无数战士横尸沙场，

　　With horse and rider blent in death upon the battle plain. 躺卧着战马和骑兵，杀戮的战场上，

　　The dying and the dead lie low; 有的牺牲了，有的奄奄一息，

　　For them, no more shall rise the evening moon, nor midnight stars, 他们再也见不到，傍晚的月亮和深夜的繁星，

　　Nor daylight's soft surprise: 也不会感受清晨的日光。

　　They will not wake to tenderest call, 他们不会为轻柔的呼唤叫醒，

　　Nor see again each home, 也不会再见到家中亲人，

　　Where waiting hearts shall throb⁵ and break, 亲人会心痛、心碎，

　　When this day's tidings come. 当战场消息传回家乡。

　　Two soldiers, lying as they fell upon the reddened clay— 有两个士兵倒下了，倒在鲜红的泥土上——

　　In daytime, foes⁶; at night, in peace breathing their lives away! 白天他们是仇敌，夜间他们和平地 呼吸着生命最后的空气！

　　Brave hearts had stirred each manly⁷ breast; 胸膛里跳动着勇敢的心；

　　Fate only, made them foes; 是命运让他们成为敌人；

　　And lying, dying, side by side, a softened⁸ feeling rose. 此刻躺在一起，一起走向死亡，一种温暖的感情从心中生起。

1 sodden   

adj.浑身湿透的；v.使浸透；使呆头呆脑

参考例句：

• We stripped off our sodden clothes.我们扒下了湿透的衣服。
• The cardboard was sodden and fell apart in his hands.纸板潮得都发酥了，手一捏就碎。

2 lurid   

adj.可怕的；血红的；苍白的

参考例句：

• The paper gave all the lurid details of the murder.这份报纸对这起凶杀案耸人听闻的细节描写得淋漓尽致。
• The lurid sunset puts a red light on their faces.血红一般的夕阳映红了他们的脸。

3 trampling   

踩( trample的现在分词 )； 践踏； 无视； 侵犯

参考例句：

• Diplomats denounced the leaders for trampling their citizens' civil rights. 外交官谴责这些领导人践踏其公民的公民权。
• They don't want people trampling the grass, pitching tents or building fires. 他们不希望人们踩踏草坪、支帐篷或生火。

4 slain   

杀死，宰杀，杀戮( slay的过去分词 )； (slay的过去分词)

参考例句：

• The soldiers slain in the battle were burried that night. 在那天夜晚埋葬了在战斗中牺牲了的战士。
• His boy was dead, slain by the hand of the false Amulius. 他的儿子被奸诈的阿缪利乌斯杀死了。

5 throb   

v.震颤，颤动；(急速强烈地)跳动，搏动

参考例句：

• She felt her heart give a great throb.她感到自己的心怦地跳了一下。
• The drums seemed to throb in his ears.阵阵鼓声彷佛在他耳边震响。

6 foes   

敌人，仇敌( foe的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• They steadily pushed their foes before them. 他们不停地追击敌人。
• She had fought many battles, vanquished many foes. 她身经百战，挫败过很多对手。

7 manly   

adj.有男子气概的；adv.男子般地，果断地

参考例句：

• The boy walked with a confident manly stride.这男孩以自信的男人步伐行走。
• He set himself manly tasks and expected others to follow his example.他给自己定下了男子汉的任务，并希望别人效之。

8 softened   

（使）变软( soften的过去式和过去分词 )； 缓解打击； 缓和； 安慰

参考例句：

• His smile softened slightly. 他的微笑稍柔和了些。
• The ice cream softened and began to melt. 冰淇淋开始变软并开始融化。