美国语文第五册 第67期:小镇水泵(2)

 　　At this sultry noontide, I am cupbearer to the parched¹ populace, 在这个闷热难当的中午，我成了为那些干渴市民斟水上茶的跑堂，

　　for whose benefit an iron goblet² is chained to my waist Like a dramseller on the public square, on a muster³ day, 我尽心为他们服务，腰上别挂个铁制酒杯，就像公众广场游行集会上的酒厂推销员。

　　I cry aloud to all and sundry⁴, in my plainest accents, and at the very tiptop of my voice. 对那些南来北往的人，我用最道地的口音，对那些南来北往的人大声叫喊，

　　Here it is, gentlemen! Here is the good liquor! Walk up, walk up, gentlemen, walk up, walk up! 快来看呀，女士们，先生们，清爽甘甜的饮料！快点来呀，快来看呀！

　　Here is the superior stuff! Here is the unadulterated ale of father Adam! 女士们，先生们，快点来呀，快来看呀！这可是上等的饮料，货真价实的亚当父亲的麦酒！

　　better than Cognac, Hollands, Jamaica, strong beer, or wine of any price; here it is, by the hogshead or the single glass, and not a cent to pay. 比法国白兰地酒、荷兰杜松子酒、牙买加酒、高浓度啤酒，甭管多高价钱的酒还要棒！饮料大卖啦！无论你要上一大桶，还是只喝一小杯，统统无需付一个子儿。

　　Walk up, gentlemen, walk up and help yourselves! 快来呀，女士们，先生们，快点呀，赶快来敞开肚子喝个痛快吧！

　　It were a pity if all this outcry should draw no customers. 万一这样大声吆喝还不能吸引顾客，那可真够遗憾的。

　　Here they come. A hot day, gentlemen. Quaff⁵ and away again, so as to keep yourselves in a nice, cool sweat. 看！有人来了。天这么热，先生们，大口狂饮吧，喝好再离开。多么透彻清凉！多么畅快淋漓！

　　You, my friend, will need another cupful to wash the dust out of your throat, 我的朋友们，你们还得再来一杯，好好漱漱你们满嘴尘土的喉咙，

　　if it be as thick there as it is on your cowhide shoes, I see that you have trudged⁶ half a score of miles today, 如果满脸风尘仆仆，想必今天你长途跋涉而来。

　　and, like a wise man, have passed by the taverns⁷, and stopped at the running brooks⁸ and well curbs⁹. 每当路过客栈或酒馆，你总会在河溪旁或井栏边停下脚步，那才是明智的首选。

　　Otherwise, betwixt heat without and fire within, you would have been burnt to a cinder¹⁰, or melted down to nothing at all—in the fashion of a jellyfish. 否则，面对内热与外火的里外夹攻，你很可能被灼成一团热碳慢慢燃尽，或类似软耷无力的海蜇最后干涸死去。

1 parched   

adj.焦干的；极渴的；v.（使）焦干

参考例句：

• Hot winds parched the crops.热风使庄稼干透了。
• The land in this region is rather dry and parched.这片土地十分干燥。

2 goblet   

n.高脚酒杯

参考例句：

• He poured some wine into the goblet.他向高脚酒杯里倒了一些葡萄酒。
• He swirled the brandy around in the huge goblet.他摇晃着高脚大玻璃杯使里面的白兰地酒旋动起来。

3 muster   

v.集合，收集，鼓起，激起；n.集合，检阅，集合人员，点名册

参考例句：

• Go and muster all the men you can find.去集合所有你能找到的人。
• I had to muster my courage up to ask him that question.我必须鼓起勇气向他问那个问题。

4 sundry   

adj.各式各样的，种种的

参考例句：

• This cream can be used to treat sundry minor injuries.这种药膏可用来治各种轻伤。
• We can see the rich man on sundry occasions.我们能在各种场合见到那个富豪。

5 quaff   

v.一饮而尽；痛饮

参考例句：

• We quaffed wine last night.我们昨晚畅饮了一次酒。
• He's quaffed many a glass of champagne in his time.他年轻时曾经开怀畅饮过不少香槟美酒。

6 trudged   

vt.& vi.跋涉，吃力地走（trudge的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• He trudged the last two miles to the town. 他步履艰难地走完最后两英里到了城里。
• He trudged wearily along the path. 他沿着小路疲惫地走去。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 taverns   

n.小旅馆，客栈，酒馆( tavern的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• They ain't only two taverns. We can find out quick." 这儿只有两家客栈，会弄明白的。” 来自英汉文学 - 汤姆历险
• Maybe ALL the Temperance Taverns have got a ha'nted room, hey, Huck?" 也许所有的禁酒客栈都有个闹鬼的房间，喂，哈克，你说是不是？” 来自英汉文学 - 汤姆历险

8 brooks   

n.小溪( brook的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Brooks gave the business when Haas caught him with his watch. 哈斯抓到偷他的手表的布鲁克斯时，狠狠地揍了他一顿。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Ade and Brooks exchanged blows yesterday and they were severely punished today. 艾德和布鲁克斯昨天打起来了，今天他们受到严厉的惩罚。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 curbs   

v.限制，克制，抑制( curb的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• In executing his functions he is not bound by any legal curbs on his power. 在他履行职务时，他的权力是不受任何法律约束的。 来自辞典例句
• Curbs on air travel were being worked out and would shortly be announced. 限制航空旅行的有关规定正在拟定中，不久即将公布。 来自辞典例句

10 cinder   

n.余烬，矿渣

参考例句：

• The new technology for the preparation of superfine ferric oxide from pyrite cinder is studied.研究了用硫铁矿烧渣为原料，制取超细氧化铁红的新工艺。
• The cinder contains useful iron,down from producing sulphuric acid by contact process.接触法制硫酸的矿渣中含有铁矿。