美国语文第五册 第94期:洛多大瀑布(2)

 　　Rising and leaping, Sinking and creeping, Swelling¹ and sweeping², Showering and springing,  它在攀升、跨跃，速降、蠕行，它在膨胀、席卷，飞泻，遽起，

　　Flying and flinging, Writhing³ and ringing, Eddying⁴ and whisking, Spouting⁵ and frisking, 它在飞翔、横扫，翻扭、迂回，它在旋转、掠动，喷泄、 蹦跶，

　　Turning and twisting, around and around with endless rebound⁶; 它在回旋、纠结，百折千转，千转百折，永无止境，

　　Smiting⁷ and fighting, A sight to delight in; Confounding, astounding⁸,  撒开弹射。它在袭击，在阻击，铺开，汹涌澎湃的浩荡，它在挫败，在震颤，

　　Dizzying, and deafening⁹ the ear with its sound collecting, projecting, Receding¹⁰ and speeding, 发起，耳聋目眩的较量；无声渗漏，欢呼雀跃，重锤撞击，刀戟劈开，

　　And shocking and rocking, And darting¹¹ and parting, And threading and spreading, And whizzing and hissing¹²,  晶莹夺目，藤缠枝绕，喋喋不休，天崩地裂，趔趄晃荡，声撼山摇，万马奔涌，虎啸平川，

　　And dripping and skipping, And hitting and splitting, And shining and twining, And rattling¹³ and battling, And shaking and quaking,  波浪起伏，凌空漫舞，辗转摇晃，乖戾叵测，碎语绵绵，雷霆万钧，扼腕之叹，裂帛之惊，悲泣呻吟，抱怨哀鸣，

　　And pouring and roaring, And waving and raving¹⁴, And tossing and crossing, And guggling and struggling, 闪闪泛亮，粼粼碎屑，聚拢收缩，羽化飞天，湍流涡旋，银光耀眼，天地悸动，惊悚山川，

　　And heaving and cleaving¹⁵, And moaning and groaning¹⁶, And glittering and frittering, And gathering¹⁷ and feathering,  抗争不息，仓促匆忙，紧锣密鼓，电闪雷鸣，跋涉艰难，分叉，滑翔，不断变异，

　　And whitening and brightening, And quivering and shivering, And hurrying and skurrying, And thundering and floundering; 跌落，嚎叫，到处蔓生，驱赶，撕裂，雾漫，影动，波光潋滟；

　　Dividing and gliding¹⁸ and sliding, 时而打击，或者摇撼，

　　And falling and brawling¹⁹ and sprawling²⁰, 时而猛冲，或者断裂，

　　And driving and riving and striving, 时而践踏，或者舒展，

　　And sprinkling and twinkling and wrinkling; 飕飕狂飙，徐徐低缓；

　　And thumping²¹ and plumping and bumping and jumping, And dashing and flashing and splashing and clashing; 捶击，坠落，碰撞，凌空展翅，泼溅，迸闪，喷射，铿锵有声，

　　And so never ending, but always descending²², Sounds and motions forever and ever are blending, 飞流直下，奔泻穿梭，那些所有声音与运动，交融汇聚，伴随巨大的喧嚣，戛然而止。

　　All at once and all o'er, with a mighty²³ uproar²⁴, 这就是，洛多瀑布，

　　And this way the water comes down at Lodore. 一条涅槃再生之路。

1 swelling   

n.肿胀

参考例句：

• Use ice to reduce the swelling. 用冰敷消肿。
• There is a marked swelling of the lymph nodes. 淋巴结处有明显的肿块。

2 sweeping   

adj.范围广大的，一扫无遗的

参考例句：

• The citizens voted for sweeping reforms.公民投票支持全面的改革。
• Can you hear the wind sweeping through the branches?你能听到风掠过树枝的声音吗？

3 writhing   

（因极度痛苦而）扭动或翻滚( writhe的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• She was writhing around on the floor in agony. 她痛得在地板上直打滚。
• He was writhing on the ground in agony. 他痛苦地在地上打滚。

4 eddying   

涡流，涡流的形成

参考例句：

• The Rhine flowed on, swirling and eddying, at six or seven miles an hour. 莱茵河不断以每小时六、七哩的速度，滔滔滚流，波涛起伏。

5 spouting   

n.水落管系统v.（指液体）喷出( spout的现在分词 )；滔滔不绝地讲；喋喋不休地说；喷水

参考例句：

• He's always spouting off about the behaviour of young people today. 他总是没完没了地数落如今年轻人的行为。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Blood was spouting from the deep cut in his arm. 血从他胳膊上深深的伤口里涌出来。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 rebound   

v.弹回；n.弹回，跳回

参考例句：

• The vibrations accompanying the rebound are the earth quake.伴随这种回弹的振动就是地震。
• Our evil example will rebound upon ourselves.我们的坏榜样会回到我们自己头上的。

7 smiting   

v.猛打，重击，打击( smite的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• He set to smiting and overthrowing. 他马上就动手殴打和破坏。 来自辞典例句

8 astounding   

adj.使人震惊的vt.使震惊，使大吃一惊astound的现在分词)

参考例句：

• There was an astounding 20% increase in sales. 销售量惊人地增加了20%。
• The Chairman's remarks were so astounding that the audience listened to him with bated breath. 主席说的话令人吃惊，所以听众都屏息听他说。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 deafening   

adj. 振耳欲聋的, 极喧闹的 动词deafen的现在分词形式

参考例句：

• The noise of the siren was deafening her. 汽笛声震得她耳朵都快聋了。
• The noise of the machine was deafening. 机器的轰鸣声震耳欲聋。

10 receding   

v.逐渐远离( recede的现在分词 )；向后倾斜；自原处后退或避开别人的注视；尤指问题

参考例句：

• Desperately he struck out after the receding lights of the yacht. 游艇的灯光渐去渐远，他拼命划水追赶。 来自辞典例句
• Sounds produced by vehicles receding from us seem lower-pitched than usual. 渐渐远离我们的运载工具发出的声似乎比平常的音调低。 来自辞典例句

11 darting   

v.投掷，投射( dart的现在分词 )；向前冲，飞奔

参考例句：

• Swallows were darting through the clouds. 燕子穿云急飞。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• Swallows were darting through the air. 燕子在空中掠过。 来自辞典例句

12 hissing   

n. 发嘶嘶声, 蔑视 动词hiss的现在分词形式

参考例句：

• The steam escaped with a loud hissing noise. 蒸汽大声地嘶嘶冒了出来。
• His ears were still hissing with the rustle of the leaves. 他耳朵里还听得萨萨萨的声音和屑索屑索的怪声。 来自汉英文学 - 春蚕

13 rattling   

adj. 格格作响的, 活泼的, 很好的 adv. 极其, 很, 非常 动词rattle的现在分词

参考例句：

• This book is a rattling good read. 这是一本非常好的读物。
• At that same instant,a deafening explosion set the windows rattling. 正在这时，一声震耳欲聋的爆炸突然袭来，把窗玻璃震得当当地响。

14 raving   

adj.说胡话的；疯狂的，怒吼的；非常漂亮的；令人醉心[痴心]的v.胡言乱语(rave的现在分词)n.胡话；疯话adv.胡言乱语地；疯狂地

参考例句：

• The man's a raving lunatic. 那个男子是个语无伦次的疯子。
• When I told her I'd crashed her car, she went stark raving bonkers. 我告诉她我把她的车撞坏了时，她暴跳如雷。

15 cleaving   

v.劈开，剁开，割开( cleave的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The freighter carrying pig iron is cleaving through the water. 装着生铁的货船正在破浪前进。 来自辞典例句
• IL-10-cDNA fragment was obtained through cleaving pUC-T-IL-10cDNA by reconstriction enzymes. 结果：pcDNA3.1-IL-10酶切鉴定的电泳结果显示，pcDNA3.1-IL-10质粒有一个560bp左右的插入片断，大小和IL-10cDNA大致符合。 来自互联网

16 groaning   

adj. 呜咽的, 呻吟的 动词groan的现在分词形式

参考例句：

• She's always groaning on about how much she has to do. 她总抱怨自己干很多活儿。
• The wounded man lay there groaning, with no one to help him. 受伤者躺在那里呻吟着，无人救助。

17 gathering   

n.集会，聚会，聚集

参考例句：

• He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
• He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。

18 gliding   

v. 滑翔 adj. 滑动的

参考例句：

• Swans went gliding past. 天鹅滑行而过。
• The weather forecast has put a question mark against the chance of doing any gliding tomorrow. 天气预报对明天是否能举行滑翔表示怀疑。

19 brawling   

n.争吵，喧嚷

参考例句：

• They were arrested for brawling in the street. 他们因在街上打斗而遭到拘捕。
• The officers were brawling commands. 军官们大声地喊口令。

20 sprawling   

adj.蔓生的，不规则地伸展的v.伸开四肢坐[躺]( sprawl的现在分词 )；蔓延；杂乱无序地拓展；四肢伸展坐着（或躺着）

参考例句：

• He was sprawling in an armchair in front of the TV. 他伸开手脚坐在电视机前的一张扶手椅上。
• a modern sprawling town 一座杂乱无序拓展的现代城镇

21 thumping   

adj.重大的，巨大的；重击的；尺码大的；极好的adv.极端地；非常地v.重击(thump的现在分词)；狠打；怦怦地跳；全力支持

参考例句：

• Her heart was thumping with emotion. 她激动得心怦怦直跳。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• He was thumping the keys of the piano. 他用力弹钢琴。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

22 descending   

n. 下行 adj. 下降的

参考例句：

• The results are expressed in descending numerical order . 结果按数字降序列出。
• The climbers stopped to orient themselves before descending the mountain. 登山者先停下来确定所在的位置，然后再下山。

23 mighty   

adj.强有力的；巨大的

参考例句：

• A mighty force was about to break loose.一股巨大的力量即将迸发而出。
• The mighty iceberg came into view.巨大的冰山出现在眼前。

24 uproar   

n.骚动，喧嚣，鼎沸

参考例句：

• She could hear the uproar in the room.她能听见房间里的吵闹声。
• His remarks threw the audience into an uproar.他的讲话使听众沸腾起来。