美国语文第五册 第245期:莱茵河畔的士兵(3)

 　　I dreamed I stood with her, and saw the yellow sunlight shine On the vine-clad hills of Bingen,—fair Bingen on the Rhine. 我梦想与她牵手伫立，一起漫步在满山葡萄藤缠绕的山巅，眺望宾根的金色日出，——莱茵河畔宏伟的宾根。

　　I saw the blue Rhine sweep along: I heard, or seemed to hear,  我看见蓝色的宾根在飞奔勇进，我听见，

　　The German songs we used to sing, in chorus sweet and clear;  哦，似乎听见，那些我们曾经反复吟唱的德国战歌，那甜蜜清澈的和声，

　　And down the pleasant river, and up the slanting¹ hill,  随着欢快河流奔腾流泻。那美妙旋律回荡在风光巍峨的群山，

　　The echoing chorus sounded, through the evening calm and still;  穿透夜晚的安宁静谧。

　　And her glad blue eyes were on me, as we passed, with friendly talk, Down many a path beloved of yore, and well-remembered walk;  当我们手牵手依偎徜徉，她那双幸福的蓝眼睛看着我。那条镌刻下古老爱恋的幽静小路，难以忘怀的小路，

　　And her little hand lay lightly, confidingly² in mine,—But we’ll meet no more at Bingen,—loved Bingen all the Rhine. 她柔软小手轻轻地放到我的手上，与我互吐衷肠。然而，我们此生再亦不会在宾根重逢相遇，莱茵河畔的所有，——迷人的宾根。

　　His trembling voice grew faint and hoarse³; his grasp was childish weak, His eyes put on a dying look,—he sighed and ceased to speak.  他颤抖的声音愈来愈虚弱嘶哑；他的手亦轻飘无力，他的眼神现出濒死之光，他怅叹一声。不再说话。

　　His comrade bent⁴ to lift him, but the spark of life had fled,—The soldier of the Legion in a foreign land was dead! 他的战友急忙蹲下扶起他，但他的生命火花急遽黯淡，那位德国军团士兵最终客死在他乡！

　　And the soft moon rose up slowly, and calmly she looked down On the red sand of the battlefield, with bloody⁵ corses strewn;  温柔的月亮缓慢升起，它冷冰冰地望着那片浸满殷红鲜血的战场，

　　Yes, calmly on that dreadful scene, her pale light seemed to shine, As it shone on distant Bingen,—fair Bingen on the Rhine. 月光下，尸体纷乱杂陈，呈现出一幕可怖景象。那缕惨白月光撒在异乡的土地，如同它照耀在遥远的宾根，——莱茵河畔妖娆美丽的宾根。

1 slanting   

倾斜的，歪斜的

参考例句：

• The rain is driving [slanting] in from the south. 南边潲雨。
• The line is slanting to the left. 这根线向左斜了。

2 confidingly   

adv.信任地

参考例句：

• She watched him confidingly and without any fear, faintly wagging her tail. 木木信任地望着自己最新近的主人，不但没有畏惧，还轻轻地摇着尾巴。 来自互联网

3 hoarse   

adj.嘶哑的，沙哑的

参考例句：

• He asked me a question in a hoarse voice.他用嘶哑的声音问了我一个问题。
• He was too excited and roared himself hoarse.他过于激动，嗓子都喊哑了。

4 bent   

n.爱好，癖好；adj.弯的；决心的，一心的

参考例句：

• He was fully bent upon the project.他一心扑在这项计划上。
• We bent over backward to help them.我们尽了最大努力帮助他们。

5 bloody   

adj.非常的的；流血的；残忍的；adv.很；vt.血染

参考例句：

• He got a bloody nose in the fight.他在打斗中被打得鼻子流血。
• He is a bloody fool.他是一个十足的笨蛋。