美国语文第五册 第291期:水手的梦(2)

 　　He springs from his hammock,—he flies to the deck; 少年从吊床跃起，飞身甲板，

　　Amazement¹ confronts him with images dire²;  眼前，惊愕不已的景象，

　　Wild winds and mad waves drive the vessel³ a wreck⁴; 狂风巨浪，将船体撕裂，

　　The masts fly in splinters; the shrouds⁵ are on fire. 桅杆断成碎片，遍地火光。

　　Like mountains the billows tremendously swell⁶;  涌浪拍天，排山倒海扑来，

　　In vain the lost wretch⁷ calls on Mercy to save; 落水的手，徒唤苍天在上，

　　Unseen hands of spirits are ringing his knell⁸, 鬼神，敲响瘆人的丧钟，

　　And the death angel flaps his broad wings o’er the wave!  死亡天使，振翼掠过海浪。

　　O sailor boy, woe⁹ to thy dream of delight!  哦，水手少年，梦魇伴随灾难，

　　In darkness dissolves the gay frostwork of bliss¹⁰! 黑暗融化，神佑的浪漫秋霜，

　　Where now is the picture that Fancy touched bright, 父母钟爱，还有恋人温香，

　　Thy parents’fond pressure, and love’s honeyed kiss? 梦幻小船，究竟哪里迷航？

　　O sailor boy! sailor boy! never again  哦，水手少年，你再亦无法

　　Shall home, love, or kindred, thy wishes repay;  回到家乡，一偿亲情夙愿，

　　Unblessed and unhonored, down deep in the main,  你不幸地， 默默葬身海底，

　　Full many a fathom¹¹, thy frame shall decay. 冰冷海浪， 将蚀尽你的躯体。

　　No tomb shall e’er plead to remembrance for thee,  没有荒冢，为你掬起回忆，

　　Or redeem¹² form or fame from the merciless surge; 没有救赎，来自涛声奏响，

　　But the white foam¹³ of waves shall thy winding¹⁴ sheet be, 浪花奔涌，裹起青春殓衣，

　　And winds in the midnight of winter thy dirge¹⁵. 寒冬夜半，铺开生命悲怆。

　　On a bed of green sea flowers thy limbs shall be laid, 你安卧海底，绿色花朵簇拥，

　　Around thy white bones the red coral shall grow;  白骨悄然，红色珊瑚生长，

　　Of thy fair yellow locks threads of amber¹⁶ be made, 你堇色头发，绺成琥珀丝线，

　　And every part suit to thy mansion¹⁷ below. 时光凝固，铺满平静安详。

　　Days, months, years, and ages shall circle away,  年复一年，岁月穿梭流转，

　　And still the vast waters above thee shall roll;  你的身上，海浪訇然如常，

　　Earth loses thy pattern forever and aye;  你的身影，永远不会再现，

　　O sailor boy! sailor boy! peace to thy soul! 哦，灵魂安息，帅美的水手少年！

1 amazement   

n.惊奇，惊讶

参考例句：

• All those around him looked at him with amazement.周围的人都对他投射出惊异的眼光。
• He looked at me in blank amazement.他带着迷茫惊诧的神情望着我。

2 dire   

adj.可怕的，悲惨的，阴惨的，极端的

参考例句：

• There were dire warnings about the dangers of watching too much TV.曾经有人就看电视太多的危害性提出严重警告。
• We were indeed in dire straits.But we pulled through.那时我们的困难真是大极了，但是我们渡过了困难。

3 vessel   

n.船舶；容器，器皿；管，导管，血管

参考例句：

• The vessel is fully loaded with cargo for Shanghai.这艘船满载货物驶往上海。
• You should put the water into a vessel.你应该把水装入容器中。

4 wreck   

n.失事，遇难；沉船；vt.(船等)失事，遇难

参考例句：

• Weather may have been a factor in the wreck.天气可能是造成这次失事的原因之一。
• No one can wreck the friendship between us.没有人能够破坏我们之间的友谊。

5 shrouds   

n.裹尸布( shroud的名词复数 )；寿衣；遮蔽物；覆盖物v.隐瞒( shroud的第三人称单数 )；保密

参考例句：

• 'For instance,' returned Madame Defarge, composedly,'shrouds.' “比如说，”德伐日太太平静地回答，“裹尸布。” 来自英汉文学 - 双城记
• Figure 3-10 illustrates the result of a study or conical shrouds. 图3-10表明了对锥形外壳的研究结果。 来自辞典例句

6 swell   

vi.膨胀，肿胀；增长，增强

参考例句：

• The waves had taken on a deep swell.海浪汹涌。
• His injured wrist began to swell.他那受伤的手腕开始肿了。

7 wretch   

n.可怜的人，不幸的人；卑鄙的人

参考例句：

• You are really an ungrateful wretch to complain instead of thanking him.你不但不谢他，还埋怨他，真不知好歹。
• The dead husband is not the dishonoured wretch they fancied him.死去的丈夫不是他们所想象的不光彩的坏蛋。

8 knell   

n.丧钟声；v.敲丧钟

参考例句：

• That is the death knell of the British Empire.这是不列颠帝国的丧钟。
• At first he thought it was a death knell.起初，他以为是死亡的丧钟敲响了。

9 woe   

n.悲哀，苦痛，不幸，困难；int.用来表达悲伤或惊慌

参考例句：

• Our two peoples are brothers sharing weal and woe.我们两国人民是患难与共的兄弟。
• A man is well or woe as he thinks himself so.自认祸是祸，自认福是福。

10 bliss   

n.狂喜，福佑，天赐的福

参考例句：

• It's sheer bliss to be able to spend the day in bed.整天都可以躺在床上真是幸福。
• He's in bliss that he's won the Nobel Prize.他非常高兴，因为获得了诺贝尔奖金。

11 fathom   

v.领悟，彻底了解

参考例句：

• I really couldn't fathom what he was talking about.我真搞不懂他在说些什么。
• What these people hoped to achieve is hard to fathom.这些人希望实现些什么目标难以揣测。

12 redeem   

v.买回，赎回，挽回，恢复，履行（诺言等）

参考例句：

• He had no way to redeem his furniture out of pawn.他无法赎回典当的家具。
• The eyes redeem the face from ugliness.这双眼睛弥补了他其貌不扬之缺陷。

13 foam   

v./n.泡沫，起泡沫

参考例句：

• The glass of beer was mostly foam.这杯啤酒大部分是泡沫。
• The surface of the water is full of foam.水面都是泡沫。

14 winding   

n.绕，缠，绕组，线圈

参考例句：

• A winding lane led down towards the river.一条弯弯曲曲的小路通向河边。
• The winding trail caused us to lose our orientation.迂回曲折的小道使我们迷失了方向。

15 dirge   

n.哀乐，挽歌，庄重悲哀的乐曲

参考例句：

• She threw down her basket and intoned a peasant dirge.她撂下菜篮，唱起庄稼人的哀歌。
• The stranger,after listening for a moment,joined in the mournful dirge.听了一会儿后这个陌生人也跟著唱起了悲哀的挽歌。

16 amber   

n.琥珀；琥珀色；adj.琥珀制的

参考例句：

• Would you like an amber necklace for your birthday?你过生日想要一条琥珀项链吗？
• This is a piece of little amber stones.这是一块小小的琥珀化石。

17 mansion   

n.大厦，大楼；宅第

参考例句：

• The old mansion was built in 1850.这座古宅建于1850年。
• The mansion has extensive grounds.这大厦四周的庭园广阔。