美国语文第五册 第328期:夏天的渴望

 　　I must away to the wooded hills and vales, 我要离开，去幽深的沟壑溪谷，

　　Where broad, slow streams flow cool and silently 河水宽阔，静穆流淌着沁凉，

　　And idle barges¹ flap their listless sails. 停泊的船，风儿扑打倦怠长帆，

　　For me the summer sunset glows and pales, 夕阳的光，炙热刺目，

　　And green fields wait for me. 绿色田野，等待着我。

　　I long for shadowy founts, 我向往那，蓊郁树林边清泉，

　　where the birds twitter and chirp² at noon from every tree; 鸟声鼎沸，躲避正午的炎炎，

　　I long for blossomed leaves and lowing herds³; 繁花落尽，果树下哞哞牛群，

　　And Nature’s voices say in mystic words, 静谧柔和，自然纯净的天籁，

　　“The green fields wait for thee.” 绿色田野，等待着我。

　　I dream of uplands, where the primrose⁴ shines 我梦想，樱草花盛开的高处，

　　And waves her yellow lamps above the lea; 草地上，黄色灯笼随风滚翻，

　　Of tangled⁵ copses, swung with trailing vines; 灌木丛，藤茎蔓延摇曳多姿，

　　Of open vistas⁶, skirted with tall pines, 松林高耸，点缀满目寥廓苍翠，

　　Where green fields wait for me. 绿色田野，等待着我。

　　I think of long, sweet afternoons, 我期待，漫长舒适的夏季午后，

　　when I may lie and listen to the distant sea, 躺卧在地，聆听远处海浪呼吸，

　　Or hear the breezes in the reeds that sigh, 微风拂过，传来芦苇深深叹息，

　　Or insect voices chirping⁷ shrill⁸ and dry, 虫鸣四起，声声锐利饥渴难耐，

　　In fields that wait for me. 绿色田野，等待着我。

　　These dreams of summer come to bid me find the forest’s shade, the wild bird’s melody, 夏季梦幻，热烈期待纷沓至来，丛林荫蔽，孕育鸟儿婉转歌喉，

　　While summer’s rosy⁹ wreaths for me are twined, 玫瑰花环，编织夏天繁复美丽，

　　While summer’s fragrance¹⁰ lingers on the wind, 芳香浓郁，风中徘徊难以忘记，

　　And green fields wait for me. 绿色田野，等待着我。

1 barges   

驳船( barge的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The tug is towing three barges. 那只拖船正拖着三只驳船。
• There were plenty of barges dropping down with the tide. 有不少驳船顺流而下。

2 chirp   

v.(尤指鸟)唧唧喳喳的叫

参考例句：

• The birds chirp merrily at the top of tree.鸟儿在枝头欢快地啾啾鸣唱。
• The sparrows chirp outside the window every morning.麻雀每天清晨在窗外嘁嘁喳喳地叫。

3 herds   

兽群( herd的名词复数 )； 牧群； 人群； 群众

参考例句：

• Regularly at daybreak they drive their herds to the pasture. 每天天一亮他们就把牲畜赶到草场上去。
• There we saw herds of cows grazing on the pasture. 我们在那里看到一群群的牛在草地上吃草。

4 primrose   

n.樱草，最佳部分，

参考例句：

• She is in the primrose of her life.她正处在她一生的最盛期。
• The primrose is set off by its nest of green.一窝绿叶衬托着一朵樱草花。

5 tangled   

adj. 纠缠的，紊乱的 动词tangle的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• Your hair's so tangled that I can't comb it. 你的头发太乱了，我梳不动。
• A movement caught his eye in the tangled undergrowth. 乱灌木丛里的晃动引起了他的注意。

6 vistas   

长条形景色( vista的名词复数 )； 回顾； 展望； （未来可能发生的）一系列情景

参考例句：

• This new job could open up whole new vistas for her. 这项新工作可能给她开辟全新的前景。
• The picture is small but It'shows broad vistas. 画幅虽然不大，所表现的天地却十分广阔。

7 chirping   

鸟叫，虫鸣( chirp的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The birds,chirping relentlessly,woke us up at daybreak. 破晓时鸟儿不断吱吱地叫，把我们吵醒了。
• The birds are chirping merrily. 鸟儿在欢快地鸣叫着。

8 shrill   

adj.尖声的；刺耳的；v尖叫

参考例句：

• Whistles began to shrill outside the barn.哨声开始在谷仓外面尖叫。
• The shrill ringing of a bell broke up the card game on the cutter.刺耳的铃声打散了小汽艇的牌局。

9 rosy   

adj.美好的，乐观的，玫瑰色的

参考例句：

• She got a new job and her life looks rosy.她找到一份新工作，生活看上去很美好。
• She always takes a rosy view of life.她总是对生活持乐观态度。

10 fragrance   

n.芬芳，香味，香气

参考例句：

• The apple blossoms filled the air with their fragrance.苹果花使空气充满香味。
• The fragrance of lavender filled the room.房间里充满了薰衣草的香味。