美国语文第五册 第329期:命运

 　　The sky is clouded, the rocks are bare; 浓云密布，岩石嶙峋赤裸，

　　The spray of the tempest is white in air; 暴雨骤雨，搅起周天浪花，

　　The winds are out with the waves at play, 风卷浪涌，尽情飞溅追逐，

　　And I shall not tempt¹ the sea to-day. 今天，我不想冒险出海。

　　The trail is narrow, the wood is dim, 狭窄的小路，丛林晦暗，

　　The panther clings to the arching limb; 蜷伏的美洲豹，无声等待，

　　And the lion’s whelps are abroad at play, 熊狮幼崽，四下追逐玩耍，

　　And I shall not join in the chase to-day. 今天，我不想外出打猎。

　　But the ship sailed safely over the sea, 渔船从海上安全返航，

　　And the hunters came from the chase in glee; 猎手欣喜地满载归来，

　　And the town that was builded upon a rock 荒芜处城镇高耸拔起，

　　Was swallowed up in the earthquake shock. 地球将毁于自身劫难。

1 tempt   

vt.引诱，勾引，吸引，引起…的兴趣

参考例句：

• Nothing could tempt him to such a course of action.什么都不能诱使他去那样做。
• The fact that she had become wealthy did not tempt her to alter her frugal way of life.她有钱了，可这丝毫没能让她改变节俭的生活习惯。