美国语文第六册 第100期:洁白的雪(2)

 Are joined in their fall, and, side by side, Come clinging along their unsteady way; 在坠落中抱成一团，一个挨着一个，紧紧依附着摇晃的路；

As friend with friend, or husband with wife, Makes hand in hand the passage of life; 就像朋友和朋友，丈夫和妻子相扶助，在生活的路上手拉着手，

Each mated flake¹ Soon sinks in the dark and silent lake. 每一个都结成配偶一样的薄片很快坠进黝黑平静的湖上。

Lo! while we are gazing, in swifter haste Stream down the snows, till the air is white, 看！我们凝视着，就这样倏忽即逝雪花片片，直到天空一片白色，

As, myriads² by myriads madly chased, They fling themselves from their shadowy height. 无数雪花疯狂地追逐着，它们冲向自己高高的影霭。

The fair, frail³ creatures of middle sky, What speed they make, with their grave so nigh; 天空中央这些脆弱的生灵，下落的速度何其快，它们的坟墓又挨得那般近；

Flake after flake To lie in the dark and silent lake. 一片又一片，就飘落在黝黑平静的湖上。

I see in thy gentle eyes a tear; They turn to me in sorrowful thought; 我见你温柔的眼中一滴泪花；让我陷入忧伤的沉思；

Thou thinkest of friends, the good and dear, Who were for a time, and now are not; 你想到朋友，不论好友还是爱人，都已成过往，现在已空；

Like these fair children of cloud and frost, That glisten⁴ a moment and then are lost, 就像这些云朵和冰霜的孩子，光耀一时终化云烟，

Flake after flake,— All lost in the dark and silent lake. 一片又一片——所有都消失在黝黑平静的湖里。

Yet look again, for the clouds divide; A gleam of blue on the water lies; 再望去，云团已然分开；一缕蓝光映在水面上；

And far away, on the mountain side, A sunbeam falls from the opening skies. 在远处，高山上，云开后划过一道光束。

But the hurrying host that flew between The cloud and the water no more is seen; 在云朵和水面之间什么都不见了；

Flake after flake At rest in the dark and silent lake. 一片又一片归于黝黑平静的湖面。

 

1 flake   

v.使成薄片；雪片般落下；n.薄片

参考例句：

• Drain the salmon,discard the skin,crush the bones and flake the salmon with a fork.将鲑鱼沥干，去表皮，粉碎鱼骨并用餐叉子将鱼肉切成小薄片状。
• The paint's beginning to flake.油漆开始剥落了。

2 myriads   

n.无数，极大数量( myriad的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Each galaxy contains myriads of stars. 每一星系都有无数的恒星。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The sky was set with myriads of stars. 无数星星点缀着夜空。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

3 frail   

adj.身体虚弱的；易损坏的

参考例句：

• Mrs. Warner is already 96 and too frail to live by herself.华纳太太已经九十六岁了，身体虚弱，不便独居。
• She lay in bed looking particularly frail.她躺在床上，看上去特别虚弱。

4 glisten   

vi.（光洁或湿润表面等）闪闪发光，闪闪发亮

参考例句：

• Dewdrops glisten in the morning sun.露珠在晨光下闪闪发光。
• His sunken eyes glistened with delight.他凹陷的眼睛闪现出喜悦的光芒。