美国语文第六册 第107期:战争(3)

 Surely these two travelers shall meet in joy and friendship; the flag at the masthead shall give the signal of friendship; 可以肯定的是，这两艘船上的旅行者相遇时应该非常高兴，共话友情。

the happy sailors shall cluster in the rigging, and even on the yardarms, to look each other in the face, 桅顶上的旗子会发出友好的信号。兴高采烈的水手会在索具旁，甚至在桁端上簇拥到一起，彼此打量着，

while the exhilarating voices of both crews shall mingle¹ in accents of gladness uncontrollable. 双方全体船员的欢呼声与难以抑制的喜悦汇成一片。

It is not so. Not as brothers, not as friends, not as wayfarers² of the common ocean, do they come together; but as enemies. 可是，事实不是这样。他们不像兄弟，不像朋友，也不像在共同的海域航行的旅人，他们只是作为相互的敌人走到一起的。

The gentle vessels³ now bristle⁴ fiercely with death-dealing instruments. 这两艘本来彬彬有礼的船，现在开始用致人死命的工具发出凶猛的攻击。

On their spacious⁵ decks, aloft on all their masts, flashes the deadly musketry. 在宽敞的甲板上，在船桅的高处，致命的火器闪烁着火光。

From their sides spout⁶ cataracts⁷ of flame, amidst the pealing⁸ thunders of a fatal artillery⁹. 在大炮的雷鸣声中从船的两侧喷出火舌。

They, who had escaped "the dreadful touch of merchant-marring rocks", 本来已经逃过“岩礁致命接触”一劫的他们，

who had sped on their long and solitary¹⁰ way unharmed by wind or wave — whom the hurricane had spared, 本来已经在风浪伴随下安然度过漫长而孤寂的航程的他们，

in whose favor storms and seas had intermitted their immitigable war — now at last fall by the hand of each other. 飓风也没能奈何了的他们，最终却在彼此手中魂归天外。

 

1 mingle   

vt.使混合，使相混；vi.混合起来；相交往

参考例句：

• If we mingle with the crowd,we should not be noticed.如果我们混在人群中，就不会被注意到。
• Oil will not mingle with water.油和水不相融。

2 wayfarers   

n.旅人，（尤指）徒步旅行者( wayfarer的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Days have been when wayfarers came here to wash their weary feet. 从前曾有过路人到这里来洗疲乏的脚。 来自互联网
• You are the way and the wayfarers. 你们是道路，也是行路者。 来自互联网

3 vessels   

n.血管( vessel的名词复数 )；船；容器；（具有特殊品质或接受特殊品质的）人

参考例句：

• The river is navigable by vessels of up to 90 tons. 90 吨以下的船只可以从这条河通过。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• All modern vessels of any size are fitted with radar installations. 所有现代化船只都有雷达装置。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4 bristle   

v.（毛发）直立，气势汹汹，发怒；n.硬毛发

参考例句：

• It has a short stumpy tail covered with bristles.它粗短的尾巴上鬃毛浓密。
• He bristled with indignation at the suggestion that he was racist.有人暗示他是个种族主义者，他对此十分恼火。

5 spacious   

adj.广阔的，宽敞的

参考例句：

• Our yard is spacious enough for a swimming pool.我们的院子很宽敞，足够建一座游泳池。
• The room is bright and spacious.这房间很豁亮。

6 spout   

v.喷出，涌出；滔滔不绝地讲；n.喷管；水柱

参考例句：

• Implication in folk wealth creativity and undertaking vigor spout.蕴藏于民间的财富创造力和创业活力喷涌而出。
• This acts as a spout to drain off water during a rainstorm.在暴风雨季，这东西被用作喷管来排水。

7 cataracts   

n.大瀑布( cataract的名词复数 )；白内障

参考例句：

• The rotor cataracts water over the top of the machines. 回转轮将水从机器顶上注入。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• Cataracts of rain flooded the streets. 倾盆大雨弄得街道淹水。 来自辞典例句

8 pealing   

v.（使）（钟等）鸣响，（雷等）发出隆隆声( peal的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The bell began pealing. 钟声开始鸣响了。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The church bells are pealing the message of Christmas joy. 教堂的钟声洪亮地传颂着圣诞快乐的信息。 来自辞典例句

9 artillery   

n.(军)火炮，大炮；炮兵(部队)

参考例句：

• This is a heavy artillery piece.这是一门重炮。
• The artillery has more firepower than the infantry.炮兵火力比步兵大。

10 solitary   

adj.孤独的，独立的，荒凉的；n.隐士

参考例句：

• I am rather fond of a solitary stroll in the country.我颇喜欢在乡间独自徜徉。
• The castle rises in solitary splendour on the fringe of the desert.这座城堡巍然耸立在沙漠的边际，显得十分壮美。