美国语文第六册 第234期:伊万杰琳眼中的教堂景象(1)

LESSON 72 THE CHURCH SCENE FROM EVANGELINE

第七十二课 伊万杰琳眼中的教堂景象

So passed the morning away. And lo! with a summons sonorous¹, sounded the bell from its tower, and over the meadows a drumbeat.

清晨就这样度过。看啊！随着一声响亮的召唤，高楼敲响钟声，鼓声漫过草地。

Thronged² erelong was the church with men.

不久人们麇集教堂，

Without, in the churchyard, awaited the women.

在教堂墓地，没有等待的女人。

They stood by the graves, and hung on the headstones, garlands of autumn leaves and evergreens³ fresh from the forest.

他们站在坟墓旁，紧紧抓住墓碑，上面盖着用丛林里采来的秋叶和常青藤编成的花圈。

Then came the guard from the ships, and marching proudly among them entered the sacred portal.

船上下来的卫兵来了，在他们中间自豪地迈着正步，进了神圣的入口。

With loud and dissonant⁴ clangor echoed the sound of their brazen⁵ drums from ceiling and casement⁶,

伴随响亮和刺耳的铿锵声，从顶棚和窗扉回荡着他们铜鼓的响声，

echoed a moment only, and slowly the ponderous⁷ portal closed, and in silence the crowd awaited the will of the soldiers.

只响了片刻，笨重的大门慢慢关上，人群在沉默中等待士兵的决心。

Then uprose their commander, and spake from the steps of the altar, holding aloft in his hands, with its seals, the royal commission.

他们的指挥官站起身，站在祭坛的台阶讲话，他的手举过头顶，用的是皇家的印信。

"You have convened⁸ this day," he said, "by his Majesty's orders,

“今天向你们传达陛下的命令，”他说，

clement⁹ and kind has he been; but how you have answered his kindness, let your own hearts reply!

“陛下一贯仁慈和善；但是，你们是怎么回应的，还是让你们的心来回答吧！

1 sonorous   

adj.响亮的，回响的；adv.圆润低沉地；感人地；n.感人，堂皇

参考例句：

• The sonorous voice of the speaker echoed round the room.那位演讲人洪亮的声音在室内回荡。
• He has a deep sonorous voice.他的声音深沉而洪亮。

2 thronged   

v.成群，挤满( throng的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Mourners thronged to the funeral. 吊唁者蜂拥着前来参加葬礼。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The department store was thronged with people. 百货商店挤满了人。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

3 evergreens   

n.常青树，常绿植物，万年青( evergreen的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The leaves of evergreens are often shaped like needles. 常绿植物的叶常是针形的。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The pine, cedar and spruce are evergreens. 松树、雪松、云杉都是常绿的树。 来自辞典例句

4 dissonant   

adj.不和谐的；不悦耳的

参考例句：

• His voice is drowned by the dissonant scream of a siren outside.她的声音被外面杂乱刺耳的警报声吞没了。
• They chose to include all of these dissonant voices together.他们把那些不和谐的声音也放在了里面

5 brazen   

adj.厚脸皮的，无耻的，坚硬的

参考例句：

• The brazen woman laughed loudly at the judge who sentenced her.那无耻的女子冲着给她判刑的法官高声大笑。
• Some people prefer to brazen a thing out rather than admit defeat.有的人不愿承认失败，而是宁肯厚着脸皮干下去。

6 casement   

n.竖铰链窗；窗扉

参考例句：

• A casement is a window that opens by means of hinges at the side.竖铰链窗是一种用边上的铰链开启的窗户。
• With the casement half open,a cold breeze rushed inside.窗扉半开，凉风袭来。

7 ponderous   

adj.沉重的，笨重的，(文章)冗长的

参考例句：

• His steps were heavy and ponderous.他的步伐沉重缓慢。
• It was easy to underestimate him because of his occasionally ponderous manner.由于他偶尔现出的沉闷的姿态，很容易使人小看了他。

8 convened   

召开( convene的过去式 )； 召集； （为正式会议而）聚集； 集合

参考例句：

• The chairman convened the committee to put the issue to a vote. 主席召集委员们开会对这个问题进行表决。
• The governor convened his troops to put down the revolt. 总督召集他的部队去镇压叛乱。

9 clement   

adj.仁慈的；温和的

参考例句：

• A clement judge reduced his sentence.一位仁慈的法官为他减了刑。
• The planet's history contains many less stable and clement eras than the holocene.地球的历史包含着许多不如全新世稳定与温和的地质时期。