双语有声阅读：贾巴沃克 Jabberwocky

Jabberwocky - Lewis Carroll

 

贾巴沃克 - Lewis Carroll

Twas brillig, and the slithy toves

 

是滑菱鲆在缓慢滑动

Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:

时而翻转时而平衡；

All mimsy were the borogoves,

所有的扭捏作态展示了

And the mome raths outgrabe.

蠢人的早熟、懒人的平庸。

"Beware the Jabberwock, my son!

提防贾巴沃克，我的孩子！

The jaws¹ that bite, the claws that catch!

舌能伤人、挠破脸皮！

Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun²

小心鸟儿啾啾，躲避那

The frumious Bandersnatch!"

毒蛇猛兽犹恐不及！

He took his vorpal sword in hand:

他长剑在握

Long time the manxome foe³ he sought

渴望交战寻觅对手

So rested he by the Tumtum tree,

树鸣瑟瑟他伫立

And stood awhile in thought

拭目以待稍假思索。

And as in uffish thought he stood,

他豪情万丈

The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame,

隐语带着光芒

Came whiffling through the tulgey wood,

清风徐徐渡水穿林

And burbled as it came!

窍笑登场！

One, two! One, two! and through and through

一、二！一、二！勇往直前，

The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!

长剑出鞘虎视眈眈！

He left it dead, and with its head

双刃饮血，提着头

He went galumphing back.

他得意洋洋凯旋。

"And hast thou slain⁴ the Jabberwock?

你已除贾巴沃克吧？

Come to my arms, my beamish boy!

春风得意的孩子，快与我拥抱！

O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!"

啊，多么快乐！不必躲避！重见天日！

He chortled in his joy.

他抿嘴偷笑。

'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves

是滑菱鲆在缓慢滑动

Did gyre and gimble in the wabe;

时而翻转时而平衡；

All mimsy were the borogoves,

所有的扭捏作态展示了

And the mome raths outgrabe.

蠢人的早熟、懒人的平庸。

1 jaws   

n.口部；嘴

参考例句：

• The antelope could not escape the crocodile's gaping jaws. 那只羚羊无法从鱷鱼张开的大口中逃脱。
• The scored jaws of a vise help it bite the work. 台钳上有刻痕的虎钳牙帮助它紧咬住工件。

2 shun   

vt.避开，回避，避免

参考例句：

• Materialists face truth,whereas idealists shun it.唯物主义者面向真理，唯心主义者则逃避真理。
• This extremist organization has shunned conventional politics.这个极端主义组织有意避开了传统政治。

3 foe   

n.敌人，仇敌

参考例句：

• He knew that Karl could be an implacable foe.他明白卡尔可能会成为他的死敌。
• A friend is a friend;a foe is a foe;one must be clearly distinguished from the other.敌是敌，友是友，必须分清界限。

4 slain   

杀死，宰杀，杀戮( slay的过去分词 )； (slay的过去分词)

参考例句：

• The soldiers slain in the battle were burried that night. 在那天夜晚埋葬了在战斗中牺牲了的战士。
• His boy was dead, slain by the hand of the false Amulius. 他的儿子被奸诈的阿缪利乌斯杀死了。