双语有声阅读：为国捐躯 Dulce Et Decorum Est

Dulce Et Decorum Est - Wilfred Owen

 

为国捐躯 - Wilfred Owen

 

Bent¹ double, like old beggars under sacks,

 

深深地弯下腰，就像压在麻包下的老乞丐，

Knock-kneed, coughing like hags, we cursed through sludge,

两腿内弯，像丑陋的老太婆在咳嗽，我们咒骂着穿过污秽，

Till on the haunting flares² we turned our backs. And towards our distant rest began to trudge³.

直到闪耀的火光浮现，我们才背转身，向着我们遥远的憩息处开始跋涉。

Men marched asleep.

人们在昏昏欲睡中行军。

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Many had lost their boots But limped on, blood-shod. All went lame⁴; all blind;

许多人丢掉了鞋子但却瘸行，穿着带血的鞋。都变瘸了，都失去了控制；

Drunk with fatigue⁵; deaf even to the hoots⁶ Of disappointed shells that dropped behind.

都因疲惫而迷醉，全然听不见落在背后令人失望的炮弹的轰鸣。

Gas! Gas! Quick, boys! – An ecstasy⁷ of fumbling⁸, Fitting the clumsy helmets just in time;

毒气！毒气！兄弟们，快！——一阵狂乱的摸索，刚刚掐着时间套好笨拙的面具；

But someone still was yelling out and stumbling, And flound'ring like a man in fire or lime...

但是仍有人在呼救，在蹒跚、在挣扎，一边挣扎，好像人掉进了烈火和石灰…

Dim, through the misty⁹ panes¹⁰ and thick green light, As under a green sea, I saw him drowning.

屋外灰蒙蒙一片，透过挂满露珠的窗玻璃和窗外泛着浓绿色的光线，我看到他淹没在绿色的海洋里。

In all my dreams, before my helpless sight, He plunges¹¹ at me, guttering¹², choking, drowning.

在我所有的梦中，在我感到无助和恐怖的时刻，他总是冲向我，一会儿在水中左右摇摆、挣扎，被水淹没，

If in some smothering¹³ dreams you too could pace Behind the wagon¹⁴ that we flung him in,

如果在令人窒息的梦中你也能迈步，跟随我们将他扔进的那辆大车，

And watch the white eyes writhing¹⁵ in his face, His hanging face, like a devil's sick of sin;

望着他的脸上白色的眼珠不停地转动，他的一张吊死鬼的脸，就像恶魔一样可怖；

If you could hear, at every jolt¹⁶, the blood Come gargling from the froth-corrupted lungs,

如果你也能听见血液随着每次颠簸咕咕地从被泡沫腐蚀的肺部涌出，

Obscene as cancer, bitter as the cud Of vile¹⁷, incurable¹⁸ sores on innocent tongues,

猥琐如癌症，苦涩如那反刍物，无药可医的恶疮感染了无辜的舌头，

My friend, you would not tell with such high zest¹⁹ To children ardent²⁰ for some desperate glory,

我的朋友，你就不会带着如此高涨的豪情向那些燃烧着荣耀欲火的孩子们宣谕，

The old Lie; Dulce et Decorum est Pro²¹ patria mori.

那古老的谎言：“美哉！宜哉！”为祖国牺牲愉快而又光荣。

1 bent   

n.爱好，癖好；adj.弯的；决心的，一心的

参考例句：

• He was fully bent upon the project.他一心扑在这项计划上。
• We bent over backward to help them.我们尽了最大努力帮助他们。

2 flares   

n.喇叭裤v.（使）闪耀( flare的第三人称单数 )；（使）（船舷）外倾；（使）鼻孔张大；（使）（衣裙、酒杯等）呈喇叭形展开

参考例句：

• The side of a ship flares from the keel to the deck. 船舷从龙骨向甲板外倾。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He's got a fiery temper and flares up at the slightest provocation. 他是火爆性子，一点就着。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3 trudge   

v.步履艰难地走；n.跋涉，费力艰难的步行

参考例句：

• It was a hard trudge up the hill.这趟上山是一次艰难的跋涉。
• The trudge through the forest will be tiresome.长途跋涉穿越森林会令人疲惫不堪。

4 lame   

adj.跛的，(辩解、论据等)无说服力的

参考例句：

• The lame man needs a stick when he walks.那跛脚男子走路时需借助拐棍。
• I don't believe his story.It'sounds a bit lame.我不信他讲的那一套。他的话听起来有些靠不住。

5 fatigue   

n.疲劳，劳累

参考例句：

• The old lady can't bear the fatigue of a long journey.这位老妇人不能忍受长途旅行的疲劳。
• I have got over my weakness and fatigue.我已从虚弱和疲劳中恢复过来了。

6 hoots   

咄，啐

参考例句：

• His suggestion was greeted with hoots of laughter. 他的建议引起了阵阵嗤笑。
• The hoots came from the distance. 远处传来呜呜声。

7 ecstasy   

n.狂喜，心醉神怡，入迷

参考例句：

• He listened to the music with ecstasy.他听音乐听得入了神。
• Speechless with ecstasy,the little boys gazed at the toys.小孩注视着那些玩具，高兴得说不出话来。

8 fumbling   

n. 摸索,漏接 v. 摸索,摸弄,笨拙的处理

参考例句：

• If he actually managed to the ball instead of fumbling it with an off-balance shot. 如果他实际上设法拿好球而不是fumbling它。50-balance射击笨拙地和迅速地会开始他的岗位移动，经常这样结束。
• If he actually managed to secure the ball instead of fumbling it awkwardly an off-balance shot. 如果他实际上设法拿好球而不是fumbling它。50-50提议有时。他从off-balance射击笨拙地和迅速地会开始他的岗位移动，经常这样结束。

9 misty   

adj.雾蒙蒙的，有雾的

参考例句：

• He crossed over to the window to see if it was still misty.他走到窗户那儿，看看是不是还有雾霭。
• The misty scene had a dreamy quality about it.雾景给人以梦幻般的感觉。

10 panes   

窗玻璃( pane的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The sun caught the panes and flashed back at him. 阳光照到窗玻璃上，又反射到他身上。
• The window-panes are dim with steam. 玻璃窗上蒙上了一层蒸汽。

11 plunges   

n.跳进，投入vt.使投入，使插入，使陷入vi.投入，跳进，陷入v.颠簸( plunge的第三人称单数 )；暴跌；骤降；突降

参考例句：

• Even before he plunges into his program, he has his audience in his pocket. 他的节目甚至还没有出场，就已控制住了观众。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• 'Monseigneur, he precipitated himself over the hill-side, head first, as a person plunges into the river.' “大人，他头冲下跳下山坡去了，像往河里跳一样。” 来自英汉文学 - 双城记

12 guttering   

n.用于建排水系统的材料；沟状切除术；开沟

参考例句：

• a length of guttering 一节沟槽
• The candle was guttering in the candlestick. 蜡烛在烛台上淌着蜡。 来自辞典例句

13 smothering   

（使）窒息， （使）透不过气( smother的现在分词 )； 覆盖； 忍住； 抑制

参考例句：

• He laughed triumphantly, and silenced her by manly smothering. 他胜利地微笑着，以男人咄咄逼人的气势使她哑口无言。
• He wrapped the coat around her head, smothering the flames. 他用上衣包住她的头，熄灭了火。

14 wagon   

n.四轮马车，手推车，面包车；无盖运货列车

参考例句：

• We have to fork the hay into the wagon.我们得把干草用叉子挑进马车里去。
• The muddy road bemired the wagon.马车陷入了泥泞的道路。

15 writhing   

（因极度痛苦而）扭动或翻滚( writhe的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• She was writhing around on the floor in agony. 她痛得在地板上直打滚。
• He was writhing on the ground in agony. 他痛苦地在地上打滚。

16 jolt   

v.（使）摇动，（使）震动，（使）颠簸

参考例句：

• We were worried that one tiny jolt could worsen her injuries.我们担心稍微颠簸一下就可能会使她的伤势恶化。
• They were working frantically in the fear that an aftershock would jolt the house again.他们拼命地干着，担心余震可能会使房子再次受到震动。

17 vile   

adj.卑鄙的，可耻的，邪恶的；坏透的

参考例句：

• Who could have carried out such a vile attack?会是谁发起这么卑鄙的攻击呢？
• Her talk was full of vile curses.她的话里充满着恶毒的咒骂。

18 incurable   

adj.不能医治的，不能矫正的，无救的；n.不治的病人，无救的人

参考例句：

• All three babies were born with an incurable heart condition.三个婴儿都有不可治瘉的先天性心脏病。
• He has an incurable and widespread nepotism.他们有不可救药的，到处蔓延的裙带主义。

19 zest   

n.乐趣；滋味，风味；兴趣

参考例句：

• He dived into his new job with great zest.他充满热情地投入了新的工作。
• He wrote his novel about his trip to Asia with zest.他兴趣浓厚的写了一本关于他亚洲之行的小说。

20 ardent   

adj.热情的，热烈的，强烈的，烈性的

参考例句：

• He's an ardent supporter of the local football team.他是本地足球队的热情支持者。
• Ardent expectations were held by his parents for his college career.他父母对他的大学学习抱着殷切的期望。

21 pro   

n.赞成，赞成的意见，赞成者

参考例句：

• The two debating teams argued the question pro and con.辩论的两组从赞成与反对两方面辩这一问题。
• Are you pro or con nuclear disarmament?你是赞成还是反对核裁军？