【双语有声阅读】冬日漫步(2)

The stillness of the morning is impressive.

 

早晨的寂静真令人难忘。

The floor creaks under our feet as we move toward the window to look abroad through some clear space over the fields, we see the roofs stand under their snow burden.

我们踏着吱吱作响的地板来到窗□前，站在一块没有结冰的地方，眺望田野风景。

From the eaves and fences hang stalactites of snow, and in the yard stand stalagmites covering some concealed¹ core.

屋顶被皑皑白雪覆盖着，雪冻成的冰条挂在屋檐下和栅栏上；院子里的雪柱像竹笋一样立着，雪柱里有没有藏着什么东西，就无从知晓了。

The trees and shrubs² rear white arms to the sky on every side；

树木和灌木向四面八方伸展着它们白色的枝干；

 

and where were walls and fences, we see fantastic forms stretching in frolic gambols³ across the dusky landscape, as if Nature had strewn her fresh designs over the fields by night as models for man’s art.

 

原来是墙壁和篱笆的地方，形态更加奇妙， 在昏暗的大地上，它们向左右延伸，似乎在跳跃，仿佛一夜的工夫，大自然就重新设计了一幅田野美境，供人类的艺术家来临摹。

Silently we unlatch the door, letting the drift fall in, and step abroad to face the cutting air.

我们静静地拔去了门闩，让飞雪飘进屋里；走出屋外，寒风如刀割般迎面扑来。

Already the stars have lost some of their sparkle,and a dull, leaden mist skirts the horizon.

星星有点黯淡无光，地平线上笼罩了一层深色沉重的薄雾。

A lurid⁴ brazen⁵ light in the east proclaims the approach of day, while the western landscape is dim and spectral⁶ still,and clothed in a somber⁷ Tartarean light, like the shadowy realms.

东方露出一点耀眼的古铜色光彩，预示着天就要亮了；可是西边的景物，还是很模糊，一片昏暗，无声无响，似乎是笼罩着地狱之光，鬼影扑现着，好像是非人间。

They are infernal sounds only that you hear—the crowing of cocks, the barking of dogs, the chopping of wood, the lowing of kine, all seem to come from Pluto，s barnyard and beyond the Styx-not for any melancholy⁸ they suggest, but their twilight⁹ bustle¹⁰ is too solemn and mysterious for earth.

耳边的声音也有点阴气森森—鸡鸣犬吠，木柴断裂的声音，牛群低沉的叫声—这一切好像来自阴阳河彼岸冥王星的农场;倒不是这些声音本身特别凄凉，只是天还没有亮，所以听起来很肃穆很神秘，不像是来自于人间。

The recent tracks of the fox or otter,in the yard,remind us that each hour of the night is crowded with events,and the primeval nature is still working and making tracks in the snow.

院子里，雪地上，狐狸和 水獭所留下的印迹清晰可见，这些提醒我们：即使是在冬夜最寂静的时候，自然界里的生物也在时时刻刻活动着，并且在雪地里留下足迹。

1 concealed   

a.隐藏的，隐蔽的

参考例句：

• The paintings were concealed beneath a thick layer of plaster. 那些画被隐藏在厚厚的灰泥层下面。
• I think he had a gun concealed about his person. 我认为他当时身上藏有一支枪。

2 shrubs   

灌木( shrub的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The gardener spent a complete morning in trimming those two shrubs. 园丁花了整个上午的时间修剪那两处灌木林。
• These shrubs will need more light to produce flowering shoots. 这些灌木需要更多的光照才能抽出开花的新枝。

3 gambols   

v.蹦跳，跳跃，嬉戏( gambol的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

4 lurid   

adj.可怕的；血红的；苍白的

参考例句：

• The paper gave all the lurid details of the murder.这份报纸对这起凶杀案耸人听闻的细节描写得淋漓尽致。
• The lurid sunset puts a red light on their faces.血红一般的夕阳映红了他们的脸。

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 spectral   

adj.幽灵的，鬼魂的

参考例句：

• At times he seems rather ordinary.At other times ethereal,perhaps even spectral.有时他好像很正常，有时又难以捉摸，甚至像个幽灵。
• She is compelling,spectral fascinating,an unforgettably unique performer.她极具吸引力，清幽如鬼魅，令人着迷，令人难忘，是个独具特色的演员。

7 somber   

adj.昏暗的，阴天的，阴森的，忧郁的

参考例句：

• He had a somber expression on his face.他面容忧郁。
• His coat was a somber brown.他的衣服是暗棕色的。

8 melancholy   

n.忧郁，愁思；adj.令人感伤（沮丧）的，忧郁的

参考例句：

• All at once he fell into a state of profound melancholy.他立即陷入无尽的忧思之中。
• He felt melancholy after he failed the exam.这次考试没通过，他感到很郁闷。

9 twilight   

n.暮光，黄昏；暮年，晚期，衰落时期

参考例句：

• Twilight merged into darkness.夕阳的光辉融于黑暗中。
• Twilight was sweet with the smell of lilac and freshly turned earth.薄暮充满紫丁香和新翻耕的泥土的香味。

10 bustle   

v.喧扰地忙乱，匆忙，奔忙；n.忙碌；喧闹

参考例句：

• The bustle and din gradually faded to silence as night advanced.随着夜越来越深，喧闹声逐渐沉寂。
• There is a lot of hustle and bustle in the railway station.火车站里非常拥挤。