【双语有声阅读】冬日漫步(4)

The withdrawn¹ and tense sky seems groined like the aisles² of a cathedral, and the polished air sparkles as if there were crystals of ice floating in it.

 

天空似乎被绷紧了，往后移动，从下向上望，感觉像置身于大教堂中，头上是一块块连在一起的弧形的屋顶，空气被过滤得纯粹明净，好像有冰晶浮在中间，

As they who have resided in Greenland tell us that when it freezes "the sea smokes like burning turf-land, and a fog or mist arises, called frost-smoke，"which cutting smoke frequently raises blisters³ on the face and hands, and is very pernicious to the heah:”

正如格陵兰的居民告诉我们的，当那里结冰的时候，“海就冒烟，像大火爆发的威力；而且伴有雾气升腾，称为烟雾；这烟雾能让人的手和脸起疱肿胀，并对人体有害。”

But this pure, stinging cold is an elixir⁴ to the lungs, and not so much a frozen mist as a crystallized midsummer haze,refined and purified by cold.

但是我们这里的空气，虽然冰寒刺骨，但是质地清纯，可以滋养心肺，提神醒脑。而会把它看作仲夏雾气的结晶，经过严寒的凝结，变得更加清纯了。

In winter, nature is a cabinet of curiosities, full of dried specimens⁵, in their natural order and position.

大自然然在冬天就是一间美术品陈列室，各种干枯了的标本按照它们生长的次序，摆得井然有序。

The meadows and forests are a hortus siccus.

草原和树林成了一座"植物标本馆”。

 

The leaves and grasses stand perfectly⁶ pressed by the air without screw or gum, and the bird's nests are not hung on an artificial twig⁷, but where they builded them.

 

树叶和野草保持着完美的形态，在空气的压力下，不需要用螺丝钉或胶水来固定。巢不用挂在假树上，虽然树已经枯萎了，可那毕竟是真树，鸟儿在哪里建的，还保留在哪里。

But now, while we have loitered，the clouds have gathered again, and a few straggling snowflakes are beginning to descend⁸.

就在我们四处游荡的这会儿，天空又有阴云密布，雪花纷然而落。

Faster and faster they fall, shutting out the distant objects from sight.

雪越下越大，远处的景物渐渐地脱离了我们的视线。

The snow falls on every wood and field, and no crevice⁹ is forgotten；by the river and the pond，on the hill and in the valley.

雪花光顾了每一棵树和田野，无孔不入，痕迹遍布河边、湖畔、小山和低谷。

1 withdrawn   

vt.收回；使退出；vi.撤退，退出

参考例句：

• Our force has been withdrawn from the danger area.我们的军队已从危险地区撤出。
• All foreign troops should be withdrawn to their own countries.一切外国军队都应撤回本国去。

2 aisles   

n. (席位间的)通道, 侧廊

参考例句：

• Aisles were added to the original Saxon building in the Norman period. 在诺曼时期，原来的萨克森风格的建筑物都增添了走廊。
• They walked about the Abbey aisles, and presently sat down. 他们走到大教堂的走廊附近，并且很快就坐了下来。

3 blisters   

n.水疱( blister的名词复数 )；水肿；气泡

参考例句：

• My new shoes have made blisters on my heels. 我的新鞋把我的脚跟磨起泡了。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• His new shoes raised blisters on his feet. 他的新鞋把他的脚磨起了水疱。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 elixir   

n.长生不老药，万能药

参考例句：

• There is no elixir of life in the world.世界上没有长生不老药。
• Keep your mind awake and active;that's the only youth elixir.保持头脑清醒和灵活便是保持年轻的唯一灵丹妙药。

5 specimens   

n.样品( specimen的名词复数 )；范例；（化验的）抽样；某种类型的人

参考例句：

• Astronauts have brought back specimens of rock from the moon. 宇航员从月球带回了岩石标本。
• The traveler brought back some specimens of the rocks from the mountains. 那位旅行者从山上带回了一些岩石标本。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 perfectly   

adv.完美地，无可非议地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
• Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。

7 twig   

n.小树枝，嫩枝；v.理解

参考例句：

• He heard the sharp crack of a twig.他听到树枝清脆的断裂声。
• The sharp sound of a twig snapping scared the badger away.细枝突然折断的刺耳声把獾惊跑了。

8 descend   

vt./vi.传下来，下来，下降

参考例句：

• I hope the grace of God would descend on me.我期望上帝的恩惠。
• We're not going to descend to such methods.我们不会沦落到使用这种手段。

9 crevice   

n.(岩石、墙等)裂缝；缺口

参考例句：

• I saw a plant growing out of a crevice in the wall.我看到墙缝里长出一棵草来。
• He edged the tool into the crevice.他把刀具插进裂缝里。