【双语有声阅读】如花的托斯卡纳(2)

And now that it is March, there is a rush of flowers.

 

现在正是三月，也是花儿竞相开放的时节。

Down by the other stream, which turns sideways to the sun, and tangles² the brier and bramble, down where the hellebore has stood so wan³ and dignified⁴ all winter, there are now white tufts of primroses⁵, suddenly come.

在其他一些朝太阳方向流动的溪流边，荆棘灌木交错。菟葵无助而不屈地对抗冬天。

Among the tangle¹ and near the water-lip, tufts and bunches of primroses, in abundance.

一丛丛白色地樱草花出乎意料地生长着。丛丛的樱草花占满了杂乱的灌木丛和溪水地拐角处。

Yet they look more wan, more pallid⁶, more flimsy than English primroses.

可它们比菟葵无助，更加苍白，比英格兰的樱草花单薄许多。

They lack some of the full wonder of the northern flowers.

樱草花不像北面的花朵那样让人惊奇。

One tends to overlook them, to turn to the great, solemn-faced purple violets that rear up from the bank, and above all, to the wonderful little towers of the grape-hyacinth.

 

人们往往会注意不到它，而是会被长在河岸边庄严而美丽地紫罗兰所吸引，会更愿意欣赏那些深紫色的风信子小花塔。

This is the time, in March, when the sloe is white and misty⁷ in the hedge-tangle by the stream, and on the slope land the peach tree stands pink and alone.

三月，刚好是溪边灌木乱丛中白色的野李花朦朦胧胧。粉红的桃树独自站立在山坡的时节。

The almond blossom, silvery pink, is passing, but the peach, deep-toned, bluey, not at all ethereal, this reveals itself like flesh, and the trees are like isolated⁸ individuals, the peach and the apricot.

银粉色的杏花已渐渐褪去颜色，桃树裹着深深的蓝，一点儿也不飘逸。却是本来面目。而桃树与杏树，看起来就像毫不相干地个体。

1 tangle   

n.纠缠；缠结；混乱；v.(使)缠绕；变乱

参考例句：

• I shouldn't tangle with Peter.He is bigger than me.我不应该与彼特吵架。他的块头比我大。
• If I were you, I wouldn't tangle with them.我要是你，我就不跟他们争吵。

2 tangles   

（使）缠结， （使）乱作一团( tangle的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Long hair tangles easily. 长头发容易打结。
• Tangles like this still interrupted their intercourse. 像这类纠缠不清的误会仍然妨碍着他们的交情。

3 wan   

(wide area network)广域网

参考例句：

• The shared connection can be an Ethernet,wireless LAN,or wireless WAN connection.提供共享的网络连接可以是以太网、无线局域网或无线广域网。

4 dignified   

a.可敬的，高贵的

参考例句：

• Throughout his trial he maintained a dignified silence. 在整个审讯过程中，他始终沉默以保持尊严。
• He always strikes such a dignified pose before his girlfriend. 他总是在女友面前摆出这种庄严的姿态。

5 primroses   

n.报春花( primrose的名词复数 )；淡黄色；追求享乐（招至恶果）

参考例句：

• Wild flowers such as orchids and primroses are becoming rare. 兰花和报春花这类野花越来越稀少了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The primroses were bollming; spring was in evidence. 迎春花开了，春天显然已经到了。 来自互联网

6 pallid   

adj.苍白的，呆板的

参考例句：

• The moon drifted from behind the clouds and exposed the pallid face.月亮从云朵后面钻出来，照着尸体那张苍白的脸。
• His dry pallid face often looked gaunt.他那张干瘪苍白的脸常常显得憔悴。

7 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。

8 isolated   

adj.与世隔绝的

参考例句：

• His bad behaviour was just an isolated incident. 他的不良行为只是个别事件。
• Patients with the disease should be isolated. 这种病的患者应予以隔离。