【双语有声阅读】母亲颂 The Mother

The Mother

 

母亲颂

The most beautiful word on the lips of mankind is the word "Mother,"

人的嘴唇所能发出的最甜美的字眼,就是母亲,

and the most beautiful call is the call of "My mother."

最美好的呼喊，就是妈妈这个声音。

It is a word full of hope and love,

这是一个简单而又意味深长的字眼，

a sweet and kind word coming from the depths of the heart.

充满了希望和爱意，充满了来自内心深处所有甜蜜和亲昵的感情。

The mother is everything,

在人生中，母亲乃是一切。

she is our consolation¹ in sorrow,our hope in misery², and our strength in weakness.

在悲伤时，她是慰藉；在沮丧时，她是希望；在软弱时，她是力量；

She is the source of love, mercy, sympathy, and forgiveness.

她是同情，怜悯，慈爱，宽宏的源泉。

He who loses his mother loses a pure soul who blesses and guards him constantly.

谁要是失去了母亲，谁就失去了他的头所能依托的胸膛，失去了为他祝福的手，失去了保护他的眼睛。

Everything in nature bespeaks³ the mother.

自然界的一切，都象征并表露着母性。

The sun is the mother of earth and gives it its nourishment⁴ of heart;it never leaves the universe at night until it has put the earth to sleep to the song of the sea and the hymn⁵ of birds and brooks⁶.

太阳，是大地的母亲，她以热量孕育了大地，用阳光拥抱大地。

And this earth is the mother of trees and flowers.

大地，是树木花草的母亲，

It produces them, nurses them, and weans them.

她生育并培养它们，直到它们长大，

The trees and flowers become kind mothers of their great fruits and seeds.

树木花草又是香甜可口的果实和充满活力的种子的慈母。

And the mother, the prototype of all existence,is the eternal spirit, full of beauty and love.

而宇宙万物的母亲，则是充满美和爱的永恒不灭的精神。

1 consolation   

n.安慰，慰问

参考例句：

• The children were a great consolation to me at that time.那时孩子们成了我的莫大安慰。
• This news was of little consolation to us.这个消息对我们来说没有什么安慰。

2 misery   

n.痛苦，苦恼，苦难；悲惨的境遇，贫苦

参考例句：

• Business depression usually causes misery among the working class.商业不景气常使工薪阶层受苦。
• He has rescued me from the mire of misery.他把我从苦海里救了出来。

3 bespeaks   

v.预定( bespeak的第三人称单数 )；订（货）；证明；预先请求

参考例句：

• The tone of his text bespeaks a certain tiredness. 他的笔调透出一种倦意。 来自辞典例句
• His record as mayor of New York bespeaks toughness. 他作为纽约市长态度十分强烈。 来自互联网

4 nourishment   

n.食物，营养品；营养情况

参考例句：

• Lack of proper nourishment reduces their power to resist disease.营养不良降低了他们抵抗疾病的能力。
• He ventured that plants draw part of their nourishment from the air.他大胆提出植物从空气中吸收部分养分的观点。

5 hymn   

n.赞美诗，圣歌，颂歌

参考例句：

• They sang a hymn of praise to God.他们唱着圣歌，赞美上帝。
• The choir has sung only two verses of the last hymn.合唱团只唱了最后一首赞美诗的两个段落。

6 brooks   

n.小溪( brook的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Brooks gave the business when Haas caught him with his watch. 哈斯抓到偷他的手表的布鲁克斯时，狠狠地揍了他一顿。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Ade and Brooks exchanged blows yesterday and they were severely punished today. 艾德和布鲁克斯昨天打起来了，今天他们受到严厉的惩罚。 来自《简明英汉词典》