【双语有声阅读】致橡树 Ode to the Oak

Ode to the Oak—Shu Ting

 

致橡树——舒婷

 

If I fall in love with you—

 

我如果爱你——

I will never resemble clambering trumpet¹ creeper,

绝不像攀援的凌霄花，

To flaunt² myself by your high branches.

借你的高枝炫耀自己；

If I fall in love with you—

 

我如果爱你——

I will never imitate spoony birds,

绝不学痴情的鸟儿，

To repeat simple melody for green shade.

为绿荫重复单调的歌曲；

I will not only resemble a wellspring,

 

也不止像泉源，

To bring you cool consolation³ perennially⁴;

常年送来清凉的慰籍；

I will not only resemble steepy mountains,

也不止像险峰，

To increase your altitude or set off your dignified⁵ manner.

增加你的高度，衬托你的威仪。

Even not only sunlight,

 

甚至日光。

Even not only spring rain,

甚至春雨。

No, these are not enough!

不，这些都还不够！

I must be a kapok⁶ beside you,

 

我必须是你近旁的一株木棉，

As an image of tree I stand with you.

做为树的形象和你站在一起。

Our roots hold tightly in the earth,

根，紧握在地下，

Our leaves touch gently in the clouds.

叶，相触在云里。

As each breeze passes, we salute⁷ each other,

 

每一阵风过，我们都互相致意，

But no one understand our own words.

但没有人，听懂我们的言语。

You have your iron trunk and copper⁸ branch

 

你有你的铜枝铁干，

Like a knife, a sword and a halberd as well;

像刀，像剑，也像戟，

I have my red and big flowers,

我有我的红硕花朵，

Like a heavy sigh and a heroic torch as well.

像沉重的叹息，又像英勇的火炬，

Together we partake cold waves, storms and firebolts;

 

我们分担寒潮、风雷、霹雳；

Together we share fogs, flowing hazes⁹ and rainbows,

我们共享雾霭流岚、虹霓，

We seem always apart, but interdependent all life long.

仿佛永远分离，却又终身相依，

Only this is great love,

 

这才是伟大的爱情，

Faithfulness lies here:

坚贞就在这里：

I love not only your gigantic stature¹⁰,

不仅爱你伟岸的身躯，

But also the position you uphold,

也爱你坚持的位置，

And the earth on which you stand.

脚下的土地。

1 trumpet   

n.喇叭，喇叭声；v.吹喇叭，吹嘘

参考例句：

• He plays the violin, but I play the trumpet.他拉提琴，我吹喇叭。
• The trumpet sounded for battle.战斗的号角吹响了。

2 flaunt   

vt.夸耀，夸饰

参考例句：

• His behavior was an outrageous flaunt.他的行为是一种无耻的炫耀。
• Why would you flaunt that on a public forum?为什么你们会在公共论坛大肆炫耀？

3 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。

4 perennially   

adv.经常出现地；长期地；持久地；永久地

参考例句：

• He perennially does business abroad. 他常年在国外做生意。 来自辞典例句
• We want to know what is perennially new about the world. 我们想知道世上什么东西永远是新的。 来自互联网

5 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。

6 kapok   

n.木棉

参考例句：

• As all we know,kapok is the city flower of Guangzhou.众所周知，木棉是广州市的市花。
• Kapok becomes red when spring comes.春天来了，木棉红了。

7 salute   

vi.行礼，致意，问候，放礼炮；vt.向…致意，迎接，赞扬；n.招呼，敬礼，礼炮

参考例句：

• Merchant ships salute each other by dipping the flag.商船互相点旗致敬。
• The Japanese women salute the people with formal bows in welcome.这些日本妇女以正式的鞠躬向人们施礼以示欢迎。

8 copper   

n.铜；铜币；铜器；adj.铜(制)的；(紫)铜色的

参考例句：

• The students are asked to prove the purity of copper.要求学生们检验铜的纯度。
• Copper is a good medium for the conduction of heat and electricity.铜是热和电的良导体。

9 hazes   

n.（烟尘等的）雾霭( haze的名词复数 )；迷蒙；迷糊；（尤指热天引起的）薄雾v.（使）笼罩在薄雾中( haze的第三人称单数 )；戏弄，欺凌（新生等，有时作为加入美国大学生联谊会的条件）

参考例句：

• Together we share fogs, flowing hazes and rainbows. 我们共享雾蔼、流岚、虹霓。 来自互联网
• Our loves will blow away the hazes involved around childrens in the disaster areas. 我们的爱心，将驱散笼罩在灾区孩子心中的阴霾。 来自互联网

10 stature   

n.（高度）水平，（高度）境界，身高，身材

参考例句：

• He is five feet five inches in stature.他身高5英尺5英寸。
• The dress models are tall of stature.时装模特儿的身材都较高。