双语有声阅读：人生并非总是阳光明媚(朗费罗)

It Is Not Always May

 

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

 

The sun is bright, - the air is clear,

The darting¹ swallows soar and sing.

And from the stately elms I hear

The bluebird prophesying² Spring.

 

So blue you winding³ river flows,

It seems an outlet⁴ from the sky,

Where waiting till the west-wind blows,

The freighted clouds at anchor lie.

 

All things are new; - the buds, the leaves,

That gild⁵ the elm-tree's nodding crest⁶,

And even the nest beneath the eaves;

There are no birds in last year's nest!

 

All things rejoice in youth and love,

The fullness of their first delight!

And learn from the soft heavens above

The melting tenderness of night.

 

Maiden⁷, that read'st this simple rhyme,

Enjoy thy youth, it will not stay;

Enjoy the fragrance⁸ of thy prime,

For oh, it is not always May!

 

Enjoy the Spring of Love and Youth,

To some good angel leave the rest;

For Time will teach thee soon the truth,

There are no birds in last year's nest!

 

阳光明媚，空气清新，

轻捷的燕子在飞来飞去地啼叫，

从那参天榆木的繁茂枝叶中，

我听到了知更鸟在预报春天的来到。

 

远处蜿蜒流淌的河流那么的湛蓝，

就像这河水原是从天上泻来，

望天上，在冬天的西风吹来之前，

载着水珠的云彩总在静静地休憩。

 

万象在更新；新顶出的嫩芽，嫩叶

把榆树摇曳的枝梢着上一层金黄，

就是屋檐下的鸟巢也是新筑的；—

去年的旧巢里已经不再有鸟儿歌唱!

 

自然万物都沉浸在青春和爱的欢乐之中，

这是生机盎然的新到来的欢乐!

他们白天享有明朗和暖的天空

晚上又沐浴着温馨柔和的夜色。

 

姑娘，当你读到这朴素的诗行，

你当尽享你的青春，因为它不会停留；

你要尽享你美丽年华的芬芳，

噢!因为人生不可能总是阳光明媚!

 

享受这洋溢着青春和爱的春天，

把其余的留给好心的天使照顾；

因为时间很快就会让你懂得这条格言，

去年的旧巢里已不再有鸟儿眷顾。

1 darting   

v.投掷，投射( dart的现在分词 )；向前冲，飞奔

参考例句：

• Swallows were darting through the clouds. 燕子穿云急飞。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• Swallows were darting through the air. 燕子在空中掠过。 来自辞典例句

2 prophesying   

v.预告，预言( prophesy的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonoureth his head. 凡男人祷告或是讲道（道或作说预言下同）若蒙着头，就是羞辱自己的头。 来自互联网
• Prophesying was the only human art that couldn't be improved by practice. 预言是唯一的一项无法经由练习而改善的人类技术。 来自互联网

3 winding   

n.绕，缠，绕组，线圈

参考例句：

• A winding lane led down towards the river.一条弯弯曲曲的小路通向河边。
• The winding trail caused us to lose our orientation.迂回曲折的小道使我们迷失了方向。

4 outlet   

n.出口/路；销路；批发商店；通风口；发泄

参考例句：

• The outlet of a water pipe was blocked.水管的出水口堵住了。
• Running is a good outlet for his energy.跑步是他发泄过剩精力的好方法。

5 gild   

vt.给…镀金，把…漆成金色，使呈金色

参考例句：

• The sun transform the gild cupola into dazzling point of light.太阳将这些镀金的圆屋顶变成了闪耀的光点。
• With Dimitar Berbatov and Wayne Rooney primed to flower anew,Owen can gild the lily.贝巴和鲁尼如今蓄势待发，欧文也可以为曼联锦上添花。

6 crest   

n.顶点；饰章；羽冠；vt.达到顶点；vi.形成浪尖

参考例句：

• The rooster bristled his crest.公鸡竖起了鸡冠。
• He reached the crest of the hill before dawn.他于黎明前到达山顶。

7 maiden   

n.少女，处女；adj.未婚的，纯洁的，无经验的

参考例句：

• The prince fell in love with a fair young maiden.王子爱上了一位年轻美丽的少女。
• The aircraft makes its maiden flight tomorrow.这架飞机明天首航。

8 fragrance   

n.芬芳，香味，香气

参考例句：

• The apple blossoms filled the air with their fragrance.苹果花使空气充满香味。
• The fragrance of lavender filled the room.房间里充满了薰衣草的香味。