英语名篇诵读 灵魂

The Soul

灵魂

John Galsworthy(约翰·高尔斯华绥)

My soul's the sky — my flying soul!

The lightnings flare¹ , the thunders roll,

The sun and moon and stars go by,

And great winds sweep my soul, the sky!

My brooding soul — my soul's the sea!

The snaky weed, and whishing scree ,

The white wave's surge from pole to pole ,

And still green depth — the sea's my soul!

My soul's the Spring — my loving soul!

Will dance, and leap, and drain the bowl

Of love; and longing², twine³ and cling

To all the world — my soul's the Spring!

My fevered soul! My soul's the Town!

Thro ' flaring⁴ street goes up and down;

The bells of feast and traffic toll⁵

And maze⁶ their music in my soul.

My tranquil⁷ soul!My soul too wide

For Sky, or Spring, or Town, or Tide!

Thou traveler to outer strand⁸

Of Home Serene⁹ — my soul so grand !

我的灵魂是苍穹——我飞翔的灵魂！

电光闪耀，雷声轰鸣，

日月星辰在运行，

阵阵狂飙吹扫我的灵魂，那苍穹！

我的灵魂是大海——我沉思的灵魂！

虬曲缠绕的海藻，刷刷击岸的碎石，

白浪汹涌铺天盖地，

而大海仍是碧绿澄澈——大海就是我灵魂！

我的灵魂是春天——我充满爱意的灵魂！

欢欣雀跃，畅饮爱的美酒，

满怀渴望把世界揽入心田。

——我的灵魂是春天！

我的灵魂是城镇！我欢腾的灵魂！

街衢纵横四通八达；

欢宴的钟声和车辆的铃声奏着交响乐，

悦耳的乐音汇入我的灵魂中。

我的灵魂多宁静！我的灵魂真宽广，

苍穹、春天、城镇、海潮难相比！

遨游在天国的彼岸——

我的灵魂多么崇高壮美！

1 flare   

v.闪耀，闪烁；n.潮红；突发

参考例句：

• The match gave a flare.火柴发出闪光。
• You need not flare up merely because I mentioned your work.你大可不必因为我提到你的工作就动怒。

2 longing   

n.（for）渴望

参考例句：

• Hearing the tune again sent waves of longing through her.再次听到那首曲子使她胸中充满了渴望。
• His heart burned with longing for revenge.他心中燃烧着急欲复仇的怒火。

3 twine   

v.搓，织，编饰；（使）缠绕

参考例句：

• He tied the parcel with twine.他用细绳捆包裹。
• Their cardboard boxes were wrapped and tied neatly with waxed twine.他们的纸板盒用蜡线扎得整整齐齐。

4 flaring   

a.火焰摇曳的，过份艳丽的

参考例句：

• A vulgar flaring paper adorned the walls. 墙壁上装饰着廉价的花纸。
• Goebbels was flaring up at me. 戈塔尔当时已对我面呈愠色。

5 toll   

n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)

参考例句：

• The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
• The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。

6 maze   

n.迷宫，八阵图，混乱，迷惑

参考例句：

• He found his way through the complex maze of corridors.他穿过了迷宮一样的走廊。
• She was lost in the maze for several hours.一连几小时，她的头脑处于一片糊涂状态。

7 tranquil   

adj. 安静的, 宁静的, 稳定的, 不变的

参考例句：

• The boy disturbed the tranquil surface of the pond with a stick. 那男孩用棍子打破了平静的池面。
• The tranquil beauty of the village scenery is unique. 这乡村景色的宁静是绝无仅有的。

8 strand   

vt.使（船）搁浅，使（某人）困于（某地）

参考例句：

• She tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ears.她把一缕散发夹到了耳后。
• The climbers had been stranded by a storm.登山者被暴风雨困住了。

9 serene   

adj. 安详的，宁静的，平静的

参考例句：

• He has entered the serene autumn of his life.他已进入了美好的中年时期。
• He didn't speak much,he just smiled with that serene smile of his.他话不多，只是脸上露出他招牌式的淡定的微笑。