英语名篇诵读 美是大地的微笑

Beauty Is the Smile on the Earth's Face

美是大地的微笑

John Galsworthy(约翰·高尔斯华绥)

A ship in sail, an opening flower, a town at night, the song of the blackbird , a lovely

poem, leaf shadows, a child's grace, the starry¹ skies, apple trees in spring, sheep-bells on a hill,

a rippling² stream, a butterfly, the crescent moon, the thousand sights or sounds or words that

evoke³ in us the thought of beauty — these are the drops of rain that keep the human spirit from

death by drought. They are a stealing and silent refreshment⁴ that we perhaps do not think

about, but which goes on all the time. Beauty is the smile on the earth's face, open to all, and needs

but the eyes to see, the mood to understand.

扬帆的舟楫，绽放的花朵，夜晚的小镇，乌鸫的欢唱，优美的诗篇，婆娑的树影，孩

童的烂漫，熠熠的星空，春天的苹果树，山岗上羊群的铃声叮当，潺潺的溪水，翩跹的蝴

蝶，蛾眉新月，万千风物，天籁之声，佳作华章——无不在我们心中唤起美的遐想，如雨

露甘霖，滋润心田，润物无声，无所不在，无时不有，能否感知，在于自我。美是大地的

微笑，人人皆可享用，但需心灵去感受，慧眼去捕捉。

1 starry   

adj.星光照耀的, 闪亮的

参考例句：

• He looked at the starry heavens.他瞧着布满星星的天空。
• I like the starry winter sky.我喜欢这满天星斗的冬夜。

2 rippling   

起涟漪的，潺潺流水般声音的

参考例句：

• I could see the dawn breeze rippling the shining water. 我能看见黎明的微风在波光粼粼的水面上吹出道道涟漪。
• The pool rippling was caused by the waving of the reeds. 池塘里的潺潺声是芦苇摇动时引起的。

3 evoke   

vt.唤起，引起，使人想起

参考例句：

• These images are likely to evoke a strong response in the viewer.这些图像可能会在观众中产生强烈反响。
• Her only resource was the sympathy she could evoke.她以凭借的唯一力量就是她能从人们心底里激起的同情。

4 refreshment   

n.恢复，精神爽快，提神之事物；（复数）refreshments:点心，茶点

参考例句：

• He needs to stop fairly often for refreshment.他须时不时地停下来喘口气。
• A hot bath is a great refreshment after a day's work.在一天工作之后洗个热水澡真是舒畅。