英语美文背诵 爱情和友谊

Love and Friendship by Emily Bronte

《爱情和友谊》 作者：艾米莉·勃朗特

Love is like the wild rose-briar. Friendship like the holly¹-tree.

爱情就像野玫瑰，友情却如冬青树。

The holly is dark when the rose-briar blooms. But which will bloom most constantly?

玫瑰开花时冬青黯无光，但究竟谁能坚持更久长？

The wild-rose briar is sweet in the spring. Its summer blossoms scent² the air;

春天野玫瑰灿烂开放，夏日里玫瑰把风儿薰香。

Yet wait till winter comes again. And who will call the wild-briar fair?

但当严冬再次来临之时，谁还会赞美野玫瑰的美丽？

Then scorn the silly rose-wreath now. And deck thee with the holly's sheen.

那时你不屑于枯萎的玫瑰，而用冬青的光彩将你装扮。

That when December blights³ thy brow. He may still leave thy garland green.

当十二月的严寒袭上你的眉头，你的冬青花环依旧绿意盎然。

1 holly   

n.[植]冬青属灌木

参考例句：

• I recently acquired some wood from a holly tree.最近我从一棵冬青树上弄了些木料。
• People often decorate their houses with holly at Christmas.人们总是在圣诞节时用冬青来装饰房屋。

2 scent   

n.气味，香味，香水，线索，嗅觉；v.嗅，发觉

参考例句：

• The air was filled with the scent of lilac.空气中弥漫着丁香花的芬芳。
• The flowers give off a heady scent at night.这些花晚上散发出醉人的芳香。

3 blights   

使凋萎( blight的第三人称单数 )； 使颓丧； 损害； 妨害

参考例句：

• The crops suffered from frequent blights. 农作物经常遭受病虫害。
• New England was accustomed to didacticism in its literature, and unmitigated didacticism blights the novel. 新英格兰习惯于在文学里说教，可是一味说教，小说就要完蛋。