英语美文背诵 公主

From The Princess by Lord Alfred Tennyson

《公主》节选，作者：丁尼生

Now sleeps the crimson¹ petal², now the white;

深红的花瓣睡着了，然后是白色的；

Nor waves the cypress³ in the palace walk;

桕树也不在舞摆于宫苑小径；

Nor winks⁴ the gold fin⁵ in the porphyry font:

金鱼也不再炎眼于斑岩圣钵：

The firefly wakens: waken thou with me.

萤火虫醒来：唤醒了你和我。

Now droops⁶ the milkwhite peacock like a ghost, and like a ghost she glimmers⁷ on to me.

乳白色的孔雀幽灵般消沉她，又幽灵般地向我闪着微光。

Now lies the Earth all Danae to the stars, and all thy heart lies open unto me.

缀满星辰的苍穹笼罩着如达娜厄般恬息着的大地，而你的心儿整个地向我开启。

Now slides the silent meteor on, and leaves a shining furrow⁸, as thy thoughts in me.

流星悄然掠过，留下一道光亮辙印，犹似你留予我的思虑。

Now folds the lily all her sweetness up, and slips into the bosom⁹ of the lake: so fold thyself, my dearestthou, and slip into my bosom and be lost in me.

百合敛起她的全部芳馨潜入湖泊的中心：我的爱，你也这样敛起自己吧潜入我的心，随后迷失踪影。

1 crimson   

n./adj.深(绯)红色(的)；vi.脸变绯红色

参考例句：

• She went crimson with embarrassment.她羞得满脸通红。
• Maple leaves have turned crimson.枫叶已经红了。

2 petal   

n.花瓣

参考例句：

• Each white petal had a stripe of red.每一片白色的花瓣上都有一条红色的条纹。
• A petal fluttered to the ground.一片花瓣飘落到地上。

3 cypress   

n.柏树

参考例句：

• The towering pine and cypress trees defy frost and snow.松柏参天傲霜雪。
• The pine and the cypress remain green all the year round.苍松翠柏，常绿不凋。

4 winks   

v.使眼色( wink的第三人称单数 )；递眼色（表示友好或高兴等）；（指光）闪烁；闪亮

参考例句：

• I'll feel much better when I've had forty winks. 我打个盹就会感到好得多。
• The planes were little silver winks way out to the west. 飞机在西边老远的地方，看上去只是些很小的银色光点。 来自辞典例句

5 fin   

n.鳍；(飞机的)安定翼

参考例句：

• They swim using a small fin on their back.它们用背上的小鳍游动。
• The aircraft has a long tail fin.那架飞机有一个长长的尾翼。

6 droops   

弯曲或下垂，发蔫( droop的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• If your abdomen droops or sticks out, the high BMI is correct. 如果你的腹部下垂或伸出，高BMI是正确的。
• Now droops the milk white peacock like a ghost. 乳白色的孔雀幽灵般消沉。

7 glimmers   

n.微光，闪光( glimmer的名词复数 )v.发闪光，发微光( glimmer的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• A faint lamp glimmers at the end of the passage. 一盏昏暗的灯在走廊尽头发出微弱的光线。 来自互联网
• The first glimmers of an export-led revival are apparent. 拉动出库复苏的第一缕曙光正出现。 来自互联网

8 furrow   

n.沟；垄沟；轨迹；车辙；皱纹

参考例句：

• The tractor has make deep furrow in the loose sand.拖拉机在松软的沙土上留下了深深的车辙。
• Mei did not weep.She only bit her lips,and the furrow in her brow deepened.梅埋下头，她咬了咬嘴唇皮，额上的皱纹显得更深了。

9 bosom   

n.胸，胸部；胸怀；内心；adj.亲密的

参考例句：

• She drew a little book from her bosom.她从怀里取出一本小册子。
• A dark jealousy stirred in his bosom.他内心生出一阵恶毒的嫉妒。