英语诗歌精选 艾德尔索普

Adlestrop - Edward Thomas

艾德尔索普 - Edward Thomas

Yes, I remember Adlestrop -- The name, because one afternoon Of heat the express-train drew up there Unwontedly.

是的，我记得艾德尔索普--它的名字，因为在一个天气很热的下午，特快列车反常地在那儿停下。

It was late June.

那时候是六月底。

The steam hissed¹. Someone cleared his throat.

蒸汽嘶嘶响。有人清了清喉咙。

No one left and no one came On the bare platform.

没人离开也没人来到空空的月台上。

What I saw Was Adlestrop -- only the name And willows², willow-herb, and grass, And meadowsweet, and haycocks dry,

我所看见的就是艾德尔索普——只是它的名字和柳树、柳叶菜，还有青草，蚊子草，晒干的圆锥形草堆，

No whit³ less still and lonely fair Than the high cloudlets in the sky.

一样宁静，一样有寂寞的美，同那高高悬在天空的微云。

And for that minute a blackbird sang Close by, and round him, mistier⁴,

就在那一刻附近一只乌鸫叫起来，在它周围，隐隐，

Farther and farther, all the birds Of Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire.

从远处、更远处，传来百鸟的啼鸣，从牛津郡和格洛斯特郡

1 hissed   

发嘶嘶声( hiss的过去式和过去分词 )； 发嘘声表示反对

参考例句：

• Have you ever been hissed at in the middle of a speech? 你在演讲中有没有被嘘过？
• The iron hissed as it pressed the wet cloth. 熨斗压在湿布上时发出了嘶嘶声。

2 willows   

n.柳树( willow的名词复数 )；柳木

参考例句：

• The willows along the river bank look very beautiful. 河岸边的柳树很美。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Willows are planted on both sides of the streets. 街道两侧种着柳树。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3 whit   

n.一点，丝毫

参考例句：

• There's not a whit of truth in the statement.这声明里没有丝毫的真实性。
• He did not seem a whit concerned.他看来毫不在乎。

4 mistier   

misty（多雾的，被雾笼罩的）的比较级形式

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