英语专业晨读美文-文化篇 7 On Going a Journey

[00:01.61]On Going a Journey

[00:06.09]One of the pleasantest things in the world is going a journey:
[00:11.67] but I like to go by myself. I can enjoy society in a room;
[00:16.81] but out of doors, nature is company enough for me.
[00:20.32]I am then never less alone than when alone.
[00:23.81]"The fields his study, nature was his book."
[00:27.76]I cannot see the wit of walking and talking at the same time.
[00:31.81]When I am in the country I wish to vegetate² like the country.
[00:36.07]I am not for criticizing hedges and black cattle.
[00:39.35]I go out for town in order to forget the town and all that is in it.
[00:43.84]There are those who for this purpose go to watering places,
[00:46.90]and carry the metropolis³ with them.
[00:48.98]I like more space and fewer obstacles.
[00:52.26]I like solitude⁴, when I give myself up to it, for the sake of solitude;
[00:57.19]nor do I ask for "a friend in my retreat,
[01:00.58] whom I may whisper solitude is sweet."
[01:02.98]The soul of journey is liberty, perfect liberty,
[01:07.03]to think, feel, do, just as one pleases.
[01:11.18]We go a journey chiefly to be free of all obstacles and all inconveniences;
[01:17.31] to leave ourselves behind, much more to get rid of others.
[01:21.36]It is because I want a little breathing space
[01:23.87] to ponder on indifferent matters,
[01:25.62]where contemplation "May plume⁵ her feathers and let grow her wings,
[01:30.87]that in the various bustle⁶ of resort were all too ruffled⁷,
[01:34.58]and sometimes impaired⁸."
[01:36.55]I absent myself from the town for a while,
[01:39.07]without feeling at a loss the moment I am left by myself.
[01:42.68]Instead of a friend in a post chaise or in a carriage,
[01:45.93]to exchange good things with, and vary the same stale topics over again,
[01:50.85] for once let me have a time free from manners.
[01:54.78]Give me the clear blue sky over my head,
[01:58.07]and the green turf beneath my feet, a winding⁹ road before me,
[02:02.44]and the three hours' march to dinner — and then to thinking!
[02:05.83]It is hard if I cannot start some game on these lone¹ heaths.
[02:10.10]I laugh, I run, I leap, I sing for joy!
[02:14.69]From the point of yonder rolling cloud I plunge¹⁰ into my past being,
[02:19.72]and revel¹¹ there as the sun-burnt Indian plunges¹² headlong into the wave
[02:24.21] that wafts¹³ him to his native shore.
[02:26.72] Then long-forgotten things like "sunken wrack¹⁴ and sumless treasuries¹⁵",
[02:31.53]burst upon my eager sight, and I begin to feel, think, and be myself again.
[02:37.33] Instead of an awkward silence,
[02:39.52]broken by attempts at wit or dull commonplaces,
[02:42.85] mine is that undisturbed silence of the heart
[02:46.14]which alone is perfect eloquence¹⁶.
 

1 lone   

adj.孤寂的，单独的；唯一的

参考例句：

• A lone sea gull flew across the sky.一只孤独的海鸥在空中飞过。
• She could see a lone figure on the deserted beach.她在空旷的海滩上能看到一个孤独的身影。

2 vegetate   

v.无所事事地过活

参考例句：

• After a hard day's work,I vegetate in front of the television.经过一整天劳累，我瘫在电视机前一动不动。
• He spends all his free time at home vegetating in front of the TV.他一有空闲时间就窝在家里看电视。

3 metropolis   

n.首府；大城市

参考例句：

• Shanghai is a metropolis in China.上海是中国的大都市。
• He was dazzled by the gaiety and splendour of the metropolis.大都市的花花世界使他感到眼花缭乱。

4 solitude   

n. 孤独; 独居,荒僻之地,幽静的地方

参考例句：

• People need a chance to reflect on spiritual matters in solitude. 人们需要独处的机会来反思精神上的事情。
• They searched for a place where they could live in solitude. 他们寻找一个可以过隐居生活的地方。

5 plume   

n.羽毛；v.整理羽毛，骚首弄姿，用羽毛装饰

参考例句：

• Her hat was adorned with a plume.她帽子上饰着羽毛。
• He does not plume himself on these achievements.他并不因这些成就而自夸。

6 bustle   

v.喧扰地忙乱，匆忙，奔忙；n.忙碌；喧闹

参考例句：

• The bustle and din gradually faded to silence as night advanced.随着夜越来越深，喧闹声逐渐沉寂。
• There is a lot of hustle and bustle in the railway station.火车站里非常拥挤。

7 ruffled   

adj. 有褶饰边的, 起皱的 动词ruffle的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• She ruffled his hair affectionately. 她情意绵绵地拨弄着他的头发。
• All this talk of a strike has clearly ruffled the management's feathers. 所有这些关于罢工的闲言碎语显然让管理层很不高兴。

8 impaired   

adj.受损的；出毛病的；有（身体或智力）缺陷的v.损害，削弱( impair的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Much reading has impaired his vision. 大量读书损害了他的视力。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• His hearing is somewhat impaired. 他的听觉已受到一定程度的损害。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

9 winding   

n.绕，缠，绕组，线圈

参考例句：

• A winding lane led down towards the river.一条弯弯曲曲的小路通向河边。
• The winding trail caused us to lose our orientation.迂回曲折的小道使我们迷失了方向。

10 plunge   

v.跳入，(使)投入，(使)陷入；猛冲

参考例句：

• Test pool's water temperature before you plunge in.在你跳入之前你应该测试水温。
• That would plunge them in the broil of the two countries.那将会使他们陷入这两国的争斗之中。

11 revel   

vi.狂欢作乐，陶醉；n.作乐，狂欢

参考例句：

• She seems to revel in annoying her parents.她似乎以惹父母生气为乐。
• The children revel in country life.孩子们特别喜欢乡村生活。

12 plunges   

n.跳进，投入vt.使投入，使插入，使陷入vi.投入，跳进，陷入v.颠簸( plunge的第三人称单数 )；暴跌；骤降；突降

参考例句：

• Even before he plunges into his program, he has his audience in his pocket. 他的节目甚至还没有出场，就已控制住了观众。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• 'Monseigneur, he precipitated himself over the hill-side, head first, as a person plunges into the river.' “大人，他头冲下跳下山坡去了，像往河里跳一样。” 来自英汉文学 - 双城记

13 wafts   

n.空中飘来的气味，一阵气味( waft的名词复数 )；摇转风扇v.吹送，飘送，（使）浮动( waft的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• A breeze wafts the sweet smell of roses. 微风吹来了玫瑰花的芬芳（香味）。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• A breeze wafts the smell of roses. 微风吹送玫瑰花香气。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

14 wrack   

v.折磨；n.海草

参考例句：

• Periodic crises wrack the capitalist system,and they grow in size and duration.周期性的危机破坏着资本主义制度，这种危机的规模在扩大，时间在延长。
• The wrack had begun to stink as it rotted in the sun.海草残骸在阳光下腐烂，开始变臭了。

15 treasuries   

n.（政府的）财政部( treasury的名词复数 )；国库，金库

参考例句：

• Yields on Treasuries, Bunds and gilts can remain at historically low levels. 美国国债、德国国债和英国国债的收益率仍然可以维持在历史低位。 来自互联网
• Treasuries and gold rose in response but the dollar fell sharply. 接着，国债和黄金的价格上涨，而美元价格则猛跌。 来自互联网

16 eloquence   

n.雄辩；口才，修辞

参考例句：

• I am afraid my eloquence did not avail against the facts.恐怕我的雄辩也无补于事实了。
• The people were charmed by his eloquence.人们被他的口才迷住了。