《至爱梵高·星空之谜》精讲 梵高画画的场景

And, this one time it was just us,

有那么一次 周围只有我们

me fishing, him painting.

我在钓鱼 他在画画

Now it wasn't as peaceful as it sounds.

别觉得那会儿有多安静

He made all sorts of noises while he painted

他一边画 嘴里一边嘟囔着什么

puffing¹ like a steam engine.

抽烟就像蒸汽机似的

And, then suddenly

可是后来

it was all silent²,

一切都安静了

and he looked so happy that This dirty crow was coming close.

有一只脏兮兮的乌鸦飞到他那儿 他别提有多开心了

He didn't seem to care that it ran off with his lunch.

一点儿也不在意这乌鸦偷吃了他的午饭

And, I thought to myself how lonely is this guy

我当时就在想 这个人有多寂寞啊

that even a thieving crow brightens³ up his day?

一只偷食的乌鸦都能让他高兴一天

1 puffing   

v.使喷出( puff的现在分词 )；喷着汽（或烟）移动；吹嘘；吹捧

参考例句：

• He was puffing hard when he jumped on to the bus. 他跳上公共汽车时喘息不已。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• My father sat puffing contentedly on his pipe. 父亲坐着心满意足地抽着烟斗。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 silent   

adj.安静的，不吵闹的，沉默的，无言的；n.(复数)默剧

参考例句：

• Immediately on his beginning to speak,everyone was silent.他一讲话，大家顿时安静下来。
• The boys looked at the conjuror in silent wonder. 孩子们目瞪口呆地看着那魔术师。

3 brightens   

v.（使）发亮( brighten的第三人称单数 )；（使）生色；（使）生辉；（使）快乐

参考例句：

• Because your smile brightens up my day. 因为你的微笑使我的日子都明媚起来了。 来自口语例句
• Only one thing brightens up the scene. 只有一件事才使我开心。 来自英汉 - 翻译样例 - 口语