Do You Fear the Wind

DO YOU FEAR THE WIND?

DO you fear the force of the wind,

The slash¹ of the rain?

Go face them and fight them,

Be savage² again.

Go hungry and cold like the wolf,

Go wade³ like the crane:

The palms of your hands will thicken,

The skin of your cheek will tan,

You'll grow ragged⁴ and weary and swarthy,

But you'll walk like a man!

--------Hamlin Garland

你畏惧风吗？

你可害怕寒风凛冽,

你可畏惧大雨滂沱 ？

去迎着风雨努力拼搏 ，

还你原始本色 。

象狼一样去经受饥寒 ，

象鹤一般去跋涉河川 ：

你的手掌变得厚实粗壮 ，

你的脸庞晒得古铜发亮 ，

你会变得衣衫褴褛，皮肤黝黑，疲惫不堪，

但你步履沉稳，是个堂堂男子汉！

---------哈姆林·加兰

1 slash   

vi.大幅度削减；vt.猛砍，尖锐抨击，大幅减少；n.猛砍，斜线，长切口，衣衩

参考例句：

• The shop plans to slash fur prices after Spring Festival.该店计划在春节之后把皮货降价。
• Don't slash your horse in that cruel way.不要那样残忍地鞭打你的马。

2 savage   

adj.野蛮的；凶恶的，残暴的；n.未开化的人

参考例句：

• The poor man received a savage beating from the thugs.那可怜的人遭到暴徒的痛打。
• He has a savage temper.他脾气粗暴。

3 wade   

v.跋涉，涉水；n.跋涉

参考例句：

• We had to wade through the river to the opposite bank.我们只好涉水过河到对岸。
• We cannot but wade across the river.我们只好趟水过去。

4 ragged   

adj.衣衫褴褛的，粗糙的，刺耳的

参考例句：

• A ragged shout went up from the small crowd.这一小群人发出了刺耳的喊叫。
• Ragged clothing infers poverty.破衣烂衫意味着贫穷。