美国语文第六册 第194期:朝圣先辈登岸（在线收听）

The breaking waves dashed high On a stern and rock-bound coast, And the woods against a stormy sky Their giant branches tossed;

在静穆和多岩石的海滩上海浪拍岸花飞溅，暴风雨交加的树林，巨大的树枝堪折断。

And the heavy night hung dark, The hills and waters o'er, When a band of exiles moored their bark On the wild New England shore.

沉闷的夜晚漆黑一片，山丘流水潺潺，这时，一大群被放逐的人将他们的木筏系泊在新英格荒凉的海岸上。

Not as the conqueror comes, They, the true-hearted, came; Not with the roll of the stirring drums. And the trumpet that sings of fame.

征服者没有来这里，他们这些忠实的人却来了；没有激动人心的隆隆鼓乐。以及颂扬名望的喇叭小号。

Not as the flying come, In silence, and in fear; — They shook the depths of the desert gloom With their hymns of lofty cheer.

没有营营飞蝇飞来，在静默和恐惧中，他们用高亢的欢呼的颂歌摇撼沙漠昏暗的深处。

Amidst the storm they sang, And the stars heard, and the sea; And the sounding aisles of the dim woods rang To the anthem of the free!

在他们唱到的暴风雨中间，听到了星星和大海的声音；昏暗的树林那回音通道回荡着自由赞歌！

The ocean eagle soared From his nest by the white wave's foam; And the rocking pines of the forest roared, — This was their welcome home.

海鹰借着白色浪花卷起的飞沫从他的鹰巢翱翔天际；森林里摇摆的松树在咆哮——这就是欢迎他们的家园。

There were men with hoary hair Amidst that pilgrim band: Why had they come to wither there, Away from their childhood's land?

在朝圣的人群中间，有头发花白的老者：他们为什么要离开孩提时的故土，踏上这朝圣的路？

There was woman's fearless eye, Lit by her deep love's truth; There was manhood's brow, serenely high, And the fiery heart of youth.

还有妇人那无畏的眼神，被她对真理的挚爱点亮了神采；男人坚毅的额头，庄严高耸，还有年轻人那火热的心。

What sought they thus afar? Bright jewels of the mine? The wealth of seas, the spoils of war? — They sought a faith's pure shrine!

他们来到遥远的这里为了什么？难道是为了我那光灿灿的珠宝？还是为了大海的财富，躲避战争的蹂躏？他们追求的是真理纯粹的神圣！

Ay, call it holy ground, The soil where first they trod: They have left unstained what there they found, — Freedom to worship God.

哎，就称这里为圣地吧，他们踏上的第一片陆地：他们把发现的没有玷污的东西留下——用自由拜祭上帝。