【有声英语文学名著】英国病人 79

 Millions of spiritual Creatures walk the Earth 

Unseen, both when we -wake, and when we sleep: 

All these with ceaseless praise his works behold 

Both day and night: how often from the steep 

Of echoing Hill or Thicket¹ have we heard 

Celestial² voices to the midnight air, 

Sole, or responsive each to other’s note 

Singing their great Creator... 

That night I fell in love with a voice. Only a voice. I wanted to hear nothing more. Igoup and walked away.

A few months later, she waltzed with me, as we danced as a group in Cairo. Though slightly drunk she wore an unconquerable face. Even now the face I believe that most revealed her was the one she had that time when we were both half drunk, not lovers. 

1 thicket   

n.灌木丛，树林

参考例句：

• A thicket makes good cover for animals to hide in.丛林是动物的良好隐蔽处。
• We were now at the margin of the thicket.我们现在已经来到了丛林的边缘。

2 celestial   

adj.天体的；天上的

参考例句：

• The rosy light yet beamed like a celestial dawn.玫瑰色的红光依然象天上的朝霞一样绚丽。
• Gravity governs the motions of celestial bodies.万有引力控制着天体的运动。