美国语文第六册 第235期:伊万杰琳眼中的教堂景象(2)

To my natural make and my temper, painful the task is I do, which to you I know must be grievous.

就我的脾气而言，我的任务艰巨，我晓得你们必定伤心痛苦。

Yet must I bow and obey, and deliver the will of our monarch¹;

然而我必须屈膝服从，传达主上的旨意；

Namely, that all your lands, and dwellings², and cattle of all kinds forfeited³ be to the crown;

就是说你们所有被抄没的土地，房舍和牲畜都要归于王权；

and that you yourselves from this province be transported to other lands.

从这个行省来的你们要转到他地。

God grant you may dwell there ever as faithful subjects, a happy and peaceable people!

上帝准许你们在那里定居，永世为忠实的奴仆，快乐祥和的人们！

Prisoners now I declare you; for such is his Majesty's pleasure!”

现在我宣布你们是囚徒；因为这是陛下的意思！”

As, when the air is serene⁴ in the sultry solstice of summer, suddenly gathers a storm,

在湿热难耐的夏日里，空气宁静安谧，突然间暴风雨骤起，

and the deadly sling⁵ of the hailstones beats down the farmer's corn in the field and shatters his windows,

雹块如刀，将农夫地里的谷物砍倒，击打窗扉，

hiding the sun, and strewing⁶ the ground with thatch⁷ from the house roofs, bellowing⁸ fly the herds⁹, and seek to break their inclosure;

太阳躲起来了，将屋顶的茅草掀在地上，畜群仰天咆哮，极力冲破围栏；

So on the hearts of the people descended¹⁰ the words of the speaker.

喇叭里有几句话说到人们心坎。

Silent a moment, they stood in speechless wonder, and then rose louder and ever louder a wail¹¹ of sorrow and anger,

在无语的惊诧中人们默默站了一会儿，然后哀号和愤怒声越来越大，

And, by one impulse moved, they madly rushed to the doorway¹².

随着一人冲动地乱窜，他们疯了似的冲到门口。

1 monarch   

n.帝王，君主，最高统治者

参考例句：

• The monarch's role is purely ceremonial.君主纯粹是个礼仪职位。
• I think myself happier now than the greatest monarch upon earth.我觉得这个时候比世界上什么帝王都快乐。

2 dwellings   

n.住处，处所( dwelling的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The development will consist of 66 dwellings and a number of offices. 新建楼区将由66栋住房和一些办公用房组成。
• The hovels which passed for dwellings are being pulled down. 过去用作住室的陋屋正在被拆除。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 forfeited   

（因违反协议、犯规、受罚等）丧失，失去( forfeit的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Because he broke the rules, he forfeited his winnings. 他犯规，所以丧失了奖金。
• He has forfeited the right to be the leader of this nation. 他丧失了作为这个国家领导的权利。

4 serene   

adj. 安详的，宁静的，平静的

参考例句：

• He has entered the serene autumn of his life.他已进入了美好的中年时期。
• He didn't speak much,he just smiled with that serene smile of his.他话不多，只是脸上露出他招牌式的淡定的微笑。

5 sling   

vt.扔；悬挂；n.挂带；吊索，吊兜；弹弓

参考例句：

• The boy discharged a stone from a sling.这个男孩用弹弓射石头。
• By using a hoist the movers were able to sling the piano to the third floor.搬运工人用吊车才把钢琴吊到3楼。

6 strewing   

v.撒在…上( strew的现在分词 )；散落于；点缀；撒满

参考例句：

• What a mess! Look at the pajamas strewing on the bed. 真是乱七八糟！看看睡衣乱放在床上。 来自英汉 - 翻译样例 - 口语

7 thatch   

vt.用茅草覆盖…的顶部；n.茅草(屋)

参考例句：

• They lit a torch and set fire to the chapel's thatch.他们点着一支火把，放火烧了小教堂的茅草屋顶。
• They topped off the hut with a straw thatch. 他们给小屋盖上茅草屋顶。

8 bellowing   

v.发出吼叫声，咆哮（尤指因痛苦）( bellow的现在分词 )；（愤怒地）说出（某事），大叫

参考例句：

• We could hear he was bellowing commands to his troops. 我们听见他正向他的兵士大声发布命令。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He disguised these feelings under an enormous bellowing and hurraying. 他用大声吼叫和喝采掩饰着这些感情。 来自辞典例句

9 herds   

兽群( herd的名词复数 )； 牧群； 人群； 群众

参考例句：

• Regularly at daybreak they drive their herds to the pasture. 每天天一亮他们就把牲畜赶到草场上去。
• There we saw herds of cows grazing on the pasture. 我们在那里看到一群群的牛在草地上吃草。

10 descended   

a.为...后裔的，出身于...的

参考例句：

• A mood of melancholy descended on us. 一种悲伤的情绪袭上我们的心头。
• The path descended the hill in a series of zigzags. 小路呈连续的之字形顺着山坡蜿蜒而下。

11 wail   

vt./vi.大声哀号，恸哭；呼啸，尖啸

参考例句：

• Somewhere in the audience an old woman's voice began plaintive wail.观众席里，一位老太太伤心地哭起来。
• One of the small children began to wail with terror.小孩中的一个吓得大哭起来。

12 doorway   

n.门口，(喻)入门；门路，途径

参考例句：

• They huddled in the shop doorway to shelter from the rain.他们挤在商店门口躲雨。
• Mary suddenly appeared in the doorway.玛丽突然出现在门口。