英语名篇诵读 秋天(二)

Autumn (Ⅱ)

秋天(二)

Hal Borland(哈尔·博兰)

The strange thing is that Autumn, especially on a wooded ridge¹ , changes the relationship

of time and distance. The days shorten, and at the same time they increase in height and breadth. It

is almost as though there were a fixed² ratio that keeps the days in balance. The leaves begin to

fall and the eye begins to reach. New vistas³ open. I saw those vistas opening that morning, there

on the ridge, and my eye could see brand-new horizons. Not exactly new, of course, since they

have been there since this earth assumed its present shape; but they seemed new that morning

because they were newly seen after weeks and months when they were hidden. And I know that

tonight I can look up from my dooryard, through the branches of the big sugar maples⁴, and see the

constellations⁵ of Pegasus and Andromeda . They, too, have been there a long time, but I

couldn't see them from the dooryard all summer.

令人称奇的是，秋天改变了时间和距离的关系，从草木葱茏的山脊望去，秋色尤美。

白昼渐短，同时却变得高远、辽阔。好像有一个固定的比例，保持着白昼的平衡。树叶飘

落，视野开阔，新的景象展现开来。那天早晨，在那边的山脊上，我看到了辽远的景色，

极目处尽是全新的天地，秋色斑斓。当然，实际上也不是新的，因为自地球形成了现在的

形貌，那一切就在那里了；但是在那个清晨，它们显得新，因为在数周数月隐没之后，它

们又重新映入眼帘。我知道，今晚，透过门庭前面糖槭树的枝丫，我便能够看见飞马座和

仙女座了。它们也在那里很久了，但整个夏天，我从门庭里是看不见的。

1 ridge   

n.山脊；鼻梁；分水岭

参考例句：

• We clambered up the hillside to the ridge above.我们沿着山坡费力地爬上了山脊。
• The infantry were advancing to attack the ridge.步兵部队正在向前挺进攻打山脊。

2 fixed   

adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的

参考例句：

• Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？
• Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。

3 vistas   

长条形景色( vista的名词复数 )； 回顾； 展望； （未来可能发生的）一系列情景

参考例句：

• This new job could open up whole new vistas for her. 这项新工作可能给她开辟全新的前景。
• The picture is small but It'shows broad vistas. 画幅虽然不大，所表现的天地却十分广阔。

4 maples   

槭树，枫树( maple的名词复数 )； 槭木

参考例句：

• There are many maples in the park. 公园里有好多枫树。
• The wind of the autumn colour the maples carmine . 秋风给枫林涂抹胭红。

5 constellations   

n.星座( constellation的名词复数 )；一群杰出人物；一系列（相关的想法、事物）；一群（相关的人）

参考例句：

• The map of the heavens showed all the northern constellations. 这份天体图标明了北半部所有的星座。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• His time was coming, he would move in the constellations of power. 他时来运转，要进入权力中心了。 来自教父部分