英语名篇诵读 秋日夕阳

Autumn Sunset

秋日夕阳

We had a remarkable¹ sunset one day last November. I was walking in a meadow, the source

of a small brook², when the sun at last, just before setting, after a cold grey day, reached a clear

stratum³ in the horizon, and the softest brightest morning sun-light fell on the dry grass and on

the stems of the trees in the opposite horizon, and on the leaves of the shrub-oaks on the hill-

side, while our shadows stretched long over the meadow eastward⁴, as if we were the only motes⁵ in

its beams. It was such a light as we could not have imagined a moment before, and the air also was

so warm and serene⁶ that nothing was wanting to make a paradise of that meadow. When we

reflected that this was not a solitary⁷ phenomenon, never to happen again, but that it would

happen forever and ever an infinite number of evenings, and cheer and reassure⁸ the latest child that

walked there, it was more glorious still.

The sun sets on some retired⁹ meadow, where no house is visible, with all the glory and

splendor¹⁰ that it lavishes¹¹ on cities, and perchance , as it has never set before，  — where there

is but a solitary marsh¹²-hawk to have his wings gilded¹³ by it, or only a musquash looks out from

his cabin, and there is some little black-veined brook in the midst of the marsh, just beginning

to meander¹⁴, winding¹⁵ slowly round a decaying stump¹⁶ . We walked in so pure and bright a light,

gilding¹⁷ the withered¹⁸ grass and leaves, so softly and serenely¹⁹ bright — I thought I had never bathed

in such a golden flood, without a ripple²⁰ or a murmur²¹ to it. The west side of every wood and rising

ground gleamed like the boundary of Elysium , and the sun on our backs seemed like a gentle

herdsman, driving us home at evening.

So we saunter toward the Holy Land; till one day the sun shall shine more brightly than

ever he has done, shall perchance shine into our minds and hearts, and light up our whole lives

with a great awakening²² light, so warm and serene and golden as on a bank-side in autumn.

去年十一月某日，我们看到了一幅非常壮观的落日景象。我当时正漫步在小溪源头的

一片草地上，正值一个阴晦的寒日结束之际，暮夕之前，太阳最终涌出云层，露出澄明天

光。但见远处天幕下的衰草残茎，山边的橡树丛，都沉浸在一片最柔美也最耀眼的曙光般

的绮照之中。我们自己的影子落在草地上，向东拖得长长的，仿佛我们是夕阳光束中仅有

的尘埃。这是刚才我们想象不到的夕阳之光，空气又是那么和暖纯净，这草地实在无异于

天上的仙境。我们想，这里的夕阳不是大自然绝无仅有的现象，不是永远不再发生的，而

是无数的傍晚永远会出现的现象；这里的落日夕照会使得任何前来散步的孩子快乐欢畅，

心安神定，想到这里，便觉得这夕照更加壮美了。

夕阳带着在城市上空恣意挥洒的灿烂光辉，照在一片绝无人迹、房舍幽僻的草地上，

也许以前从没有像今天这样绚丽多姿——那里，只有一只沼鹰，翅膀上镀上了夕阳的光

芒；要么只有一只麝香鼠，从它的巢里探头张望；在沼泽中央，还有一条黑丝般的小溪，

刚刚流出草地，绕着一个朽烂的树墩迂回流淌着。我们漫步在纯净明亮的落日余晖中，它

是那样的柔和恬静。满目衰草枯叶，一片金黄——我想，自己从来没有沐浴在这般金色的

洪流中，不见涟漪，也听不到潺潺水声。抬首西望，一排林薮丘岗，金灿熠耀，宛若仙境

边陲，而我们背后的夕阳，仿佛一位慈爱的牧人，值薄暮时分，赶着送我们归去。

我们漫步于去天国的历程中也应当是这样；直到有一天，太阳会以它从来没有过的辉

煌照耀，照射进我们的心扉灵府中，使我们的整个生命沐浴着更彻悟的神奇光照——和

煦、恬静、熠耀，恰如在一个秋日的溪流岸边那样。

1 remarkable   

adj.显著的，异常的，非凡的，值得注意的

参考例句：

• She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills.她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步。
• These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines.这些汽车因发动机没有噪音而不同凡响。

2 brook   

n.小河，溪；v.忍受，容让

参考例句：

• In our room we could hear the murmur of a distant brook.在我们房间能听到远处小溪汩汩的流水声。
• The brook trickled through the valley.小溪涓涓流过峡谷。

3 stratum   

n.地层，社会阶层

参考例句：

• The coal is a coal resource that reserves in old stratum.石煤是贮藏在古老地层中的一种煤炭资源。
• How does Chinese society define the class and stratum?中国社会如何界定阶级与阶层？

4 eastward   

adv.向东；adj.向东的；n.东方，东部

参考例句：

• The river here tends eastward.这条河从这里向东流。
• The crowd is heading eastward,believing that they can find gold there.人群正在向东移去，他们认为在那里可以找到黄金。

5 motes   

n.尘埃( mote的名词复数 )；斑点

参考例句：

• In those warm beams the motes kept dancing up and down. 只见温暖的光芒里面，微细的灰尘在上下飞扬。 来自辞典例句
• So I decided to take lots of grammar motes in every class. 因此我决定每堂课多做些语法笔记。 来自互联网

6 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。

7 solitary   

adj.孤独的，独立的，荒凉的；n.隐士

参考例句：

• I am rather fond of a solitary stroll in the country.我颇喜欢在乡间独自徜徉。
• The castle rises in solitary splendour on the fringe of the desert.这座城堡巍然耸立在沙漠的边际，显得十分壮美。

8 reassure   

v.使放心，使消除疑虑

参考例句：

• This seemed to reassure him and he continued more confidently.这似乎使他放心一点，于是他更有信心地继续说了下去。
• The airline tried to reassure the customers that the planes were safe.航空公司尽力让乘客相信飞机是安全的。

9 retired   

adj.隐退的，退休的，退役的

参考例句：

• The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
• Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。

10 splendor   

n.光彩；壮丽，华丽；显赫，辉煌

参考例句：

• Never in his life had he gazed on such splendor.他生平从没有见过如此辉煌壮丽的场面。
• All the splendor in the world is not worth a good friend.人世间所有的荣华富贵不如一个好朋友。

11 lavishes   

v.过分给予，滥施( lavish的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Playing computer games all day lavishes parents' hard-earned money. 整天玩电脑游戏浪费父母的血汗钱。 来自互联网
• The development of space exploration lavishes the limited public funds. 发展太空探索会浪费有限的公共资金。 来自互联网

12 marsh   

n.沼泽，湿地

参考例句：

• There are a lot of frogs in the marsh.沼泽里有许多青蛙。
• I made my way slowly out of the marsh.我缓慢地走出这片沼泽地。

13 gilded   

a.镀金的，富有的

参考例句：

• The golden light gilded the sea. 金色的阳光使大海如金子般闪闪发光。
• "Friends, they are only gilded disks of lead!" "朋友们，这只不过是些镀金的铅饼！ 来自英汉文学 - 败坏赫德莱堡

14 meander   

n.河流的曲折，漫步，迂回旅行；v.缓慢而弯曲地流动，漫谈

参考例句：

• Visitors and locals alike meander along the sidewalks of the Seine River.游客与当地人沿着塞纳河岸漫步聊天。
• They tumble down mountainsides and meander through flat farmlands.它们滚滚冲下山脊，蜿蜒穿过平坦的农田。

15 winding   

n.绕，缠，绕组，线圈

参考例句：

• A winding lane led down towards the river.一条弯弯曲曲的小路通向河边。
• The winding trail caused us to lose our orientation.迂回曲折的小道使我们迷失了方向。

16 stump   

n.残株，烟蒂，讲演台；v.砍断，蹒跚而走

参考例句：

• He went on the stump in his home state.他到故乡所在的州去发表演说。
• He used the stump as a table.他把树桩用作桌子。

17 gilding   

n.贴金箔，镀金

参考例句：

• The dress is perfect. Don't add anything to it at all. It would just be gilding the lily. 这条裙子已经很完美了，别再作任何修饰了，那只会画蛇添足。
• The gilding is extremely lavish. 这层镀金极为奢华。

18 withered   

adj. 枯萎的，干瘪的，（人身体的部分器官）因病萎缩的或未发育良好的 动词wither的过去式和过去分词形式

参考例句：

• The grass had withered in the warm sun. 这些草在温暖的阳光下枯死了。
• The leaves of this tree have become dry and withered. 这棵树下的叶子干枯了。

19 serenely   

adv.安详地，宁静地，平静地

参考例句：

• The boat sailed serenely on towards the horizon.小船平稳地向着天水交接处驶去。
• It was a serenely beautiful night.那是一个宁静美丽的夜晚。

20 ripple   

n.涟波，涟漪，波纹，粗钢梳；vt.使...起涟漪，使起波纹； vi.呈波浪状，起伏前进

参考例句：

• The pebble made a ripple on the surface of the lake.石子在湖面上激起一个涟漪。
• The small ripple split upon the beach.小小的涟漪卷来，碎在沙滩上。

21 murmur   

n.低语，低声的怨言；v.低语，低声而言

参考例句：

• They paid the extra taxes without a murmur.他们毫无怨言地交了附加税。
• There was a low murmur of conversation in the hall.大厅里有窃窃私语声。

22 awakening   

n.觉醒，醒悟 adj.觉醒中的；唤醒的

参考例句：

• the awakening of interest in the environment 对环境产生的兴趣
• People are gradually awakening to their rights. 人们正逐渐意识到自己的权利。