英语诗歌精选 春天及一切（节选）

Spring and All(Excerpts)—William Carlos Williams

春天及一切（节选）——威廉·卡洛斯·威廉姆斯

Spring and All By the road to the contagious¹ hospital under the surge of the blue

春天及一切 蓝天之下汹涌云彩 斑驳着从东北吹来

mottled clouds driven from the northeast-a cold wind. Beyond, the waste of broad, muddy fields

通往传染病院的路上 一阵冷风改变了视线方向 远处，大片开阔洪荒之地

brown with dried weeds, standing² and fallen patches of standing water the scattering³ of tall trees

褐色的草木一岁一枯荣 间或有一块一块死水 到处是高大的树木

All along the road the reddish purplish, forked, upstanding, twiggy⁴ stuff of bushes and small trees

路上低矮树丛枝条斜横 红的紫的 叉开的直立的 许多小树下面

with dead, brown leaves under them leafless vines- Lifeless in appearance, sluggish⁵

是枯萎的昏黄的树叶 和脱尽叶子的藤蔓 景色呆滞了无生气

dazed spring approaches- They enter the new world naked, cold, uncertain of all

然后春天却慢悠悠地来了 春天赤裸裸地进入新世界 寒冷之中义无反顾

save that they enter. All about them the cold, familiar wind- Now the grass, tomorrow

四周的早已不大在乎 依然刮着熟悉的寒风 眼下，草地返青了，明天

the stiff curl of wild carrot leaf One by one objects are defined- It quickens: clarity, outline of leaf

野萝卜将吐出坚实的芽胞 万物将逐个展露芳容 迅速抽芽，模样清晰，叶子呈现轮廓

But now the stark dignity of entrance-Still, the profound change has come upon them: rooted they

然而现在，是一派庄严的 初春景象–深刻的变化已经 降临人间：扎下根去

grip down and begin to awaken

使劲向下伸展，大地开始苏醒

1 contagious   

adj.传染性的，有感染力的

参考例句：

• It's a highly contagious infection.这种病极易传染。
• He's got a contagious laugh.他的笑富有感染力。

2 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

3 scattering   

n.[物]散射；散乱，分散；在媒介质中的散播adj.散乱的；分散在不同范围的；广泛扩散的；（选票）数量分散的v.散射(scatter的ing形式)；散布；驱散

参考例句：

• The child felle into a rage and began scattering its toys about. 这孩子突发狂怒，把玩具扔得满地都是。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The farmers are scattering seed. 农夫们在播种。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 twiggy   

多细枝的，小枝繁茂的

参考例句：

• Twiggy was a little of both boy and girl a mirror of her time. 崔姬又像男孩又像女孩，是她当时真实的生活写照。

5 sluggish   

adj.懒惰的，迟钝的，无精打采的

参考例句：

• This humid heat makes you feel rather sluggish.这种湿热的天气使人感到懒洋洋的。
• Circulation is much more sluggish in the feet than in the hands.脚部的循环比手部的循环缓慢得多。