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The Past

往昔

Rachel Carson(雷切尔·卡森)

There was once a town in the heart of America where all life seemed to live in harmony

with its surroundings. The town lay in the midst of a checkerboard of prosperous farms, with

fields of grain and hillsides of orchards where, in spring, white clouds of bloom drifted above the

green fields. In autumn, oak and maple and birch set up a blaze of color that flamed and

flickered across a backdrop of pines. Then foxes barked in the hills and deer silently crossed

the fields, half hidden in the mists of the fall mornings.

在美国中心地带，曾经有一座小镇，在那里，自然万物都和谐相处。小镇位于阡陌交

错的丰饶田地中间，周围的农场欣欣向荣，小山上果树成林。春天，田野一片绿油油，花

朵般的白云在天空中飘荡。秋天，橡树、枫树和桦树染上耀眼的秋色，如同火焰一般，在

松树的背景上摇曳闪烁，五彩缤纷。山间传来狐狸的叫声，小鹿静静地穿过一块块田野，

隐没在秋天清晨的薄雾中。