精美英文欣赏:我的心在高原

My heart's in the Highland¹ my heart is not here,

My heart's in the Highland a-chasing the deer;

Chasing the wild-deer, and following the roe²,

My heart's in the Highland wherever I go.

我的心儿在高原，我的心不在这儿，

我的心儿在高原，追逐着鹿儿，

追逐着野鹿，跟踪着獐儿，

我的心儿在高原，不管我上哪儿。

Farewell to the Highland farewell to the North,

The birth-place of Valour, the country of Worth ;

Wherever I wander, wherever I rove,

The hills of the Highlands for ever I love.

到了啊高原，别了啊北国，

英雄的家乡，可敬的故国，

不管我上哪儿漂荡，我上哪儿遨游，

我永远爱着高原的山丘。

Farewell to the mountain high-cover'd with snow,

Farewell to the straths and green vallies below;

Farewell to the forests and wild-hanging wood

Farewell to the torrents³ and loud-pouring floods.

别了啊，高耸的积雪的山岳，

别了啊，山下的溪壑和翠谷，

别了啊，森林和枝檀纵横的树林，

别了啊，急川和洪流的轰鸣。

My heart's in the Highland my heart is not here,

My heart's in the Highland a-chasing the deer;

Chasing the wild-deer, and following the roe,

My heart's in the Highland wherever I go.

我的心儿在高原，我的心不在这儿，

我的心儿在高原，追逐着鹿儿，

追逐着野鹿，跟踪着獐儿，

我的心儿在高原，不管我上哪儿。

1 highland   

n.(pl.)高地，山地

参考例句：

• The highland game is part of Scotland's cultural heritage.苏格兰高地游戏是苏格兰文化遗产的一部分。
• The highland forests where few hunters venture have long been the bear's sanctuary.这片只有少数猎人涉险的高山森林，一直都是黑熊的避难所。

2 roe   

n.鱼卵；獐鹿

参考例句：

• We will serve smoked cod's roe at the dinner.宴会上我们将上一道熏鳕鱼子。
• I'll scramble some eggs with roe?我用鱼籽炒几个鸡蛋好吗？

3 torrents   

n.倾注；奔流( torrent的名词复数 )；急流；爆发；连续不断

参考例句：

• The torrents scoured out a channel down the hill side. 急流沿着山腰冲刷出一条水沟。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Sudden rainstorms would bring the mountain torrents rushing down. 突然的暴雨会使山洪暴发。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》