精美英文欣赏:冬日漫步

A Winter Walk

冬日漫步

The wind has gently murmured through the blinds,or puffed¹ with feathery softness against the windows,and occasionally sighed like a summer zephyr² lifting the leaves along, the livelong night.

微风缓缓地吹着百叶窗，吹在窗上，非常温柔，像羽毛似的；偶尔也会犹如几声叹息，听起来像夏夜漫漫长夜里的轻风抚着树叶的声音。

The meadow mouse has slept in his snug³ gallery in the sod,the owl⁴ has sat in a hollow tree in the depth of the swamp,the rabbit, the squirrel, and the fox have all been housed.

在铺着草皮的地下，田鼠正在地洞里呼呼大睡，猫头鹰则在沼泽地深处的一棵空心树里蹲看，兔子、松鼠、狐狸都呆在家里。

The watch-dog has lain quiet on the hearth,and the cattle have stood silent in their stalls.

看门的狗静静地躺在暖炉旁，牛羊在栏圈里梢无声息。

The earth itself has slept, as it were its first, not its last sleep,save when some street sign or woodhouse door has faintly creaked upon its hinge,cheering forlorn nature at her midnight work,the only sound awake twixt Venus and Mars,

连大地都在沉睡—但这不是寿终正寝，而是忙碌一年后第一次美美地睡上一觉。夜已经深了，大自然还在忙碌着，只有街上一些招牌或小木屋的门轴不时嘎吱嘎吱地响，给沉寂的大自然来一点慰藉。也只有这些声音，预示着在茫茫宇宙中，在金星和火星之间，

advertising⁵ us of a remote inward warmth,a divine cheer and fellowship, where gods are met together,but where it is very bleak⁶ for men to stand.

天地万物中还有一些是清醒的。我们想起了看似遥远却也许近在心中的“温暖的感觉”，还有那些只有天神们在相聚时才能感受到的—种神圣的鼓舞和难得的交情，而这些对于凡人是不胜苍凉的。

But while the earth has slumbered,all the air has been alive with feathery flakes⁷ descending,as if some northern Ceres reigned,showering her silvery grain over all the fields.

大地此刻在酣睡，可是空气还很活跃，鹅毛大雪漫天飞舞，好像是一个北方的五谷女神，正在把她的银种子撒在我们的田野上。

We sleep, and at length awake to the still reality of a winter morning.

我们也进入了梦乡，等到醒来时，恰是冬季的早晨。

The snow lies warm as cotton or down upon the window-sill;

世界静悄悄的，雪下了厚厚的一层。

the broadened sash and frosted panes⁸ admit a dim and private light,which enhances the snug cheer within.

窗棂上像铺了柔软的棉花或羽绒；窗格子显得宽了些，玻璃上爬满了冰纹，看起来黯淡而神秘，使家里变得更加温馨舒适。

The stillness of the morning is impressive.

早晨的寂静真令人难忘。

The floor creaks under our feet as we move toward the window to look abroad through some clear space over the fields.

我们踏着吱吱作响的地板来到窗口前，站在一块没有结冰的地方，眺望田野风景。

We see the roofs stand under their snow burden.

屋顶被皑皑白雪覆盖着，雪冻成的冰条挂在屋檐下和栅栏上；

From the eaves and fences hang stalactites of snow,and in the yard stand stalagmitescovering some concealed⁹ core.

院子里的雪柱像竹笋一样立着，雪柱里有没有藏着什么东西，就无从知晓了。

The trees and shrubs¹⁰ rear white arms to the sky on every side;

树木和灌木向四面八方伸展着它们白色的枝干；

and where were walls and fences,we see fantastic forms stretching in frolic gambols¹¹ across the dusky landscape,as if Nature had strewn her fresh designs over the fields by night as models for man's art.

原来是墙壁和篱笆的地方，形态更加奇妙，在昏暗的大地上，它们向左右延伸，似乎在跳跃，仿佛一夜的工夫，大自然就重新设计了一幅田野美境，供人类的艺术家来临摹。

1 puffed   

adj.疏松的v.使喷出( puff的过去式和过去分词 )；喷着汽（或烟）移动；吹嘘；吹捧

参考例句：

• He lit a cigarette and puffed at it furiously. 他点燃了一支香烟，狂吸了几口。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He felt grown-up, puffed up with self-importance. 他觉得长大了，便自以为了不起。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 zephyr   

n.和风，微风

参考例句：

• I feel very comfortable in the zephyr from the sea.从海上吹来的和风令我非常惬意。
• Zephyr,the West Wind,blew away the clouds so that Apollo,the sun god,could shine and made this flower bloom.西风之神吹散了云朵，太阳神阿波罗得以照耀它并使它开花。

3 snug   

adj.温暖舒适的，合身的，安全的；v.使整洁干净，舒适地依靠，紧贴；n.（英）酒吧里的私房

参考例句：

• He showed us into a snug little sitting room.他领我们走进了一间温暖而舒适的小客厅。
• She had a small but snug home.她有个小小的但很舒适的家。

4 owl   

n.猫头鹰，枭

参考例句：

• Her new glasses make her look like an owl.她的新眼镜让她看上去像只猫头鹰。
• I'm a night owl and seldom go to bed until after midnight.我睡得很晚，经常半夜后才睡觉。

5 advertising   

n.广告业；广告活动 a.广告的；广告业务的

参考例句：

• Can you give me any advice on getting into advertising? 你能指点我如何涉足广告业吗?
• The advertising campaign is aimed primarily at young people. 这个广告宣传运动主要是针对年轻人的。

6 bleak   

adj.(天气)阴冷的；凄凉的；暗淡的

参考例句：

• They showed me into a bleak waiting room.他们引我来到一间阴冷的会客室。
• The company's prospects look pretty bleak.这家公司的前景异常暗淡。

7 flakes   

小薄片( flake的名词复数 )； （尤指）碎片； 雪花； 古怪的人

参考例句：

• It's snowing in great flakes. 天下着鹅毛大雪。
• It is snowing in great flakes. 正值大雪纷飞。

8 panes   

窗玻璃( pane的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The sun caught the panes and flashed back at him. 阳光照到窗玻璃上，又反射到他身上。
• The window-panes are dim with steam. 玻璃窗上蒙上了一层蒸汽。

9 concealed   

a.隐藏的，隐蔽的

参考例句：

• The paintings were concealed beneath a thick layer of plaster. 那些画被隐藏在厚厚的灰泥层下面。
• I think he had a gun concealed about his person. 我认为他当时身上藏有一支枪。

10 shrubs   

灌木( shrub的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The gardener spent a complete morning in trimming those two shrubs. 园丁花了整个上午的时间修剪那两处灌木林。
• These shrubs will need more light to produce flowering shoots. 这些灌木需要更多的光照才能抽出开花的新枝。

11 gambols   

v.蹦跳，跳跃，嬉戏( gambol的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：