精美英文欣赏:春天

Spring

Spring, the sweet Spring, is the year's pleasant king;

Then blooms each thing, then maids dance in a ring,

Cold doth not sting, the pretty birds do sing,

Cuckoo, jug-jug, pu-we, to-witta-woo!

The palm and may make country houses gay,

Lambs frisk' and play, the shepherds pipe all day,

And we hear aye birds tune¹ this merry lay,

Cuckoo, jug-jug' pu,we, to-witta-woo !

The fields breathe sweet, the daisies kiss our feet,

Young lovers meet, old wives a-sunning sit,

In every street these tunes² bur ears do greet,

Cuckoo, jug-jug, pu-we, to-witta-woo!

Spring! The sweet Spring!

春天
春天，甜蜜的春天，一年中欢乐的君王，
春光中万物昌盛，春光中少女们团团起舞，
寒冷不再砭骨，美丽的鸟儿处处啼唱，
咕咕，喳一喳，卜一威，嘟一威嗒一喔!

棕榈树和山楂花把乡村房舍点缀得喜气洋洋，
小羔羊活蹦欢跳，牧羊人整日价笛声袅袅，
我们时时斯到鸟儿唱起快乐的曲调，
咕咕，喳一喳， 卜一威，嘟一威嗒一喔!

田野间一片芬芳，盛开的雏菊紧贴在我们脚旁，
年轻的情侣对对相聚，老妇人坐着沐浴阳光，
每条街上都有这样的曲调在我们耳边回荡，
咕咕，喳一喳， 卜一威，嘟一威嗒一喔!
春天!甜蜜的春天!

托马斯·纳什

1 tune   

n.调子；和谐，协调；v.调音，调节，调整

参考例句：

• He'd written a tune,and played it to us on the piano.他写了一段曲子，并在钢琴上弹给我们听。
• The boy beat out a tune on a tin can.那男孩在易拉罐上敲出一首曲子。

2 tunes   

n.曲调，曲子( tune的名词复数 )v.调音( tune的第三人称单数 )；调整；（给收音机、电视等）调谐；使协调

参考例句：

• a potpourri of tunes 乐曲集锦
• When things get a bit too much, she simply tunes out temporarily. 碰到事情太棘手时，她干脆暂时撒手不管。 来自《简明英汉词典》