美国语文第五册 第30期:下雪了(2)

 　　"It snows!" cries the Belle¹, "Dear, how lucky!" and turns from her mirror to watch the flakes² fall, “下雪了！”美女惊叹，“天呀，实在太美了！”她从镜中转身，她从镜中转身，窗外雪花飘落，

　　Like the first rose of summer, her dimpled cheek burns! 宛若夏季第一朵玫瑰，她的脸上浮出笑意酒窝。

　　While musing³ on sleigh ride and ball: 恍惚中雪橇飞奔，

　　There are visions of conquests, of splendor⁴, and mirth, floating over each drear winter's day; 还有豪华盛装舞会，红男绿女，欢歌浅笑，烟水繁华，柔情似水，打发那绵延不断的忧郁冬日。

　　But the tintings of Hope, on this storm-beaten earth, will melt like the snowflakes away. 历尽风雨沧桑，希望之星黯淡，是否像那雪花融尽，倏忽不知所踪？

　　Turn, then thee to Heaven, fair maiden⁵, for bliss⁶; that world has a pure fount ne'er opened in this. 不妨祈求上帝还有圣母赐予祝福！那才是未曾开启的醇美清泉。

　　"It snows!" cries the Widow, "O God!" and her sighs have stifled⁷ the voice of her prayer; “下雪了！”寡妇哀叹，“哦，我的上帝！”她的叹息声声盖过了她的祷告。

　　Its burden ye'll read in her tear-swollen eyes, on her cheek sunk with fasting and care. 从她泪水浸泡的眼里，可以听见心在慢慢撕裂；她颧骨下陷，象征饥馑悲哀的呼号。

　　This night, and her fatherless ask her for bread. 在这个雪花飘落的冬夜，失去父亲的孩子向她伸手祈求面包。

　　But "He gives the young ravens⁸ their food," And she trusts till her dark hearth⁹ adds horror to dread¹⁰, and she lays on her last chip of wood. “万能的主，请哺食那些幼小寒鸦。”她仍然怀有希望，直到冰冷的壁炉落满恐惧，或者绝望，直到她将最后一片细柴投进炉腔。

　　Poor sufferer! that sorrow thy God only knows; This a most bitter lot to be poor when it snows. 悲哀的母亲！唯独上帝才能洞悉你的苦难，雪花降临，那是穷人难以迈过的道道鬼门关。

1 belle   

n.靓女

参考例句：

• She was the belle of her Sunday School class.在主日学校她是她们班的班花。
• She was the belle of the ball.她是那个舞会中的美女。

2 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。

3 musing   

n. 沉思，冥想 adj. 沉思的, 冥想的 动词muse的现在分词形式

参考例句：

• "At Tellson's banking-house at nine," he said, with a musing face. “九点在台尔森银行大厦见面，”他想道。 来自英汉文学 - 双城记
• She put the jacket away, and stood by musing a minute. 她把那件上衣放到一边，站着沉思了一会儿。

4 splendor   

n.光彩；壮丽，华丽；显赫，辉煌

参考例句：

• Never in his life had he gazed on such splendor.他生平从没有见过如此辉煌壮丽的场面。
• All the splendor in the world is not worth a good friend.人世间所有的荣华富贵不如一个好朋友。

5 maiden   

n.少女，处女；adj.未婚的，纯洁的，无经验的

参考例句：

• The prince fell in love with a fair young maiden.王子爱上了一位年轻美丽的少女。
• The aircraft makes its maiden flight tomorrow.这架飞机明天首航。

6 bliss   

n.狂喜，福佑，天赐的福

参考例句：

• It's sheer bliss to be able to spend the day in bed.整天都可以躺在床上真是幸福。
• He's in bliss that he's won the Nobel Prize.他非常高兴，因为获得了诺贝尔奖金。

7 stifled   

（使）窒息， （使）窒闷( stifle的过去式和过去分词 )； 镇压，遏制； 堵

参考例句：

• The gas stifled them. 煤气使他们窒息。
• The rebellion was stifled. 叛乱被镇压了。

8 ravens   

n.低质煤；渡鸦( raven的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Wheresoever the carcase is,there will the ravens be gathered together. 哪里有死尸，哪里就有乌鸦麇集。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• A couple of ravens croaked above our boat. 两只乌鸦在我们小船的上空嘎嘎叫着。 来自辞典例句

9 hearth   

n.壁炉炉床，壁炉地面

参考例句：

• She came and sat in a chair before the hearth.她走过来，在炉子前面的椅子上坐下。
• She comes to the hearth,and switches on the electric light there.她走到壁炉那里，打开电灯。

10 dread   

vt.担忧，忧虑；惧怕，不敢；n.担忧，畏惧

参考例句：

• We all dread to think what will happen if the company closes.我们都不敢去想一旦公司关门我们该怎么办。
• Her heart was relieved of its blankest dread.她极度恐惧的心理消除了。