美国语文第五册 第86期:四月的日子(1)

 　　All day the low-hung clouds have dropped, their garnered¹ fullness down; 低垂一天，云朵已经落下，农夫庄稼，亦已安然入仓。

　　All day that soft, gray mist hath wrapped hill, valley, grove², and town. 灰色雾霭，万般缱绻裹住，山丘沟谷，灌丛还有村庄。

　　There has not been a sound today to break the calm of nature; 今天，我未曾听到那种声音，可以打破，自然万物的寂静；

　　Nor motion, I might almost say, 亦没听见，或许我可以说，

　　Of life or living creature; 漫长一天，没有生命的韵律。

　　Of waving bough³, or warbling bird, 树干没有摇晃，鸟儿没有啭鸣，

　　Or cattle faintly lowing; 牛群，没有低声哞叫，

　　I could have half believed I heard the leaves and blossoms growing. 枝叶生长，或者花朵绽开，我半信半疑，没有纹丝动静。

　　I stood to hear, I love it well, 默默站着聆听，我太爱这些声音，

　　The rain's continuous sound; 雨，接连不停地刷刷，

　　Small drops, but thick and fast they fell, 碎细身影，密集落下，

　　Down straight into the ground. 径直一跤，跌进土里长大。

　　For leafy thickness is not yet Earth's naked breast to screen, 大地赤裸的胸膛，尚未舒展，绿叶沙沙，铺成天空的旗帜，

　　Though every dripping branch is set with shoots of tender green. 此刻，每一根湿漉漉的枝干，都会萌发，植物的微观思考。

　　Sure, since I looked, at early morn, 曙光初露，美丽的金银花，

　　Those honeysuckle buds have swelled⁴ to double growth; 星光点缀，骨朵又见丰满，含苞待放；

　　that thorn hath put forth⁵ larger studs. 亭亭玉立的枝杈，转眼冒出，深浅不一的嫩芽。

1 garnered   

v.收集并（通常）贮藏（某物），取得，获得( garner的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Mr. Smith gradually garnered a national reputation as a financial expert. 史密斯先生逐渐赢得全国金融专家的声誉。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He has garnered extensive support for his proposals. 他的提议得到了广泛的支持。 来自辞典例句

2 grove   

n.林子，小树林，园林

参考例句：

• On top of the hill was a grove of tall trees.山顶上一片高大的树林。
• The scent of lemons filled the grove.柠檬香味充满了小树林。

3 bough   

n.大树枝，主枝

参考例句：

• I rested my fishing rod against a pine bough.我把钓鱼竿靠在一棵松树的大树枝上。
• Every bough was swinging in the wind.每条树枝都在风里摇摆。

4 swelled   

增强( swell的过去式和过去分词 )； 肿胀； （使）凸出； 充满（激情）

参考例句：

• The infection swelled his hand. 由于感染，他的手肿了起来。
• After the heavy rain the river swelled. 大雨过后，河水猛涨。

5 forth   

adv.向前；向外，往外

参考例句：

• The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。