美国语文第五册 第171期:呐喊震天(2)

 　　Within its shade of elm and oak  榆树橡树浓密荫凉下，

　　The church of Berkley Manor¹ stood:  伯克莱庄园教堂肃穆，

　　There Sunday found the rural folk,  周末欢快的乡村舞曲，

　　And some esteemed² of gentle blood,  达贵名媛们打发虚空，

　　In vain their feet with loitering tread  杯筹交错中骄奢纵欲。

　　Passed 'mid³ the graves where rank is naught⁴:  坟墓中等级化为乌有，

　　All could not read the lesson taught  生而平等法则无法授予，

　　In that republic of the dead.  写在共和国血泊土地。

　　The pastor⁵ rose: the prayer was strong;  牧师站起祷告声粗犷，

　　The psalm⁶ was warrior⁷ David's song;  赞美诗讴歌勇士大卫。

　　The text, a few short words of might, 简短诗文却铿锵有力，

　　"The Lord of hosts shall arm the right!”  万民之神耶和华授权正义！

　　He spoke⁸ of wrongs too long endured,  谈起难以忍受多年苦楚，

　　Of sacred rights to be secured;  牧师主张神圣权利获取，

　　Then from his patriot⁹ tongue of flame  从他的炽烈爱国语言里，

　　The startling words for Freedom came.  自由女神飘曳迷人美丽。

　　The stirring sentences he spake  振奋人心话语燃烧心底，

　　Compelled the heart to glow or quake,  心在震颤不再蒙受冤屈。

　　And, rising on his theme's broad wing,  自由独立成为嘹亮号角，

　　And grasping in his nervous hand, The imaginary battle brand,  呼唤起义牧师扬起双臂，无所畏惧战争即将到来，

　　In face of death he dared to fling, Defiance¹⁰ to a tyrant¹¹ king.  面对死亡应该勇敢奋起，朝着暴戾君主拿起武器。

　　Even as he spoke, his frame, renewed, In eloquence¹² of attitude,   他激情演讲，体态多变，他口若悬河，滔滔不绝，

　　Rose, as it seemed, a shoulder higher;  他愤怒而起，形象高大，

　　Then swept his kindling¹³ glance of fire, From startled pew to breathless choir¹⁴;   他目光如炬，震惊全场。唱诗班吟唱，实难喘息。

　　When suddenly his mantle¹⁵ wide  他突然抖开，宽大斗篷，

　　His hands impatient flung aside,  他双手挥舞，激情难抑，

　　And, lo! he met their wondering eyes  看！台下目光，纷纷啧奇，

　　Complete in all a warrior's guise¹⁶.  他早已全身，战士装备。

1 manor   

n.庄园，领地

参考例句：

• The builder of the manor house is a direct ancestor of the present owner.建造这幢庄园的人就是它现在主人的一个直系祖先。
• I am not lord of the manor,but its lady.我并非此地的领主，而是这儿的女主人。

2 esteemed   

adj.受人尊敬的v.尊敬( esteem的过去式和过去分词 )；敬重；认为；以为

参考例句：

• The art of conversation is highly esteemed in France. 在法国十分尊重谈话技巧。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He esteemed that he understood what I had said. 他认为已经听懂我说的意思了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 mid   

adj.中央的，中间的

参考例句：

• Our mid-term exam is pending.我们就要期中考试了。
• He switched over to teaching in mid-career.他在而立之年转入教学工作。

4 naught   

n.无，零 [=nought]

参考例句：

• He sets at naught every convention of society.他轻视所有的社会习俗。
• I hope that all your efforts won't go for naught.我希望你的努力不会毫无结果。

5 pastor   

n.牧师，牧人

参考例句：

• He was the son of a poor pastor.他是一个穷牧师的儿子。
• We have no pastor at present:the church is run by five deacons.我们目前没有牧师：教会的事是由五位执事管理的。

6 psalm   

n.赞美诗，圣诗

参考例句：

• The clergyman began droning the psalm.牧师开始以单调而低沈的语调吟诵赞美诗。
• The minister droned out the psalm.牧师喃喃地念赞美诗。

7 warrior   

n.勇士，武士，斗士

参考例句：

• The young man is a bold warrior.这个年轻人是个很英勇的武士。
• A true warrior values glory and honor above life.一个真正的勇士珍视荣誉胜过生命。

8 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

9 patriot   

n.爱国者，爱国主义者

参考例句：

• He avowed himself a patriot.他自称自己是爱国者。
• He is a patriot who has won the admiration of the French already.他是一个已经赢得法国人敬仰的爱国者。

10 defiance   

n.挑战，挑衅，蔑视，违抗

参考例句：

• He climbed the ladder in defiance of the warning.他无视警告爬上了那架梯子。
• He slammed the door in a spirit of defiance.他以挑衅性的态度把门砰地一下关上。

11 tyrant   

n.暴君，专制的君主，残暴的人

参考例句：

• The country was ruled by a despotic tyrant.该国处在一个专制暴君的统治之下。
• The tyrant was deaf to the entreaties of the slaves.暴君听不到奴隶们的哀鸣。

12 eloquence   

n.雄辩；口才，修辞

参考例句：

• I am afraid my eloquence did not avail against the facts.恐怕我的雄辩也无补于事实了。
• The people were charmed by his eloquence.人们被他的口才迷住了。

13 kindling   

n. 点火, 可燃物 动词kindle的现在分词形式

参考例句：

• There were neat piles of kindling wood against the wall. 墙边整齐地放着几堆引火柴。
• "Coal and kindling all in the shed in the backyard." “煤，劈柴，都在后院小屋里。” 来自汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子

14 choir   

n.唱诗班，唱诗班的席位，合唱团，舞蹈团；v.合唱

参考例句：

• The choir sang the words out with great vigor.合唱团以极大的热情唱出了歌词。
• The church choir is singing tonight.今晚教堂歌唱队要唱诗。

15 mantle   

n.斗篷，覆罩之物，罩子；v.罩住，覆盖，脸红

参考例句：

• The earth had donned her mantle of brightest green.大地披上了苍翠欲滴的绿色斗篷。
• The mountain was covered with a mantle of snow.山上覆盖着一层雪。

16 guise   

n.外表，伪装的姿态

参考例句：

• They got into the school in the guise of inspectors.他们假装成视察员进了学校。
• The thief came into the house under the guise of a repairman.那小偷扮成个修理匠进了屋子。