美国语文第五册 第177期:威廉-泰尔(2)

 　　Beware my vengeance¹! 小心我报复！

　　Can it more than kill? 大不了一个死。

　　Enough; it can do that. 那就足够了，很容易。

　　No; not enough: It can not take away the grace of life; 不，远远不能，死亡不能翦灭生命的高贵；

　　Its comeliness² of look that virtue³ gives; 不能消除美德给予的俊朗，

　　Its port erect⁴ with consciousness of truth; 死亡不能摧毁睿智者的灵魂高蹈，

　　Its rich attire⁵ of honorable deeds; 不能褪去高尚情操者的华美衣裳，

　　Its fair report that's rife⁶ on good men's tongues; 死亡不能剥夺正义者不乏优雅的谈吐；

　　It can not lay its hands on these,  死亡无法触及这些崇高，

　　no more Than it can pluck the brightness from the sun, 就像你们这些手上肮脏的家伙，

　　Or with polluted finger tarnish⁷ it. 无法从太阳那里攫取一丝阳光。

　　But it can make thee writhe⁸. It may. 但是，我会让你吃苦头的。当然。

　　And groan⁹. It may; and I may cry Go on, though it should make me groan again. 我会让你痛苦不堪。是的，很可能不停叫唤。

　　Whence comest thou? 你从哪里来？

　　From the mountains.  我从山里来。

　　Wouldst thou learn What news from thence? 你听到那里传来的消息吗？

　　Canst tell me any? 你可以告诉我吗？

　　Ay: they watch no more the avalanche¹⁰. Why so? 天呀，我们的人再也看不到雪崩了。什么意思？

　　Because they look for thee. The hurricane Comes unawares upon them; from its bed The torrent¹¹ breaks, and finds them in its track. 他们在抓你，没想到暴风雪来了，山脚发生雪崩，他们陷进去了。

　　What do they then? 然后呢？

　　Thank heaven it is not thou! Thou hast perverted¹² nature in them. 老天有眼无珠，难道不是你的缘故？

　　There's not a blessing¹³ heaven vouchsafes¹⁴ them, but The thought of thee—doth wither¹⁵ to a curse. 你使老天加害于他们身上，不是赐予他们的祝福天堂，而恰恰是你内心想要的毒咒。

1 vengeance   

n.报复，报仇，复仇

参考例句：

• He swore vengeance against the men who murdered his father.他发誓要向那些杀害他父亲的人报仇。
• For years he brooded vengeance.多年来他一直在盘算报仇。

2 comeliness   

n. 清秀, 美丽, 合宜

参考例句：

• Your comeliness is law with Mr. Wildeve. 你的美貌，对于韦狄先生，就是律令。
• Her comeliness overwhelmed him. 她的清秀美丽使他倾倒。

3 virtue   

n.德行，美德；贞操；优点；功效，效力

参考例句：

• He was considered to be a paragon of virtue.他被认为是品德尽善尽美的典范。
• You need to decorate your mind with virtue.你应该用德行美化心灵。

4 erect   

n./v.树立，建立，使竖立；adj.直立的，垂直的

参考例句：

• She held her head erect and her back straight.她昂着头，把背挺得笔直。
• Soldiers are trained to stand erect.士兵们训练站得笔直。

5 attire   

v.穿衣，装扮[同]array；n.衣着；盛装

参考例句：

• He had no intention of changing his mode of attire.他无意改变着装方式。
• Her attention was attracted by his peculiar attire.他那奇特的服装引起了她的注意。

6 rife   

adj.(指坏事情)充斥的，流行的，普遍的

参考例句：

• Disease is rife in the area.疾病在这一区很流行。
• Corruption was rife before the election.选举之前腐败盛行。

7 tarnish   

n.晦暗，污点；vt.使失去光泽；玷污

参考例句：

• The affair could tarnish the reputation of the prime minister.这一事件可能有损首相的名誉。
• Stainless steel products won't tarnish.不锈钢产品不会失去光泽。

8 writhe   

vt.挣扎，痛苦地扭曲；vi.扭曲，翻腾，受苦；n.翻腾，苦恼

参考例句：

• They surely writhe under this pressure.他们肯定对这种压力感到苦恼。
• Her words made him writhe with shame.她的话使他惭愧地感到浑身不自在。

9 groan   

vi./n.呻吟，抱怨；(发出)呻吟般的声音

参考例句：

• The wounded man uttered a groan.那个受伤的人发出呻吟。
• The people groan under the burden of taxes.人民在重税下痛苦呻吟。

10 avalanche   

n.雪崩，大量涌来

参考例句：

• They were killed by an avalanche in the Swiss Alps.他们在瑞士阿尔卑斯山的一次雪崩中罹难。
• Higher still the snow was ready to avalanche.在更高处积雪随时都会崩塌。

11 torrent   

n.激流，洪流；爆发，(话语等的)连发

参考例句：

• The torrent scoured a channel down the hillside. 急流沿着山坡冲出了一条沟。
• Her pent-up anger was released in a torrent of words.她压抑的愤怒以滔滔不绝的话爆发了出来。

12 perverted   

adj.不正当的v.滥用( pervert的过去式和过去分词 )；腐蚀；败坏；使堕落

参考例句：

• Some scientific discoveries have been perverted to create weapons of destruction. 某些科学发明被滥用来生产毁灭性武器。
• sexual acts, normal and perverted 正常的和变态的性行为

13 blessing   

n.祈神赐福；祷告；祝福，祝愿

参考例句：

• The blessing was said in Hebrew.祷告用了希伯来语。
• A double blessing has descended upon the house.双喜临门。

14 vouchsafes   

v.给予，赐予( vouchsafe的第三人称单数 )；允诺

参考例句：

15 wither   

vt.使凋谢，使衰退，(用眼神气势等)使畏缩；vi.枯萎，衰退，消亡

参考例句：

• She grows as a flower does-she will wither without sun.她象鲜花一样成长--没有太阳就会凋谢。
• In autumn the leaves wither and fall off the trees.秋天，树叶枯萎并从树上落下来。