美国语文第五册 第261期:在摇篮中安睡(1)

 　　Backward, turn backward, O Time, in your flight, 时光穿梭，飞快地回到从前，

　　Make me a child again, just for to-night! 今晚星光，我变成可爱孩子，

　　Mother, come back from the echoless shore, 妈妈，从无法应答的彼岸归来，

　　Take me again to your heart as of yore; 一如往昔，将我搂抱入怀。

　　Kiss from my forehead the furrows¹ of care, 轻轻地， 她吻着我的前额皱纹，

　　Smooth the few silver threads out of my hair; 随后抚平，我鬓角上初现白发，

　　Over my slumbers² your loving watch keep; 满心怜爱，默默地看我安睡——

　　Rock me to sleep, mother,—rock me to sleep! 妈妈呵，慢慢荡起摇篮，让我入眠！

　　Backward, flow backward, O tide of the years! 时光穿梭，追溯往昔岁月，

　　I am so weary of toil³ and of tears; 难以应对， 生活困厄操劳，

　　Toil without recompense, tears all in vain; 呕心沥血，汗水无法兑现，

　　Take them, and give me my childhood again! 不再忧伤，今晚我又回到童年！

　　I have grown weary of dust and decay, 滚滚红尘，行尸走肉的皮囊，

　　Weary of flinging my soul wealth away; 迷惘不安，如何失去信念？

　　Weary of sowing for others to reap; 世事喧嚣，充满尔虞我诈，

　　Rock me to sleep, mother,—rock me to sleep! 妈妈呵，慢慢荡起摇篮，让我入眠！

　　Tired of the hollow, the base, the untrue, 我早已，厌倦世俗的虚伪卑鄙，

　　Mother, O mother, my heart calls for you! 哦，妈妈，我从心底呼唤你！

　　Many a summer the grass has grown green, 夏夜星落，那片滴翠的草地，

　　Blossomed and faded, our faces between: 母女笑容，跌落在花开花落之间，

　　Yet with strong yearning⁴ and passionate⁵ pain, 难以抑制，我多年的思念苦楚，

　　Long I to-night for your presence again. 哦，妈妈，渴望你今晚出现。

　　Come from the silence so long and so deep; 回来吧，你在寂寞黑暗消失很久，

　　Rock me to sleep, mother,—rock me to sleep! 妈妈呵，慢慢荡起摇篮，让我入眠！

1 furrows   

n.犁沟( furrow的名词复数 )；（脸上的）皱纹v.犁田，开沟( furrow的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• I could tell from the deep furrows in her forehead that she was very disturbed by the news. 从她额头深深的皱纹上，我可以看出她听了这个消息非常不安。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Dirt bike trails crisscrossed the grassy furrows. 越野摩托车的轮迹纵横交错地布满条条草沟。 来自辞典例句

2 slumbers   

睡眠，安眠( slumber的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• His image traversed constantly her restless slumbers. 他的形象一再闯进她的脑海，弄得她不能安睡。
• My Titan brother slumbers deep inside his mountain prison. Go. 我的泰坦兄弟就被囚禁在山脉的深处。

3 toil   

vi.辛劳工作，艰难地行动；n.苦工，难事

参考例句：

• The wealth comes from the toil of the masses.财富来自大众的辛勤劳动。
• Every single grain is the result of toil.每一粒粮食都来之不易。

4 yearning   

a.渴望的；向往的；怀念的

参考例句：

• a yearning for a quiet life 对宁静生活的向往
• He felt a great yearning after his old job. 他对过去的工作有一种强烈的渴想。

5 passionate   

adj.热情的，热烈的，激昂的，易动情的，易怒的，性情暴躁的

参考例句：

• He is said to be the most passionate man.据说他是最有激情的人。
• He is very passionate about the project.他对那个项目非常热心。