美国语文第六册 第137期:马米恩和道格拉斯(2)

 And if thou said'st I am not peer to any lord in Scotland here, lowland or Highland¹, far or near, 如果你说我与苏格兰的任何王公都不配同侪，不论低地还是高地，远还是近的，

Lord Angus, thou hast lied!" 安格斯大人，你在胡说八道！”

On the Earl's cheek the flush of rage, o'ercame the ashen² hue³ of age. 伯爵的脸颊上飞起愤怒的红晕，掩住了岁月的苍白。

Fierce he broke forth,—"And dar'st thou then to beard the lion in his den⁴, 他凶狠地说——“你竟敢捋在窝里安眠的猛狮的胡须，

The Douglas in his hall? 道格拉斯还在他的地盘上吧？

And hop'st thou hence unscathed to go? 你还寄望毫发无损地离开吗？

No, by Saint Bride of Bothwell, no! 不，我以博斯维尔的圣徒新娘的名义（指的是苏格兰女王玛丽），绝对不能！

Up drawbridge, grooms,—what, warder, ho! 上吊桥吧，马夫——看守，小心伺候！

Let the portcullis fall." 放下吊闸。”

Lord Marmion turned,—well was his need,— 马米恩大人转过脸来——还是那样从容，

And dashed the rowels in his steed, 从他的坐骑猛的掷出小齿轮，

Like arrow through the archway sprung; 就像箭一般穿过拱门；

The ponderous⁵ gate behind him rung: 在他身后硕大的门开了，

To pass there was such scanty⁶ room, 闪出勉强的空间，

The bars, descending⁷, razed⁸ his plume⁹. 门闩掉下来，将他头上的羽毛碰落在地。

The steed along the drawbridge flies, 他的战马飞过吊桥，

Just as it trembled on the rise; 仿佛它在斜坡上振翅高飞；

Nor lighter¹⁰ does the swallow skim along the smooth lake's level brim: 没有比它更轻盈的雨燕飞掠，沿着平滑的湖面边缘；

And when Lord Marmion reached his band 马米恩和他的人马会合后，

He halts, and turns with clenched¹¹ hand, 他勒住战马攥紧拳头，

And shout of loud defiance¹² pours, 用蔑视的口气高喊，

And shook his gauntlet at the towers. 冲塔楼挥着长手套。

"Horse! horse!" the Douglas cried, "and chase!" “马！马！”道格拉斯叫道，“快追！”

But soon he reined¹³ his fury's pace: 但是很快他收拢狂怒的脚步：

"A royal messenger he came, “皇家信使到近前来，

Though most unworthy of the name. 尽管这个名字最不值得提及，

Saint Mary mend my fiery¹⁴ mood! 圣玛丽会安抚我暴躁的情绪，

Old age ne'er cools the Douglas' blood; 上了年纪绝不会让道格拉斯的血液冷却；

I thought to slay¹⁵ him where he stood. 我想杀死和他作对的那个人，

T is pity of him, too," he cried; 这样太便宜他了，”他喊道；

"Bold he can speak, and fairly ride; 他竟敢口出狂言，大摇大摆地扬长而去；

I warrant him a warrior¹⁶ tried." “我不会为难疲惫的勇士。”

With this his mandate¹⁷ he recalls, 他收回他的命令，

And slowly seeks his castle halls. 慢慢寻找落脚的城堡。

 

1 highland   

n.(pl.)高地，山地

参考例句：

• The highland game is part of Scotland's cultural heritage.苏格兰高地游戏是苏格兰文化遗产的一部分。
• The highland forests where few hunters venture have long been the bear's sanctuary.这片只有少数猎人涉险的高山森林，一直都是黑熊的避难所。

2 ashen   

adj.灰的

参考例句：

• His face was ashen and wet with sweat.他面如土色，汗如雨下。
• Her ashen face showed how much the news had shocked her.她灰白的脸显示出那消息使她多么震惊。

3 hue   

n.色度；色调；样子

参考例句：

• The diamond shone with every hue under the sun.金刚石在阳光下放出五颜六色的光芒。
• The same hue will look different in different light.同一颜色在不同的光线下看起来会有所不同。

4 den   

n.兽穴；秘密地方；安静的小房间，私室

参考例句：

• There is a big fox den on the back hill.后山有一个很大的狐狸窝。
• The only way to catch tiger cubs is to go into tiger's den.不入虎穴焉得虎子。

5 ponderous   

adj.沉重的，笨重的，(文章)冗长的

参考例句：

• His steps were heavy and ponderous.他的步伐沉重缓慢。
• It was easy to underestimate him because of his occasionally ponderous manner.由于他偶尔现出的沉闷的姿态，很容易使人小看了他。

6 scanty   

adj.缺乏的，仅有的，节省的，狭小的，不够的

参考例句：

• There is scanty evidence to support their accusations.他们的指控证据不足。
• The rainfall was rather scanty this month.这个月的雨量不足。

7 descending   

n. 下行 adj. 下降的

参考例句：

• The results are expressed in descending numerical order . 结果按数字降序列出。
• The climbers stopped to orient themselves before descending the mountain. 登山者先停下来确定所在的位置，然后再下山。

8 razed   

v.彻底摧毁，将…夷为平地( raze的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The village was razed to the ground . 这座村庄被夷为平地。
• Many villages were razed to the ground. 许多村子被夷为平地。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 plume   

n.羽毛；v.整理羽毛，骚首弄姿，用羽毛装饰

参考例句：

• Her hat was adorned with a plume.她帽子上饰着羽毛。
• He does not plume himself on these achievements.他并不因这些成就而自夸。

10 lighter   

n.打火机，点火器；驳船；v.用驳船运送；light的比较级

参考例句：

• The portrait was touched up so as to make it lighter.这张画经过润色，色调明朗了一些。
• The lighter works off the car battery.引燃器利用汽车蓄电池打火。

11 clenched   

v.紧握，抓紧，咬紧( clench的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He clenched his fists in anger. 他愤怒地攥紧了拳头。
• She clenched her hands in her lap to hide their trembling. 她攥紧双手放在腿上，以掩饰其颤抖。 来自《简明英汉词典》

12 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。

13 reined   

勒缰绳使（马）停步( rein的过去式和过去分词 )； 驾驭； 严格控制； 加强管理

参考例句：

• Then, all of a sudden, he reined up his tired horse. 这时，他突然把疲倦的马勒住了。
• The officer reined in his horse at a crossroads. 军官在十字路口勒住了马。

14 fiery   

adj.燃烧着的，火红的；暴躁的；激烈的

参考例句：

• She has fiery red hair.她有一头火红的头发。
• His fiery speech agitated the crowd.他热情洋溢的讲话激动了群众。

15 slay   

v.杀死，宰杀，杀戮

参考例句：

• He intended to slay his father's murderer.他意图杀死杀父仇人。
• She has ordered me to slay you.她命令我把你杀了。

16 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。

17 mandate   

n.托管地；命令，指示

参考例句：

• The President had a clear mandate to end the war.总统得到明确的授权结束那场战争。
• The General Election gave him no such mandate.大选并未授予他这种权力。