美国语文第六册 第175期:洛切尔的警告(1)

The seer says: Lochiel! Lochiel! beware of the day, when the Lowlands shall meet thee in battle array!

预言家说道：洛切尔！洛切尔！想想今天吧，当低地人在战场上队伍里与你相遇时！

For a field of the dead rushes red on my sight,

死尸遍地的战场上映入我眼帘的是殷红的鲜血，

And the clans¹ of Culloden are scattered² in fight.

卡洛登的氏族为了战斗四下散去，

They rally, they bleed, for their kingdom and crown;

他们集合起来，他们鲜血直流，为了他们的王国和王座；

Woe³, woe to the riders that trample⁴ them down!

灾难，对骑手来说灾难就是将他们践踏！

Proud Cumberland prances⁵, insulting the slain⁶,

骄傲的坎伯兰郡马昂首阔步，冒犯被杀戮的人，

And their hoof-beaten bosoms⁷ are trod to the plain.

他们被马蹄踢到的前胸给踩平了，

But hark! through the fast-flashing lightning of war,

但是听着！在忽闪的战火里，

What steed to the desert flies frantic⁸ and far?

什么样的战马才像沙漠飞蝇一样发狂，奔向远方？

T is thine, O Glenullin! whose bride shall await

这是你的战马，啊，格兰纳林！

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Like a love-lighted watch fire all night at the gate.

谁的新娘会像用爱点燃的火把那样，整晚等在门前。

A steed comes at morning,—no rider is there,—

清晨来了战马——可是没有骑手，

But its bridle⁹ is red with the sign of despair.

可它的缰绳染红了血污，象征着失望。

Weep, Albin! to death and captivity¹⁰ led!

哭吧，阿尔宾！要么死了，要么做了俘虏！

Oh, weep! but thy tears can not number the dead:

啊，哭吧！可是你的眼泪也不能挽救死亡，

For a merciless sword on Culloden shall wave,—

因为卡洛丹手上那柄无情的剑将要挥动——

Culloden! that reeks¹¹ with the blood of the brave.

卡洛丹！浑身散发出勇敢的血性。

Lochiel says: Go preach to the coward, thou death-telling seer!

洛切尔说道：去劝说那懦夫吧，你这一张嘴就离不了死亡的预言家！

Or, if gory¹² Culloden so dreadful appear,

要是沾满血腥的卡洛丹这么可怕，

Draw, dotard, around thy old wavering sight,

老糊涂会围着你长吁短叹，

This mantle¹³, to cover the phantoms¹⁴ of fright.

这件斗篷，遮盖的是惊骇的幽灵。

1 clans   

宗族( clan的名词复数 )； 氏族； 庞大的家族； 宗派

参考例句：

• There are many clans in European countries. 欧洲国家有很多党派。
• The women were the great power among the clans [gentes], as everywhere else. 妇女在克兰〈氏族〉里，乃至一般在任何地方，都有很大的势力。 来自英汉非文学 - 家庭、私有制和国家的起源

2 scattered   

adj.分散的，稀疏的；散步的；疏疏落落的

参考例句：

• Gathering up his scattered papers,he pushed them into his case.他把散乱的文件收拾起来，塞进文件夹里。

3 woe   

n.悲哀，苦痛，不幸，困难；int.用来表达悲伤或惊慌

参考例句：

• Our two peoples are brothers sharing weal and woe.我们两国人民是患难与共的兄弟。
• A man is well or woe as he thinks himself so.自认祸是祸，自认福是福。

4 trample   

vt.踩，践踏；无视，伤害，侵犯

参考例句：

• Don't trample on the grass. 勿踏草地。
• Don't trample on the flowers when you play in the garden. 在花园里玩耍时,不要踩坏花。

5 prances   

v.（马）腾跃( prance的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The little girl prances about the room in her new clothes. 小女孩穿著新衣在屋里雀跃。 来自互联网
• Southern Jiangsu prances, go in countrywide front row, and northward Heibei economy temperature is relatively inferior. 南方的江苏昂首阔步，走在全国前列，而北方的河北经济热度相对较低。 来自互联网

6 slain   

杀死，宰杀，杀戮( slay的过去分词 )； (slay的过去分词)

参考例句：

• The soldiers slain in the battle were burried that night. 在那天夜晚埋葬了在战斗中牺牲了的战士。
• His boy was dead, slain by the hand of the false Amulius. 他的儿子被奸诈的阿缪利乌斯杀死了。

7 bosoms   

胸部( bosom的名词复数 )； 胸怀； 女衣胸部（或胸襟）； 和爱护自己的人在一起的情形

参考例句：

• How beautifully gold brooches glitter on the bosoms of our patriotic women! 金光闪闪的别针佩在我国爱国妇女的胸前，多美呀！
• Let us seek out some desolate shade, and there weep our sad bosoms empty. 我们寻个僻静的地方，去痛哭一场吧。

8 frantic   

adj.狂乱的，错乱的，激昂的

参考例句：

• I've had a frantic rush to get my work done.我急急忙忙地赶完工作。
• He made frantic dash for the departing train.他发疯似地冲向正开出的火车。

9 bridle   

n.笼头，束缚；vt.抑制，约束；动怒

参考例句：

• He learned to bridle his temper.他学会了控制脾气。
• I told my wife to put a bridle on her tongue.我告诉妻子说话要谨慎。

10 captivity   

n.囚禁；被俘；束缚

参考例句：

• A zoo is a place where live animals are kept in captivity for the public to see.动物园是圈养动物以供公众观看的场所。
• He was held in captivity for three years.他被囚禁叁年。

11 reeks   

n.恶臭( reek的名词复数 )v.发出浓烈的臭气( reek的第三人称单数 )；散发臭气；发出难闻的气味 (of sth)；明显带有（令人不快或生疑的跡象）

参考例句：

• His statement reeks of hypocrisy. 他的话显然很虛伪。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• His manner reeks prosperity. 他的态度表现得好象有钱的样子。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

12 gory   

adj.流血的；残酷的

参考例句：

• I shuddered when I heard the gory details.我听到血淋淋的详情，战栗不已。
• The newspaper account of the accident gave all the gory details.报纸上报道了这次事故中所有骇人听闻的细节。

13 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。

14 phantoms   

n.鬼怪，幽灵( phantom的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• They vanished down the stairs like two phantoms. 他们像两个幽灵似的消失在了楼下。 来自辞典例句
• The horrible night that he had passed had left phantoms behind it. 他刚才度过的恐布之夜留下了种种错觉。 来自辞典例句