美国语文第六册 第177期:洛切尔的警告(3)

Then welcome be Cumberland's steed to the shock!

对坎伯兰郡战马的欢迎令人震惊！

Let him dash his proud foam¹ like a wave on the rock!

让他打碎他骄傲的泡沫，就像岩石上的浪花！

But woe² to his kindred, and woe to his cause,

但是，苦难与他的亲戚还有他的事业相伴，

When Albin her claymore indignantly draws;

当阿尔宾愤怒地拔出她的双刃大砍刀；

When her bonneted³ chieftains to victory crowd,

当她那戴着花帽的首领冲着欢呼胜利的人群招手时，

Clanronald the dauntless, and Moray the proud,

无畏的同宗，骄傲的海鳗，

All plaided and plumed⁴ in their tartan array—

大家都在他们花格呢衣服上饰以羽毛。

—Lochiel, Lochiel, beware of the day!

——洛切尔，洛切尔，当心今天！

For, dark and despairing, my sight I may seal,

因为我的眼前一片漆黑和绝望，

But man can not cover what God would reveal:

但是人无法掩盖上帝的旨意？

T is the sunset of life gives me mystical lore⁵,

这是传授给我神秘学问的人生暮钟，

And coming events cast their shadows before.

纷繁世事都会在发生前有预兆。

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I tell thee, Culloden's dread⁶ echoes shall ring with the bloodhounds that bark for thy fugitive⁷ king.

我告诉你，卡洛丹那可怕的回音在冲逃跑的国王吼叫的猎犬的叫声中回荡。

Lo! anointed by heaven with the vials of wrath⁸,

看啊！上天愤怒地蘸了香油瓶来涂抹，

Behold⁹ where he flies on his desolate¹⁰ path!

眼见他飞落到荒凉的小径上！

Now, in darkness and billows, he sweeps from my sight:

此刻，在黑暗和巨浪中间，他逃出我的视线?

Rise, rise! ye wild tempests, and cover his flight!

快起来，快起来！漫天的暴风雨一齐朝他袭来！

Tis finished. Their thunders are hushed on the moors¹¹;

结束了。他们的雷电在荒野上变得寂寂无声；

Culloden is lost, and my country deplores¹².

卡洛丹失败了，我的国家举国悲叹。

But where is the ironbound prisoner? Where?

可是，那缚着铁链的囚徒今安在？今安在？

For the red eye of battle is shut in despair.

只为那战争的血红眼睛失望地合上了。

1 foam   

v./n.泡沫，起泡沫

参考例句：

• The glass of beer was mostly foam.这杯啤酒大部分是泡沫。
• The surface of the water is full of foam.水面都是泡沫。

2 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。

3 bonneted   

发动机前置的

参考例句：

4 plumed   

饰有羽毛的

参考例句：

• The knight plumed his helmet with brilliant red feathers. 骑士用鲜红的羽毛装饰他的头盔。
• The eagle plumed its wing. 这只鹰整理它的翅膀。

5 lore   

n.传说；学问，经验，知识

参考例句：

• I will seek and question him of his lore.我倒要找上他，向他讨教他的渊博的学问。
• Early peoples passed on plant and animal lore through legend.早期人类通过传说传递有关植物和动物的知识。

6 dread   

vt.担忧，忧虑；惧怕，不敢；n.担忧，畏惧

参考例句：

• We all dread to think what will happen if the company closes.我们都不敢去想一旦公司关门我们该怎么办。
• Her heart was relieved of its blankest dread.她极度恐惧的心理消除了。

7 fugitive   

adj.逃亡的，易逝的；n.逃犯，逃亡者

参考例句：

• The police were able to deduce where the fugitive was hiding.警方成功地推断出那逃亡者躲藏的地方。
• The fugitive is believed to be headed for the border.逃犯被认为在向国境线逃窜。

8 wrath   

n.愤怒，愤慨，暴怒

参考例句：

• His silence marked his wrath. 他的沉默表明了他的愤怒。
• The wrath of the people is now aroused. 人们被激怒了。

9 behold   

v.看，注视，看到

参考例句：

• The industry of these little ants is wonderful to behold.这些小蚂蚁辛勤劳动的样子看上去真令人惊叹。
• The sunrise at the seaside was quite a sight to behold.海滨日出真是个奇景。

10 desolate   

adj.荒凉的，荒芜的；孤独的，凄凉的；v.使荒芜，使孤寂

参考例句：

• The city was burned into a desolate waste.那座城市被烧成一片废墟。
• We all felt absolutely desolate when she left.她走后，我们都觉得万分孤寂。

11 moors   

v.停泊，系泊（船只）( moor的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• the North York moors 北约克郡的漠泽
• They're shooting grouse up on the moors. 他们在荒野射猎松鸡。 来自《简明英汉词典》

12 deplores   

v.悲叹，痛惜，强烈反对( deplore的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• He often deplores his past sins. 他经常痛悔自己过去的罪恶。 来自辞典例句
• Regretting the lack of spontaneity and real sensuousness in other contemporary poets, he deplores in Tennyson. 他对于和他同时代的诗人缺乏自发性和真实的敏感，感到惋惜，他对坦尼森感到悲痛。 来自辞典例句