英国语文第三册 第46期:失踪的小孩

 LESSON 42 The lost child 第四十二课 失踪的小孩

It was a clear, cold, winter night, 那个冬天夜晚，晴朗而寒冷，

The heavens were brightly starred, 天空布满繁星，

When on St. Bernard's snowy height 在圣伯纳修道院

The good monks² kept their guard. 僧侣们保持着警惕。

And round their hearth³, that night, they told,to one, who shelter craved⁴, 那晚在炉边，他们对一个借宿的人谈起，

How the brave dog, he thought so old,full forty lives had saved; 那条年迈而勇敢的狗如何挽救整整四十条生命；

When suddenly, with kindling⁵ eye,up sprang the old dog there, 突然，老犬眼睛放光，一跃而起，

As from afar a child's shrill⁶ cry,rang through the frosty air. 因为孩子的尖叫声透过寒冷的空气传到了他们的耳中。

In haste the monks unbarred the door, 僧侣们急忙打开门，

Rugs round the mastiffs threw; 在狗背上绑好毯子；

And as they bounded forth⁷ once more, 他们一边往前走一边说，

Called, "Blessings⁸ be with you!" “上帝保佑！”

They hurried headlong down the hill, 他们急忙跑下山，

Past many a snow-wreath wild, 穿过白雪皑皑的土地，

Until the older dog stood still 直跑到老狗静静站着的地方

Beside a sleeping child. 旁边一个孩子正在熟睡。

He licked the little icy hand,with his rough, kindly⁹ tongue; 它用粗糙的舌头慈爱地舔孩子冰冷的小手。

With his warm breath he gently fanned,the tresses fair and long. 伴着呼出的温暖气息，它用长毛给孩子取暖。

The child looked up, with eyes of blue, 孩子抬头看，眨着蓝色的眼睛，

As if the whole he guessed; 他看到的正如他想的那样；

His arms around the dog he threw, 它用手抱住狗，

And sunk again to rest. 再次睡去。

Once more he woke, and wrapped him fast,in the warm covering sent: 再次醒来时，他快速裹上了温暖的毯子：

The dogs then with their charge, at last,up the steep mountain went. 随后和狗一起上了山。

The fire glowed bright with heaped-up logs, 柴火烧的很旺，

Each monk¹ brought forth a light; 每个僧侣都取出一个火把

"Good dogs!" they cried, "good dogs, good dogs! “好狗！”他们欢呼，“真实好狗！

Whom bring you here to-night?" 今晚是谁把你带到这来的？”

In with a joyous¹⁰ bound they come— 他们高兴地走了过来——

The boy awoke and smiled: 男孩醒来，微笑：

"Ah me!" the stranger cried, "some home mourneth for thee, fair child!" “呀我！”这些陌生人欢呼，“孩子，今晚这就是你的家！”

With morning light the monks and boy sought where the village lay— 天亮后，僧侣们帮孩子找回家的路——

I dare not try to paint the joy 我不敢描述这种快乐

Their coming gave that day. 他们的到来才有了那一天。

1 monk   

n.和尚，僧侣，修道士

参考例句：

• The man was a monk from Emei Mountain.那人是峨眉山下来的和尚。
• Buddhist monk sat with folded palms.和尚合掌打坐。

2 monks   

n.修道士，僧侣( monk的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The monks lived a very ascetic life. 僧侣过着很清苦的生活。
• He had been trained rigorously by the monks. 他接受过修道士的严格训练。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 hearth   

n.壁炉炉床，壁炉地面

参考例句：

• She came and sat in a chair before the hearth.她走过来，在炉子前面的椅子上坐下。
• She comes to the hearth,and switches on the electric light there.她走到壁炉那里，打开电灯。

4 craved   

渴望，热望( crave的过去式 )； 恳求，请求

参考例句：

• She has always craved excitement. 她总渴望刺激。
• A spicy, sharp-tasting radish was exactly what her stomach craved. 她正馋着想吃一个香甜可口的红萝卜呢。

5 kindling   

n. 点火, 可燃物 动词kindle的现在分词形式

参考例句：

• There were neat piles of kindling wood against the wall. 墙边整齐地放着几堆引火柴。
• "Coal and kindling all in the shed in the backyard." “煤，劈柴，都在后院小屋里。” 来自汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子

6 shrill   

adj.尖声的；刺耳的；v尖叫

参考例句：

• Whistles began to shrill outside the barn.哨声开始在谷仓外面尖叫。
• The shrill ringing of a bell broke up the card game on the cutter.刺耳的铃声打散了小汽艇的牌局。

7 forth   

adv.向前；向外，往外

参考例句：

• The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

8 blessings   

n.（上帝的）祝福( blessing的名词复数 )；好事；福分；因祸得福

参考例句：

• Afflictions are sometimes blessings in disguise. 塞翁失马，焉知非福。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• We don't rely on blessings from Heaven. 我们不靠老天保佑。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

9 kindly   

adj.和蔼的，温和的，爽快的；adv.温和地，亲切地

参考例句：

• Her neighbours spoke of her as kindly and hospitable.她的邻居都说她和蔼可亲、热情好客。
• A shadow passed over the kindly face of the old woman.一道阴影掠过老太太慈祥的面孔。

10 joyous   

adj.充满快乐的；令人高兴的

参考例句：

• The lively dance heightened the joyous atmosphere of the scene.轻快的舞蹈给这场戏渲染了欢乐气氛。
• They conveyed the joyous news to us soon.他们把这一佳音很快地传递给我们。