英国语文第四册 第14期:海鸥(1)

LESSON 7 The sea-gull¹

第七课 海鸥

Other white sea-gull, the wild sea-gull,

啊，野生的白色海鸥，

A joyful² bird is he,

他是一只快乐的鸟儿，

As he lies like a cradled thing at rest

他像是怀抱着东西般休憩

In the arms of a sunny sea!

在阳光明媚的大海的怀抱中！

The little waves rock to and fro,

小波浪来回摇动，

And the white gull lies asleep,

白色的海鸥睡着了，

As the fisher's bark, with breeze and tide,

伴着渔夫的喊声，和风与潮汐，

Goes merrily over the deep.

愉快地向深处前行。

The ship, with her fair sails set, goes by,

船，张起了帆，掠过，

And her people stand to note

她的子民起身看到

How the sea-gull sits on the rocking waves,

海鸥坐在摇晃的波浪上，

As if in an anchored boat.

好像乘着一条下锚的船。

The sea is fresh, the sea is fair,

海是清新的，也是美丽的，

And the sky calm over head,

头顶的天空平静下来，

And the sea-gull lies on the deep deep sea,

海鸥躺在深海处，

Like a king in his royal bed!

如睡在王宫御床上的国王！

O the white sea-gull, the bold sea-gull,

啊，勇敢的白色海鸥，

A joyful bird is he,

他是一只快乐的鸟儿，

Throned, like a king, in calm repose³,

像一位国王那样平静安详，

On the breast of the heaving sea!

在波涛汹涌的大海的怀抱中！

The waves leap up, the wild wind blows,

波浪跳跃，狂风大作，

And the gulls⁴ together crowd,

海鸥聚集在一起，

And wheel about, and madly scream

四处飞旋、疯狂地尖叫

To the deep sea roaring loud:

对深海大声地咆哮：

And let the sea roar ever so loud,

让大海吼得再大声些，

And the wind pipe ever so high,

狂风刮得那么高，

With a wilder joy the bold sea-gull

一只更快乐而勇敢的海鸥

Send the forth⁵ a wilder cry; —

发出猛烈的叫声；—

For the sea-gull he is a daring bird,

对海鸥来说，他是一只勇敢的鸟儿，

And he loves with the storm to sail;

他喜欢与风暴同行；

To ride in the strength of the billowy sea,

坐在波涛汹涌的海波之上，

And to breast the driving gale⁶!

在飓风中飞驰！

The little boat she is tossed about

她那颠簸的小船

Like a sea-weed, to and fro;

像海苔一样，来来回回；

The tall ship reels like a drunken man,

高大的船轴像个醉酒的人，

As the gusty⁷ tempests blow;

突然刮起的风暴猛击着；

But the sea-gull laughs at the fear of man,

而海鸥却在嘲笑人的恐惧，

And sails, in a wild delight,

在狂喜中掠过，

On the torn-up breast of the night-black sea,

在那漆黑的碎裂的海面上，

Like a foam-cloud, calm and white.

像一朵泡沫之云，宁静而洁白。

1 gull   

n.鸥；受骗的人；v.欺诈

参考例句：

• The ivory gull often follows polar bears to feed on the remains of seal kills.象牙海鸥经常跟在北极熊的后面吃剩下的海豹尸体。
• You are not supposed to gull your friends.你不应该欺骗你的朋友。

2 joyful   

adj.欢乐的，令人欢欣的

参考例句：

• She was joyful of her good result of the scientific experiments.她为自己的科学实验取得好成果而高兴。
• They were singing and dancing to celebrate this joyful occasion.他们唱着、跳着庆祝这令人欢乐的时刻。

3 repose   

v.(使)休息；n.安息

参考例句：

• Don't disturb her repose.不要打扰她休息。
• Her mouth seemed always to be smiling,even in repose.她的嘴角似乎总是挂着微笑，即使在睡眠时也是这样。

4 gulls   

n.鸥( gull的名词复数 )v.欺骗某人( gull的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• A flock of sea gulls are hovering over the deck. 一群海鸥在甲板上空飞翔。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The gulls which haunted the outlying rocks in a prodigious number. 数不清的海鸥在遥远的岩石上栖息。 来自辞典例句

5 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。

6 gale   

n.大风，强风，一阵闹声（尤指笑声等）

参考例句：

• We got our roof blown off in the gale last night.昨夜的大风把我们的房顶给掀掉了。
• According to the weather forecast,there will be a gale tomorrow.据气象台预报，明天有大风。

7 gusty   

adj.起大风的

参考例句：

• Weather forecasts predict more hot weather,gusty winds and lightning strikes.天气预报预测高温、大风和雷电天气将继续。
• Why was Candlestick Park so windy and gusty? 埃德尔斯蒂克公园里为什么会有那么多的强劲阵风？