英语沙龙：On the Sea

On the Sea

It keeps eternal whisperings around 

Desolate¹ shores, and with its mighty² swell 

Gluts³ twice ten thousand caverns⁴, till the spell 

Of Hecate leaves them their old shadowy sound. 

Often 'tis in such gentle temper found, 

That scarcely will the very smallest shell 

Be moved for days from whence it sometime fell, 

When last the winds of heaven were unbound. 

Oh ye! who have your eye-balls vexed⁵ and tired, 

Feast them upon the wideness of the Sea; 

Oh ye! whose ears are dinned⁶ with uproar⁷ rude, 

Or fed too much with cloying⁸ melody, - 

Sit ye near some old cavern's mouth, and brood 

Until ye start, as if the sea-nymphs choired!

I find I cannot exist without Poetry - without eternal Poetry - half the day will not do - the whole of it - I began with a little, but habit has made me a Leviathan. I had become all in a Tremble from not having written any thing of late - the Sonnet⁹ overleaf did me good. I slept the better last night for it

1 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。

2 mighty   

adj.强有力的；巨大的

参考例句：

• A mighty force was about to break loose.一股巨大的力量即将迸发而出。
• The mighty iceberg came into view.巨大的冰山出现在眼前。

3 gluts   

n.供过于求( glut的名词复数 )；过量供应；放纵；尽量v.吃得过多( glut的第三人称单数 )；（对胃口、欲望等）纵情满足；使厌腻；塞满

参考例句：

• As a result there are localised gluts. 因此出现了供过于求的现象。 来自互联网
• Asia is a land of saving gluts flip side to US and European deficits. 亚洲是一个储蓄过剩之地，与美国和欧洲的储蓄不足刚好相反。 来自互联网

4 caverns   

大山洞，大洞穴( cavern的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Within were dark caverns; what was inside them, no one could see. 里面是一个黑洞，这里面有什么东西，谁也望不见。 来自汉英文学 - 家（1-26） - 家（1-26）
• UNDERGROUND Under water grottos, caverns Filled with apes That eat figs. 在水帘洞里，挤满了猿争吃无花果。

5 vexed   

adj.争论不休的；（指问题等）棘手的；争论不休的问题；烦恼的v.使烦恼( vex的过去式和过去分词 )；使苦恼；使生气；详细讨论

参考例句：

• The conference spent days discussing the vexed question of border controls. 会议花了几天的时间讨论边境关卡这个难题。
• He was vexed at his failure. 他因失败而懊恼。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

6 dinned   

vt.喧闹（din的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• The shouts of the boys dinned (in) his ears. 孩子们的吵闹声在他耳边嗡嗡地响个不停。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• The noise dinned in his ears. 他听到聒耳声。 来自辞典例句

7 uproar   

n.骚动，喧嚣，鼎沸

参考例句：

• She could hear the uproar in the room.她能听见房间里的吵闹声。
• His remarks threw the audience into an uproar.他的讲话使听众沸腾起来。

8 cloying   

adj.甜得发腻的

参考例句：

• Her cheap,cloying scent enveloped him.她那廉价香水甜腻熏人的气味一下子包围了他。
• His particular trademark is a cute and cloying sentimentality.他独特的标志是做作的、让人反感的多愁善感。

9 sonnet   

n.十四行诗

参考例句：

• The composer set a sonnet to music.作曲家为一首十四行诗谱了曲。
• He wrote a sonnet to his beloved.他写了一首十四行诗，献给他心爱的人。