环球慢速英语 西班牙语系诗人巴勃罗·聂鲁达(4)

Voice 1: Each book was translated into many languages. And they remain popular even today! People all around the world have bought over a million copies of "Twenty Love Songs And A Song of Despair¹" since it first appeared.

声音1：聂鲁达的每本书都被译成多种语言。他的诗歌直至今日依然很受欢迎！《二十首情诗和一首绝望的歌》自首次出版以来，至今全球销量已超过100万本。

Voice 2: During his life, Neruda travelled all around the world. He lived in other countries as a representative² for Chile. He worked for the government to earn money. But he also continued writing. And he experimented with different kinds of poetry.

声音2：聂鲁达一生在世界各地旅行。他曾作为智利代表在其他国家生活。他曾为了挣钱在政府工作。但是同时他一直在坚持写作。他一生中尝试创作了多种类型的诗歌。

Voice 1: During the 1930's, Neruda was working in Spain. Spain was experiencing a civil war. Neruda saw the effects of war there. The people had suffered. It was at this time that he became very interested in politics³. He writes:

声音1：上世纪30年代，聂鲁达在西班牙工作。当时西班牙正在经历内战。聂鲁达看到了战争带来的影响。人们遭遇的苦难。就从那时起，他开始对政治感兴趣。他写道：

Voice 3

声音3：

...

……

Then one morning flames*

一天早上，这一切都被点燃，

Came out of the ground

冒出地面，

(Eating) human beings.

吞食了人群，

From then on fire,

从那时起，

Gunpowder⁴ from then on,

只有炸药销烟，

From then on blood.

从那时起，只有血流迷漫。

...

……

I have seen the blood

我看见你们面前，

of Spain rise up against you

涌起了西班牙的热血，

to drown you in a single wave

把你们吞没

of pride and knives!

用自豪和刀剑的浪涛

...

……

Come

来看看

See the blood along the streets

鲜血流淌在街上

Come see

来看看

The blood along the streets

鲜血流淌在街上

Come see the blood

看看鲜血

Along the streets!

流淌在街上！

1 despair   

vi.灰心丧气，感到沮丧绝望；n.绝望，沮丧

参考例句：

• If you are in the depths of despair,you will be extremely unhappy.如果你彻底地失望，你会十分不开心。
• Don't despair;things will get better soon.不必绝望，事情不久就会好起来。

2 representative   

n.代表，众议员，典型；adj.描写的，表现的，代理的，代表性的，代议制的，典型的

参考例句：

• He is a representative for a large steel company.他是一家大型钢铁公司的代理人。
• We have a representative sample.我们有一个代表性的样品。

3 politics   

n.政治，政治学；政纲，政见，策略

参考例句：

• They seldom talk on politics in those days.那时人们很少谈论政治。
• The two brothers differed about politics.这兄弟俩政见不同。

4 gunpowder   

n.火药

参考例句：

• Gunpowder was introduced into Europe during the first half of the 14th century.在14世纪上半叶，火药传入欧洲。
• This statement has a strong smell of gunpowder.这是一篇充满火药味的声明。