环球慢速英语 西班牙语系诗人巴勃罗·聂鲁达(5)

Voice 2: When Neruda began writing, his poems were about many different things. But now, his poetry turned toward¹ more political subjects.

声音2：聂鲁达开始写诗时，他的诗歌涉及各种内容。而从这时起，他的诗歌开始转向政治问题。

Voice 1: One of Neruda's most famous and political poems is called "Canto² General," or "General Song." It was made up of almost two hundred fifty poems in fifteen different parts. It told about much of South American history. It even told about the land and plants. But most of all "Canto General" demanded social justice for all people. It was translated into many different languages. And it is one of Neruda's finest works³.

声音1：聂鲁达其中一本最著名的政治诗集是《漫歌集》。这本诗集包含15个部分，近250首诗。大部分诗歌讲述了南美的历史。有的诗还描写了土地和植物。但是《漫歌集》最重要的目的是要求所有人的社会正义。这本诗集被译成了多种语言出版。它也是聂鲁达最好的作品之一。

Voice 2: One of the poems of "Canto General" is called "Alturas de Macchu Picchu," or "The Heights of Macchu Picchu." In 1943 Neruda went to Peru. There he saw the ancient Incan remains⁴ of Macchu Picchu. He felt encouraged to write a poem about the place. The poem was made up of twelve different parts. In the poem, he wrote about the beauty of the remains. But he also told of the slaves that helped to build the structure. In the poem, Neruda invited the dead slaves to come back to life. He said that he would be their voice.

声音2：《漫歌集》中有首诗叫《马丘比丘之巅》。1943年，聂鲁达前往秘鲁。他在那里看到了古印加之城马丘比丘的遗址。他受到启发，写了一首有关那里的诗篇。这首歌由12个部分组成。他在诗中不仅描写了遗址的美丽之处。还描写了帮助建造这座古城的奴隶。聂鲁达在这首歌中让所有死去的奴隶重新复活。他说他会为他们发声。

1 toward   

prep.对于，关于，接近，将近，向，朝

参考例句：

• Suddenly I saw a tall figure approaching toward the policeman.突然间我看到一个高大的身影朝警察靠近。
• Upon seeing her,I smiled and ran toward her. 看到她我笑了，并跑了过去。

2 canto   

n.长篇诗的章

参考例句：

• It's the fourth canto of Byron's "Childe Harold".这是拜伦长诗《恰尔德·哈罗尔德游记》的第四章。
• The Fifth Canto of the Srimad Bhagavatam tells of innumerable universes.《圣典博伽瓦谭》第五篇讲述了有无数宇宙存在。

3 works   

n.作品，著作；工厂，活动部件，机件

参考例句：

• We expect writers to produce more and better works.我们期望作家们写出更多更好的作品。
• The novel is regarded as one of the classic works.这篇小说被公认为是最优秀的作品之一。

4 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。