美国语文第五册 第119期:乡村铁匠(1)

 　　Under a spreading chestnut¹ tree 树冠伸展的栗树下，

　　The village smithy stands; 坐落着一间铁匠铺，

　　The smith, a mighty² man is he, 身材健壮的铁匠，

　　With large and sinewy³ hands; 宽厚有力的双手，

　　And the muscles of his brawny⁴ arms Are strong as iron bands. 褐色臂膀的肌肉，坚实得好像铁杵。

　　His hair is crisp, and black, and long, 他头发蜷曲又黑又长，

　　His face is like the tan; 长有一副棕褐色脸膛，

　　His brow is wet with honest sweat, 眉尖上滴落辛勤的汗水，

　　He earns whate'er he can, 无需仰人鼻息锻造自强。

　　And looks the whole world in the face, 他腁手砥足养家糊口，

　　For he owes not any man. 神情坚毅，活在这个世上。

　　Week in, week out, from morn till night, 从早到晚，筋疲力尽，

　　You can hear his bellows⁵ blow; 呐喊，吼叫，力抵万金，

　　You can hear him swing his heavy sledge⁶, 他身影晃动，铁锤哐当，

　　With measured beat and slow, 那声声敲打，缓慢沉重，

　　Like a sexton ringing the village bell, 宛如教堂钟声，回响在

　　When the evening sun is low. 夜幕将至的血色夕阳。

　　And children coming home from school 孩子们放学回家路上，

　　Look in at the open door; 走过门前高大栗树，朝里张望，

　　They love to see the flaming forge, 他们喜欢看烧红的锻铁，

　　And hear the bellows roar, 火苗呼啸，吼声震天，

　　And catch the burning sparks that fly like chaff⁷ from a threshing floor. 迸发出道道星光四溅，像打谷上麸糠落在田边。

1 chestnut   

n.栗树，栗子

参考例句：

• We have a chestnut tree in the bottom of our garden.我们的花园尽头有一棵栗树。
• In summer we had tea outdoors,under the chestnut tree.夏天我们在室外栗树下喝茶。

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 sinewy   

adj.多腱的，强壮有力的

参考例句：

• When muscles are exercised often and properly,they keep the arms firm and sinewy.如果能经常正确地锻炼肌肉的话，双臂就会一直结实而强健。
• His hard hands and sinewy sunburned limbs told of labor and endurance.他粗糙的双手，被太阳哂得发黑的健壮四肢,均表明他十分辛勤，非常耐劳。

4 brawny   

adj.强壮的

参考例句：

• The blacksmith has a brawny arm.铁匠有强壮的胳膊。
• That same afternoon the marshal appeared with two brawny assistants.当天下午，警长带着两名身强力壮的助手来了。

5 bellows   

n.风箱；发出吼叫声，咆哮（尤指因痛苦）( bellow的名词复数 )；（愤怒地）说出（某事），大叫v.发出吼叫声，咆哮（尤指因痛苦）( bellow的第三人称单数 )；（愤怒地）说出（某事），大叫

参考例句：

• His job is to blow the bellows for the blacksmith. 他的工作是给铁匠拉风箱。 来自辞典例句
• You could, I suppose, compare me to a blacksmith's bellows. 我想，你可能把我比作铁匠的风箱。 来自辞典例句

6 sledge   

n.雪橇，大锤；v.用雪橇搬运，坐雪橇往

参考例句：

• The sledge gained momentum as it ran down the hill.雪橇从山上下冲时的动力越来越大。
• The sledge slid across the snow as lightly as a boat on the water.雪橇在雪原上轻巧地滑行，就象船在水上行驶一样。

7 chaff   

v.取笑，嘲笑；n.谷壳

参考例句：

• I didn't mind their chaff.我不在乎他们的玩笑。
• Old birds are not caught with chaff.谷糠难诱老雀。