美国语文第五册 第126期:暴风雪(2)

 　　Half-afraid, he first against the window beats; 鸟儿轻轻，叩击灯火的窗棂，

　　then, brisk, alights on the warm hearth¹; 飞到灶台，敏捷轻盈地落地，

　　then, hopping² o'er the floor, 跳跃桌上，啄食那面包残屑，

　　Eyes all the smiling family askance, 风雪弥漫，难见的盛宴佳肴。

　　And pecks, and starts, and wonders where he is; 全家目光，惊异这不速之客，

　　Till, more familiar grown, the table crumbs³ attract his slender feet. 可爱乖巧，来自何方的生灵。

　　The foodless wilds pour forth⁴ their brown inhabitants. 寒冬腊月， 饥馁动物们纷纷逃窜，

　　The hare, though timorous⁵ of heart, and hard beset⁶ by death in various forms, dark snares⁷ and dogs, 猎犬狂吠， 冰雪荒原上四面陷阱，胆怯野兔，难逃黑暗死亡的包抄；

　　And more unpitying men, the garden seeks, 处心竭虑， 血腥残忍的追踪猎手，

　　Urged on by fearless want. the bleating⁸ kind. 大开杀戒， 利欲熏心地杀戮围剿。

　　Eye the bleak⁹ heaven, and next the glistening¹⁰ earth, 悲哀羊群， 满山积雪明晃晃耀眼，

　　With looks of dumb despair; then, sad dispersed¹¹, 神色绝望， 仰望天空上乌云环绕，

　　Dig for the withered¹² herb through heaps of snow 咩咩长叹， 雪地下刨开枯枝败草。

　　Now, shepherds, to your helpless charge be kind, 那牧羊人，疼爱你的牛羊吧，

　　Baffle the raging year, and fill their pens with food at will; 苛刻主人，无视严寒的肆虐，

　　lodge¹³ them below the storm, and watch them strict; 冰天雪地，围栏里草料稀少；

　　for from the bellowing¹⁴ east, in this dire¹⁵ season, oft the whirlwind's wing sweeps up the burden of whole wintry plains in one wide waft¹⁶, 可怜畜群，暴雪中无以遮挡，狂风咆哮，遽然盘旋过田野，卷走多少，惊恐不已的嘶叫；

　　and o'er the hapless flocks, 洪水淹没，相邻山间的洞穴，

　　Hid in the hollow of two neighboring hills, 汹涌冲进，牛羊栖息的岩角，

　　The billowy tempest 'whelms; till, upward urged, 沟谷崩塌，山脊处雷鸣电闪，

　　The valley to a shining mountain swells¹⁷, 高空激流，一簇花环盘山绕，

　　Tipped with a wreath high-curling in the sky . 万物刍狗，何以见悲悯之道？

1 hearth   

n.壁炉炉床，壁炉地面

参考例句：

• She came and sat in a chair before the hearth.她走过来，在炉子前面的椅子上坐下。
• She comes to the hearth,and switches on the electric light there.她走到壁炉那里，打开电灯。

2 hopping   

n. 跳跃 动词hop的现在分词形式

参考例句：

• The clubs in town are really hopping. 城里的俱乐部真够热闹的。
• I'm hopping over to Paris for the weekend. 我要去巴黎度周末。

3 crumbs   

int. (表示惊讶)哎呀 n. 碎屑 名词crumb的复数形式

参考例句：

• She stood up and brushed the crumbs from her sweater. 她站起身掸掉了毛衣上的面包屑。
• Oh crumbs! Is that the time? 啊，天哪！都这会儿啦？

4 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。

5 timorous   

adj.胆怯的，胆小的

参考例句：

• She is as timorous as a rabbit.她胆小得像只兔子。
• The timorous rabbit ran away.那只胆小的兔子跑开了。

6 beset   

v.镶嵌；困扰，包围

参考例句：

• She wanted to enjoy her retirement without being beset by financial worries.她想享受退休生活而不必为金钱担忧。
• The plan was beset with difficulties from the beginning.这项计划自开始就困难重重。

7 snares   

n.陷阱( snare的名词复数 )；圈套；诱人遭受失败（丢脸、损失等）的东西；诱惑物v.用罗网捕捉，诱陷，陷害( snare的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• He shoots rabbits and he sets snares for them. 他射杀兔子，也安放陷阱。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I am myself fallen unawares into the snares of death. 我自己不知不觉跌进了死神的陷阱。 来自辞典例句

8 bleating   

v.（羊，小牛）叫( bleat的现在分词 )；哭诉；发出羊叫似的声音；轻声诉说

参考例句：

• I don't like people who go around bleating out things like that. 我不喜欢跑来跑去讲那种蠢话的人。 来自辞典例句
• He heard the tinny phonograph bleating as he walked in. 他步入室内时听到那架蹩脚的留声机在呜咽。 来自辞典例句

9 bleak   

adj.(天气)阴冷的；凄凉的；暗淡的

参考例句：

• They showed me into a bleak waiting room.他们引我来到一间阴冷的会客室。
• The company's prospects look pretty bleak.这家公司的前景异常暗淡。

10 glistening   

adj.闪耀的，反光的v.湿物闪耀，闪亮( glisten的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Her eyes were glistening with tears. 她眼里闪着晶莹的泪花。
• Her eyes were glistening with tears. 她眼睛中的泪水闪着柔和的光。 来自《用法词典》

11 dispersed   

adj. 被驱散的, 被分散的, 散布的

参考例句：

• The clouds dispersed themselves. 云散了。
• After school the children dispersed to their homes. 放学后，孩子们四散回家了。

12 withered   

adj. 枯萎的，干瘪的，（人身体的部分器官）因病萎缩的或未发育良好的 动词wither的过去式和过去分词形式

参考例句：

• The grass had withered in the warm sun. 这些草在温暖的阳光下枯死了。
• The leaves of this tree have become dry and withered. 这棵树下的叶子干枯了。

13 lodge   

v.临时住宿，寄宿，寄存，容纳；n.传达室，小旅馆

参考例句：

• Is there anywhere that I can lodge in the village tonight?村里有我今晚过夜的地方吗？
• I shall lodge at the inn for two nights.我要在这家小店住两个晚上。

14 bellowing   

v.发出吼叫声，咆哮（尤指因痛苦）( bellow的现在分词 )；（愤怒地）说出（某事），大叫

参考例句：

• We could hear he was bellowing commands to his troops. 我们听见他正向他的兵士大声发布命令。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He disguised these feelings under an enormous bellowing and hurraying. 他用大声吼叫和喝采掩饰着这些感情。 来自辞典例句

15 dire   

adj.可怕的，悲惨的，阴惨的，极端的

参考例句：

• There were dire warnings about the dangers of watching too much TV.曾经有人就看电视太多的危害性提出严重警告。
• We were indeed in dire straits.But we pulled through.那时我们的困难真是大极了，但是我们渡过了困难。

16 waft   

v.飘浮，飘荡；n.一股；一阵微风；飘荡

参考例句：

• The bubble maker is like a sword that you waft in the air.吹出泡泡的东西就像你在空中挥舞的一把剑。
• When she just about fall over,a waft of fragrance makes her stop.在她差点跌倒时，一股幽香让她停下脚步。

17 swells   

增强( swell的第三人称单数 )； 肿胀； （使）凸出； 充满（激情）

参考例句：

• The waters were heaving up in great swells. 河水正在急剧上升。
• A barrel swells in the middle. 水桶中部隆起。