美国语文第五册 第134期:上帝的仁爱(2)

 　　By them shall the fowls¹ of the heaven have their habitation, which sing among the branches.  天上的飞鸟在水旁住宿，在树枝上啼叫。

　　He watereth the hills from his chambers²; the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works.  他从楼阁中浇灌山岭，因他作为的功效，地就丰足。

　　He caused the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man, 他使草生长，给六畜吃，使菜蔬发长，供给人用，

　　that he may bring forth³ food out of the earth;  使人从地里能得食物，

　　and wine that maketh glad the heart of man, 又得酒能悦人心，

　　and oil to make his face to shine, and bread which strengtheneth man's heart. 得油能润人面，得粮能养人心。

　　The trees of the Lord are full of sap; the cedars⁴ of Lebanon, which he hath planted, 佳美的树木，就是黎巴嫩的香柏树，是耶和华所栽种的，都满了汁浆。

　　where the birds make their nests: as for the stork⁵, the fir trees are her house.  雀鸟在其上搭窝。至于鹳，松树是它的房屋。

　　The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats, and the rocks for the conies. 高山为野山羊的住所，岩石为沙番的藏处。

　　He appointed the moon for seasons; the sun knoweth his going down.  你安置月亮为定节令，日头自知沉落。

　　Thou makest darkness, and it is night, wherein all the beasts of the forest do creep forth. 你造黑暗为夜，林中的百兽就都爬出来。

　　The young lions roar after their prey⁶, and seek their meat from God.  少壮狮子吼叫，要抓食，向神寻求食物。

　　The sun ariseth, they gather themselves together, and lay them down in their dens⁷.  日头一出，兽便躲避，卧在洞里。

　　Man goeth forth unto his work, and to his labor⁸ until the evening. 人出去做工，劳碌直到晚上。

1 fowls   

鸟( fowl的名词复数 )； 禽肉； 既不是这； 非驴非马

参考例句：

• A great number of water fowls dwell on the island. 许多水鸟在岛上栖息。
• We keep a few fowls and some goats. 我们养了几只鸡和一些山羊。

2 chambers   

n.房间( chamber的名词复数 )；（议会的）议院；卧室；会议厅

参考例句：

• The body will be removed into one of the cold storage chambers. 尸体将被移到一个冷冻间里。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Mr Chambers's readable book concentrates on the middle passage: the time Ransome spent in Russia. Chambers先生的这本值得一看的书重点在中间：Ransome在俄国的那几年。 来自互联网

3 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。

4 cedars   

雪松，西洋杉( cedar的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The old cedars were badly damaged in the storm. 风暴严重损害了古老的雪松。
• Open thy doors, O Lebanon, that the fire may devour thy cedars. 1黎巴嫩哪，开开你的门，任火烧灭你的香柏树。

5 stork   

n.鹳

参考例句：

• A Fox invited a long-beaked Stork to have dinner with him.狐狸请长嘴鹳同他一起吃饭。
• He is very glad that his wife's going to get a visit from the stork.他为她的妻子将获得参观鹳鸟的机会感到非常高兴。

6 prey   

n.被掠食者，牺牲者，掠食；v.捕食，掠夺，折磨

参考例句：

• Stronger animals prey on weaker ones.弱肉强食。
• The lion was hunting for its prey.狮子在寻找猎物。

7 dens   

n.牙齿，齿状部分；兽窝( den的名词复数 )；窝点；休息室；书斋

参考例句：

• Female bears tend to line their dens with leaves or grass. 母熊往往会在洞穴里垫些树叶或草。 来自辞典例句
• In winter bears usually hibernate in their dens. 冬天熊通常在穴里冬眠。 来自辞典例句

8 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。