美国语文第五册 第161期:请给自由让路(3)

 　　It did depend on one, indeed:  胜利，的确依赖优异个体，

　　Behold¹ him! Arnold Winkelried!  看！ 阿诺德·里德激战那里！

　　There sounds not to the trump² of fame The echo of a nobler name.  听起来，原非什么显赫背景，风中传扬，一个高山仰止的名字，

　　Unmarked he stood amid the throng³,  回首往事，沉思漫长犀利，

　　In rumination⁴ deep and long,  拥挤人群里，他默默无人注意，

　　Till you might see with sudden grace,  或许，突然间他的魅力四射，

　　The very thought come o'er his face;  电花火石，脸上闪烁睿智，

　　And by the motion of his form:  他英勇善战，预测战局的进展，

　　Anticipate the bursting storm;  他双眉坚毅，运筹帷幄的指挥，

　　And by the uplifting of his brow,  他告诉士兵，如何放弩攻击，

　　Tell where the bolt would strike, and how.  横扫入侵者，千军风卷残云。

　　But't was no sooner thought than done;  电闪雷鸣，不过转瞬之间，

　　The field was in a moment won. 阵地上，胜利的旗帜随风飘扬。

　　“Make way for Liberty!” he cried:  “请给自由让路！”他高声叫道。

　　Then ran, with arms extended wide,  奔跑中，他伸开无穷宽阔的臂膀，

　　As if his dearest friend to clasp;  哪怕，与亲密的朋友拥抱握手，

　　Ten spears he swept within his grasp:  铁肩横扫，亦能抓过众多矛枪。

　　“Make way for Liberty!” he cried,  “请给自由让路！”声音继续回响，

　　Their keen points met from side to side;  枪尖锐利，严阵以待的对垒双方，

　　He bowed among them like a tree,  他躬身如巨椽，伫立士兵中间，

　　And thus made way for Liberty.  力拔千钧，为获取自由疾奔。

　　Swift to the breach⁵ his comrades fly;  进军神速，士兵们英勇异常，

　　"Make way for Liberty!" they cry,  “请给自由让路！”众人异口同声，

　　And through the Austrian phalanx dart⁶,  他们呼啸着，冲进奥匈军队，

　　As rushed the spears through Arnold's heart; 疾驰飞镖，刺中阿诺德的心脏，

　　While instantaneous as his fall,  他猝然倒下，倒在那片深情土地。

　　Rout⁷, ruin, panic, scattered⁸ all.  溃败毁灭恐慌，不断蔓延滋长，

　　An earthquake could not overthrow⁹ a city with a surer blow.  即使天崩地裂，亦无法让普罗大众，如此黯然神伤。

　　Thus Switzerland again was free, 瑞士人，终于重获民族解放，

　　Thus Death made way for Liberty! 死亡，毕竟为自由敞开道路！

1 behold   

v.看，注视，看到

参考例句：

• The industry of these little ants is wonderful to behold.这些小蚂蚁辛勤劳动的样子看上去真令人惊叹。
• The sunrise at the seaside was quite a sight to behold.海滨日出真是个奇景。

2 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

3 throng   

n.人群，群众；v.拥挤，群集

参考例句：

• A patient throng was waiting in silence.一大群耐心的人在静静地等着。
• The crowds thronged into the mall.人群涌进大厅。

4 rumination   

n.反刍，沉思

参考例句：

• EA is the theory of rumination about human EA conception. 生态美学是对人类生态审美观念反思的理论。 来自互联网
• The rumination and distress catalyze the growth process, Dr. 这种反复思考和哀伤反而促进了成长的过程。 来自互联网

5 breach   

n.违反，不履行；破裂；vt.冲破，攻破

参考例句：

• We won't have any breach of discipline.我们不允许任何破坏纪律的现象。
• He was sued for breach of contract.他因不履行合同而被起诉。

6 dart   

v.猛冲，投掷；n.飞镖，猛冲

参考例句：

• The child made a sudden dart across the road.那小孩突然冲过马路。
• Markov died after being struck by a poison dart.马尔科夫身中毒镖而亡。

7 rout   

n.溃退，溃败；v.击溃，打垮

参考例句：

• The enemy was put to rout all along the line.敌人已全线崩溃。
• The people's army put all to rout wherever they went.人民军队所向披靡。

8 scattered   

adj.分散的，稀疏的；散步的；疏疏落落的

参考例句：

• Gathering up his scattered papers,he pushed them into his case.他把散乱的文件收拾起来，塞进文件夹里。

9 overthrow   

v.推翻，打倒，颠覆；n.推翻，瓦解，颠覆

参考例句：

• After the overthrow of the government,the country was in chaos.政府被推翻后，这个国家处于混乱中。
• The overthrow of his plans left him much discouraged.他的计划的失败使得他很气馁。