【双语有声阅读】我爱这土地 I Love This Land

I Love This Land — Ai Qing

 

我爱这土地——艾青

 

If I were a bird,

 

假如我是一只鸟，

I would sing with my hoarse¹ voice

我也应该用嘶哑的喉咙歌唱：

Of this land buffeted² by storms,

这被暴风雨所打击着的土地，

Of this river turbulent with our grief,

这永远汹涌着我们的悲愤的河流，

Of these angry winds ceaselessly blowing,

这无止息地吹刮着的激怒的风，

And of the dawn, infinitely³ gentle over the woods...

和那来自林间的无比温柔的黎明……

Then I would die

然后我死了，

And even my feathers would rot in the soil.

连羽毛也腐烂在土地里面。

Why are my eyes always brimming with tears?

为什么我的眼里常含泪水？

Because I love this land so deeply...

因为我对这土地爱得深沉……

1 hoarse   

adj.嘶哑的，沙哑的

参考例句：

• He asked me a question in a hoarse voice.他用嘶哑的声音问了我一个问题。
• He was too excited and roared himself hoarse.他过于激动，嗓子都喊哑了。

2 buffeted   

反复敲打( buffet的过去式和过去分词 )； 连续猛击； 打来打去； 推来搡去

参考例句：

• to be buffeted by the wind 被风吹得左右摇摆
• We were buffeted by the wind and the rain. 我们遭到风雨的袭击。

3 infinitely   

adv.无限地，无穷地

参考例句：

• There is an infinitely bright future ahead of us.我们有无限光明的前途。
• The universe is infinitely large.宇宙是无限大的。