双语有声阅读：To Emma Mathew

To Emma Mathew

Oh, come, dearest Emma!The rose is full blown

And the riches of Flora¹ are lavishly² strewn.

The air is all softness and crystal  the streams,

And the west is replendently cothed in beams,

 

We will hasten, my fair, to the opening glades³,

The quaintly⁴ carved seats, and the freshening shades,

Where the fairies are chanting their evening hymns⁵,

And in the last sunbeam the sylph lightly swims.

 

And when thou art weary, I'll find thee a bed

Of mosses⁶ and flowers, to pillow thy head;

There, beauteous Emma, I'll sit at thy feet

While my stroy of love I enraptured⁷ repeat.

 

So fondly I'll breathe, and so softly I'll sigh,

Thou wilt⁸ think that some amorous⁹ Zephyr¹⁰ is high;

Ah, no!——as I breathe, I will press thy fair knee

And then thou wilt know that the sigh comes from me.

 

Ah why, lovely girl, should we lose all these blisses?

That mortal's a fool who such happiness misses.

So smile acquiescence¹¹ and give me thy hand,

With love-looking eyes and with voice sweetly bland¹².

 

来吧，亲爱的艾玛！玫瑰正在开放，

花神把珍宝慷慨播撒在大地上，

空气是一团温柔，溪水晶晶亮，

西天裹着一身霞彩，呈一片辉煌

 

来吧！我们快去找清凉的树荫，

雕刻精美的石凳，林中的草地；

那儿有仙子把黄昏歌颂，

精灵轻盈的在夕阳光中游泳。

 

要是你倦了，我为你找一角草地，

你可以枕着青苔和野花歇息；

美丽的艾玛啊，让我坐在你的脚边，

迷醉的把爱的故事为你细说。

 

我这样痴迷的呼吸，轻轻地喟叹，

你以为是爱的微风吹到你身边；

不——我吐气正挨近你的膝盖，

你会知道，你会知道叹息是由我发出来的。

 

啊，亲爱的，为什么我们不要幸福呢？

错过这样的幸福的人真是傻瓜。

笑一笑默许吧，答应和我共赴佳期，

给我以目光的柔情，嗓音的爱意吧！

1 flora   

n.(某一地区的)植物群

参考例句：

• The subtropical island has a remarkably rich native flora.这个亚热带岛屿有相当丰富的乡土植物种类。
• All flora need water and light.一切草木都需要水和阳光。

2 lavishly   

adv.慷慨地，大方地

参考例句：

• His house was lavishly adorned.他的屋子装饰得很华丽。
• The book is lavishly illustrated in full colour.这本书里有大量全彩插图。

3 glades   

n.林中空地( glade的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Maggie and Philip had been meeting secretly in the glades near the mill. 玛吉和菲利曾经常在磨坊附近的林中空地幽会。 来自辞典例句
• Still the outlaw band throve in Sherwood, and hunted the deer in its glades. 当他在沉思中变老了，世界还是照样走它的路，亡命之徒仍然在修武德日渐壮大，在空地里猎鹿。 来自互联网

4 quaintly   

adv.古怪离奇地

参考例句：

• "I don't see what that's got to do with it,'said the drummer quaintly. “我看不出这和你的事有什么联系，"杜洛埃说道，他感到莫名其妙。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
• He is quaintly dressed, what a strange one he is. 他一身的奇装异服，真是另类！

5 hymns   

n.赞美诗，圣歌，颂歌( hymn的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• At first, they played the hymns and marches familiar to them. 起初他们只吹奏自己熟悉的赞美诗和进行曲。 来自英汉非文学 - 百科语料821
• I like singing hymns. 我喜欢唱圣歌。 来自辞典例句

6 mosses   

n. 藓类, 苔藓植物 名词moss的复数形式

参考例句：

• Ferns, mosses and fungi spread by means of spores. 蕨类植物、苔藓和真菌通过孢子传播蔓生。
• The only plants to be found in Antarctica are algae, mosses, and lichens. 在南极洲所发现的植物只有藻类、苔藓和地衣。

7 enraptured   

v.使狂喜( enrapture的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He was enraptured that she had smiled at him. 她对他的微笑使他心荡神驰。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They were enraptured to meet the great singer. 他们和大名鼎鼎的歌手见面，欣喜若狂。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 wilt   

v.(使)植物凋谢或枯萎；(指人)疲倦，衰弱

参考例句：

• Golden roses do not wilt and will never need to be watered.金色的玫瑰不枯萎绝也不需要浇水。
• Several sleepless nights made him wilt.数个不眠之夜使他憔悴。

9 amorous   

adj.多情的；有关爱情的

参考例句：

• They exchanged amorous glances and clearly made known their passions.二人眉来眼去，以目传情。
• She gave him an amorous look.她脉脉含情的看他一眼。

10 zephyr   

n.和风，微风

参考例句：

• I feel very comfortable in the zephyr from the sea.从海上吹来的和风令我非常惬意。
• Zephyr,the West Wind,blew away the clouds so that Apollo,the sun god,could shine and made this flower bloom.西风之神吹散了云朵，太阳神阿波罗得以照耀它并使它开花。

11 acquiescence   

n.默许；顺从

参考例句：

• The chief inclined his head in sign of acquiescence.首领点点头表示允许。
• This is due to his acquiescence.这是因为他的默许。

12 bland   

adj.淡而无味的，温和的，无刺激性的

参考例句：

• He eats bland food because of his stomach trouble.他因胃病而吃清淡的食物。
• This soup is too bland for me.这汤我喝起来偏淡。