双语有声阅读：早春命笔

Lines written in early spring

I heard a thousand blended notes,

While in a grove¹ I sate² reclined,

In that sweet mood when pleasant thoughts,

Bring sad thoughts to the mind.

 

To her fair works did nature link

The human soul that through me ran;

And much it griev’d my heart to think

What man has made of man.

 

Through primrose-tufts, in that sweet bower³,

The periwinkle trail’d its wreathes;

And ‘tis my faith that every flower

Enjoys the air it breathes.

 

The birds around me hopp’d and play’d

Their thoughts I cannot measure,

But the least motion which they made,

It seem’d a thrill of pleasure.

 

The budding twigs⁴ spread out their fan,

To catch the breezy air;

And I must think, do all I can,

That there was pleasure there.

 

If I theses thoughts may not prevent,

If such be of my creed⁵ the plan,

Have I not reason to lament⁶

What man has made of man?

 

丛林里，我斜倚一树而坐，

听到千百种乐音交响；

我心旷神怡，听着听着，

生出的竟都是

愉悦带来了怅惘。

 

内在的性灵，由造化引导，

连通于外在的美好物象；

我不禁忧从中来，想到

人把人弄成了什么样。

 

长春花牵引着小小花环，

穿行在樱草丛簇的绿荫里；

我深信：每一朵花儿都喜欢

它所呼吸的空气。

 

鸟雀们跳着玩着，我不知

它们在想些什么；

 

但它们细小的动作举止

仿佛都激荡着欢乐。

 

小树枝铺开如扇子，去招引

 缕缕轻快的微风；

我反复寻思，始终确信

其中有乐趣融融。

 

倘若这信念得自上天，

倘若这原是造化的构想，

我岂不更有理由悲叹

人把人弄成了这样！

1 grove   

n.林子，小树林，园林

参考例句：

• On top of the hill was a grove of tall trees.山顶上一片高大的树林。
• The scent of lemons filled the grove.柠檬香味充满了小树林。

2 sate   

v.使充分满足

参考例句：

• Nothing could sate the careerist's greed for power.什么也满足不了这个野心家的权力欲。
• I am sate with opera after listening to it for a whole weekend.听了整整一个周末的歌剧，我觉得腻了。

3 bower   

n.凉亭，树荫下凉快之处；闺房；v.荫蔽

参考例句：

• They sat under the leafy bower at the end of the garden and watched the sun set.他们坐在花园尽头由叶子搭成的凉棚下观看落日。
• Mrs. Quilp was pining in her bower.奎尔普太太正在她的闺房里度着愁苦的岁月。

4 twigs   

细枝，嫩枝( twig的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Some birds build nests of twigs. 一些鸟用树枝筑巢。
• Willow twigs are pliable. 柳条很软。

5 creed   

n.信条；信念，纲领

参考例句：

• They offended against every article of his creed.他们触犯了他的每一条戒律。
• Our creed has always been that business is business.我们的信条一直是公私分明。

6 lament   

n.悲叹，悔恨，恸哭；v.哀悼，悔恨，悲叹

参考例句：

• Her face showed lament.她的脸上露出悲伤的样子。
• We lament the dead.我们哀悼死者。