英国语文第二册 第39期:林鼠

 　　LESSON 39 The wood-mouse 第三十九课 林鼠

　　Do you know the little wood-mouse, 你知道小林鼠吗？

　　That pretty little thing 那个非常小的东西

　　That sits among the forest leaves, 它坐在森林树叶之间，

　　Beside the forest spring? 就在森林泉水的附近。

　　Its fur is as red as the chestnut¹, 它的毛像栗子一样红，

　　And it is small and slim; 又小又细；

　　It leads a life most innocent 它过着最天真的生活

　　Within the forest dim. 在森林的幽暗处。

　　'Tis a timid,gentle creature, 它是个胆小温和的生物，

　　And seldom comes in sight; 很少进入人的视野；

　　It has a long and wiry tail, 它长着细长结实的尾巴，

　　And eyes both black and bright. 眼睛又黑又亮。

　　It makes its nest of soft dry moss², 它以柔软的干苔筑巢，

　　In a hole so deep and strong; 在一个又深又坚固的洞里；

　　And there it sleeps secure and warm, 在那儿它安全温暖地睡觉，

　　The dreary³ winter long. 度过枯燥漫长的冬天。

　　And though it keeps no almanac, 虽然它不懂日历，

　　It knows when flowers are springing; 但它知道春天花会开；

　　And waketh to its summer life 夏天的时候醒来，

　　When nightingales are singing. 就是当夜莺高歌的时候。

　　Upon the boughs⁵ the squirrel sits, 松鼠坐在大树枝上，

　　The wood-mouse plays below; 林鼠在下面玩耍；

　　And plenty of food it finds itself 它给自己找到很多食物

　　Where the beech⁶ and chestnut grow. 就是从长山毛榉和栗子的地方。

　　In the hedge-sparrow's nest it sits, 它坐在篱雀的窝里，

　　When its summer brood is fled, 因为夏天的那一窝飞走了，

　　And picks the berries from the bough⁴ 它从大树枝上摘梅子，

　　Of the hawthorn⁷ overhead. 头上顶着的是山楂。

　　I saw a little wood-mouse once, 我曾见过一次林鼠，

　　Like Oberon in his hall, 就像在殿里的奥伯龙，

　　With the green green moss beneath his feet, 其脚下踏着绿绿的青苔，

　　Sit under a mushroom tall. 坐在一个高高的蘑菇下。

　　I saw him sit, and his dinner eat, 我看见他坐在那儿吃他的晚餐，

　　All under the forest tree; 就在森林的树下；

　　His dinner of chestnut ripe and red, 他晚餐吃的栗子熟的发红，

　　And he ate it heartily⁸. 他就那样尽情地吃着。

　　I wish you could have seen him there! 我希望你们也在那儿能见到他！

　　It did my spirit good, 那让我的灵魂感到舒畅，

　　To see the small thing God had made 因能见到上帝创造的这个小东西

　　Thus eating in the wood. 在树林里吃得这样惬意。

　　I saw that He regardeth them— 我看到神如此关心它们——

　　Those creatures weak and small; 就那些弱小的生命；

　　Their table in the wild is spread 它们的餐桌在野外被铺开

　　By Him who cares for all. 因神关爱着所有的一切。

1 chestnut   

n.栗树，栗子

参考例句：

• We have a chestnut tree in the bottom of our garden.我们的花园尽头有一棵栗树。
• In summer we had tea outdoors,under the chestnut tree.夏天我们在室外栗树下喝茶。

2 moss   

n.苔，藓，地衣

参考例句：

• Moss grows on a rock.苔藓生在石头上。
• He was found asleep on a pillow of leaves and moss.有人看见他枕着树叶和苔藓睡着了。

3 dreary   

adj.令人沮丧的，沉闷的，单调乏味的

参考例句：

• They live such dreary lives.他们的生活如此乏味。
• She was tired of hearing the same dreary tale of drunkenness and violence.她听够了那些关于酗酒和暴力的乏味故事。

4 bough   

n.大树枝，主枝

参考例句：

• I rested my fishing rod against a pine bough.我把钓鱼竿靠在一棵松树的大树枝上。
• Every bough was swinging in the wind.每条树枝都在风里摇摆。

5 boughs   

大树枝( bough的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The green boughs glittered with all their pearls of dew. 绿枝上闪烁着露珠的光彩。
• A breeze sighed in the higher boughs. 微风在高高的树枝上叹息着。

6 beech   

n.山毛榉；adj.山毛榉的

参考例句：

• Autumn is the time to see the beech woods in all their glory.秋天是观赏山毛榉林的最佳时期。
• Exasperated,he leaped the stream,and strode towards beech clump.他满腔恼怒，跳过小河，大踏步向毛榉林子走去。

7 hawthorn   

山楂

参考例句：

• A cuckoo began calling from a hawthorn tree.一只布谷鸟开始在一株山楂树里咕咕地呼叫。
• Much of the track had become overgrown with hawthorn.小路上很多地方都长满了山楂树。

8 heartily   

adv.衷心地，诚恳地，十分，很

参考例句：

• He ate heartily and went out to look for his horse.他痛快地吃了一顿，就出去找他的马。
• The host seized my hand and shook it heartily.主人抓住我的手，热情地和我握手。