英语专业晨读美文-哲理篇 3 When Love Beckons You

[00:01.07]When Love Beckons¹ You
[00:03.05]When love beckons to you, follow him,
[00:07.40]though his ways are hard and steep.
[00:10.36] And when his wings enfold you, yield to him,
[00:13.64]though the sword hidden among his pinions² may wound you.
[00:17.47]And when he speaks to you, believe in him,
[00:20.75]though his voice may shatter your dreams
[00:23.15]as the north wind lays waste the garden.
[00:25.56]For even as love crowns you so shall he crucify you.
[00:29.94]Even as he is for your growth so is he for your pruning³.
[00:34.63] Even as he ascends⁴ to your height and caresses⁵ your tenderest branches
[00:39.67]that quiver in the sun,
[00:41.42]so shall he descend⁶ to our roots and shake them
[00:44.48] in their clinging to the earth.
[00:46.78]But if, in your fear,
[00:49.07]you would seek only love's peace and love's pleasure,
[00:52.35]then it is better for you that you cover your nakedness
[00:55.31]and pass out of love's threshing floor,
[00:58.16] into the seasonless world where you shall laugh,
[01:00.77]but not all of your laughter, and weep,
[01:03.62]but not all of your tears.
[01:06.02] Love gives naught⁷ but itself and takes naught but from itself.
[01:11.06] Love possesses not,
[01:13.02] nor would it be possessed⁸, for love is sufficient unto love.
[01:17.51]Love has no other desire but to fulfill⁹ itself.
[01:21.34]But if you love and must have desires, let these be your desires:
[01:27.24]To melt and be like a running brook¹⁰ that sings its melody to the night.
[01:31.84]To know the pain of too much tenderness.
[01:34.90]To be wounded by your own understanding of love;
[01:38.07]And to bleed willingly and joyfully¹¹.
[01:40.80]To wake at dawn with a winged heart and
[01:43.43] give thanks for another day of loving;
[01:45.95]To rest at the noon hour and meditate¹² love's ecstasy¹³;
[01:49.78]To return home at eventide with gratitude¹⁴;
[01:53.06]And then to sleep with a prayer for the beloved in your heart
[01:57.10] and a song of praise upon your lips.
 

1 beckons   

v.（用头或手的动作）示意，召唤( beckon的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• He sent his ships wherever profit beckons. 他将船队派往赢利的那些地方。 来自辞典例句
• I believe history beckons again. 我认为现在历史又在召唤了。 来自辞典例句

2 pinions   

v.抓住[捆住]（双臂）( pinion的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• These four pinions act as bridges between the side gears. 这四组小齿轮起到连接侧方齿轮组的桥梁作用。 来自互联网
• Tough the sword hidden among pinions may wound you. 虽然那藏在羽翼中间的剑刃也许会伤毁你们。 来自互联网

3 pruning   

n.修枝，剪枝，修剪v.修剪（树木等）( prune的现在分词 )；精简某事物，除去某事物多余的部分

参考例句：

• In writing an essay one must do a lot of pruning. 写文章要下一番剪裁的工夫。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• A sapling needs pruning, a child discipline. 小树要砍，小孩要管。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4 ascends   

v.上升，攀登( ascend的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The azygos vein ascends in the right paravertebral gutter. 奇静脉在右侧脊柱旁沟内上升。 来自辞典例句
• The mortality curve ascends gradually to a plateau at age 65. 死亡曲线逐渐上升，到65岁时成平稳状态。 来自辞典例句

5 caresses   

爱抚，抚摸( caress的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• A breeze caresses the cheeks. 微风拂面。
• Hetty was not sufficiently familiar with caresses or outward demonstrations of fondness. 海蒂不习惯于拥抱之类过于外露地表现自己的感情。

6 descend   

vt./vi.传下来，下来，下降

参考例句：

• I hope the grace of God would descend on me.我期望上帝的恩惠。
• We're not going to descend to such methods.我们不会沦落到使用这种手段。

7 naught   

n.无，零 [=nought]

参考例句：

• He sets at naught every convention of society.他轻视所有的社会习俗。
• I hope that all your efforts won't go for naught.我希望你的努力不会毫无结果。

8 possessed   

adj.疯狂的；拥有的，占有的

参考例句：

• He flew out of the room like a man possessed.他像着了魔似地猛然冲出房门。
• He behaved like someone possessed.他行为举止像是魔怔了。

9 fulfill   

vt.履行，实现，完成；满足，使满意

参考例句：

• If you make a promise you should fulfill it.如果你许诺了，你就要履行你的诺言。
• This company should be able to fulfill our requirements.这家公司应该能够满足我们的要求。

10 brook   

n.小河，溪；v.忍受，容让

参考例句：

• In our room we could hear the murmur of a distant brook.在我们房间能听到远处小溪汩汩的流水声。
• The brook trickled through the valley.小溪涓涓流过峡谷。

11 joyfully   

adv. 喜悦地, 高兴地

参考例句：

• She tripped along joyfully as if treading on air. 她高兴地走着，脚底下轻飘飘的。
• During these first weeks she slaved joyfully. 在最初的几周里，她干得很高兴。

12 meditate   

v.想，考虑，（尤指宗教上的）沉思，冥想

参考例句：

• It is important to meditate on the meaning of life.思考人生的意义很重要。
• I was meditating,and reached a higher state of consciousness.我在冥想，并进入了一个更高的意识境界。

13 ecstasy   

n.狂喜，心醉神怡，入迷

参考例句：

• He listened to the music with ecstasy.他听音乐听得入了神。
• Speechless with ecstasy,the little boys gazed at the toys.小孩注视着那些玩具，高兴得说不出话来。

14 gratitude   

adj.感激，感谢

参考例句：

• I have expressed the depth of my gratitude to him.我向他表示了深切的谢意。
• She could not help her tears of gratitude rolling down her face.她感激的泪珠禁不住沿着面颊流了下来。