美国语文第五册 第38期:玉米谣(2)
时间：2019-01-17 作者：英语课 分类：美国语文第五册
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There, richer than the fabled 1 gift apollo showered of old, 比想象的馈赠，更为富足，阿波罗，带来光的神奇，
Fair hands the broken grain shall sift 2, 苍老灵巧的双手，筛尽谷粒，
And knead its meal of gold. 揉捻成，霞光万道的晚餐。
Let vapid 3 idlers loll in silk, 乏味无趣，那些慵懒之辈，
Around their costly 4 board; 衣着华美，佳肴云集，
Give us the bowl of samp and milk, 应当施舍，给穷人一碗米粥，
By homespun beauty poured! 古道热肠的质朴，让人流泪。
Where'er the wide old kitchen hearth 5, sends up its smoky curls, 何处寻找，古老宽敞的灶台？雾霭散去，袅袅炊烟飘来，
Who will not thank the kindly 6 earth and bless our farmer girls! 难道不再祝福，仁慈大地，胼手砥足，我们农家女孩？
Then shame on all the proud and vain, 骄傲虚妄，实在极端可耻，
Whose folly 7 laughs to scorn the blessing 8 of our hardy 9 grain, 谁竟然，卖弄愚昧自夸，尽情嘲笑，农夫的辛勤劳作，
Our wealth of golden corn! 还有黄澄澄的，地里庄稼！
Let earth withhold 10 her goodly root; 让大地留存，优异的良种，
Let mildew 11 blight 12 the rye, 否则，霉菌病让黑麦绝收，
Give to the worm the orchard's fruit, 蝇虫，在果园里肆虐成群，
The wheat field to the fly: 万亩良田，全被飞鸟糟蹋。
But let the good old crop adorn 13 the hills our fathers trod; 亘古流传的种子，装扮自然，祖先土地，广袤的田野山峦，
Still let us, for his golden corn, 怀念上帝，点播下金色玉米，
Send up our thanks to God! 心存感激，至今口授相传。
adj.寓言中的，虚构的
- For the first week he never actually saw the fabled Jack. 第一周他实际上从没见到传说中的杰克。
- Aphrodite, the Greek goddness of love, is fabled to have been born of the foam of the sea. 希腊爱神阿美罗狄蒂据说是诞生于海浪泡沫之中。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
v.筛撒，纷落，详察
- Sift out the wheat from the chaff.把小麦的壳筛出来。
- Sift sugar on top of the cake.在蛋糕上面撒上糖。
adj.无味的；无生气的
- She made a vapid comment about the weather.她对天气作了一番平淡无奇的评论。
- He did the same thing year by year and found life vapid.他每年做着同样的事，觉得生活索然无味。
adj.昂贵的，价值高的，豪华的
- It must be very costly to keep up a house like this.维修这么一幢房子一定很昂贵。
- This dictionary is very useful,only it is a bit costly.这本词典很有用，左不过贵了些。
n.壁炉炉床，壁炉地面
- She came and sat in a chair before the hearth.她走过来，在炉子前面的椅子上坐下。
- She comes to the hearth,and switches on the electric light there.她走到壁炉那里，打开电灯。
adj.和蔼的，温和的，爽快的；adv.温和地，亲切地
- Her neighbours spoke of her as kindly and hospitable.她的邻居都说她和蔼可亲、热情好客。
- A shadow passed over the kindly face of the old woman.一道阴影掠过老太太慈祥的面孔。
n.愚笨，愚蠢，蠢事，蠢行，傻话
- Learn wisdom by the folly of others.从别人的愚蠢行动中学到智慧。
- Events proved the folly of such calculations.事情的进展证明了这种估计是愚蠢的。
n.祈神赐福；祷告；祝福，祝愿
- The blessing was said in Hebrew.祷告用了希伯来语。
- A double blessing has descended upon the house.双喜临门。
adj.勇敢的，果断的，吃苦的；耐寒的
- The kind of plant is a hardy annual.这种植物是耐寒的一年生植物。
- He is a hardy person.他是一个能吃苦耐劳的人。
v.拒绝，不给；使停止，阻挡
- It was unscrupulous of their lawyer to withhold evidence.他们的律师隐瞒证据是不道德的。
- I couldn't withhold giving some loose to my indignation.我忍不住要发泄一点我的愤怒。
n.发霉；v.（使）发霉
- The interior was dark and smelled of mildew.里面光线很暗，霉味扑鼻。
- Mildew may form in this weather.这种天气有可能发霉。
n.枯萎病；造成破坏的因素；vt.破坏，摧残
- The apple crop was wiped out by blight.枯萎病使苹果全无收成。
- There is a blight on all his efforts.他的一切努力都遭到挫折。