美国语文第四册 第173期:垂死的士兵(1)
时间：2019-02-13 作者：英语课 分类：美国语文第四册
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A waste of land, a sodden 1 plain, 浪费土地，湿透的平原，
A lurid 2 sunset sky, 晚霞火红如血，
With clouds that fled and faded fast in ghostly phantasy; 土地荒芜，地面刚刚淋湿，一派凄凉的景象，
A field upturned by trampling 3 feet, 战马践踏过的平原，
A field uppiled with slain 4, 无数战士横尸沙场，
With horse and rider blent in death upon the battle plain. 躺卧着战马和骑兵，杀戮的战场上，
The dying and the dead lie low; 有的牺牲了，有的奄奄一息，
For them, no more shall rise the evening moon, nor midnight stars, 他们再也见不到，傍晚的月亮和深夜的繁星，
Nor daylight's soft surprise: 也不会感受清晨的日光。
They will not wake to tenderest call, 他们不会为轻柔的呼唤叫醒，
Nor see again each home, 也不会再见到家中亲人，
Where waiting hearts shall throb 5 and break, 亲人会心痛、心碎，
When this day's tidings come. 当战场消息传回家乡。
Two soldiers, lying as they fell upon the reddened clay— 有两个士兵倒下了，倒在鲜红的泥土上——
In daytime, foes 6; at night, in peace breathing their lives away! 白天他们是仇敌，夜间他们和平地 呼吸着生命最后的空气！
Brave hearts had stirred each manly 7 breast; 胸膛里跳动着勇敢的心；
Fate only, made them foes; 是命运让他们成为敌人；
And lying, dying, side by side, a softened 8 feeling rose. 此刻躺在一起，一起走向死亡，一种温暖的感情从心中生起。
adj.浑身湿透的；v.使浸透；使呆头呆脑
- We stripped off our sodden clothes.我们扒下了湿透的衣服。
- The cardboard was sodden and fell apart in his hands.纸板潮得都发酥了，手一捏就碎。
adj.可怕的；血红的；苍白的
- The paper gave all the lurid details of the murder.这份报纸对这起凶杀案耸人听闻的细节描写得淋漓尽致。
- The lurid sunset puts a red light on their faces.血红一般的夕阳映红了他们的脸。
踩( trample的现在分词 )； 践踏； 无视； 侵犯
- Diplomats denounced the leaders for trampling their citizens' civil rights. 外交官谴责这些领导人践踏其公民的公民权。
- They don't want people trampling the grass, pitching tents or building fires. 他们不希望人们踩踏草坪、支帐篷或生火。
杀死，宰杀，杀戮( slay的过去分词 )； (slay的过去分词)
- The soldiers slain in the battle were burried that night. 在那天夜晚埋葬了在战斗中牺牲了的战士。
- His boy was dead, slain by the hand of the false Amulius. 他的儿子被奸诈的阿缪利乌斯杀死了。
v.震颤，颤动；(急速强烈地)跳动，搏动
- She felt her heart give a great throb.她感到自己的心怦地跳了一下。
- The drums seemed to throb in his ears.阵阵鼓声彷佛在他耳边震响。
敌人，仇敌( foe的名词复数 )
- They steadily pushed their foes before them. 他们不停地追击敌人。
- She had fought many battles, vanquished many foes. 她身经百战，挫败过很多对手。
adj.有男子气概的；adv.男子般地，果断地
- The boy walked with a confident manly stride.这男孩以自信的男人步伐行走。
- He set himself manly tasks and expected others to follow his example.他给自己定下了男子汉的任务，并希望别人效之。