美国语文第五册 第261期:在摇篮中安睡(1)
时间：2019-02-13 作者：英语课 分类：美国语文第五册
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Backward, turn backward, O Time, in your flight, 时光穿梭，飞快地回到从前，
Make me a child again, just for to-night! 今晚星光，我变成可爱孩子，
Mother, come back from the echoless shore, 妈妈，从无法应答的彼岸归来，
Take me again to your heart as of yore; 一如往昔，将我搂抱入怀。
Kiss from my forehead the furrows 1 of care, 轻轻地， 她吻着我的前额皱纹，
Smooth the few silver threads out of my hair; 随后抚平，我鬓角上初现白发，
Over my slumbers 2 your loving watch keep; 满心怜爱，默默地看我安睡——
Rock me to sleep, mother,—rock me to sleep! 妈妈呵，慢慢荡起摇篮，让我入眠！
Backward, flow backward, O tide of the years! 时光穿梭，追溯往昔岁月，
I am so weary of toil 3 and of tears; 难以应对， 生活困厄操劳，
Toil without recompense, tears all in vain; 呕心沥血，汗水无法兑现，
Take them, and give me my childhood again! 不再忧伤，今晚我又回到童年！
I have grown weary of dust and decay, 滚滚红尘，行尸走肉的皮囊，
Weary of flinging my soul wealth away; 迷惘不安，如何失去信念？
Weary of sowing for others to reap; 世事喧嚣，充满尔虞我诈，
Rock me to sleep, mother,—rock me to sleep! 妈妈呵，慢慢荡起摇篮，让我入眠！
Tired of the hollow, the base, the untrue, 我早已，厌倦世俗的虚伪卑鄙，
Mother, O mother, my heart calls for you! 哦，妈妈，我从心底呼唤你！
Many a summer the grass has grown green, 夏夜星落，那片滴翠的草地，
Blossomed and faded, our faces between: 母女笑容，跌落在花开花落之间，
Yet with strong yearning 4 and passionate 5 pain, 难以抑制，我多年的思念苦楚，
Long I to-night for your presence again. 哦，妈妈，渴望你今晚出现。
Come from the silence so long and so deep; 回来吧，你在寂寞黑暗消失很久，
Rock me to sleep, mother,—rock me to sleep! 妈妈呵，慢慢荡起摇篮，让我入眠！
n.犁沟( furrow的名词复数 )；（脸上的）皱纹v.犁田，开沟( furrow的第三人称单数 )
- I could tell from the deep furrows in her forehead that she was very disturbed by the news. 从她额头深深的皱纹上，我可以看出她听了这个消息非常不安。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Dirt bike trails crisscrossed the grassy furrows. 越野摩托车的轮迹纵横交错地布满条条草沟。 来自辞典例句
睡眠，安眠( slumber的名词复数 )
- His image traversed constantly her restless slumbers. 他的形象一再闯进她的脑海，弄得她不能安睡。
- My Titan brother slumbers deep inside his mountain prison. Go. 我的泰坦兄弟就被囚禁在山脉的深处。
vi.辛劳工作，艰难地行动；n.苦工，难事
- The wealth comes from the toil of the masses.财富来自大众的辛勤劳动。
- Every single grain is the result of toil.每一粒粮食都来之不易。
a.渴望的；向往的；怀念的
- a yearning for a quiet life 对宁静生活的向往
- He felt a great yearning after his old job. 他对过去的工作有一种强烈的渴想。
adj.热情的，热烈的，激昂的，易动情的，易怒的，性情暴躁的
- He is said to be the most passionate man.据说他是最有激情的人。
- He is very passionate about the project.他对那个项目非常热心。