美国语文第六册 第87期:散文选篇(4)
时间：2018-12-13 作者：英语课 分类：美国语文第六册
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The Poet. By William Ellery Channing. 诗人。威廉·埃勒里·钱宁
It is not true that the poet paints a life which does not exist. 诗人渲染并不存在的生活，这个说法并不确切。
He only extracts and concentrates, as it were, life's ethereal essence, 在某种程度上，诗人只是提炼并专注于生活的虚幻缥缈的精神本质，
arrests and condenses its volatile 1 fragrance 2, brings together its scattered 3 beauties, and prolongs its more refined but evanescent joys; 阻止并凝聚其容易挥发的芳香，将分散的美结合成一个整体，延长其带给人们的转瞬即逝的快乐，使其焕发出更精美的一面。
and in this he does well, for it is good to feel that life is not wholly usurped 4 by cares for subsistence and physical gratifications, 在这方面，诗人做得恰到好处。因为切实感受生活并非全都被对生计的担心和生理上的满足霸占了，这是很好的体验。
but admits, in measures which may be indefinitely enlarged, sentiments and delights worthy 5 of a higher being. 但是必须承认，相对来说对生计的担心和生理上的满足的蔑视也许被无限放大了，情感和愉悦仍然是较高层次的精神实在。
Mountains. By William Howitt. 崇山峻岭。威廉·豪伊特
There is a charm connected with mountains, so powerful that the merest mention of them, the merest sketch 6 of their magnificent features, 有一种魅力与山联在一起，崇山峻岭如此摄人心魄，以至于哪怕是略一提及，哪怕对其巍峨的面貌最细小的描述，
kindles 7 the imagination, and carries the spirit at once into the bosom 8 of their enchanted 9 regions. 都会激发人们的想象，并马上将这种情绪传导到他们内心被迷惑住的心房。
How the mind is filled with their vast solitude 10! 人们的内心何以被孤独塞满的啊！
How the inward eye is fixed 11 on their silent, their sublime 12, their everlasting 13 peaks! 内心的目光又是怎样被山之静谧、崇高和永恒的峰顶震慑住了！
How our hearts bound to the music of their solitary 14 cries, to the tinkle 15 of their gushing 16 rills, to the sound of their cataracts 17! 我们的心灵如何与它们孤独的呐喊那雄浑的乐声，与小溪潺潺的悦耳声音，与山间大瀑布的隆隆声连在一起！
How inspiriting are the odors that breathe from the upland turf, from the rock-hung flower, from the hoary 18 and solemn pine! 从高地草场，从岩石上长的鲜花，从生长多年庄严肃穆的松柏传来的味道真沁人心脾啊！
How beautiful are those lights and shadows thrown abroad, 这些向外投射的那些光影多美啊，
and that fine, transparent 19 haze 20 which is diffused 21 over the valleys and lower slopes, as over a vast, inimitable picture! 散到山谷和斜坡上的透明的雾霭，这一切就像一幅巨大的无法仿效的画儿一样！
1 volatile
adj.反复无常的，挥发性的，稍纵即逝的，脾气火爆的；n.挥发性物质
- With the markets being so volatile,investments are at great risk.由于市场那么变化不定，投资冒着很大的风险。
- His character was weak and volatile.他这个人意志薄弱，喜怒无常。
2 fragrance
n.芬芳，香味，香气
- The apple blossoms filled the air with their fragrance.苹果花使空气充满香味。
- The fragrance of lavender filled the room.房间里充满了薰衣草的香味。
3 scattered
adj.分散的，稀疏的；散步的；疏疏落落的
- Gathering up his scattered papers,he pushed them into his case.他把散乱的文件收拾起来，塞进文件夹里。
4 usurped
篡夺，霸占( usurp的过去式和过去分词 )； 盗用； 篡夺，篡权
- That magazine usurped copyrighted material. 那杂志盗用了版权为他人所有的素材。
- The expression'social engineering'has been usurped by the Utopianist without a shadow of light. “社会工程”这个词已被乌托邦主义者毫无理由地盗用了。
5 worthy
adj.(of)值得的，配得上的；有价值的
- I did not esteem him to be worthy of trust.我认为他不值得信赖。
- There occurred nothing that was worthy to be mentioned.没有值得一提的事发生。
6 sketch
n.草图；梗概；素描；v.素描；概述
- My sister often goes into the country to sketch. 我姐姐常到乡间去写生。
- I will send you a slight sketch of the house.我将给你寄去房屋的草图。
7 kindles
（使某物）燃烧，着火( kindle的第三人称单数 )； 激起（感情等）； 发亮，放光
- And as kindles hope, millions more will find it. 他们的自由又将影响周围，使更多的人民得到自由。
- A person who stirs up trouble or kindles a revolt. 煽动叛乱者，挑动争端者挑起麻烦或引起叛乱的人。
8 bosom
n.胸，胸部；胸怀；内心；adj.亲密的
- She drew a little book from her bosom.她从怀里取出一本小册子。
- A dark jealousy stirred in his bosom.他内心生出一阵恶毒的嫉妒。
9 enchanted
n. 孤独; 独居,荒僻之地,幽静的地方
- People need a chance to reflect on spiritual matters in solitude. 人们需要独处的机会来反思精神上的事情。
- They searched for a place where they could live in solitude. 他们寻找一个可以过隐居生活的地方。
10 fixed
adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的
- Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？
- Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。
11 sublime
adj.崇高的，伟大的；极度的，不顾后果的
- We should take some time to enjoy the sublime beauty of nature.我们应该花些时间去欣赏大自然的壮丽景象。
- Olympic games play as an important arena to exhibit the sublime idea.奥运会，就是展示此崇高理念的重要舞台。
12 everlasting
adj.永恒的，持久的，无止境的
- These tyres are advertised as being everlasting.广告上说轮胎持久耐用。
- He believes in everlasting life after death.他相信死后有不朽的生命。
13 solitary
adj.孤独的，独立的，荒凉的；n.隐士
- I am rather fond of a solitary stroll in the country.我颇喜欢在乡间独自徜徉。
- The castle rises in solitary splendour on the fringe of the desert.这座城堡巍然耸立在沙漠的边际，显得十分壮美。
14 tinkle
vi.叮当作响；n.叮当声
- The wine glass dropped to the floor with a tinkle.酒杯丁零一声掉在地上。
- Give me a tinkle and let me know what time the show starts.给我打个电话，告诉我演出什么时候开始。
15 gushing
adj.迸出的；涌出的；喷出的；过分热情的v.喷，涌( gush的现在分词 )；滔滔不绝地说话
- blood gushing from a wound 从伤口冒出的血
- The young mother was gushing over a baby. 那位年轻的母亲正喋喋不休地和婴儿说话。 来自《简明英汉词典》
16 cataracts
n.大瀑布( cataract的名词复数 )；白内障
- The rotor cataracts water over the top of the machines. 回转轮将水从机器顶上注入。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- Cataracts of rain flooded the streets. 倾盆大雨弄得街道淹水。 来自辞典例句
17 hoary
adj.古老的；鬓发斑白的
- They discussed the hoary old problem.他们讨论老问题。
- Without a word spoken,he hurried away,with his hoary head bending low.他什么也没说，低着白发苍苍的头，匆匆地走了。
18 transparent
adj.明显的，无疑的；透明的
- The water is so transparent that we can see the fishes swimming.水清澈透明，可以看到鱼儿游来游去。
- The window glass is transparent.窗玻璃是透明的。
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