时间:2018-12-18 作者:英语课 分类:英国学生科学读本


英语课

   The Cotton Tree 棉花树


  Sing well fare the cotton-tree! 一起来祝愿棉花树
  Bravely may it grow, 长大吧,发出勇气的光彩!
  Bearing in its seeded pod 让种荚里藏身的棉朵,
  Cotton white as snow! 像雪花一般洁白!
  Spin the cotton into thread; 把棉絮纺成丝线,
  Weave it in the loom 1; 把丝线织成布匹;
  Wear it now, thou little child, 小朋友,把它穿上吧,
  In thy happy home. 在你快乐的家里
  Thou hast worn it well and long; 整天在身上的衣服
  Are its uses past? 就是棉花最后的用途?
  No; this well-worn cotton thing Is a book at last. 错了,这穿破了的东西还能让我们阅读,,
  Sort and grind to pulp 2 the rags; 挑出破布,捣成纸浆,
  Weave the paper fair; 再凝成白纸一张张,
  Now it only waits for words 如今只等着文字,
  To be printed there. 印上去散发着墨香
  Words from God to man sent down 天地给人的启示,
  May those pages show; 就在这书两上存在,
  Sing well fare the cotton-tree! 一起来祝愿棉花树
  Bravely may it grow! 长大吧,发出勇气的光彩

1 loom
n.织布机,织机;v.隐现,(危险、忧虑等)迫近
  • The old woman was weaving on her loom.那位老太太正在织布机上织布。
  • The shuttle flies back and forth on the loom.织布机上梭子来回飞动。
2 pulp
n.果肉,纸浆;v.化成纸浆,除去...果肉,制成纸浆
  • The pulp of this watermelon is too spongy.这西瓜瓤儿太肉了。
  • The company manufactures pulp and paper products.这个公司制造纸浆和纸产品。
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