时间:2018-11-30 作者:英语课 分类:英语专业晨读美文


英语课

[00:01.07]When Love Beckons 1 You

[00:03.05]When love beckons to you, follow him,

[00:07.40]though his ways are hard and steep.

[00:10.36] And when his wings enfold you, yield to him,

[00:13.64]though the sword hidden among his pinions 2 may wound you.

[00:17.47]And when he speaks to you, believe in him,

[00:20.75]though his voice may shatter your dreams

[00:23.15]as the north wind lays waste the garden.

[00:25.56]For even as love crowns you so shall he crucify you.

[00:29.94]Even as he is for your growth so is he for your pruning 3.

[00:34.63] Even as he ascends 4 to your height and caresses 5 your tenderest branches

[00:39.67]that quiver in the sun,

[00:41.42]so shall he descend 6 to our roots and shake them

[00:44.48] in their clinging to the earth.

[00:46.78]But if, in your fear,

[00:49.07]you would seek only love's peace and love's pleasure,

[00:52.35]then it is better for you that you cover your nakedness

[00:55.31]and pass out of love's threshing floor,

[00:58.16] into the seasonless world where you shall laugh,

[01:00.77]but not all of your laughter, and weep,

[01:03.62]but not all of your tears.

[01:06.02] Love gives naught 7 but itself and takes naught but from itself.

[01:11.06] Love possesses not,

[01:13.02] nor would it be possessed 8, for love is sufficient unto love.

[01:17.51]Love has no other desire but to fulfill 9 itself.

[01:21.34]But if you love and must have desires, let these be your desires:

[01:27.24]To melt and be like a running brook 10 that sings its melody to the night.

[01:31.84]To know the pain of too much tenderness.

[01:34.90]To be wounded by your own understanding of love;

[01:38.07]And to bleed willingly and joyfully 11.

[01:40.80]To wake at dawn with a winged heart and

[01:43.43] give thanks for another day of loving;

[01:45.95]To rest at the noon hour and meditate 12 love's ecstasy 13;

[01:49.78]To return home at eventide with gratitude 14;

[01:53.06]And then to sleep with a prayer for the beloved in your heart

[01:57.10] and a song of praise upon your lips.

 



1 beckons
v.(用头或手的动作)示意,召唤( beckon的第三人称单数 )
  • He sent his ships wherever profit beckons. 他将船队派往赢利的那些地方。 来自辞典例句
  • I believe history beckons again. 我认为现在历史又在召唤了。 来自辞典例句
2 pinions
v.抓住[捆住](双臂)( pinion的第三人称单数 )
  • These four pinions act as bridges between the side gears. 这四组小齿轮起到连接侧方齿轮组的桥梁作用。 来自互联网
  • Tough the sword hidden among pinions may wound you. 虽然那藏在羽翼中间的剑刃也许会伤毁你们。 来自互联网
3 pruning
n.修枝,剪枝,修剪v.修剪(树木等)( prune的现在分词 );精简某事物,除去某事物多余的部分
  • In writing an essay one must do a lot of pruning. 写文章要下一番剪裁的工夫。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • A sapling needs pruning, a child discipline. 小树要砍,小孩要管。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
4 ascends
v.上升,攀登( ascend的第三人称单数 )
  • The azygos vein ascends in the right paravertebral gutter. 奇静脉在右侧脊柱旁沟内上升。 来自辞典例句
  • The mortality curve ascends gradually to a plateau at age 65. 死亡曲线逐渐上升,到65岁时成平稳状态。 来自辞典例句
5 caresses
爱抚,抚摸( caress的名词复数 )
  • A breeze caresses the cheeks. 微风拂面。
  • Hetty was not sufficiently familiar with caresses or outward demonstrations of fondness. 海蒂不习惯于拥抱之类过于外露地表现自己的感情。
6 descend
vt./vi.传下来,下来,下降
  • I hope the grace of God would descend on me.我期望上帝的恩惠。
  • We're not going to descend to such methods.我们不会沦落到使用这种手段。
7 naught
n.无,零 [=nought]
  • He sets at naught every convention of society.他轻视所有的社会习俗。
  • I hope that all your efforts won't go for naught.我希望你的努力不会毫无结果。
8 possessed
adj.疯狂的;拥有的,占有的
  • He flew out of the room like a man possessed.他像着了魔似地猛然冲出房门。
  • He behaved like someone possessed.他行为举止像是魔怔了。
9 fulfill
vt.履行,实现,完成;满足,使满意
  • If you make a promise you should fulfill it.如果你许诺了,你就要履行你的诺言。
  • This company should be able to fulfill our requirements.这家公司应该能够满足我们的要求。
10 brook
n.小河,溪;v.忍受,容让
  • In our room we could hear the murmur of a distant brook.在我们房间能听到远处小溪汩汩的流水声。
  • The brook trickled through the valley.小溪涓涓流过峡谷。
11 joyfully
adv. 喜悦地, 高兴地
  • She tripped along joyfully as if treading on air. 她高兴地走着,脚底下轻飘飘的。
  • During these first weeks she slaved joyfully. 在最初的几周里,她干得很高兴。
12 meditate
v.想,考虑,(尤指宗教上的)沉思,冥想
  • It is important to meditate on the meaning of life.思考人生的意义很重要。
  • I was meditating,and reached a higher state of consciousness.我在冥想,并进入了一个更高的意识境界。
13 ecstasy
n.狂喜,心醉神怡,入迷
  • He listened to the music with ecstasy.他听音乐听得入了神。
  • Speechless with ecstasy,the little boys gazed at the toys.小孩注视着那些玩具,高兴得说不出话来。
14 gratitude
adj.感激,感谢
  • I have expressed the depth of my gratitude to him.我向他表示了深切的谢意。
  • She could not help her tears of gratitude rolling down her face.她感激的泪珠禁不住沿着面颊流了下来。