Beowulf: An Anglo-Saxon Epic Poem — Page 7
一场激烈而殊死的肉搏战随即展开。双方均未使用武器，两名战士全凭力气与擒拿。贝奥武甫将格兰德尔的肩膀从关节处撕裂，那怪物嚎叫哀嚎，带着痛苦与愤怒退回巢穴。此伤乃致命之伤。
A fierce and desperate hand-to-hand struggle ensues. No arms are used, both combatants trusting to strength and hand-grip. Beowulf tears Grendel's shoulder from its socket, and the monster retreats to his den, howling and yelling with agony and fury. The wound is fatal.
次日清晨，天刚破晓，大批武士纷纷涌向赫奥罗特大厅，打探消息。众人欢欣无限，喜悦之情高涨。赫罗斯加与他的臣属慷慨地献上感激与馈赠。
The next morning, at early dawn, warriors in numbers flock to the hall Heorot, to hear the news. Joy is boundless. Glee runs high. Hrothgar and his retainers are lavish of gratitude and of gifts.
然而，格兰德尔之母于次夜前来为子复仇。她愤怒狂暴，怒不可遏。当贝奥武甫在与其他武士略为隔开的一间房中熟睡之时，她抓走了赫罗斯加最宠信的一位谋臣，将其带走并吞噬。贝奥武甫被召唤而来。他决意将赫奥罗特彻底清净，便披甲上阵，下水寻找那女妖。经过数小时的水中跋涉，他在海底附近与她相遇。她将他拖入巢穴。他在那里看见格兰德尔的尸体横陈。经过一番殊死搏斗，险些命丧于那女妖之手，他终将其杀死，随后携着格兰德尔的头颅，胜利游出水面。
Grendel's mother, however, comes the next night to avenge his death. She is furious and raging. While Beowulf is sleeping in a room somewhat apart from the quarters of the other warriors, she seizes one of Hrothgar's favorite counsellors, and carries him off and devours him. Beowulf is called. Determined to leave Heorot entirely purified, he arms himself, and goes down to look for the female monster. After traveling through the waters many hours, he meets her near the sea-bottom. She drags him to her den. There he sees Grendel lying dead. After a desperate and almost fatal struggle with the woman, he slays her, and swims upward in triumph, taking with him Grendel's head.
赫奥罗特的欢乐重焕生机。众人竞相向胜者道贺。赫罗斯加将宝物源源不断地堆入贝奥武甫的怀中；国王的臣属们一致认为，贝奥武甫将成为他们日后的主君。
Joy is renewed at Heorot. Congratulations crowd upon the victor. Hrothgar literally pours treasures into the lap of Beowulf; and it is agreed among the vassals of the king that Beowulf will be their next liegelord.
贝奥武甫离开丹麦之地。赫罗斯加在他离去时痛哭哀泣。
Beowulf leaves Dane-land. Hrothgar weeps and laments at his departure.
Vocabulary
- fierce
- 猛烈的、凶狠的、强烈的
- and
- 和、与、以及
- desperate
- 绝望的、不顾一切的、拼命的
- hand-to-hand
- 肉搏的、近距离格斗的
- struggle
- 斗争、挣扎、奋力
- ensues
- 随之发生、紧接着发生
- No
- 没有、无、不
- arms
- 武器、手臂、兵器
- are
- 是（be动词复数形式）
- used
- 使用、利用、用过的
- both
- 两个都、双方
- combatants
- 战斗者、交战的人
- trusting
- 依靠、信任、相信
- to
- 到、向、对于
- strength
- 力量、力气、强度
- tears
- 撕裂、撕开、眼泪
- shoulder
- 肩膀、肩部、承担
- from
- 从、来自、由
- its
- 它的、其的
- socket
- 插座、窝、孔
- the
- 定冠词、那、这
- monster
- 怪物、妖怪、怪兽
- retreats
- 撤退、退却、隐退
- his
- 他的、其的
- den
- 巢穴、窝、兽穴
- howling
- 嚎叫、狂风呼啸
- yelling
- 尖叫、大喊、呼喊
- with
- 用、和、有、伴随
- agony
- 极大的痛苦、折磨
- fury
- 狂怒、怒火、激烈
- The
- 定冠词、那、这
- wound
- 伤口、伤害、上发条
- is
- 是（be动词单数形式）
- fatal
- 致命的、导致死亡的
- next
- 下一个、接下来、紧靠
- morning
- 早晨、上午、早上
- at
- 在、于、以
- early
- 早的、早期的、提前
- dawn
- 黎明、破晓、开始
- warriors
- 战士、武士、勇士
- in
- 在、里面、内部
- numbers
- 数字、号码、数量
- flock
- 羊群、一群、涌向
- hall
- 大厅、宫殿、走廊
- hear
- 听、听说、听到
- news
- 新闻、消息、讯息
- Joy
- 喜悦、快乐、欢乐
- boundless
- 无边的、无限的、无尽的
- Glee
- 欢喜、高兴、快乐
- runs
- 跑、运行、进行
- high
- 高的、高度、高处
- retainers
- 随从、仆人、属下
- lavish
- 奢侈的、豪华的、慷慨
- of
- 的、属于、来自
- gratitude
- 感谢、感恩、谢意
- gifts
- 礼物、天赋、才能
- mother
- 母亲、妈妈、源头
- however
- 然而、但是、可是
- comes
- 来、来临、到来
- night
- 夜晚、夜间、黑暗
- avenge
- 复仇、报仇、伸冤
- death
- 死亡、死、生命终结
- She
- 她、女性代词
- furious
- 狂怒的、极怒的、暴怒
- raging
- 狂怒的、愤怒的、猛烈
- While
- 当...时候、虽然、尽管
- sleeping
- 睡眠的、睡着的、休眠
- room
- 房间、室内、空间
- somewhat
- 有些、某种程度上、相当
- apart
- 分开的、隔离的、单独
- quarters
- 住所、宿舍、季度、四分之一
- other
- 其他的、另外的、别的
- she
- 她、女性代词
- seizes
- 抓住、夺取、逮捕
- one
- 一、一个、某个
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