The Ballad of the White Horse — Page 1
Up across windy wastes and up
翻越狂风肆虐的荒原，一路向上
Went Alfred over the shaws,
阿尔弗雷德穿越丛林而行，
Shaken of the joy of giants,
被巨人之欢欣所震撼，
The joy without a cause.
那无缘无故的喜悦。
In the slopes away to the western bays,
在那通往西方海湾的山坡上，
Where blows not ever a tree,
那里从无树木迎风而立，
He washed his soul in the west wind
他以西风涤荡灵魂，
And his body in the sea.
以海水洗濯身躯。
And he set to rhyme his ale-measures,
他将饮酒的节律谱成韵律，
And he sang aloud his laws,
高声吟唱他的律法，
Because of the joy of the giants,
皆因那巨人之欢欣，
The joy without a cause.
那无缘无故的喜悦。
The King went gathering Wessex men,
国王四处召集威塞克斯的男儿，
As grain out of the chaff
如从糠秕中拣选谷粒，
The few that were alive to die,
那些甘愿赴死的寥寥数人，
Laughing, as littered skulls that lie
大笑着，如同散落的骷髅躺于地上，
After lost battles turn to the sky
在败仗之后仰望苍天，
An everlasting laugh.
发出永恒的笑声。
The King went gathering Christian men,
国王四处召集基督徒，
As wheat out of the husk;
如从谷壳中拣选麦粒；
Eldred, the Franklin by the sea,
海边的自由民埃尔德雷德，
And Mark, the man from Italy,
还有来自意大利的马克，
And Colan of the Sacred Tree,
以及圣树之子科兰，
From the old tribe on Usk.
来自厄斯克河畔的古老部族。
The rook croaked homeward heavily,
秃鼻乌鸦沉重地啼鸣归巢，
The west was clear and warm,
西天晴朗而温暖，
The smoke of evening food and ease
傍晚炊烟袅袅，带着安闲之气，
Rose like a blue tree in the trees
在树丛中如一株蓝色之树般升腾，
When he came to Eldred's farm.
当他来到埃尔德雷德的农庄之时。
But Eldred's farm was fallen awry,
然而埃尔德雷德的农庄已破败倾颓，
Like an old cripple's bones,
犹如老残之人的朽骨，
And Eldred's tools were red with rust,
埃尔德雷德的农具锈迹斑斑，
And on his well was a green crust,
他的井口覆着一层绿苔，
And purple thistles upward thrust,
紫色蓟草破土而出，
Between the kitchen stones.
从厨房的石缝间挺立而生。
But smoke of some good feasting
然而一缕欢宴的炊烟
Went upwards evermore,
袅袅不绝地向上飘散，
And Eldred's doors stood wide apart
埃尔德雷德的门扉大敞，
For loitering foot or labouring cart,
迎接闲游的旅人或劳作的车马，
And Eldred's great and foolish heart
埃尔德雷德那宽广而憨直的心，
Stood open like his door.
如同他的门扉一般敞开。
Vocabulary
- 翻越
- fān yuè — To cross over or climb over a mountain or obstacle
- 狂风
- kuáng fēng — Fierce or violent wind
- 肆虐
- sì nüè — To rage or wreak havoc destructively
- 的
- de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification
- 荒原
- huāng yuán — Barren or desolate wilderness
- 一路
- yī lù — All the way; throughout the journey
- 向上
- xiàng shàng — Upward; heading in an upward direction
- 穿越
- chuān yuè — To pass through or traverse an area
- 丛林
- cóng lín — Jungle or dense forest
- 被
- bèi — Passive marker; indicates action done to subject
- 巨人
- jù rén — Giant; a person or being of immense size
- 之
- zhī — Classical possessive or linking particle, like 'of'
- 欢欣
- huān xīn — Joy; feeling of happiness and delight
- 所
- suǒ — Passive construction marker; that which is done
- 震撼
- zhèn hàn — To shake or deeply move emotionally
- 那
- nà — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something
- 无缘无故
- wú yuán wú gù — Without reason or cause; for no apparent reason
- 喜悦
- xǐ yuè — Joy; happiness; a feeling of gladness
- 在
- zài — At; in; located at a place or time
- 通往
- tōng wǎng — Leading to; heading toward a destination
- 西方
- xī fāng — The west; western direction or region
- 海湾
- hǎi wān — Bay; a curved inlet of the sea
- 山坡
- shān pō — Hillside; the sloping side of a mountain
- 上
- shàng — On; above; on top of a surface
- 那里
- nà lǐ — There; that place over there
- 树木
- shù mù — Trees; woody plants collectively
- 迎风
- yíng fēng — Facing the wind; into the wind
- 他
- tā — He; third person singular masculine pronoun
- 以
- yǐ — With; using; by means of
- 西风
- xī fēng — West wind; wind blowing from the west
- 涤荡
- dí dàng — To cleanse thoroughly; to wash away completely
- 灵魂
- líng hún — Soul; spirit; the inner essence of a person
- 海水
- hǎi shuǐ — Seawater; the water of the ocean
- 身躯
- shēn qū — Body; the physical frame of a person
- 将
- jiāng — Will; about to; future tense marker
- 饮酒
- yǐn jiǔ — To drink wine or alcohol
- 节律
- jié lǜ — Rhythm; a regular pattern of beats
- 谱成
- pǔ chéng — To compose into music or verse
- 韵律
- yùn lǜ — Meter; rhythmic pattern in poetry or music
- 高声
- gāo shēng — Loudly; in a loud voice
- 吟唱
- yín chàng — To chant or sing in a melodic manner
- 律法
- lǜ fǎ — Law; religious or legal code of rules
- 国王
- guó wáng — King; the male ruler of a kingdom
- 四处
- sì chù — Everywhere; in all directions around
- 召集
- zhào jí — To summon or gather people together
- 男儿
- nán ér — Man; a brave or capable male person
- 如
- rú — Like; as; similar to something
- 从
- cóng — From; following from a starting point
- 中
- zhōng — In; within; inside a space or group
- 拣选
- jiǎn xuǎn — To pick out; to select carefully from many
- 谷粒
- gǔ lì — Grain; individual kernel of cereal crop
- 那些
- nà xiē — Those; plural demonstrative referring to multiple things
- 甘愿
- gān yuàn — Willing; gladly accepting without reluctance
- 赴死
- fù sǐ — To go to one's death willingly
- 寥寥
- liáo liáo — Very few; only a small number remaining
- 大笑
- dà xiào — To laugh loudly; burst into laughter
- 着
- zhe — Aspect particle indicating ongoing action or state
- 如同
- rú tóng — Just like; similar to; in the same way
- 散落
- sàn luò — Scattered; spread out loosely across an area
- 骷髅
- kū lóu — Skeleton; bare human bones or skull
- 地上
- dì shàng — On the ground; upon the earth's surface
- 败仗
- bài zhàng — Defeated battle; a lost military engagement
- 之后
- zhī hòu — After; following a particular event or time
- 仰望
- yǎng wàng — To look up at; gaze upward toward
- 苍天
- cāng tiān — The vast sky; heavens above
- 发出
- fā chū — To emit or produce a sound or signal
- 永恒
- yǒng héng — Eternal; lasting forever without end
- 笑声
- xiào shēng — Sound of laughter; the noise of laughing
- 基督徒
- Jī dū tú — Christian; a follower of Christianity
- 麦粒
- mài lì — Wheat grain; individual kernel of wheat
- 海边
- hǎi biān — Seaside; the area beside the sea
- 还有
- hái yǒu — Also; and also; there is also
- 来自
- lái zì — Coming from; originating from a place
- 意大利
- Yì dà lì — Italy; the European country
- 以及
- yǐ jí — As well as; and; in addition to
- 河畔
- hé pàn — Riverbank; the land alongside a river
- 古老
- gǔ lǎo — Ancient; very old in age or origin
- 部族
- bù zú — Tribe; a group sharing common ancestry or culture
- 沉重
- chén zhòng — Heavy; weighing heavily; burdensome
- 地
- de — Adverbial particle linking manner to verb
- 归巢
- guī cháo — To return to the nest; fly home
- 西天
- xī tiān — Western sky; the sky in the west
- 晴朗
- qíng lǎng — Clear and bright; sunny without clouds
- 而
- ér — And; yet; connecting clauses or contrasting ideas
- 温暖
- wēn nuǎn — Warm; pleasantly warm in temperature or feeling
- 傍晚
- bàng wǎn — Evening; the time just before nightfall
- 炊烟
- chuī yān — Cooking smoke; smoke rising from a kitchen fire
- 袅袅
- niǎo niǎo — Curling and drifting; describing smoke rising gently
- 带着
- dài zhe — Carrying; bringing along with oneself
- 安闲
- ān xián — Leisurely and peaceful; free from worry
- 树丛
- shù cóng — Thicket; a dense cluster of trees or bushes
- 一株
- yī zhū — One tree; a single plant or tree
- 蓝色
- lán sè — Blue; the color blue
- 般
- bān — Like; similar to; in the manner of
- 升腾
- shēng téng — To rise up; to soar or ascend upward
- 当
- dāng — When; at the time of an event
- 来到
- lái dào — To arrive at; to come to a place
- 农庄
- nóng zhuāng — Farm; a rural farmstead or agricultural estate
- 然而
- rán ér — However; but; nevertheless introducing a contrast
- 已
- yǐ — Already; indicating a completed state
- 破败
- pò bài — Dilapidated; fallen into ruin or decay
- 犹如
- yóu rú — Just as; just like; resembling
- 农具
- nóng jù — Farm tools; implements used in agriculture
- 锈迹斑斑
- xiù jì bān bān — Covered in rust; heavily rusted throughout
- 井口
- jǐng kǒu — Mouth of a well; the opening of a well
- 一层
- yī céng — A layer; one stratum of something
- 绿苔
- lǜ tái — Green moss; moss of a green color
- 紫色
- zǐ sè — Purple; the color purple
- 破土
- pò tǔ — To break through the soil; to sprout
- 厨房
- chú fáng — Kitchen; the room used for cooking food
- 石缝
- shí fèng — Crevice between stones; crack in rock
- 间
- jiān — Between; among; in the space of
- 挺立
- tǐng lì — To stand upright; standing tall and erect
- 一缕
- yī lǚ — A wisp; a thin strand of smoke or scent
- 飘散
- piāo sàn — To drift and disperse; to waft away
- 迎接
- yíng jiē — To welcome; to greet and receive someone
- 闲游
- xián yóu — To roam leisurely; wandering without purpose
- 旅人
- lǚ rén — Traveler; a person on a journey
- 或
- huò — Or; alternatively; either one option
- 劳作
- láo zuò — To work laboriously; manual labor or toil
- 宽广
- kuān guǎng — Broad and wide; spacious and expansive
- 心
- xīn — Heart; the mind or emotional center
- 一般
- yī bān — Like; ordinary; in the same way as
- 敞开
- chǎng kāi — Wide open; thrown open completely
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