陈冠商英语背诵文选第二册第17篇：十月的日出 (MP3)

17 An October Sunrise 十月的日出
Richard Doddridge Blackmore 理查德·D·布莱克默

I was up the next morning before the October sunrise, and away through the wild and the woodland. The rising of the sun was noble in the cold and warmth of it; peeping down the spread of light, be raised his shoulder heavily over the edge of gray mountain and wavering length of upland. Beneath his gaze the dew-fogs dipped and crept to the hollow places, then stole away in line and column, holding skirts and clinging subtly at the sheltering comers where rock hung over grass-land, while the brave lines of the hills came forth, one beyond other gliding(1).
第二天凌晨，在十月的太阳升起之前，我已经起身，并穿过旷野和丛林。十月的清晨乍寒还暖，日出的景象是很壮观的。透过一片晨曦，朝日从朦胧的山岗和起伏连绵的高地边际，沉重地抬起肩头。在它的逼视下，漾漾的雾气向下沉降，落到洼地里去，接着化成一丝丝一缕缕，悄悄地飘去了，而在草地之上悬岩之下的那些隐蔽角落里，雾气却还在引裾徘徊，而群山的雄姿却在接二连三地涌现。

The woods arose in folds, like drapery of awakened mountains, stately with a depth of awe, and memory of the tempests(2). Autumn's mellow hand was upon them, as they owned already, touched with gold and red and olive, and their joy towards the sun was less to a bridegroom than a father.
树木层层叠叠，宛若披在刚被唤醒的山峦上的斗篷，端庄威严，唤起狂风暴雨的回忆。秋季的成熟的手已经在抚摸它们了，它们顺从秋季的到来，染上了金黄，丹红和榄榄绿。它们对朝日所怀的一片喜悦，象是奉献给一个新郎的，但更象是奉献给一位尊长的。

Yet before the floating impress of the woods could clear itself, suddenly the gladsome light leaped over hill and valley, casting amber, blue, and purple, and a tint of rich red rose, according to the scene they lit on, and the curtain flung around; yet all alike dispelling fear and the cloven hoof(3) of darkness, all on the wings of hope advancing, and proclaiming, "God is here !" Then life and joy sprang reassured from every crouching hollow; every flower and bud and bird had a fluttering sense of them(4), and all the flashing of God's gaze merged into soft beneficence.
然而，在树林的缥渺的印象逝去之前，突然那欢悦的晨光跃过峰峦和山谷，光线所及，把照到的景致和撒开的帷幕分别染成青色；紫色、琥珀色和富丽的红玫瑰色。而所有的一切都同样在驱散恐惧和黑暗的魔影，所有的一切都展开希望的翅膀，向前飞翔，并大声宣告"上帝来到这里"于是生命和欢乐从每一个蜷伏的洞穴里信心十足地欣然跃出，一切花朵、蓓蕾和鸟雀都感到了生命和欢乐而抖动起来，上帝炯炯的目光全部融入温柔的恩泽。

So, perhaps, shall break upon us that eternal morning, when crag and chasm shall be no more, neither hill and valley, nor great unvintaged ocean; when glory shall not scare happiness, neither happiness envy glory; but all things shall arise, and shine in the light of the Father's countenance, because itself is risen.
也许，那永恒的晨光就会这样降临人间，那时不再有魄岩沟壑，不再有峰峦山谷，也不再有浩瀚而无益的海洋，那时荣耀不会吓走幸福，幸福也不会忌妒荣耀，万物都将涌跃升腾，在造物主慈爱的光芒中生辉，因为太阳已经升起。
 
英文注释：
(1)one beyond other gliding：形容雾气散开时，一座座山峦相继浮现出来时的情景。
(2)…stately with a depth of awe，and memory of the tempests：端庄威严，唤起狂风暴雨的回忆。全句的涵义是群山上的树木的层叠形状，会使人想起风云骤起的情景。
(3) cloven hoof原指魔鬼的蹄子。这里把darkness比喻作如恶魔一般的不祥之物。
(4)a fluttering sense of them：them指life和joy,意为花朵抖动花瓣，蓓蕾含苞欲放，鸟雀振羽展翅，充满了一派生机和喜悦。