18 The Rainy Day雨天-双语名著无障碍阅读丛书——《新月集The Crescent Moon》

The Crescent Moon The Rainy Day Sullen clouds are gathering fast over the black fringe of the forest. O child,do not go out! The palm trees in a row by the lake are smiting their heads against the dismal sky;the crows with their draggled wings are silent on the tamarind branches,and the eastern bank of the river is haunted by a deepening gloom. Our cow is lowing loud,tied at the fence. O child,wait here till I bring her into the stall. Men have crowded into the flooded field to catch the fishes as they escape from the over-flowing ponds;the rain water is running in rills through the narrow lanes like a laughing boy who has run away from his mother to tease her. Listen,someone is shouting for the boatman at the ford O child,the daylight is dim,and the crossing at the ferry is closed. The sky seems to ride fast upon the madly-rushing rain;the water in the river is loud and impatient;women have hastened home early from the Ganges with their filled pitchers. The evening lamps must be made ready. ·052· 新月集 雨天 ①sullen[sAlan]a.阴沉的 雨云很快地集在森林的黑缨上面。 ②fringe [frinds].穗状物 ③smite[smait]k打：重击 孩子，你不要出去呀！ ④dismal[dizmal]a.阴暗 湖边的一行棕树，用他们的头向暝暗的天空打着， 的 ⑤draggled[draegld]v 敛着双翼的乌鸦们，静悄悄地栖在罗望子的枝上，河的 (draggle的过去分词) 东岸正为乌沉沉的暝色所侵袭。 拖曳 ⑥tamarind[taemorind]n. 【植物】罗望子树 我们的牛系在篱上，高声鸣着。 ⑦haunt[ho:nt缠住 孩子，在这里等，等我先把牛牵进牛栏里去。 ⑧1ow[lu(牛)眸眸 叫 许多人都挤在池水泛滥的田间，捉那从泛滥的池中 ©r[ril训n.小河，小溪 逃出来的鱼儿：雨水成了小河，流过狭弄，好像一个笑 着的孩子从他母亲那里跑开，故意要恼她一样。 0ford[fb:dn.浅滩 听呀，有人在浅滩上喊船夫呢。 ①femy[feri]n.镀a 孩子，天色暝暗了，渡头的摆渡已停了。 ②hasten[heison],赶快， 赶紧 天空好像是在滂泥的雨上快跑着：河里的水喧叫而 3 Ganges〔qendi:z]m.t恒 且暴躁：妇人们早已拿了汲满了水的水瓶，从恒河畔匆 河 匆地回家。 夜里用的灯，要预备好了。 ·053· The Crescent Moon O child,do not go out! The road to the market is desolate,the lane to the river is slippery.The wind is roaring and struggling among the bamboo branches like a wild beast tangled in a net. ·054· 新月集 孩子，不要出去呀！ ①desolate[desalat]a.荒 到市场去的大道已没有人走，到河边去的小路又是 无人烟的，荒凉的 很滑的。风在竹林里咆哮着，挣扎着，好像一只落在网 ②tangle[tangl]v.缠结 中的野兽。 ·055·