美国语文第五册 第71期:小镇水泵(6)

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　　The husband and the wife, drinking deep of peaceful joy, a calm bliss¹ of temperate² affections, 夫妻一起静静享受岁月姝好，

　　shall pass hand in hand through life, and lie down, not reluctantly, at its protracted³ close. 手牵手地走过温馨一生，面对死亡无怨无悔，直到绵延温情戛然而止。

　　To them the past will be no turmoil⁴ of mad dreams, nor the future an eternity⁵ of such moments as follow the delirium⁶ of a drunkard. 在他们眼里，不曾有疯子癫狂梦魇的体验，亦不会有酒鬼谵妄错乱后的悔意不迭。

　　Their dead faces shall express what their spirits were, and are to be, by a lingering smile of memory and hope. 那种记忆与希冀的微笑难以消逝，曾经以及未来爱恋的精神契合将在他们的脸上自然浮现。

　　Drink, then, and be refreshed! 喝吧，接下来你会焕然一新！

　　The water is as pure and cold as when it slaked⁷ the thirst of the red hunter, and flowed beneath the aged⁸ bough⁹,  水，那么纯净透凉，何时才能平息杀戮者的嗜血疯狂？泉水淙淙，从苍劲古老的粗干虬枝下奔涌流出，

　　though now this gem¹⁰ of the wilderness¹¹ is treasured under these hot stones, where no shadow falls, but from the brick buildings. 尽管大漠荒烟里历史珍宝仍深藏在炽热岩浆中。那里天远地阔，没有遮蔽，唯有现代文明的阴翳庇护，

　　But, still is this fountain the source of health, peace, and happiness, and I behold¹², with certainty and joy,  那才是人类康健和平乃至幸福的源泉。我确信它的到来，快乐地翘首以待。

　　the approach of the period when the virtues¹³ of cold water, too little valued since our father's days, will be fully¹⁴ appreciated and recognized by all. 从耶稣诞生之日起，那曾经过于低估、清澈之水的种种美德，将会获得我们的充分评价与再度认知。

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