美国语文第四册 第146期:彩虹之旅(2)

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　　But I saw it shining down among the trees a little farther off;  可是我看见不远处的树林里发出彩虹的光；

　　so on and on I struggled, through the thick bushes and over logs, till I came within the sound of a stream which ran through the swamp. 因此，我挣扎着继续向前走，走，穿过茂盛的灌木丛，跨过伐倒的圆木，走着走着，我听到了穿过沼泽的小溪的流水声。

　　Then I thought, "What if the rainbow should come down right in the middle of that deep, muddy brook⁴!" 我想，“是彩虹落在又深又泥泞的小溪里可怎么办呢！”

　　Ah! but I was frightened for my heavy pots of gold and silver, and my purses of money. 啊！我不禁担心起那满罐的金银和鼓鼓的钱包了。

　　How should I ever find them there? and what a time I should have getting them out! 打捞可不容易！

　　I reached the bank of the stream, and "the end was not yet." 我来到了溪边，“彩虹的尽头也不在那儿”。

　　But I could see it a little way off on the other side. 我看到它就在小溪对面不远的地方。

　　I crossed the creek⁵ on a fallen tree, and still ran on, though my limbs seemed to give way, and my side ached with fatigue⁶. 我踩着一棵伐倒的树过了小溪，继续向前跑，我的双腿已经不太听使唤了，腰也很疼。

　　The woods grew thicker and darker, the ground more wet and swampy⁷, 树林更密更黑，地面也更湿更难走，

　　and I found, as many grown people had found before me, that there was rather hard traveling in a journey after riches. 和很多成年人一样，我发现寻找财宝的路非常艰辛。

　　Suddenly I met in my way a large porcupine⁸, who made himself still larger when he saw me, as a cross cat raises its back and makes tails at a dog. 突然，我遇到了一只豪猪，它一见我就耸起了身躯，就像坏脾气的猫遇到狗的时候，弓起背，竖起尾巴的样子。

　　Fearing that he would shoot his sharp quills⁹ at me, I ran from him as fast as my tired feet would carry me. 我拔起劳累的双腿就跑，生怕豪猪会用刺刺我。

　　In my fright and hurry I forgot to keep my eye on the rainbow, as I had done before; 匆忙和害怕中，我忘记了彩虹。

　　and when, at last, I remembered and looked for it, it was nowhere in sight! 最后，想起彩虹的时候，哪儿也见不到了！

　　It had quite faded away. When I saw that it was indeed gone, I burst into tears; 彩虹消逝了。当我确定彩虹确实不见了，我嚎啕大哭起来；

　　for I had lost all my treasures, and had nothing to show for my pilgrimage but muddy feet and a wet and torn frock. 我已经失去了财宝，我的寻宝之旅什么也没找到，而且双腿还沾满泥，连衣裙也又湿又破。

　　So I set out for home. 我只能回家了。

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