美国语文第四册 第191期:母亲的坟墓(1)

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　　when, after a long absence from my native village, I stood beside the sacred mound¹ beneath which I had seen her buried. 离开家乡十三年后，我站在了这片神圣的土堆旁，我曾亲眼看见她被埋葬在这里。

　　Since that mournful period, a great change had come over me. 从那悲伤的时刻以后，我的生活也已经发生了很大的变化。

　　My childish years had passed away, and with them my youthful character. 我的孩提岁月已成往事，青年时光也一去不返。

　　The world was altered, too; and as I stood at my mother's grave, 世界也发生了变化；当我站在母亲的坟墓前，

　　I could hardly realize that I was the same thoughtless, happy creature, whose cheeks she so often kissed in an excess of tenderness. 难以想象我曾经是天真无邪、快快乐乐的小孩子，是那个双颊被母亲无数遍亲吻的。

　　But the varied² events of thirteen years had not effaced³ the remembrance of that mother's smile. 十三年的岁月也无法抹去记忆中妈妈的笑容。

　　It seemed as if I had seen her but yesterday—as if the blessed sound of her well-remembered voice was in my ear. 一切就好像是在昨天——我的耳畔依然响着她亲切的声音。

　　The gay dreams of my infancy⁴ and childhood were brought back so distinctly to my mind that,  儿时和童年的梦境清晰地出现在脑海，

　　had it not been for one bitter recollection, the tears I shed would have been gentle and refreshing⁵. 要不是一件痛苦的回忆，我流出的泪水一定是柔情似水和心旷神怡的。

　　The circumstance may seem a trifling⁶ one, but the thought of it now pains my heart; 尽管发生的只是一件小事，却依然刺痛着我的心；

　　and I relate it, that those children who have parents to love them may learn to value them as they ought. 我描述它，就是希望那些依然享受着父母之爱的孩子们能珍惜这一切。

　　My mother had been ill a long time, and I had become so accustomed to her pale face and weak voice, 我的母亲长期生病，我也习惯了她苍白的脸色和微弱的声音，

　　that I was not frightened at them, as children usually are. 不再像孩子一般害怕。

　　At first, it is true, I sobbed⁷ violently; but when, day after day, I returned from school, and found her the same, 开始的时候，我哭泣不止，可是日渐一日，当从学校返回，见到她和从前一样，

　　I began to believe she would always be spared to me; but they told me she would die. 我开始相信她会永远和我在一起，可是别人告诉我她快死了。

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