美国语文第六册 第120期:拉法耶特和罗伯特·莱克斯(2)

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how joyful⁴ their welcome, how affecting their farewell to that beloved stranger! 他们的到来受到热烈欢迎，对那个他们深爱的陌生人来说，与他们告别的场景令其何等动容啊！

But the pageant⁵ has fled, and the very materials that gave it such depths of interest are rapidly perishing: 但是，壮观的场面已经远去，赋予这种场面浓厚兴趣的特别因素也急速消失了。

and a humble⁶, perhaps a nameless grave, shall hold the last soldier of the Revolution. 一座不起眼，也许连名字都没有留下的坟墓，里面躺着的是为大革命而牺牲的最后一位士兵。

And shall they ever meet again? 他们会再相逢吗？

Shall the patriots⁷ and soldiers of '76, the "Immortal⁸ Band," as history styles them, 爱国者和在1776年那场战争中浴血的士兵，作为历史为他们打上烙印的“不朽的一群人”，

meet again in the amaranthine bowers⁹ of spotless purity, of perfect bliss¹⁰, of eternal glory? 会在没有丝毫瑕疵的纯粹、极乐和永恒的荣耀的地方，在紫红的庇荫处再度相逢吗？

Shall theirs be the Christian¹¹'s heaven, the kingdom of the Redeemer? 他们会进入基督天国，救世主的王国里吗？

The heathen points to his fabulous¹² Elysium as the paradise of the soldier and the sage¹³. 那位异教徒表明他那寓言般的极乐世界为士兵和圣人的天国。

But the Christian bows down with tears and sighs, 但是基督徒弯腰屈服，泪流满面，哀叹不止，

for he knows that not many of the patriots, and statesmen, and warriors¹⁴ of Christian lands are the disciples¹⁵ of Jesus. 因为他清楚没有多少爱国者、政治家和基督教勇士是耶稣的门徒。

But we turn from Lafayette, the favorite of the old and the new world, to the peaceful benevolence¹⁶, the unambitious achievements of Robert Raikes. 不过，我们还是要从拉法耶特这位旧世界和新世界的幸运儿，转向仁慈和没有野心的罗伯特·莱克斯。

Let us imagine him to have been still alive, and to have visited our land, to celebrate this day with us. 我们不妨设想他还活着，造访我们现在生活的这片土地，与我们共庆今天胜利的情形。

 

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