美国语文第六册 第10期:风暴(2)

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　　Anon, the heavens were rent with lightning, which nothing could have quenched² but the descending³ deluge⁴. 不久之后，天空划过一道道闪电，暴雨倾盆而下。

　　Cataracts⁶ poured down from the lowering firmament⁷. 从乌云压得很低的苍穹，大瀑布一般的雨向大地倾泻。

　　For an instant, the horses dashed madly forward; beast and rider blinded and stifled⁸ by the gushing⁹ rain, and gasping¹⁰ for breath. 顷刻间，马儿发疯似的向前猛冲，不论马儿还是骑马的行路人都被瓢泼大雨遮挡住了视线，气都喘不上来了。

　　Shelter was nowhere. The quivering beasts reared, and snorted, and sank upon their knees, dismounting their riders. 瑟瑟发抖的马儿向后倒退着，发出很响的鼻息，双膝颤抖着向下堆着，将骑手掀下马来。

　　He had scarcely spoken, when there burst forth¹¹ a terrific noise, they knew not what;  当爆出骇人的声响时，他一言不发，人们不晓得怎么会这样。他们不清楚是怎么回事，

　　a rush, they could not understand; a vibration¹² which shook them on their horses. 只是匆忙赶路。一阵地动山摇，他们在马上直摇晃。

　　Every terror sank before the roar of the cataract⁵. 在听到大瀑布的轰鸣声之前，所有的恐惧都沉在每个人的心底。

　　It seemed that the mighty¹³ mountain, unable to support its weight of waters, shook to the foundation. 仿佛巍峨的高山也无法负担山洪的重压似的，连它的根部也在摇晃。

　　A lake had burst upon its summit, and the cataract became a falling ocean. 湖水倾泛，大瀑布汇成了海洋。

　　The source of the great deep appeared to be discharging itself over the range of mountains; the great gray peak tottered¹⁴ on its foundation! 最深处的水源似乎流向各山脉，远处隐约可见的峰顶好像也晃了起来！

　　It shook!—it fell! and buried in its ruins the castle, the village, and the bridge! 它在摇晃！摇摇欲坠！城堡、村庄和桥梁夷为平地了！

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