美国小学英语教材5:第154课 海华沙的童年(12)

（单词翻译）

To the ford¹ across the river;

到河对岸的渡口;

And as one in slumber² walked he.

一个人在睡梦中走着。

Hidden in the alder-bushes.

藏在赤杨丛中。

There he waited till the deer came.

他在那里一直等到鹿来。

Till he saw two antlers lifted.

直到他看到两个鹿角被举起来。

Saw two eyes look from the thicket³.

看见灌木丛中有两只眼睛在看。

Saw two nostrils⁴ point to windward.

看见两个鼻孔指向风。

And a deer came down the pathway,

一只鹿从小路上走下来，

Flecked with leafy light and shadow.

点缀着树叶的光影。

And his heart within him fluttered.

他的心怦怦直跳。

Trembled like the leaves above him.

像他头顶上的树叶一样颤抖。

Like the birch-leaf palpitated.

像白桦树的叶子在颤动。