双语有声阅读：荷塘月色(2)

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And starring these tiers of leaves were white lotus flowers, alluringly¹ open or bashfully in bud, like glimmering² pearls, stars in an azure³ sky, or beauties fresh from the bath. The breeze carried past gusts⁴ of fragrance⁵, like the strains of a song faintly heard from a far-off tower. And leaves and blossoms trembled slightly, while in a flash the scent⁶ was carried away. As the closely serried⁷ leaves bent⁸, a tide of opaque⁹ emerald could be glimpsed. That was the softly running water beneath, hidden from sight, its colour invisible, though the leaves looked more graceful¹⁰ than ever.

 

层层的叶子中间，零星地点缀着些白花，有袅娜地开着的，有羞涩地打着朵儿的； 正如一粒粒的明珠，又如碧天里的星星，又如刚出浴的美人。微风过处，送来缕缕清香，仿佛远处高楼上渺茫的歌声似的。这时候叶子与花也有一丝的颤动，像闪电般，霎时传过荷塘的那边去了。叶子本是肩并肩密密地挨着，这便宛然有了一道凝碧的波痕。叶子底下是脉脉的流水，遮住了，不能见一些颜色；而叶子却更见风致了。

Moonlight cascaded¹¹ like water over the lotus leaves and flowers, and a light blue mist floating up from the pool made them seem washed in milk or caught in a gauzy dream. Though the moon was full, a film of pale clouds in the sky would not allow its rays to shine through brightly; but I felt this was all to the good - though refreshing¹² sleep is indispensable, short naps have a charm all their own. As the moon shone from behind them, the dense¹³ trees on the hills threw checkered¹⁴ shadows, dark forms loomed¹⁵ like devils, and the sparse¹⁶, graceful shadows of willows¹⁷ seemed painted on the lotus leaves. The moonlight on the pool was not uniform, but light and shadow made up a harmonious¹⁸ rhythm like a beautiful tune¹⁹ played on a violin.

月光如流水一般，静静地泻在这一片叶子和花上。薄薄的青雾浮起在荷塘里。叶子和花仿佛在牛乳中洗过一样；又像笼着轻纱的梦。虽然是满月，天上却有一层淡淡的云，所以不能朗照；但我以为这恰是到了好处—酣眠固不可少，小睡也别有风味的。月光是隔了树照过来的，高处丛生的灌木，落下参差的斑驳的黑影，峭楞楞如鬼一般；弯弯的杨柳的稀疏的倩影，却又像是画在荷叶上。塘中的月色并不均匀；但光与影有着和谐的旋律，如梵婀玲上奏着的名曲。

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