(4)句子节律和韵律练习SENTENCE RHYTHM
The Arrow and the Song by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
(抑扬格:轻重交替)
I'shot an'arrow'into the'air,
It'fell to'earth,I'know not'where;
For,'so'swiftly it'flew,the'sight
Could'not'follow it'in its'flight.
I'breathed a'song'into the'air,
It'fell to'earth,I'know not'where;
For'who has'sight so'keen and'strong
That'it can'follow the'flight of the'song?
'Long,long'afterwards'in an'oak,
I'found the'arrow'still un'broke,
And the'song,from be'ginning to'end,
I'found a'gain in the'heart of a'friend.
参考译文:
箭与歌
我曾射箭,飞入苍茫,
降落大地,不知何方;
眼光犀利,也难追访,(https://www.daowen.com)
箭离弓弦,行踪不详。
——亨利·华兹华斯·朗费诺
我曾吟歌,飞入苍茫,
飘落大地,不知何方;
眼光犀利,也难追访,
歌声飘扬,行踪不详。
岁悠月稠,很久以后,
寻找回眸,往昔依然;
箭好如初,橡树枝头,
歌曲始终,印于心中。
注释:
1.so swiftly it flew的正常语序是it flew so swiftly。作者用倒装语序既是为了强调,也是为了诗歌韵律的需要。flew是fly的过去分词。
2.the sight could not follow it in its flight眼力不能追寻它的飞行。
3.Flight和sight都是名词。sight指“视觉;视力”。flight的意思是“飞行;飞翔”。
4.Ibreathed a song into the air我向空中唱出了一首歌。Breathe在诗歌中的意思是“低声唱,低吟”。
5.keen and strong敏锐而犀利的(目光)。
6.Long,long afterwards in an oak很久很久以后在一颗橡树上。
7.still unbroke(箭)尚未折断。