美國語文第六冊(cè) 第130期:哲學(xué)家(1)

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從坐落在雨燕谷倉的那幢房子看，相距不遠(yuǎn)處，有一個(gè)樹叢，

and in the midst of these a humble building is discernible, that seems to court the shade in which it is modestly embowered.

在這些茂密的大樹中間那座簡陋的建筑清晰可辨，似乎在向小心地隱藏在樹林中的樹蔭大獻(xiàn)殷勤。

It is an old structure built of logs.

這是一幢用木頭建成的老式建筑，

Its figure is a cube, with a roof rising from all sides to a point,

看上去就像個(gè)立方體，屋頂突起成尖頂狀，

and surmounted by a wooden weathercock, which somewhat resembles a fish and somewhat a fowl.

周圍是木制的風(fēng)標(biāo)，乍看有點(diǎn)像一條魚，又有點(diǎn)像一只鳥。

This little edifice is a rustic shrine devoted to Cadmus, and is under the dominion of parson Chub.

這幢不小的建筑其實(shí)是向希臘神話中的卡德摩斯獻(xiàn)祭的做工粗糙的神龕，歸教區(qū)長查伯管轄。

He is a plump, rosy old gentleman, rather short and thickset, with the blood vessels meandering over his face like rivulets,

這位教區(qū)長是一位大塊頭，膚色紅潤的老紳士，身材矮小四肢粗短，臉上的毛細(xì)血管像小溪一樣蜿蜒交錯(cuò)，

a pair of prominent blue eyes, and a head of silky hair not unlike the covering of a white spaniel.

一雙突出的藍(lán)眼睛，一頭光滑的頭發(fā)，恰似一條頭發(fā)斑白的老獚狗。

He may be said to be a man of jolly dimensions, with an evident taste for good living, sometimes sloven in his attire,

可以說他是一個(gè)非?？旎畹娜?，對(duì)有品位的生活有明顯的興趣，盡管有時(shí)穿著邋遢，

for his coat — which is not of the newest — is decorated with sundry spots that are scattered over it in constellations.

那件不算太新的大衣上面密布著各種各樣的斑點(diǎn)。

Besides this, he wears an immense cravat, which, as it is wreathed around his short neck, forms a bowl beneath his chin,

除此之外，他還圍了一條很大的圍巾，纏在那短脖子上，在他頜下堆成一個(gè)碗狀，

and — as Ned says — gives the parson's head the appearance of that of John the Baptist upon a charger,

就像奈德說的那樣——使得這位教區(qū)執(zhí)事的頭呈現(xiàn)圣徒約翰所詬病的那個(gè)模樣，

as it is sometimes represented in the children's picture books.

有時(shí)能在兒童圖畫書中一睹其神采。