No Place Like Home

时间：2007-04-23 03:27:37

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 by Stephen Cushman

    My ocean's the one bad weather blows out to.

    To face the other， waves all driven

    by prevailing1 winds， I have to turn

    my back on my family. May they forgive

    this westward2 spree， my losing my head

    to ravens3 that ride the thermals4 in circles，

    to the shrub-covered bluffs5 of coastal6 scrub

    and chaparral， to coons in the avocado trees；

    may they not worry that I see signs

    warning Great White Shark Area，

    Rutting Elk7 May Be Aggressive，

    and Hazardous8 Surf， or that one night two

    quick earthquakes burped through the ground；

    and may they repeat， when I return

    slightly burned from the land of poppies，

    all the lessons they ever taught me

    about odination in the ordinary.


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1 prevailing E1ozF     
adj.盛行的；占优势的；主要的
参考例句：
  • She wears a fashionable hair style prevailing in the city.她的发型是这个城市流行的款式。
  • This reflects attitudes and values prevailing in society.这反映了社会上盛行的态度和价值观。
2 westward XIvyz     
n.西方，西部；adj.西方的，向西的；adv.向西
参考例句：
  • We live on the westward slope of the hill.我们住在这座山的西山坡。
  • Explore westward or wherever.向西或到什么别的地方去勘探。
3 ravens afa492e2603cd239f272185511eefeb8     
n.低质煤；渡鸦( raven的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • Wheresoever the carcase is,there will the ravens be gathered together. 哪里有死尸，哪里就有乌鸦麇集。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • A couple of ravens croaked above our boat. 两只乌鸦在我们小船的上空嘎嘎叫着。 来自辞典例句
4 thermals 21e4ef75cfe1464c2e48ed75dace82af     
热裂法炭黑； 上升的热气流，温暖内衣裤( thermal的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • Are the thermals picking up any signs of life? 热量探测器有没有检测到生命迹象？
  • Thermals are rising air currents caused by heat. 上升暖气流是由于受热而上升的气流。
5 bluffs b61bfde7c25e2c4facccab11221128fc     
恐吓( bluff的名词复数 )； 悬崖； 峭壁
参考例句：
  • Two steep limestone bluffs rise up each side of the narrow inlet. 两座陡峭的石灰石断崖耸立在狭窄的入口两侧。
  • He bluffs his way in, pretending initially to be a dishwasher and then later a chef. 他虚张声势的方式，假装最初是一个洗碗机，然后厨师。
6 coastal WWiyh     
adj.海岸的，沿海的，沿岸的
参考例句：
  • The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。
  • This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。
7 elk 2ZVzA     
n.麋鹿
参考例句：
  • I was close enough to the elk to hear its labored breathing.我离那头麋鹿非常近，能听见它吃力的呼吸声。
  • The refuge contains the largest wintering population of elk in the world.这座庇护所有着世界上数量最大的冬季麋鹿群。
8 hazardous Iddxz     
adj.(有)危险的，冒险的；碰运气的
参考例句：
  • These conditions are very hazardous for shipping.这些情况对航海非常不利。
  • Everybody said that it was a hazardous investment.大家都说那是一次危险的投资。

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