Song of the Broad-Axe（二）

时间：2007-09-27 08:27:15

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    Welcome are all earth's lands， each for its kind，

    Welcome are lands of pine and oak，

    Welcome are lands of the lemon and fig1，

    Welcome are lands of gold，

    Welcome are lands of wheat and maize2， welcome those of the

    grape，

    Welcome are lands of sugar and rice，

    Welcome the cotton-lands， welcome those of the white potato and

    sweet potato，

    Welcome are mountains， flats， sands， forests， prairies，

    Welcome the rich borders of rivers， table-lands， openings，

    Welcome the measureless grazing-lands， welcome the teeming3 soil

    of orchards4， flax， honey， hemp5；

    Welcome just as much the other more hard-faced lands，

    Lands rich as lands of gold or wheat and fruit lands，

    Lands of mines， lands of the manly6 and rugged7 ores，

    Lands of coal， copper8， lead， tin， zinc9，

    Lands of iron - lands of the make of the axe10.


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1 fig L74yI     
n.无花果(树)
参考例句：
  • The doctor finished the fig he had been eating and selected another.这位医生吃完了嘴里的无花果，又挑了一个。
  • You can't find a person who doesn't know fig in the United States.你找不到任何一个在美国的人不知道无花果的。
2 maize q2Wyb     
n.玉米
参考例句：
  • There's a field planted with maize behind the house.房子后面有一块玉米地。
  • We can grow sorghum or maize on this plot.这块地可以种高粱或玉米。
3 teeming 855ef2b5bd20950d32245ec965891e4a     
adj.丰富的v.充满( teem的现在分词 )；到处都是；（指水、雨等）暴降；倾注
参考例句：
  • The rain was teeming down. 大雨倾盆而下。
  • the teeming streets of the city 熙熙攘攘的城市街道
4 orchards d6be15c5dabd9dea7702c7b892c9330e     
（通常指围起来的）果园( orchard的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • They turned the hills into orchards and plains into granaries. 他们把山坡变成了果园，把平地变成了粮仓。
  • Some of the new planted apple orchards have also begun to bear. 有些新开的苹果园也开始结苹果了。
5 hemp 5rvzFn     
n.大麻；纤维
参考例句：
  • The early Chinese built suspension bridges of hemp rope.古代的中国人建造过麻绳悬索桥。
  • The blanket was woven from hemp and embroidered with wool.毯子是由亚麻编织，羊毛镶边的。
6 manly fBexr     
adj.有男子气概的；adv.男子般地，果断地
参考例句：
  • The boy walked with a confident manly stride.这男孩以自信的男人步伐行走。
  • He set himself manly tasks and expected others to follow his example.他给自己定下了男子汉的任务，并希望别人效之。
7 rugged yXVxX     
adj.高低不平的，粗糙的，粗壮的，强健的
参考例句：
  • Football players must be rugged.足球运动员必须健壮。
  • The Rocky Mountains have rugged mountains and roads.落基山脉有崇山峻岭和崎岖不平的道路。
8 copper HZXyU     
n.铜；铜币；铜器；adj.铜(制)的；(紫)铜色的
参考例句：
  • The students are asked to prove the purity of copper.要求学生们检验铜的纯度。
  • Copper is a good medium for the conduction of heat and electricity.铜是热和电的良导体。
9 zinc DfxwX     
n.锌；vt.在...上镀锌
参考例句：
  • Brass is formed by the fusion of copper and zinc.黄铜是通过铜和锌的熔合而成的。
  • Zinc is used to protect other metals from corrosion.锌被用来保护其他金属不受腐蚀。
10 axe 2oVyI     
n.斧子；v.用斧头砍，削减
参考例句：
  • Be careful with that sharp axe.那把斧子很锋利，你要当心。
  • The edge of this axe has turned.这把斧子卷了刃了。

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