What They Saw

时间：2010-09-26 01:19:50

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What They Saw
Li-Hong Lei village, China, 2001

Three men out my window drag
the earth through hoes, then bend
to slit¹ new seed rows.

Behind them, an orchard²（果园） droops³（下垂，消沉）
with almonds（杏仁） —trees pregnant, the earth
conceiving（怀孕，构思） . The men wear wide

bamboo hats and white shirts circled
with sweat. They all rise together
to watch our rusty⁴（生锈的，腐蚀的） chicken truck cab pass,

the bed pressed low with luggage.
Do they have a word for tourists?
Would they call us ghosts, too?

They steady their tools and draw up
a free hand to shade their eyes.
We watch each other, these three men and I,

until the kicked-up dust and the distance
are too much for our gazes to bear.
MaMa, they know us. This is what they saw:

two ghosts moving through their country,
through their own country.

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1 slit
n.狭长的切口；裂缝；vt.切开，撕裂
参考例句：
The coat has been slit in two places.这件外衣有两处裂开了。 He began to slit open each envelope.他开始裁开每个信封。

2 orchard
n.果园，果园里的全部果树，(美俚)棒球场
参考例句：
My orchard is bearing well this year.今年我的果园果实累累。 Each bamboo house was surrounded by a thriving orchard.每座竹楼周围都是茂密的果园。

3 droops
弯曲或下垂，发蔫( droop的名词复数 )
参考例句：
If your abdomen droops or sticks out, the high BMI is correct. 如果你的腹部下垂或伸出，高BMI是正确的。 Now droops the milk white peacock like a ghost. 乳白色的孔雀幽灵般消沉。

4 rusty
adj.生锈的；锈色的；荒废了的
参考例句：
The lock on the door is rusty and won't open.门上的锁锈住了。 I haven't practiced my French for months and it's getting rusty.几个月不用，我的法语又荒疏了。