混血女
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THE QUADROON GIRL

  THE Slaver in the broad lagoon1

  Lay moored2 with idle sail;

  He waited for the rising moon,

  And for the evening gale3.

  Under the shore his boat was tied,

  And all her listless crew

  Watched the gray alligator4 slide

  Into the still bayou.

  Odors of orange-flowers, and spice,

  Reached them from time to time,

  Like airs that breathe from Paradise

  Upon a world of crime.

  The Planter, under his roof of thatch5

  Smoked thoughtfully and slow;

  The Slaver's thumb was on the latch6

  He seemed in haste to go.

  He said, "My ship at anchor rides

  In yonder broad lagoon;

  I only wait the evening tides,

  And the rising of the moon."

  Before them, with her face upraised,

  In timid attitude,

  Like one half curious, half amazed,

  A Quadroon maiden7 stood.

  Her eyes were large, and full of light,

  Her arms and neck were bare;

  No garment she wore save a kirtle bright,

  And her own long, raven8 hair.

  And on her lips there played a smile

  As holy, meek9, and faint,

  As lights in some cathedral aisle10

  The features of a saint.

  "The soil is barren, —— the farm is old,"

  The thoughtful planter said;

  The looked upon the Slaver's gold,

  And the upon the maid.

  His heart within him was at strife11

  With such accused gains:

  For he know whose passions gave her life,

  Whose blood ran in her veins12.

  But the voice of nature was too weak;

  He took the glittering gold!

  Then pale as death grew the maiden's cheek,

  Her hands as icy cold.

  The Slaver led her from the door,

  He led her by the hand,

  To be his slave and paramour

  In a strange and distant land!

  混血女

  奴隶贩子把帆船停在

  宽阔的咸水湖中;

  他要等待上升的月亮,

  等待黄昏的海风。

  他的船拴在岸边,那一群

  无精打采的水手

  注视着一条灰白的鳄鱼

  游入静静的湖口。

  橙花和豆蔻的阵阵香气

  飘送到他们身边,

  有如天国的仙风袅袅

  吹到罪恶的人间。

  棕叶盖顶的屋里,农场主

  想着心事,抽着烟;

  奴隶贩子,象急着要走,

  大拇指按着门闩。

  他说:"我的帆船就停在

  宽阔的咸水湖上;

  我只等着晚上的潮水,

  等着上升的月亮。"

  他们面前,仰脸站着的

  是一个混写女郎,

  有几分好奇,有几分害怕

  怯生生可怜模样。

  她脖子、胳臂露在外边,

  一双眼又亮又大;

  身上除了那鲜明的袍子,

  只披着长长的黑发。

  一丝笑意浮现在唇边,

  圣洁、温柔、恬淡,

  有如教堂廊道的灯火,

  有如圣者的容颜。

  农场主想着心事,叨咕着:

  "这农场,地老,田荒;"

  他看看奴隶贩子的金子,

  又看看身边的女郎。

  他心里有斗争,晓得是罪孽:

  只有他,才最了解

  是谁的情欲给了她生命,

  他的血管里流着谁的血。

  可是天性的呼声太微弱,

  他抓起亮晶晶的黄金!

  女郎的双颊死一样惨白,

  他两手冷得象冰。

  奴隶贩子拉着她得手,

  把她拉出了门口,

  带她去隔山隔海的异乡,

  当他的奴隶和姘头!

 



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1 lagoon b3Uyb     
n.泻湖,咸水湖
参考例句:
  • The lagoon was pullulated with tropical fish.那个咸水湖聚满了热带鱼。
  • This area isolates a restricted lagoon environment.将这一地区隔离起来使形成一个封闭的泻湖环境。
2 moored 7d8a41f50d4b6386c7ace4489bce8b89     
adj. 系泊的 动词moor的过去式和过去分词形式
参考例句:
  • The ship is now permanently moored on the Thames in London. 该船现在永久地停泊在伦敦泰晤士河边。
  • We shipped (the) oars and moored alongside the bank. 我们收起桨,把船泊在岸边。
3 gale Xf3zD     
n.大风,强风,一阵闹声(尤指笑声等)
参考例句:
  • We got our roof blown off in the gale last night.昨夜的大风把我们的房顶给掀掉了。
  • According to the weather forecast,there will be a gale tomorrow.据气象台预报,明天有大风。
4 alligator XVgza     
n.短吻鳄(一种鳄鱼)
参考例句:
  • She wandered off to play with her toy alligator.她开始玩鳄鱼玩具。
  • Alligator skin is five times more costlier than leather.鳄鱼皮比通常的皮革要贵5倍。
5 thatch FGJyg     
vt.用茅草覆盖…的顶部;n.茅草(屋)
参考例句:
  • They lit a torch and set fire to the chapel's thatch.他们点着一支火把,放火烧了小教堂的茅草屋顶。
  • They topped off the hut with a straw thatch. 他们给小屋盖上茅草屋顶。
6 latch g2wxS     
n.门闩,窗闩;弹簧锁
参考例句:
  • She laid her hand on the latch of the door.她把手放在门闩上。
  • The repairman installed an iron latch on the door.修理工在门上安了铁门闩。
7 maiden yRpz7     
n.少女,处女;adj.未婚的,纯洁的,无经验的
参考例句:
  • The prince fell in love with a fair young maiden.王子爱上了一位年轻美丽的少女。
  • The aircraft makes its maiden flight tomorrow.这架飞机明天首航。
8 raven jAUz8     
n.渡鸟,乌鸦;adj.乌亮的
参考例句:
  • We know the raven will never leave the man's room.我们知道了乌鸦再也不会离开那个男人的房间。
  • Her charming face was framed with raven hair.她迷人的脸上垂落着乌亮的黑发。
9 meek x7qz9     
adj.温顺的,逆来顺受的
参考例句:
  • He expects his wife to be meek and submissive.他期望妻子温顺而且听他摆布。
  • The little girl is as meek as a lamb.那个小姑娘像羔羊一般温顺。
10 aisle qxPz3     
n.(教堂、教室、戏院等里的)过道,通道
参考例句:
  • The aisle was crammed with people.过道上挤满了人。
  • The girl ushered me along the aisle to my seat.引座小姐带领我沿着通道到我的座位上去。
11 strife NrdyZ     
n.争吵,冲突,倾轧,竞争
参考例句:
  • We do not intend to be drawn into the internal strife.我们不想卷入内乱之中。
  • Money is a major cause of strife in many marriages.金钱是造成很多婚姻不和的一个主要原因。
12 veins 65827206226d9e2d78ea2bfe697c6329     
n.纹理;矿脉( vein的名词复数 );静脉;叶脉;纹理
参考例句:
  • The blood flows from the capillaries back into the veins. 血从毛细血管流回静脉。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • I felt a pleasant glow in all my veins from the wine. 喝过酒后我浑身的血都热烘烘的,感到很舒服。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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