全新版大學(xué)英語(yǔ)(第二版)綜合教程-第四冊(cè)-unit-8--go-traveling——in-the-jungle

1、AnnieDillardtellsofhervisittotheNapoRiverintheheartoftheEcuadianjungleoneofnaturesmostunspoiledplaces.Shedescribesthebeautyofthefestheradmirationfthepeoplewholivethere.安妮迪拉德講述了自己游覽厄瓜多爾叢林深處的納波河的經(jīng)歷。那是大自然遭受人為破壞最少的地區(qū)之一。她描述了森

2、林之美以及對(duì)生活在那里的土著人的歆慕之情。IntheJungle在叢林中AnnieDillard安妮迪拉德1LikeanyoutofthewayplacetheNapoRiverintheEcuadianjungleseemsrealenoughwhenyouarethereevencentral.OutofthewayofwhatIwassittingonastumpattheedgeofabanksidepalmthatchvill

3、ageinthedleofthenightontheheadwatersoftheAmazon.Outofthewayofhumanlifetendernesstheglanceofheaven如同所有僻遠(yuǎn)之地，當(dāng)你身臨其境時(shí)，厄瓜多爾叢林深處的納波河就顯得那么真實(shí)，甚至有中心要地的感覺(jué)。那么僻遠(yuǎn)之地遠(yuǎn)離什么呢夜半時(shí)分，在亞馬遜河的源頭，我坐在一個(gè)樹(shù)墩上，身后是傍水的棕櫚葉作屋頂?shù)男〈迓?。遠(yuǎn)離人類(lèi)活動(dòng)，遠(yuǎn)離脈脈溫情?；蛘哒f(shuō)遠(yuǎn)離天堂的掃視

4、2Anightjarindeepleavedshadowcalledthreelongnoteshushed.Themenwithmetalkedsoftly:threeNthAmericansfourEcuadianswhowereshowingusthejungle.Wewereholdingcooldrinksidlywatchingahsizedtarantulaseizemothsthatcametothelonebulbon

5、thegeneratshedbesideus.一只歐夜鷹在密密的樹(shù)葉間發(fā)出三聲長(zhǎng)啼，旋即靜默無(wú)聲。和我一起的那些男人輕聲交談著：3個(gè)北美人，4個(gè)為我們?cè)趨擦种袔返亩蚬隙酄柸?。我們手里拿著清涼的飲料，悠閑地看著一只有手那么大小的狼蛛捕捉紛紛撲向我們身旁發(fā)電機(jī)棚屋上一個(gè)燈泡的飛蟲(chóng)3ItwasFebruarythedleofsummer.Greenfirefliesspatteredlightsacrosstheairilluminedfs

6、econdsnowherenowtherethepaletrunksofenmoussolitarytrees.BeneathusthebrownNapoRiverwasrisinginallsilenceitcoiledupthesybanktangleditsfoaminvinesthattrailedfromthefestrootsthatloopedtheshe.時(shí)值2月，正當(dāng)仲夏。綠瑩瑩的螢火蟲(chóng)在空中閃出光亮，一會(huì)兒這里照亮一

7、下、一會(huì)兒那里照亮一下幽木巨樹(shù)暗淡的樹(shù)干。在我們下方，褐黃色的納波河水正在漲潮。萬(wàn)籟俱寂：唯見(jiàn)河水沿著沙岸婉蜒流過(guò)，水沫裹挾在蔓生在森林里的藤蔓間以及盤(pán)繞岸邊的樹(shù)根上4Eachbreathofnightsmelledsweet.Eachstarinionseemedtotremblestirwithmybreath.Allatonceinthethatchhouseacrosstheclearingbehinduscamethesoun

8、dofarecderplayingatunethattwinedoverthevillageclearingmutedourtalkonthebanksideweredovertheriverdissolvingdownstream.夜晚吸入的每口氣都沁人心脾。獵戶(hù)星座里的每一顆星星似乎都因了我的呼吸而顫動(dòng)。突然，我們身后空地旁的茅屋里，傳出了錄音機(jī)的聲音，一首樂(lè)曲在村子空地之上繚繞，減弱了我們?cè)诤优险勗挼穆曇?，然后又傳至河面，順流飄去

9、。5ThiswilldoIthought.Thiswilldofaweekendaseasonahome.人生遇此情景足矣，我暗想。在此度過(guò)周末足矣，在此小住數(shù)月足矣，在此安家足矣。6LaterthatnightIloosedmyhairfromitsbraidscombeditsmooth——notfmyselfbutsothevillagegirlscouldplaywithitinthemning.夜半時(shí)分，我散開(kāi)辮子，把頭發(fā)梳理

10、得平平整整——不是為我自己，而是為了村里那些姑11Lowwaterbaresgraystripsofsbaronwhichthenativesbuildtinypalmthatchsheltersfovernightfishingtrips.Youseetheseextradinarilycleanpeople(whobathetwiceadayintheriverwhosestraightblackhairisalwaysfreshl

11、ywashed)paddlingdowntheriverindugoutcanoeshuggingthebanks.水淺的地方露出灰茫茫的狹長(zhǎng)沙洲，土著人在沙洲上為過(guò)夜的漁夫搭建了小小的棕櫚茅舍。你能見(jiàn)到這些清潔得出奇的人(他們?cè)诤永镆惶煦逶纱危瑵M頭直挺的黑發(fā)更是剛剛洗過(guò))在獨(dú)木舟里緊貼著河岸蕩槳。12SomeoftheIndiansofthisregionearlierinthecenturyusedtosleepnakedinha

12、mmocks.Thenightsarecold.GdonMacreachanAmericanexplerintheseAmazontributariesreptedthathewasstartledtoheartheIndiansgetupatthreeinthemning.Hewasevenmestartlednightafternighttohearthemwalkdowntotheriverslowlyhalfasleepbath

13、einthewater.Onlylaterdidhelearnwhattheyweredoing:theyweregettingwarm.Thecoldwokethemtheywarmedtheirskinsintheriverwhichwasalwaysniydegreesthentheyreturnedtotheirhammockssleptthroughtherestofthenight.在本世紀(jì)早期，這一地區(qū)的一些印第安人常常赤

14、身睡在昂床里。夜晚頗涼?？睖y(cè)亞馬遜河支流的美國(guó)探險(xiǎn)家戈登麥克里奇曾記述說(shuō)，他凌晨3點(diǎn)就聽(tīng)見(jiàn)印第安人起身，深感愕然。更令他驚奇的是，夜復(fù)一夜，他都聽(tīng)見(jiàn)他們半睡半醒地緩步走向河邊，膛到河里洗起澡來(lái)。后來(lái)他才弄明白他們是在干什么：他們?cè)谌∨?。涼意把他們凍醒，他們便到河里暖暖身子，因?yàn)楹铀３?0(華氏)度不變；隨后他們?cè)倩氐降醮采希教炝痢?3Whenyouareinsidethejungleawayfromtheriverthetrees

15、vaultoutofsight.Butterfliesbrightbluestripedclearwingedthreadthejunglepathsateyelevel.atyourfeetisaswathofantsbearingtriangularbitsofgreenleaf.Theantswiththeirleaveslooklikeawidefleetofsailingdinghiesbuttheydontquit.Inei

16、therdirectiontheywobbleoverthejunglefloasfarastheeyecansee.當(dāng)你離開(kāi)大河，深入?yún)擦?，滿眼樹(shù)木高聳入云。一眼望去，成群的蝴蝶穿過(guò)叢林小徑，有寶藍(lán)的，有條紋的，有純色翅膀的。在腳下，則有一長(zhǎng)列螞蟻背負(fù)著三角形的綠葉碎片。負(fù)葉爬行的螞蟻就像一支規(guī)模龐大、揚(yáng)帆行駛的船隊(duì)——只是它們不會(huì)停歇。無(wú)論什么方向，都能看到它們?cè)趨擦值牡孛嫔蠐u搖擺擺地爬行。14Longlakesshineinthe

17、jungle.Wetraveledoneoftheseindugoutcanoescanoespaddledwithmachetehewnoarspoledintheshallowswithbamboo.OurpartIndianguidehadclearedthepathtothelakethedaybefewhenwewalkedthepathwesawwherehehadimpaledtheloppedheadofaboaopen

18、mouthedonapointedstickbythecanoesfdecation.叢林中狹長(zhǎng)的湖泊上波光閃閃。我們蕩舟其上，劃著用大砍刀砍削而成的木槳，在淺水處則以竹當(dāng)篙。有著一半印第安血統(tǒng)的向?qū)耙惶煲呀?jīng)辟出了通往湖泊的小路；我們?cè)谛÷飞闲凶邥r(shí)，看見(jiàn)他砍下作為裝飾的蟒蛇頭，張開(kāi)大口，釘在獨(dú)木舟邊尖頭枝條上。15Thislakewaswonderful.Heronsploddedthesheskingfisherscuckooscl

19、atteredfromsunlighttoshadegreatturkeylikebirdsfussedindeadbrancheshawkshungoverhead.Therewasallthetimeinthewld.Aturtleslidintothewater.Theboyinthebowofmycanoeslappedstonesatbirdswithasimpleslingarubberthongleatherpad.Hea

20、imedbrilliantlyatmovingtargetsalwaysalwaysmissedthebirdswereoutofrange.Hestuffedhisslingbackinhisshirt.Ilookedaround.湖泊奇妙無(wú)比。蒼鷺在岸邊緩緩地邁著步子，翠鳥(niǎo)和杜鵑歡叫著從陽(yáng)光里飛入樹(shù)蔭，火雞模樣的大鳥(niǎo)在枯枝間忙碌，鷹在頭上盤(pán)旋。我們毋庸為時(shí)間擔(dān)憂，可以從容地欣賞周?chē)囊磺小Ｒ恢粸觚敾胨?。我乘坐的?dú)木舟船頭坐著個(gè)男