英语美文点亮智慧人生20：Rose-tree 玫瑰树（MP3+双语字幕）

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[00:00.00]The old lady had always been proud of	这位老太太总以她花园中
[00:09.83]the great rose-tree in her garden,	那棵巨大的玫瑰树为荣。
[00:12.43]and was fond of telling	她会津津有味地告诉你
[00:14.34]how it had grown from a cutting she had brought	多年前她头一次结婚时从意大利带
[00:17.55]years before from Italy, when she was first married.	回来的一根枝条是怎样长成参天大树的。
[00:21.95]She and her husband had been travelling back in their carriage from Rome	当年她和丈夫乘马车从罗马归来
[00:28.44]( it was before the time of railways )	（那时还未通铁路)，
[00:31.65]and on a bad piece of road south of Siena	途径锡耶纳南部时，有一段路很难走，
[00:34.66]they had broken down,	结果马车坏了，
[00:36.89]and had been forced to pass the night in a little house by the road-side.	他们只好就宿于路边的一间小店。
[00:42.25]The accommodation was wretched of course;	当然，住宿条件很恶劣，
[00:45.96]she had spent a sleepless night,	她彻夜难眠，
[00:49.16]and rising early had stood,	很早就起身穿好衣服，
[00:51.64]wrapped up, at her window,	站在窗前等待黎明。
[00:53.95]with the cool air blowing on her face, to watch the dawn.	凉风不时从窗外袭来。
[00:58.49]She could still, after all these years,	时隔多年，
[01:02.65]remember the blue mountains with the bright moon above them,	她依然记得一轮明月挂在那蓝色的群山上，
[01:07.19]and how a far-off town on one of the peaks had gradually grown whiter and whiter;	远山上的小城一点一点地变白，
[01:14.19]till the moon faded,	直到月亮渐渐落下，
[01:16.26]the mountains were touched with the pink of the rising sun,	初升的太阳为群山抹上一层淡淡的粉色。
[01:20.55]and suddenly the town was lit as by an illumination,	突然之间，一束光辉照亮小城，
[01:25.38]one window after another catching	小城扇扇窗户亮了起来，
[01:28.52]and reflecting the sun's beam,	反射出耀眼的光芒，
[01:31.70]till at last	最后，
[01:32.72]the whole little city twinkled and sparkled up in the sky like a nest of stars.	整座小城如满天繁星般在蓝天下熠熠生光。
[01:39.10]That morning,	那天上午，
[01:40.64]finding they would have to wait while their carriage was being repaired,	得知必须等一段时间马车才能修好，
[01:45.53]they had driven in a local conveyance up to the city on the mountain,	他们便乘当地的交通车去了那个山顶小城，
[01:51.64]where they had been told they would find better quarters;	听说在那儿可以找到好一些的住处。
[01:55.00]and there they had stayed two or three days.	之后，他们在那儿逗留了两三天。
[01:58.79]It was one of the miniature Italian cities with a high church,	那是个意大利小城，有一座高大的教堂，
[02:02.77]a pretentious piazza,	一个虚华的市场，
[02:06.15]a few narrow streets and little palaces,	一些窄窄的街道，几座小小的宫殿，
[02:09.91]perched, all compact and complete, on the top of a mountain,	周密而完美地立于山顶。
[02:14.72]within and enclosure of walls	被城墙围着的城区
[02:17.87]hardly larger than an English kitchen garden.	并不比英国人的菜园子大多少，
[02:21.21]But it was full of life and noise,	但这里生机勃勃，喧闹嘈杂，
[02:24.55]echoing all day and all night with the sounds of feet and voices.	昼夜回荡着脚步声和话语声。
[02:30.92]The Cafe of the simple inn where they stayed	他们居住在当地一个
[02:34.97]was the meeting place of the notabilities of the little city;	名流云集的简易酒店里，
[02:39.67]the mayor, the lawyer, the doctor, and a few others;	有市长、律师、医生，还有其他几个人。
[02:44.67]and among them	在他们当中，
[02:46.60]they noticed a beautiful, slim, 	一位英俊、瘦高个儿
[02:48.50]talkative old man,	而又健谈的老人引起他们的注意。
[02:50.23]with bright black eyes and snow-white hair	他乌黑明亮的眼睛，雪白的头发，
[02:54.70]--tall and straight	个子高高的，腰板很直，
[02:56.80]and still with the figure of a youth,	像年轻人一样。
[02:59.30]although the waiter told them with pride 	但是酒店的侍者却自豪地告诉他们
[03:02.76]that the earl was very old--	实际上这位伯爵已届高龄，
[03:04.98]would in fact be eighty in the following year.	明年是他的80寿辰。
[03:08.86]He was the last of his family,	侍者还说到伯爵是这个家族的最后一员，
[03:12.70]the waiter added--they had once been great and rich people	曾是豪门大户，
[03:16.17]--but he had no descendants;	但一生无子嗣。
[03:18.64]in fact the waiter mentioned with complacency,	但事实上，这个侍者还甚是得意地说，
[03:22.97]as if it were a story on which the locality prided itself,	似乎是一件本地值得炫耀的事情。
[03:27.11]that the earl had been unfortunate in love, and had never married.	伯爵情场失意，终生未娶，
[03:31.48]The old gentleman,however,	然而，这位老先生
[03:34.58]seemed cheerful enough;	似乎过得挺开心：
[03:36.88]and it was plain that he took an interest in the strangers,	显然对陌生人很感兴趣，
[03:41.49]and wished to make their acquaintance.	愿意与之结交。
[03:43.39]This was soon effected by the friendly waiter;	很快这位和善的侍者促成了他们之间的认识。
[03:47.10]and after a little talk	聊了一会儿，
[03:49.12]the old man invited them to visit his villa and garden	老人就遨请他们参观
[03:53.82]which were just outside the walls of the town.	他在城外的别墅和花园。
[03:57.75]So the next afternoon, when the sun began to descend,	因此，第二天下午，日落之时，
[04:02.56]and they saw in glimpses through door-ways and windows,	当他们从门口和窗口瞥见
[04:06.72]blue shadows beginning to spread over the brown mountains,	蓝色的阴影覆盖了褐色的山峦时，
[04:11.10]they went to pay their visit.	就动身去造访这位老伯爵了。
[04:13.72]It was not much of a place,	其实别墅比较一般，
[04:16.99]a small, modernized, stucco villa, with a hot pebbly garden,	只是一座拉毛粉饰的现代小别墅，
[04:22.61]and in it a stone	铺有石头的花园里有些热，
[04:24.72]basin with torpid gold-fish,	石盆中的金鱼无精打采，
[04:27.10]and a statue of Diana and her hounds against the wall.	戴安娜和她的猎犬的雕像倚墙而立。
[04:32.00]But what gave a glory to it	然而，一颗巨大的玫瑰树
[04:35.34]was a gigantic rose-tree which clambered over the house,	为这座别墅增色不少，它高过屋顶，
[04:39.20]almost smothering the windows,	几乎遮住了窗户，
[04:41.36]and filling the air with the perfume of its sweetness.	散发出诱人的花香。
[04:45.45]"Yes, it was a fine rose",	“嗯！确实是一棵美丽的玫瑰树，”
[04:48.40]the earl said proudly when they praised it,	在他们的赞美声中老先生自豪地说，
[04:51.32]and he would tell the lady about it.	而且他很乐意为这位女士讲述玫瑰树的故事。
[04:53.88]And as they sat there,	当他们坐在那儿，
[04:56.45]drinking the wine he offered them,	喝着老人提供的葡萄酒时，
[04:58.90]he alluded with the cheerful indifference of old age	老伯爵忘却了自己已届高龄，
[05:02.71]to his love-affair,	向大家娓娓道起自己当年的爱情故事，
[05:04.84]as though he took for granted	就好像他理所当然地认为
[05:06.69]that they had heard of it already.	他们早已经听说过似的。
[05:08.80]"The girl lived across the valley there beyond that hill.	“多年以前，当我还是个年轻人时，
[05:14.33]I was a young man then, for it was many years ago.	那个女孩住在那座山背后的山谷对面。
[05:18.21]I used to ride over to see her; it was a long way,	我常骑马去见她；虽然路很长，
[05:22.74]but I rode fast, for young men,	但年轻人性子急――这位女士无疑是知道的，
[05:25.98]as no doubt the lady knows, are impatient.	所以我骑得很快。
[05:29.81]But the girl was not kind, she would keep me waiting,	但那位小姐很不友善，总是让我等啊等，
[05:34.64]oh, for hours;	一等就是几个小时吧。
[05:35.98]and one day when I had waited very long I grew very angry,	一天，久候不来之后，我勃然大怒。
[05:40.85]and as I walked up and down in the garden	在她说好会在那儿见我的
[05:44.22]where she had told me she would see me,	那个花园里不停地踱步，
[05:46.64]I broke one of her roses,	借着怒火砍了她的一棵玫瑰树，
[05:49.22]broke a branch from it;	把上面的一根树枝折走了。
[05:50.96]and when I saw what I had done,	当我发现自己的所作所为之后，
[05:53.23]I hid it inside my coat--so--;	我将它藏进外套。事情就是这样。
[05:56.71]and when I came home I planted it,	回家之后我把它种到花园里，
[05:59.97]and the lady sees how it has grown.	它现在的成长情形这位女士已经看到了。
[06:02.71]If the lady admires it,	当然这位女士要是喜欢的话，
[06:05.10]I must give her a cutting to plant also in her garden;	我愿意送根插条给她种在她家的花园里。
[06:09.16]I am told the English have beautiful gardens that are green,	听说英国人的花园很漂亮，到处绿油油的，
[06:13.29]and not burnt with the sun like ours."	不像我们的园子都被太阳烤焦了。”
[06:16.50]The next day, when their mended carriage	翌日，马车已经修好，
[06:19.44]had come up to fetch them,	上山来接他们。
[06:21.39]and they were just starting to drive away from the inn,	正要乘车离开小酒店时，
[06:24.95]the earl's old servant appeared	伯爵的老仆人来了。
[06:27.84]with the rose-cutting neatly wrapped up,	送了他们一根包扎得整整齐齐的玫瑰插条，
[06:30.50]and the compliments and wishes	并转达了老伯爵的问候与祝辞，
[06:32.20]for a nice trip from her master.	祝他们旅途愉快。
[06:34.41]The town collected to see them depart,	全城人都聚在一起目送他们离去，
[06:38.10]and the children heard a rush of feet behind them for a few moments,	孩童们追着马车跑了一会儿。
[06:42.65]but soon they were far down towards the valley;	开始还能听到身后阵阵的脚步声，
[06:46.10]the little town with all its noise	但不久马车就驶入山谷，
[06:48.36]and life was high above them on its mountain peak.	喧闹的小城依然在他们上面高高立于山巅。
[06:52.28]She had planted the rose at home,	她将玫瑰插条种在家里，
[06:54.96]where it had grown and flourished in a wonderful manner;	长势良好，枝繁叶茂。
[06:58.85]and every June	每年的六月，
[07:00.51]the great mass of leaves and shoots still broke out into	枝繁叶茂的玫瑰树都会
[07:05.16]a passionate splendour of scent and crimson colour,	开出深红的花儿，花香四溢，
[07:08.75]as if in its root and fibres there still burnt	就好像它的根须中依然燃烧着
[07:12.84]the anger and thwarted desire of	那个意大利爱人的愤怒和爱情中
[07:14.68]that Italian lover.	没有实现的渴望。
[07:17.20]Of course the old earl must have died many years ago;	当然，老伯爵已经辞世多年；
[07:21.65]she had forgotten his name,	她也忘记了老伯爵的名字，
[07:23.75]and had even forgotten the name of the mountain city that she had stayed in,	连曾经住过的小山城的名字也遗忘了。
[07:28.70]after first seeing it twinkling at dawn in the sky,	只记得初见时，
[07:32.58]like a nest of stars.	它犹如满天的繁星在黎明的薄暮中熠熠生辉。

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英语美文点亮智慧人生20：Rose-tree 玫瑰树（MP3+双语字幕）