经典优美英语散文精选008：August八月（节选二）

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008.Aug'ust八月（节选二）
  -by Charles Dickens查尔斯・狄更斯

人们常赞美春天说“一年之计在于春”，可论季节的话，秋天却是最让人无法淡忘的：那份恬淡的美丽，那种宁静的温馨，那些诗意的画面还那写在秋天的文字……秋叶、秋雨，这秋天的一切是那样的让人忧伤而美丽，让人甘愿为此迷失。

[00:09.20]As the coach rolls swiftly past the fields and orchards which skirt the road, groups of women and children, piling the fruit in sieves,
[00:18.31]or gathering the scattered ears of corn,pause for an instant from their labor, and shading the sun-burned face with a still browner hand,
[00:28.27]gaze upon the passengers with curious eyes, while some stout urchin,too small to work, but too mischievous to be left at home,
[00:38.43]scrambles over the side of the basket in which he has been deposited for security, and kicks and screams with delight.The reaper stops in his work, 
[00:50.20]and stands with folded arms,looking at the vehicle as it whirls past; and the rough cart-horses bestow a sleepy glance upon the smart coach team,
[01:02.80]which says as plainly as a horse's glance can, "It's all very fine to look at, but slow going, over a heavy field.
[01:12.90]is better than warm work like that, upon a dusty road, after all." You cast a look behind you, as you turn a corner of the road.
[01:20.94]The women and children have resumed their labour; the reaper once more stoops to his work; the cart-horses have moved on; and all are again in motion.
马车摇晃着，轻快地经过路边的田野和果园。一群群的妇女和孩子们，有的正将水果往筛子里放，有的则在捡散落的玉米穗，他们稍停了会儿手中的活，用深褐色的手遮在晒黑的脸上，用好奇的眼神望着乘客。一些结实的小顽童，太小还不能上学，但又不能把他们留在家中淘气，出于安全考虑，他们被放在了篮子里，而这时，也爬过了篮边，兴奋得又踢又叫。收割的人停下了手里的活，双臂交叉地站着看马车通过，而毛茸茸的拖货车的马也睡眼惺忪地向那灵巧的马车队看了一眼，它的眼神很明白地表露出：“看看倒是不错，但在崎岖的田地上慢慢走，总比那么辛苦的工作要好，尤其是在尘土飞扬的路上”。当你拐过路角时，回头瞧瞧你的身后吧！妇女和孩子们又开始干活了：收割的人又弯下了腰，拖货车的马也已经继续前进。所有的一切又恢复了工作。

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经典优美英语散文精选008：August八月（节选二）