春底林野 Spring Woods and Fields
春底林野The Springtime Woods
春光在萬山環抱裏,更是洩漏得遲.那里底桃花還是開着;In the embrace of the myriad mountains, spring reveals itself more slowly. The peach blossoms there are still in bloom;漫游底薄雲從這峯wisps of wandering cloud pass from this peak
春光在万山环抱里,更是泄漏得迟.那里底桃花还是开着;漫游底薄云从这峰
飛過那峯,有時稍停一會,爲底是擋住太陽,敎地面底花草在他底蔭下避避光燄底to that, sometimes pausing awhile in order to block the sun and let the flowers and grasses on the ground shelter in their shade from the blazing light’s
飞过那峰,有时稍停一会,为底是挡住太阳,教地面底花草在他底荫下避避光燄底
威嚇.menace.
威吓.
岩下底蔭處和山谿底旁邊滿長了薇蕨和其他鳳尾草.紅、黃、藍、紫的小草花點In the shade beneath the rocks and along the mountain streams, osmund, bracken, and other ferns grow thickly. Tiny red, yellow, blue, and purple flowers
岩下底荫处和山溪底旁边满长了薇蕨和其他凤尾草.红、黄、蓝、紫的小草花点
綴在綠茵上頭.are sprinkled over the green carpet.
缀在绿茵上头.
天中底雲雀,林中底金鶯,都鼓起他們底舌簧.輕風把他們底聲音擠成一片,分The skylarks in the heavens and the orioles in the woods all set the reeds of their tongues vibrating. The gentle breeze presses their voices into one and
天中底云雀,林中底金莺,都鼓起他们底舌簧.轻风把他们底声音挤成一片,分
送給山中各樣有耳無耳底生物.桃花聽得入神,禁不住落了幾點粉淚,一片一片凝distributes it among all the creatures of the mountains, whether they have ears or not. The peach blossoms listen, spellbound, and cannot help shedding a few pink tears, petal after petal settling
送给山中各样有耳无耳底生物.桃花听得入神,禁不住落了几点粉泪,一片一片凝
在地上.小草花聽得大醉,也和着聲音底節拍一會倒,一會起,沒有鎮定底時候.upon the ground. The little flowers, too, listen themselves into a rapture, swaying to the rhythm of the music—now bowing, now rising, never still for a moment.
在地上.小草花听得大醉,也和着声音底节拍一会倒,一会起,没有镇定底时候.
林下一班孩子正在那里檢桃花底落瓣那.他們檢着,淸兒忽嚷起來道:『嗄,A band of children beneath the trees are gathering fallen peach petals. As they gather them, Qing’er suddenly cries out, “Ah!
林下一班孩子正在那里检桃花底落瓣那.他们检着,淸儿忽嚷起来道:『嗄,
邕邕來了!』衆孩子住了手,都向桃林底盡頭盼望.果然邕邕也在那里摘草花.Yongyong is here!” The children stop what they are doing and peer toward the end of the peach grove. Sure enough, Yongyong is there picking wildflowers.
邕邕来了!』众孩子住了手,都向桃林底尽头盼望.果然邕邕也在那里摘草花.
淸兒道:『我們今天可要試試阿桐底本領了.若是他能辦得到,我們都把花瓣Qing’er says, “Today we must put Atong’s skill to the test. If he can manage it, we’ll string all the petals into a jeweled garland, drape it around him,
淸儿道:『我们今天可要试试阿桐底本领了.若是他能办得到,我们都把花瓣
穿成一串璎珞圍在他身上,封他爲大哥如何?』and proclaim him our big brother. How about it?”
穿成一串璎珞围在他身上,封他为大哥如何?』
衆人都答應了.They all agree.
众人都答应了.
阿桐走到邕邕面前,道,『我們正等着你來呢.』Atong walks up to Yongyong and says, “We’ve been waiting for you.”
阿桐走到邕邕面前,道,『我们正等着你来呢.』
阿桐底左手盤在邕邕底脖上,一面走一面說,『今天他們要替你辦嫁妝,敎你Atong loops his left arm around Yongyong’s neck and, as they walk along, says, “Today they’re going to prepare your dowry and have you
阿桐底左手盘在邕邕底脖上,一面走一面说,『今天他们要替你办嫁妆,教你
做我底妻子.你能做我底妻子麽?』become my wife. Can you be my wife?”
做我底妻子.你能做我底妻子么?』
邕邕狠視了阿桐一下,囘頭用手推開他,不許他底手再搭在自己脖上.孩子們Yongyong glares fiercely at Atong, turns, and pushes him away, refusing to let him put his arm around her neck again. The children
邕邕狠视了阿桐一下,囘头用手推开他,不许他底手再搭在自己脖上.孩子们
都笑得支持不住了.laugh so hard they can hardly stand.
衆孩子嚷道:『我們見過邕邕用手推人了!They all shout, “We’ve seen Yongyong push someone away with her own hands!阿桐嬴了!』Atong has won!”
众孩子嚷道:『我们见过邕邕用手推人了!阿桐嬴了!』
邕邕從來不會拒絕人,阿桐怎能知道一說那話,就能使她動手呢?Yongyong has never known how to refuse anyone. How could Atong have known that merely saying such a thing would make her raise a hand against him?是春光底蕩Was it the rippling
邕邕从来不会拒绝人,阿桐怎能知道一说那话,就能使她动手呢?是春光底荡
漾,把他這種心思泛出來呢?tide of spring that brought such a thought floating to the surface of his mind?或者,天地之心就是這樣呢?Or is this simply the heart of Heaven and Earth?
漾,把他这种心思泛出来呢?或者,天地之心就是这样呢?
你且看:漫游底薄雲還是從這峯飛過那峯.Only look: the wandering wisps of cloud are still passing from this peak to that.
你且看:漫游底薄云还是从这峰飞过那峰.
你且聽:雲雀和金鶯底歌聲還佈滿了空中和林中.在這萬山環抱底桃林中,除Only listen: the songs of the skylarks and orioles still fill the heavens and the woods. In this peach grove embraced by myriad mountains, apart
你且听:云雀和金莺底歌声还布满了空中和林中.在这万山环抱底桃林中,除
那班愛鬧的孩子以外,萬物把春光領略得心眼都迷矇了.from that band of boisterous children, all things are so entranced by spring that their hearts and senses have grown hazy.
那班爱闹的孩子以外,万物把春光领略得心眼都迷蒙了.
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What it’s about
Spring arrives late inside a ring of mountains. Peach blossoms, ferns, colored flowers, larks and orioles fill the woods while drifting clouds briefly shelter the plants from fierce sunlight. A group of children gathers fallen petals and notices Yongyong nearby. Qing'er proposes a test of Atong's skill: if he succeeds, they will string the petals into a jeweled garland, crown him elder brother and prepare Yongyong's bridal things.
Atong puts an arm around Yongyong and asks whether she can become his wife. The girl, normally unable to refuse anyone, glares and pushes him away; the laughing children proclaim his victory because he has finally made her resist. The narrator asks whether spring's movement produced this impulse or whether it reveals the heart of heaven and earth. Nature continues singing around the prank, making childhood courtship at once comic, coercive and part of a larger, morally ambiguous awakening.
When it was written 背景
The miniature borrows the classical phrase 天地之心, often associated with life's return in spring, but tests it through children's improvised marriage game rather than solemn cosmology. Its opening personifies cloud, flowers and birds; the closing imperatives 你且看 and 你且聽 ask readers to compare that sensuous harmony with Yongyong's forceful refusal. The archaic possessive 底 functions like modern 的. Begin with the clear seasonal vocabulary, then notice how the story refuses to decide whether Atong's desire is innocent natural energy or a rehearsal of adult possession.
Words in this chapter 生词
- 邕yōng邕yōng — city surrounded by a moat · old variant of 雍 (yōng) · old variant of 壅 (yōng)
- 桐tóng桐tóng — tree name (variously Paulownia, Firmiana or Aleurites)
- 峯fēng峯fēng — variant of 峰 (fēng)
- 敎jiào敎jiào — variant of 教 (jiào)
- 淸qīng淸qīng — variant of 清 (qīng)
- 嬴Yíng嬴Yíng — surname Ying
- 璎yīng璎yīng — necklace
- 蕨jué蕨jué — Pteridium aquilinum · bracken
- 谿xī谿xī — variant of 溪 (xī)
- 衆zhòng衆zhòng — variant of 眾 (zhòng)
- 鶯yīng鶯yīng — oriole or various birds of the Sylvidae family including warblers
- 着zhāoHSK 1着zhāo — a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) · trick; tactic · (dialect) okay; all right · (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
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