第17章 海之滨(1 / 1)

AttheEdgeoftheSea

蕾切尔·卡逊/RachelCarson

Theshoreisanaworld,foraslongastherehasbeenahaherehasbeenthispceoftheetgofndandwater.Yetitisaworldthatkeepsalivethesenseofntugcreationandoftherelentlessdriveoflife.EachtithatIe,Igasonewawarenessofitsbeautyanditsdeeperangs,sensgthattricatefabricoflifebywhiecreatureislkedwithanother,andeachwithitssurroundgs.

Inythoughtsoftheshore,onepcestandsapartforitsrevetionofexquisitebeauty.Itisapoolhiddenwithacavethatonevisitonlyrarelyandbrief?lywhenthelowestoftheyear’slowtidesfallbelowit,andperhapsfrothatveryfactitacquiressoofitsspecialbeauty.Choosgsuchatide,Ihopedflipseofthepool.Theebbwastofallearlythe.Ikhatifthedheldfrothenorthwestandnswellranfroadistantstortheleveloftheseashoulddropbelowtheentraothepool.Therehadbeensuddenooshowersthenight,withralikehandfulsofgravelf?ngontheroof.WhenIlookedouttotheearlytheskywasfullofagraydawnlightbutthesunhadnotyetrisen.Waterandairwerepallid.Acrossthebaytheoonwasaodiscthewesternsky,spendedabovethedileofdistantshorethefullAugtoon,dragthetidetothelow,lowlevelsofthethresholdofthealienseaworld.AsIwatched,agullf?lewby,abovethespruces.Itsbreastwasrosywiththelightoftheunrisensun.Thedaywas,afterall,tobefair.

Later,asIstoodabovethetideheentraothepool,theproiseofthatrosylightwasstaed.FrothebaseofthesteepwallofrowhichIstood,aoss-veredledgejuttedseawardtodeepwater.Inthesurgeattherioftheledgethedarkfrondsofoarweedsswayedsoothandgleagasleather.Theprojectgledgewasthepathtothesallhiddencaveanditspool.Oasionallyaswell,strohantherest,rolledsoothlyovertheriandbrokefoaagastthecliff.Butthetervalsbeeensuchswellswerelongenoughtoadittotheledgeandlongenoughflipseofthatfairypool,soseldoandsobrief?lyexposed.

AndsoIkocarpetofseaossandlookedbacktothedarkcavernthatheldthepoolashallowbas.Thef?loorofthecavewasonlyafewchesbelowtheroof,andairrorhadbeeedwhichallthatgrewontheceilgwasref?lectedthestillwaterbelow.

Underwaterthatwasclearasgssthepoolwascarpetedwithgreensponge.Graypatchesofseasquirtsglistenedontheceilgandloniesofraftralwereapaleapritlor.IwhenIlookedtothecavealittleelf?starf?ishhungdown,spendedbytherestthread,perhapsbyonlyasgletubefoot.Itreacheddowntotouchitsownref?le,soperfectlydeleatedthatthereighthavebeen,notoarf?ish,buto.Thebeautyoftheref?lectediagesandofthelipidpoolitselfwasthepoignayofthgsthatareepheral,existgonlyuntiltheseashouldreturntof?illthelittlecave.

海岸是一个古老的世界。自从有地球和大海以来,就有这个水陆相接的地方。人们却感觉它是一个总在进行创造、生命力顽强而又充沛的世界。每当我踏入这个世界,感觉到生物之间以及每一生物与它的周围环境之间,通过错综复杂的生命结构彼此相连的时候,我对它的美,对它的深层意蕴,都会产生某种新的认识。

我想起海岸,心中就有一个地方因为它所表现出的独特美景而占有突出的地位。那是一个隐匿于洞中的水潭。平时,这个洞被海水淹没,一年当中只有海潮降落到最低,以至低于水潭时,人们才能在这难得的短时间内看见它。也许正因如此,它获得了某种特殊的美。我选好一个低潮的时机,希望能看一眼水潭。根据推算,潮水将在清晨退下去。我知道,如果不刮西北风,远处的风暴就不再会掀起惊涛骇浪进行干扰,海平面就会落得比水潭的入口还低。夜里突然下了几场预示不祥的阵雨,把碎石般的雨点一把把地抛到屋顶上。清晨,我向外眺望,只见天空笼罩着灰蒙蒙的曙光,只是太阳还没有升起。水和空气一片暗淡。一轮明月挂在海湾对面的西天上,月下灰暗的一线就是远方的海岸——八月的望月把海潮吸得很低,直到那与人世隔离的海的世界的门槛。在我观望的时候,一只海鸥飞过云杉。呼之欲出的太阳把它的腹部照成粉色。天终于晴了。

后来,当我在高于海潮的水潭入口附近驻足时,四周已是瑰红色的晨光。从我立足的峭岩底部,一块被青苔覆盖的礁石伸向大海的最深处。海水拍击着礁石周围,水藻上下左右地漂动,像皮革般滑溜发亮。通往隐藏的小洞和洞中水潭的路径是那些凸现的礁石。间或一阵强于一阵的波涛,悠然地漫过礁石的边缘,并在岩壁上击成水沫。这种波涛间歇的时间足以让我踏上礁石,足以让我探视那仙境般的水潭。它平时不露面,露面也只是一瞬间。

我跪在那海苔藓铺成的湿漉漉的地毯上,向那些黑洞里窥探,就是这些黑洞把水潭环抱成浅盆模样。洞的底部距离顶部只有几英寸,一面天造明镜使得洞顶上的一切生物都倒映在sp;在清明如镜的水底,铺着一层碧绿的海绵。洞顶上一片片灰色的海蛸闪闪发光,一堆堆软珊瑚披着淡淡的杏黄色衣裳。就在我朝洞里探望时,从洞顶上挂下一只小海星,仅仅悬在一条线上,或许就在它的一只管足上。它向下接触到自己的倒影。多么完美的画面!仿佛不是一只海星,而是一对海星。水中倒影的美,清澈的水潭本身的美,这都是些稍纵即逝的事物所体现的强烈而动人心扉的美——海水一旦漫过小洞,这种美便不复存在了。

记忆填空

1.Inythoughtsofthe,onepcestandsapartforitsrevetionofexquisite.Itisapoolhiddenacavethatonevisitonlyrarelybrief?lywhenthelowestoftheyear’slowtidesbelowit,andperhapsfrothatveryitacquiressoofitsspecialbeauty.

2.,asIstoodabovethetideheentraothepool,theproiseofthatrosywasstaed.FrothebaseofthesteepofrowhichIstood,aoss-veredledgejuttedseawardtodeep.Inthesurgeattherioftheledgethedarkfrondsofoarweedsswayedsoothandgleagleather.

佳句翻译

1.夜里突然下了几场预示不祥的阵雨,把碎石般的雨点一把把地抛到屋顶上。

2.一轮明月挂在海湾对面的西天上,月下灰暗的一线就是远方的海岸。

3.它平时不露面,露面也只是一瞬间。

短语应用

1.Foraslongastherehasbeenahaherehasbeenthispceoftheetgofndandwater.

aslongas:只要

2.IwhenIlookedtothecavealittleelf?starf?ishhungdown.

theont:与此同时

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