[英语学习]自主翻译实践周材料

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1、第一次原文SundaybeforetheWarOnSunday,inaremotevalleyintheWestofEngland,wherethepeoplearefewandscatteredandplacid,therewasnomoresignamongthemthanamongthequiethillsoftheanxietythatholdstheworld.Theyhadnonewsandseemedtowantnone.Thepostmasterhadbeenorderedtostayalldayinhislittlepost-office,and

2、thatwassomethingunusualthatinterestedthem,butonlybecauseitaffectedthepostmaste匚Itrainedinthemorning,buttheafternoonwasclearandgloriousandshining,withallthedistancesrevealedfarintotheheartofWalesandtothehighridgesoftheWelshmountains.Thecottagesofthatvalleyarenotgatheredintovillages,but

3、twoorthreetogetherorlonelyamongtheirfruit-treesonthehillside;andthecottagerswhoarealwayscourteousandfriendly,saidawordortwoasonewentby,butjustwhattheywouldhavesaidonanyotherdayandwithoutanyquestionaboutthewar.Indeed,theyseemedtoknow,ortowishtoknow,aslittleaboutthatastheearthitself,whi

4、ch,beautifulthereatanytime,seemedthatafternoontowearanextremeandpatheticbeauty.Thecountry,morethananyotherinEngland,hasthesecretofpeace・Itisnotwild,thoughitlooksintothewildnessofWales;butallitscultivation,itsorchardsandhopyardsandfieldsofgoldenwheat,seemtohavethebeautyoftimeuponthem,a

5、sifmentherehadlonglivedhappilyupontheearthwithnodesireforchangenorfearofdecay.Itisnotthesadbeautyofapastcutofffromthepresent,butamellownessthatthepresentinheritsfromthepast;andinthemellownessallthehillsideseemsagardentothespaciousfarmhousesandlittlecottages;eachleduptobyitsownnarrow,f

6、lowerylane.TherethemeadowsarealllawnswiththelustrousgreenofspringeveninAugust,andoftenover-shadowedbyold,fruit-trees・cherry,orapple,orpear;andonSundayaftertheraintherewasanAprilgloryandfreshnessaddedtothequietofthelatersummer.Nowhereandneverintheworldcantherehavebeenadeeperpeace;andth

7、ebellsfromthelittleredchurchdownbytheriverseemedtobethemusicofit,asthesongofbirdsisthemusicofspring.Thereonesawhowbeautifulthelifeofmancanbe,andhowmenbytheinnocentlaboursofmanygenerationscangivetotheearthabeautyithasneverknowninitswildness.Andallthispeace,oneknew,wasthreatened;andthet

8、hreat