once-more-to-the-lake原文及译文

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1、OnceMoreToTheLakeOnesummer,alongabout1904,myfatherrentedacamponalakeinMaineandtookusallthereforthemonthofAugust.WeallgotringwormfromsomekittensandhadtorubPond'sExtractonourarmsandlegsnightandmorning,andmyfatherrolledoverinacanoewithallhisclotheson;butoutsideofthatth

2、evacationwasasuccessandfromthenonnoneofuseverthoughttherewasanyplaceintheworldlikethatlakeinMaine.Wereturnedsummeraftersummer--alwaysonAugust1stforonemonth.Ihavesincebecomeasalt-waterman,butsometimesinsummertherearedayswhentherestlessnessofthetidesandthefearfulcoldo

3、ftheseawaterandtheincessantwindwhichblowsacrosstheafternoonandintotheeveningmakemewishfortheplacidityofalakeinthewoods.AfewweeksagothisfeelinggotsostrongIboughtmyselfacoupleofbasshooksandaspinnerandreturnedtothelakewhereweusedtogo,foraweek'sfishingandtorevisitoldhau

4、nts.那年夏天，大约是1904年吧，父亲在缅因州的一个湖边租了一间木屋。他带着我们到那儿去过八月。我们个个都患了小猫传染的金钱癣，不得不在臂腿间日日夜夜涂上庞氏浸膏；父亲则和衣睡在小划子里；但是除了这一些，假期过得很愉快。自此之后，我们中无人不认为世上再没有比缅因州这个湖更好的去处了。我们在那儿度过了一个又一个夏天——总是八月一日去，接着待上一整月。我这样一来，竟成了个水手了。夏季里有时候湖里也会兴风作浪，湖水冰凉，阵阵寒风从下午刮到黄昏，使我宁愿在林间能另有一处宁静的小湖。几周前，这渴望搅得我不能自已。我于是买了两根锻木钓

5、竿，一个旋转诱鱼器，打算故地重游，再访往日梦牵魂系的湖。Itookalongmyson,whohadneverhadanyfreshwateruphisnoseandwhohadseenlilypadsonlyfromtrainwindows.OnthejourneyovertothelakeIbegantowonderwhatitwouldbelike.Iwonderedhowtimewouldhavemarredthisunique,thisholyspot--thecovesandstreams,thehillsthat

6、thesunsetbehind,thecampsandthepathsbehindthecamps.IwassurethatthetarredroadwouldhavefounditoutandIwonderedinwhatotherwaysitwouldbedesolated.Itisstrangehowmuchyoucanrememberaboutplaceslikethatonceyouallowyourmindtoreturnintothegrooveswhichleadback.Yourememberonething

7、,andthatsuddenlyremindsyouofanotherthing.IguessIrememberedclearestofalltheearlymornings,whenthelakewascoolandmotionless,rememberedhowthebedroomsmelledofthelumberitwasmadeofandofthewetwoodswhosescententeredthroughthescreen.Thepartitionsinthecampwerethinanddidnotexten

8、dcleartothetopoftherooms,andasIwasalwaysthefirstupIwoulddresssoftlysoasnottowaketheothers,andsneakoutintothesweetoutdoorsandstartoutinthec