精灵鼠小弟 第88期:北边有值得留恋的东西

"There's something about north," he said, "something that sets it apart from all other directions."

“北边有些值得留恋的东西，”他说，“这是它和别的方向都不同的原因。”

A person who is heading north is not making any mistake, in my opinion.

一个人要是一直朝北走就准不会出错，我个人认为。

"That's the way I look at it," said Stuart.

“我也这么看，”斯图亚特说。

I rather expect that from now on I shall be traveling north until the end of my days.

我希望从现在起一直向北走，直到生命的结束。

"Worse things than that could happen to a person," said the repairman.

“一个人在路上也可能遇到比死亡更可怕的事情。”修理工说。

"Yes, I know," answered Stuart.

“是的，我知道，”斯图亚特回答。

"Following a broken telephone line north, I have come upon some wonderful places," continued the repairman.

“沿着北边的那根破电线杆的方向往北走时，我曾发现过一些精彩的地方，”修理工继续说。

Swamps where cedars grow and turtles wait on logs but not for anything in particular;

沼泽那里有青葱的香柏还有在树干上若有所待的甲鱼此外就没什么别的了;

fields bordered by crooked fences broken by years of standing still;

被破篱笆圈起来的田地早已荒芜，多少年来就那么静静地站在那里;

orchards so old they have forgotten where the farmhouse is.

果园也已破敝不堪早就被人遗忘了。

In the north I have eaten my lunch in pastures rank with ferns and junipers, all under fair skies with a wind blowing.

我在北边的草场上吃我的午饭时，身边是成排的羊齿植物和杜松，四周是呜呜作响的风。

My business has taken me into spruce woods on winter nights where the snow lay deep and soft, a perfect place for a carnival of rabbits.

在冬夜里由于工作的需要我会来到覆盖着松软深厚的积雪的美丽森林，那里是野兔藏身的好地方。

I have sat at peace on the freight platforms of railroad junctions in the north, in the warm hours and with the warm smells.

我也曾很多次静静地坐在朝北的货运站的月台旁，呼吸着温暖的空气，静度我安闲的时光。