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第26章 与美丽邂逅 8（第1页）

第26章与美丽邂逅（8）

3。变化对他们来说就是现实，永久是人创造的，是一种囚禁。

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1。Theeverlastierruptedbysummersthatstruggleandsoonyield。

&erruptedby：被……打断；阻断

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2。。。。andtheyaresomany，allreagoutwideandmarvellous。。。

&：伸出（伸展，招揽）

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华盛顿·欧文（1783—1859），享誉国际的文学家，也是19世纪最伟大的美国散文家之一。他生于纽约，在家中是11个孩子中最小的。欧文自幼聪颖，19岁攻读法律。1804年至1806年间游历欧洲，回国后取得律师资格。但是，他对当律师并不感兴趣，而且身体不太好。因此，他改变职业，以写作谋生，并进入仕途，曾任驻西班牙公使，旅居欧洲长达17年。他的杰作《见闻札记》就在这其间完成的，其中的《瑞普？凡？温克尔》已成为妇孺皆知的故事。总之，华盛顿？欧文在世界文学史上有着不可或缺的地位。

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&eredfromtheiofWestminsterSchhalong，loassage，thathadanalmostsubterraneanlook，beingdimlylightedibycircularperforationsinthemassivewalls。ThroughthisdarkavenueIhadadistahecloisters，withthefigureofaner，inhisblaovingalongtheirshadowyvaults，andseemirefromoheneighbtombs。Theapproachtotheabbeythroughthesegloomymonastispreparesthemindforitssolemioersstillretaihiandseerdays。Thegraywallsarediscoloredbydamps，andgwithage；aosshasgatheredovertheinssofthemuralmos，ahedeath’sheads，andotherfuhesharptouchesofthechiselaregoherichtraceryofthearches；theroseswhiedthekey-stoheirleafybeauty；everythingbearsmarksofthegradualdilapidationsoftime，whichyethassomethingtoudpleasinginitsverydecay。

Thesundowumnalrayintothesquareofthecloisters；beaminguponastyplotofgrassier，andlightingupahevaultedpassagewithakindofduskysplendor。Frombetweenthearcades，theeyeglaoabitofblueskyorapassingdbeheldthesun-giltpiheabbeytintotheazureheaven。

AsIpacedthecloisters，sometimesplatingthismiureofgloryanddedsometimeseodeciphertheinssoones，whiedthepavemehmyfeet，myeyewasattractedtures，rudelyrelief，butnearlywornawaybythefootstepsofmaioheeffigiesofthreeoftheearlyabbots；theepitaphswereehenamesaloneremained，havingnodoubtbeeertimes。（Vitalis。Abbas。1082，ausus。Abbas。1114，aius。Abbas。1176。）Iremailewhile，musihesecasualrelitiquity，thusleftlikewrethisdistaime，tellisugshadbeen，aeaoralbutthefutilityofthatpridewhichhopesstilltoexaageioliveinanins。Alittlelonger，ahesefaintrecordswillbeobliterated，awillorial。WhilstIwasyetlookingdownupoones，Iwasrousedbythesoundoftheabbeyclfrombuttresstobuttress，andeoers。Itisalmtohearthiswarimesoundingamoombs，ahelapseofthehour，which，likeabillow，hasrolledusonwardtrave。Ipursuedmywalktoanarcheddtotheiheabbey。here，themaghebuildingbreaksfullyuponthemind，trastedwiththevaultsofthecloisters。Theeyesgazewithwoclusterednsofgigantisions，ringingfromthemtosuamazi；andmanwanderingabouttheirbases，shrunkintoinsignifiparisonwithhisownhandiwork。Thespaessandgloomofthisvastedificeproduysteriousawe。Westepcautiouslyandsoftlyabout，asiffearfulthehallowedsileomb；whileeveryfootfallwhispersalongthewalls，andchattersamongthesepulchers，makingusmoresehequietwehaveied。

Itseemsasiftheawfulheplacepressesdownuponthesoul，ahebeholderintonoiselessreverewearesurrouhegregatedbomenofpasttimes，whohavefilledhistorywiththeirdeeds，ahtheirrenown。

Aalmostprovokesasmileatthevanityofhumanambitioheyarecrowdedtogetherahedust；arsimonyisobservedindolingoutasook，agloomyer，alittleportioothose，whom，whenalive，kingdomsotsatisfy；andhoes，andforms，andartificesaredevisedtocatchtheoticeofthepassenger，andsavefretfulness，forafewshortyears，anamewhiceaspiredtooccupyagesoftheworld’sthoughtandadmiration。

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