英国文学 Shelley1.pptVIP

aery surge: airy wave Maenad: a very frenzied woman in Greek mythology, a priestess of Dionysus (Bacchus), the God of Wine. zenith: the highest point in the sky The locks of the approaching storm: the hair of the head, here referring to the loose clouds dirge: a funeral hymn or lament, here referring to the west wind the dome of a vast sepulchre: the round top of a huge tomb congregated might: The vapours are so condensed that they carry a great force. The image here is of the darkened sky liked to a vast cathedrals interior, with the solid clouds forming the roof. Further images of death and the apocalypse (天启): vast sepulchre, dying year, etc. III Thou who didst waken from his summer dreams The blue Mediterranean, where he lay, Lulled by the of his crystalline streams, Beside a And saw in sleep old palaces and towers Quivering within the waves , All overgrown with azure moss and flowers So sweet, the sense faints picturing them! Thou For whose path the Atlantics level powers Cleave themselves into chasms, while far below coil pumice isle in Baiaes bay, intenser day The sea-blooms and the oozy woods which wear The sapless foliage of the ocean, know Thy voice, and suddenly grow gray with fear, And tremble and despoil themselves: oh hear! coil: encircling cables, here the confused murmuring or noise of the tide pumice: a porous volcanic stone Baiaes ([bai’i:]) bay: a famous resort in west of Naples where Roman emperors built luxurious palaces. intenser day: The translucency (半透明) of the water is more intense than the dazzling daylight above its surface. day: daylight The sea-blooms and the oozy woods which wear The sapless foliage of the ocean, know Thy voice, and suddenly grow gray with fear, And tremble and despoil themselves: ? The plants at the bottom of the ocean also fall under the influence of the west wind which announces the change of the season. oozy: