春—朱自清 及英文翻译.pdf

Forsolongwehadbeenwaitingbeforetheeastwindfinally

resumeditscourse.NowSpringistoarriveinnotime.

Itseemsthateverythingisjustafteralongsleep,theireyes

stillsleepy.Mountainsandhillsturnmoreluxuriant,riversand

lakesfullerandclearer,andthesunhotter.

Thenewgrass,tenderandgreenish,sneakedoutoftheground

withoutanybodyknowingwhen.Thegardens,fields,everywhereyou

turn,youseebuttractsaftertractsofgreenness.Youmaylike

tositdown,orliedown,orrollyourselfoveronthegrass;and

youmayfeellikeplayingfootfallordoingseveralroundsof

runningorevenplayinghide-and-seekonit.Thebreezewassimply

sogentleandthegrasssotender.

Thepeachtrees,apricottrees,andpeartreesseemtovieagainst

eachotherinblossoming.Theredresemblefire,thepinkclouds,

andthewhitesnow,givingoffasweetfragrance.Withyoureyes

closed,youcouldalmostseepeaches,apricotsandpearsonthese

trees.Andswarmsofbeesarebuzzingamongtheflowers,together

withbutterflies,largeandsmall,busyflyingtoandfro.Wild

flowersareseenhereandthere:amiscellanywithorwithouta

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nameeach,dottingthegrasslikeeyes,orstarsthatblinkfrom

timetotime.

Blowing“intoyourfacewithoutmakingyoufeelcoldisthespring

breeze.”True,itwasjustlikeamother’shandfondlingyou.The

smellofthenewly-cultivatedlandcarriedbythewindtoyou,

mixedwiththatofthegrassaswellasfragranceofvariouskinds

offlowers,wasbrewingintheslightly-moistenedair.Nowthat

thenestlehadbeencompletedamongluxuriantflowersand