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CHAPTER IV Autumn
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The loveliest things of Autumn’s pack
In his mottled coffers lay:
Red mountain-berries,
Sloes blue and black
He hung upon every spray.
On the top of the hills in the West stood the Prince of Autumn and surveyed the land with his serious eyes.
His hair and beard were dashed with grey and there were wrinkles on his forehead. But he was good to look at still and straight and strong. His splendid cloak gleamed red and green and brown and yellow and flapped in the wind. In his hand he held his horn.
He smiled sadly and stood a while and listened to the fighting and the singing and the cries. Then he raised his head, put the horn to his mouth and blew a lusty flourish:
Summer goes his all-prospering way,
Autumn’s horn is calling.
Heather dresses the brown hill-clay,
Winds whip crackling across the bay,
All the trees of the forest shook from root to top, themselves not knowing why. All the birds fell silent together. The stag in the glade3 raised his antlers in surprise and listened. The poppy’s scarlet4 petals5 flew before the wind.
But high on the mountains and on the bare hills and low down in the bog6, the heather burst forth7 and blazed purple and glorious in the sun. And the bees flew from the faded flowers of the meadow and hid themselves in the heather-fields.
But Autumn put his horn to his mouth again and blew:
Autumn lords it with banners bright
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hips
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| abbr.high impact polystyrene 高冲击强度聚苯乙烯,耐冲性聚苯乙烯n.臀部( hip的名词复数 );[建筑学]屋脊;臀围(尺寸);臀部…的 | |
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grove
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| n.林子,小树林,园林 | |
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glade
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| n.林间空地,一片表面有草的沼泽低地 | |
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scarlet
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| n.深红色,绯红色,红衣;adj.绯红色的 | |
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petals
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bog
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| n.沼泽;室...陷入泥淖 | |
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forth
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garish
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| adj.华丽而俗气的,华而不实的 | |
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quelling
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| v.(用武力)制止,结束,镇压( quell的现在分词 ) | |
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heralding
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| v.预示( herald的现在分词 );宣布(好或重要) | |
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din
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| n.喧闹声,嘈杂声 | |
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blithe
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| adj.快乐的,无忧无虑的 | |
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shudder
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| v.战粟,震动,剧烈地摇晃;n.战粟,抖动 | |
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foliage
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stork
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heed
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subsiding
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| v.(土地)下陷(因在地下采矿)( subside的现在分词 );减弱;下降至较低或正常水平;一下子坐在椅子等上 | |
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owls
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| n.猫头鹰( owl的名词复数 ) | |
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hooted
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| (使)作汽笛声响,作汽车喇叭声( hoot的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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reign
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| n.统治时期,统治,支配,盛行;v.占优势 | |
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thicket
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| n.灌木丛,树林 | |
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preened
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| v.(鸟)用嘴整理(羽毛)( preen的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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beech
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| n.山毛榉;adj.山毛榉的 | |
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snug
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| adj.温暖舒适的,合身的,安全的;v.使整洁干净,舒适地依靠,紧贴;n.(英)酒吧里的私房 | |
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strutted
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| 趾高气扬地走,高视阔步( strut的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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hopped
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| 跳上[下]( hop的过去式和过去分词 ); 单足蹦跳; 齐足(或双足)跳行; 摘葎草花 | |
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| n.爱好,癖好;adj.弯的;决心的,一心的 | |
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chalice
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| n.圣餐杯;金杯毒酒 | |
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cosily
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reigned
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| vi.当政,统治(reign的过去式形式) | |
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adorning
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| 修饰,装饰物 | |
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dominion
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| n.统治,管辖,支配权;领土,版图 | |
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moss
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| n.苔,藓,地衣 | |
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| v.哭叫,哀号( wail的现在分词 );沱 | |
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| (人)喋喋不休( chatter的过去式 ); 唠叨; (牙齿)打战; (机器)震颤 | |
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| adv.欢乐地,快活地,无挂虑地 | |
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plaintive
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| adj.可怜的,伤心的 | |
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flirting
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moor
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| n.荒野,沼泽;vt.(使)停泊;vi.停泊 | |
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puffed
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| adj.疏松的v.使喷出( puff的过去式和过去分词 );喷着汽(或烟)移动;吹嘘;吹捧 | |
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contentedly
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lank
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| adj.瘦削的;稀疏的 | |
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shrieked
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| v.尖叫( shriek的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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apoplectic
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| adj.中风的;愤怒的;n.中风患者 | |
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alder
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| n.赤杨树 | |
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plunged
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| v.颠簸( plunge的过去式和过去分词 );暴跌;骤降;突降 | |
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plunge
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| v.跳入,(使)投入,(使)陷入;猛冲 | |
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disturbance
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| n.动乱,骚动;打扰,干扰;(身心)失调 | |
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hoarse
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| adj.嘶哑的,沙哑的 | |
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rumbled
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| 发出隆隆声,发出辘辘声( rumble的过去式和过去分词 ); 轰鸣着缓慢行进; 发现…的真相; 看穿(阴谋) | |
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bustle
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ebb
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| vi.衰退,减退;n.处于低潮,处于衰退状态 | |
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gorged
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| v.(用食物把自己)塞饱,填饱( gorge的过去式和过去分词 );作呕 | |
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guzzled
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acorns
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| n.橡子,栎实( acorn的名词复数 ) | |
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quills
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| n.(刺猬或豪猪的)刺( quill的名词复数 );羽毛管;翮;纡管 | |
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foam
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| v./n.泡沫,起泡沫 | |
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lair
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chirping
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respite
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| adj.无关紧要的,可忽略的,无意义的 | |
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hardiest
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| 能吃苦耐劳的,坚强的( hardy的最高级 ); (植物等)耐寒的 | |
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CHAPTER V Winter
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