Legend of Sleepy Hollow

LegendofSleepyHollowLecturebyYangLinTappanZee•TheTappanZee(orTappanSea)isanaturalwideningoftheHudsonRiver,about3mi(5km)acrossatitswidest,insoutheasternNewYorkintheUnitedStates.Para1•Sentence1•cove:asmallshelteredbay.•译文：许多宽敞的河湾，错落有致地排列在哈德逊河的东岸，使其若同锯齿；在一个小河湾的深处，在这条以旧时航海家名字命名的大河的宽广之处，也就是大班海，每当横渡之时，海员们总是小心谨慎地降下船帆，并乞求圣尼克的佑护；有一小集镇，也许是乡村小港，有人称之为格林斯堡，但是更出名的名字是磨蹭镇。Para1•BestQuotes•Idonotvouchforthefact,butmerelyadverttoit,forthesakeofbeingpreciseandauthentic.GeographicalLocation•Greensburge•TarryTown•ValleyFeaturesoftheTown•Asmallbrookglidesthroughit,withjustmurmurenoughtolullonetorepose;andtheoccasionalwhistleofaquail,ortappingofwoodpecker,isalmosttheonlysoundthateverbreaksinupontheuniformtranquility.•quail•woodpeckerPara3SleepHollow•listlessrepose•rusticlads•adrowsyanddreamyinfluence•bewitched•oldIndianchief•witchingpower•aboundwithlocaltales,twilightsuperstitionsandmeteorsPara.4HeadlessHorseman•thecommander-in-chiefofallthepowersoftheair•apparitionofafigureonhorsebackwithoutahead•theghostofaHessiantrooper•theghostbodyridestothesceneofthebattlelookingforhisheadatnightIchabodCrane(P79)•Hewastall,butexceedinglylank,withnarrowshoulders,longarmsandlegs,handsthatdangledamileoutofhissleeves,feetthatmighthaveservedforshovels,andhiswholeframemostlooselyhungtogether.Hisheadwassmall,andflatattop,withhugeears,largegreenglassyeyes,andalongsnipenose,sothatitlookedlikeaweather-cock,percheduponhisspindleneck,totellwhichwaythewindblew.Toseehimstridingalongtheprofileofahillonawindyday,withhisclothesbaggingandflutteringabouthimonemighthavemistakenhimforthegeniusoffaminedescendingupontheearth,orsomescarecrowelopedfromacornfield.TranslatedVersion•他身材高，而非常瘦，狭窄的肩膀，长臂长腿，一双手吊在袖子外面一里之遥，脚可以用来做铲子，全身骨胳都是极松弛地连在一起，吊儿郎当。他的头很小，头顶平坦，耳朵非常大，绿玻璃似的大眼睛，鹬鸟喙似的长鼻子，因此他的头像一只风信鸡，高栖在他细长的颈项上，仿佛在那里辨别风向。在有大风的日子，你如果看见他大踏步在小山的侧面上走着，他的衣服被风吹得膨胀起来，在他周身上下飘舞着，你也许会把他当作旱魃下降世间，或是田野里逃出来的一个稻草人。(张爱玲译）Crane’sHobby(P82)•Hewas,infact,anoddmixtureofsmallshrewdnessandsimplecredulity.Hisappetiteforthemarvellous,andhispowersofdigestingit,wereequallyextraordinary;andbothhadbeenincreasedbyhisresidenceinthisspellboundregion.Notalewastoogrossormonstrousforhiscapaciousswallow.Itwasoftenhisdelight,afterhisschoolwasdismissedintheafternoon,tostretchhimselfontherichbedofclover,borderingthelittlebrookthatwhimperedbyhisschool-house,andthereconoveroldMather'sdirefultales,untilthegatheringduskoftheeveningmadetheprintedpageameremistbeforehiseyes.Then,ashewendedhisway,byswampandstreamandawfulwoodland,tothefarmhousewherehehappenedtobequartered,everysoundofnature,atthatwitchinghour,flutteredhisexcitedimagination:themoanofthewhip-poor-will1fromthe(Continued)•wherehehappenedtobequartered,everysoundofnature,atthatwitchinghour,flutteredhisexcitedimagination:themoanofthewhip-poor-willfromthehill-side;thebodingcryofthetree-toad,thatharbingerofstorm;thedrearyhootingofthescreech-owl,orthesuddenrustlinginthethicketofbirdsfrightenedfromtheirroost.Thefire-flies,too,whichsparkledmostvividlyinthedarkestplaces,nowandthenstartledhim,asoneofuncommonbrightnesswouldstreamacrosshispath;andif,bychance,ahugeblockheadofabeetlecamewinginghisblunderingflightagainsthim,thepoorvarletwasreadytogiveuptheghost,withtheideathathewasstruckwithawitch'stoken.Crane’sLove(84)•KatrinaVanTassel•Shewasabloominglassoffresheighteen;plumpasapartridge;ripeandmeltingandrosycheekedasoneofherfather'speaches,anduniversallyfamed,notmerelyforherbeauty,buthervastexpectations.Shewaswithalalittleofacoquette,asmightbeperceivedeveninherdress,whichwasamixtureofancientandmodernfashions,asmostsuitedtosetoffhercharms.Sheworetheornamentsofpureyellowgold,whichhergreat-great-grandmotherhadbroughtoverfromSaardam,thetemptingstomacheroftheoldentime;andwithalaprovokinglyshortpetticoat,todisplaytheprettiestfootandankleinthecountryround.Crane’sRival(87)BromVanBrunt•Hewasbroad-shoulderedanddouble-jointed,withshortcurlyblackhair,andabluff,butnotunpleasantcountenance,havingamingledairoffunandarrogance.FromhisHerculeanframeandgreatpowersoflimb,hehadreceivedthenicknameofBROMBONES,bywhichhewasuniversallyknown.Hewasfamedforgreatknowledgeandskillinhorsemanship,beingasdexterousonhorsebackasaTartarBrunt’sBehavoir（87）•atallracesandcock-fights•rusticlife•umpireinalldisputes•readyforfightorfrolic•threeorfourbooncompanions•scourthecountryCrane’sStrategyforLove（1）（88）•SuchwastheformidablerivalwithwhomIchabodCranehadtocontend,and,consideringallthings,astoutermanthanhewouldhaveshrunkfromthecompetition,andawisermanwouldhavedespaired.Hehad,however,ahappymixtureofpliabilityandperseveranceinhisnature;hewasinformandspiritlikeasupple-jackyieldingbuttough;thoughhebent,heneverbroke;andthoughhebowedbeneaththeslightestpressure,yet,themomentitwasaway-jerk!hewasaserect,andcarriedhisheadashighasever.Crane’sStrategyforLove(2)•Tohavetakenthefieldopenlyagainsthisrivalwouldhavebeenmadness;forhewasnotamantobethwartedinhisamours,anymorethanthatstormylover,Achilles.Ichabod,therefore,madehisadvancesinaquietandgently-insinuatingmanner.Undercoverofhischaracterofsinging-master,hemadefrequentvisitsatthe