the-harbor

Passingthroughhuddledanduglywalls我经过丑陋拥挤的街区Bydoorwayswherewomen走过门口，那里的妇女Lookedfromtheirhunger-deepeyes,深洼的饿眼紧盯住我。Hauntedwithshadowsofhunger-hands,我没法忘记那些饥饿的手，Outfromthehuddledanduglywalls,当我走出拥挤的小巷，Icamesudden,atthecity’sedge,在城边上，眼前突然Onablueburstoflake,展开一片澄蓝的湖面，Longlakewavesbreakingunderthesun长条的波浪扑向弯曲的湖崖，Onaspray-flungcurveofshore;在阳光下碎裂，抛起水花；Andaflutteringstormofgulls,鸥鸟暴雨般猛扑过来，Massesofgreatgraywings灰色的翅膀，雪白的Andflyingwhitebellies肚腹，就像乌云狂飞，Veeringandwheelingfreeintheopen.回旋，翱翔，在无边水天。AnalysisofTheHarborTheHarbor1Passingthroughhuddledanduglywalls2Bydoorwayswherewomen3Lookedfromtheirhunger-deepeyes,4Hauntedwithshadowsofhunger-hands,crowdedAnalysis:Thesefourlinesshowusthatthecityisdirty,poorandugly.5Outfromthehuddledanduglywalls,6Icamesudden,atthecity'sedge,7Onablueburstoflake,8Longlakewavesbreakingunderthesun9Onaspray-flungcurveofshore;10Andaflutteringstormofgulls,11Massesofgreatgraywings12Andflyingwhitebellies13Veeringandwheelingfreeintheopen.Analysis:FromLine7-Line13,wecanknowthattheharborisfree,beautifulandharmonious.ContrastincolorTransitionallinesAnalysis•Thepoemisshortandpowerful.•Acontrast:•Thepoetdoesnotobjecttotheindustrialization,buthestillshowshisdisliketotheindustrialcityandhisadmirationtothenature.City:dirty,pooranduglyNature:free,beautifulandharmonious译文2：穿过杂乱丑陋的城墙，那里女人们站在门旁，用深度饥渴的目光观望，眼中挨饿者的身影幢幢，走出杂乱丑陋的城墙，我忽然来到城市的边缘，一汪蓝色的湖水映入眼帘，阳光下长长的波浪拍碎在浪花四溅弯曲的湖岸；一群展翅飞翔的水鸥，一大片灰色的大翅膀，和急速掠过的白胸膛在空中自由翻滚翱翔。《港口》一诗描写的是芝加哥。在这里出现在作者面前的是肮脏和丑陋的景象。作者看到的是饥饿和贫穷。在诗中城墙的限囿和大自然的开阔形成对比，丑恶的令人失望的城市和美好的未经破坏的大自然相互映衬，从侧面表达出作者的怅惘和忧愤。Commentonthemessageconveyedbythepoet.ThepoetreflectstheevilsofmodernlifeinChicagointhepoem.Init,thecitypresentsasightofevilandfrustration,withitshuddledanduglywalls,itswomenwiththeirhunger-deepeyes.Commentontheskillsusedbythepoet.Inthispoembyemployingmanyimagessuchas“huddledanduglywalls”,womeninthedoorwayswith“hunger-deepeyes”and“longlakewaves”,CarlSandburgpresentsvividlythepovertyofthepeopleandthedarksideofthebigcity--Chicago.