autumnsunset
秋日夕阳
henrydavidthoreau/亨利·大卫·梭罗
thesunsetsonsomeretiredmeadow，wherenohouseisvisible，withalhegloryandsplendorthatitlavishesoncities，and，perchance，asithasneversetbefore，——wherethereisbutasolitarymarsh-hawktohavehiswingsglidedbyit，oronlyamusquashlooksoutfromhiscabin，andthereissomelittleblack-veinedbrookinthemidstofthemarsh，justbeginningtomeander，windingslowlyroundadecayingstump.wewalkedinsopureandbrightalight，gildingthewitheredgrassandleaves，sosoftlyandserenelybright，ithoughtihadneverbathedinsuchagoldenflood，withoutarippleoramurmurtoit.thewestsideofeverywoodandrisinggroundgleamedlikeaboundaryofelysium，thesunonourbacksseemedlikeagentleherdsmandrivingushomeatevening.
sowesauntertowardtheholyland，tillonedaythesunshallshinemorebrightlythaneverhehasdone，shallperchanceshineintoourmindsandhearts，andlightupourwholeliveswithagreatawakeninglight，aswarmandsereneandgoldenasonabanksideinautumn.
落照沉坠在一处窈窕草地上，不见一房一舍，唯有倾泻于城郭的好一派灿烂辉煌，或许以前夕阳从未在此坠落过，——这儿但见一只孤零零的白尾鹞，羽翼抹上一层金光，但见一只麝鼠从小棚里往外张望，沼泽中央有条黑幕遮掩似的溪流，刚刚蜿蜒而过，缓缓流过一块朽木。我们在这般清澈明媚的日光下漫步，枯草败叶都染上了金色，灿烂而显得柔和明净，想想自己还不曾沐浴在如此金潮之中，不起漪涟不闻喃喃。每处林木的西边和凸起的地面流光溢彩，宛如乐园的边际，夕阳在背好似和蔼的牧人晚间赶车送我们回家。
我们就这样闲步走向圣地，直到有那么一天日光烨烨，前所未见，或许照耀到我们的思想感情，一道令人觉醒的光明点亮我们的全部生命，如同照在秋日岸坡上那般温暖明净金光灿烂。（未完待续）