「每日英语短文」The Sparrow（麻雀）

I was coming back from hunting and walking along a broad path on the garden, with my dog running in front of me.

我打猎回来走在花园的小路上，我的狗跑在我的前面。

All of a sudden he started running slower, and began to steal along as if he were tracking

some wild animals.

所有的突发事件开始于它突然跑得慢下来，开始像跟踪某些野生动物

I looked along the path, and saw a young sparrow, with yellow about its beak and down on its head.

我沿着小路看去，看到一个小麻雀虽小低着它那黄色小脑袋

It had fallen out of the nest (the wind was shakingthe trees so much) and sat unable to move, helplessly flapping its wings.

它从窝里掉下来了（风猛烈地摇晃着树枝），坐在地上不能移动，无助得拍打着它的小翅膀

My dog was slowly approaching it.

我的狗慢慢的接近它

Without notice, moving with great speed down the tree that was close by, an old sparrow fell like a stone right before the nose of my dog;

在没有预知的情况下，小麻雀的母亲从书上快速地飞下来，像一块石头一样挡在我的狗的前面。

untidy, very afraid and making pitiful sounds, it threw itself towards the open jaws of shining teeth.

竖起羽毛，非常害怕，发出凄惨的叫声，张开嘴露出华丽的牙齿

It ran to save; it lay beside the young sparrow . . . but its tiny body was shaking with fear, with an unpleasant and unusual note.

它跑过去救援，站在小麻雀身旁，……但是它弱小的身躯害怕得颤抖这，发出不愉快且不同寻常地警告。

In full fear, it gave itself up to the dog.

现在狗的面前它充满了恐惧

My dog must have looked really big and terrible to it!

我的狗看上去确实太大太凶猛了对它来说

But it left the safety of its branch at the top of the tree to the risks of getting killed by the dog. . . .

但是它还是冒着被狗吃掉的风险从安全的树上飞了下来

A force that was beyond its control threw it down.

一种强大的力量驱使它面对这一切

At first, my dog stopped moving, then moved back . . . it was clear that he knew this force.

首先，我的狗停下了运动，然后往后退…很明显它感受到了这种力量

I moved fast to call my dog back and went away full of respect.

我快速地跑过去叫回我的狗然后充满敬意地离开。

Yes; do not laugh. I felt a deep respect for the courage and love which the small bird showed.

是的；没有开玩笑。我感到深深的敬佩对这麻雀显示出得勇气和爱

Love, I thought, is stronger than death or the fear of death.

我想，爱的力量比死亡或者害怕死亡更强大

Only by it, by love, life is kept together and movesforward.

只有通过爱，我们的生命在一起不断的延续

作者: Turgenev (屠格涅夫) 翻译：瑷宝