LESSON 51 AUTUMN 第五十一课 秋天

Autumn has come. The green leaves are fading. 秋天来了，树叶开始凋零。

Some have fallen from the trees, and are lying dead on the ground. 有的已经脱离母树，死寂般的躺在地面。

Now is the time for fruit. Apples, pears, plums, and all kinds of fruit are ripe. 这是水果成熟的季节。苹果，梨子，李子，各种各样的水果都成熟了。

The corn, too, is ripe. The reapers¹ begin to cut it down. 玉米也成熟了。收割者开始收割。

See how the tall stalks² nod and wave in the sunshine! They bend under the weight of the golden grain. 瞧！高高的茎秆在阳光下点头摇曳！他们被金黄色的玉米粒压弯了腰。

How many loaves of bread will be made from that field of wheat! 那片田野的小麦要制造出多少块面包！

How many hungry mouths will be fed from it! 要喂饱多少张饥饿的嘴巴！

When we eat our food, let us not forget to thank Him who causes the corn to grow. 当我们吃食物的时候，不要忘记那些播种玉米的人。

The autumn winds are sighing, 秋风在低沉

Sighing in the trees; 吹过树林

The ripened³ corn is waving, 成熟的玉米在挥舞

Waving in the breeze⁴. 在风中摇曳

The harvest moon is shining, 丰收的月亮在照耀

Shining in the night; 照亮一片黑暗

Over hill and valley 照过山坡峡谷

In floods of silver light. 散出金色的光辉

The swallows come together, 大雁归来

Together from the eaves, 从屋檐下归来

Waiting for the falling, 等待凋零

The falling of the leaves. 树叶的凋零

They know the time is coming, 他们知道时间已经到来了

The time when they must flee 他们必须逃离的时间

Away to brighter sunshine, 去追寻更亮的阳光

Far, far across the sea. 很远，远道要跨越海洋