For the Birds

时间：2014-05-19 05:23:37

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For the Birds

Cathryn Essinger

At the farmer's market the grocer has decided

to give me a Bible lesson as I fumble¹ for（摸索，瞎摸） my wallet

to purchase a squash.

This one is called the Crown of Thorns, he says,

to remind us of the cross, and here are ten spokes,

one for each of the commandments.

I give the grocer his money, but my sympathy is

with the squash, whose nature has been hijacked

by religion. It fills my palm

with its hefty（重的） promise and I suspect it of knowing

the true art of resurrection（复活） -- seeds packed

into a sinewy²（有力的） cave,

where the pulp³ is so fragrant⁴（芳香的） that time holds still.

When I split the ovum with a knife I reveal

a space so private

that I am embarrassed to have looked, flesh as pale

as the new moon, and an aroma⁵（芳香） so seminal⁶ that

it stains all thought.

With the sharp edge of a spoon, I scrape out the seeds,

and then holding the soft entrails in one hand

throw it all to the birds.

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1 fumble
vi.笨拙地用手摸、弄、接等，摸索
参考例句：
His awkwardness made him fumble with the key.由于尴尬不安，他拿钥匙开锁时显得笨手笨脚。 He fumbled his one-handed attempt to light his cigarette.他笨拙地想用一只手点燃香烟。

2 sinewy
adj.多腱的，强壮有力的
参考例句：
When muscles are exercised often and properly,they keep the arms firm and sinewy.如果能经常正确地锻炼肌肉的话，双臂就会一直结实而强健。 His hard hands and sinewy sunburned limbs told of labor and endurance.他粗糙的双手，被太阳哂得发黑的健壮四肢,均表明他十分辛勤，非常耐劳。

3 pulp
n.果肉，纸浆；v.化成纸浆，除去...果肉，制成纸浆
参考例句：
The pulp of this watermelon is too spongy.这西瓜瓤儿太肉了。 The company manufactures pulp and paper products.这个公司制造纸浆和纸产品。

4 fragrant
adj.芬香的，馥郁的，愉快的
参考例句：
The Fragrant Hills are exceptionally beautiful in late autumn.深秋的香山格外美丽。 The air was fragrant with lavender.空气中弥漫薰衣草香。

5 aroma
n.香气，芬芳，芳香
参考例句：
The whole house was filled with the aroma of coffee.满屋子都是咖啡的香味。 The air was heavy with the aroma of the paddy fields.稻花飘香。

6 seminal
adj.影响深远的；种子的
参考例句：
The reforms have been a seminal event in the history of the NHS.这些改革已成为英国国民保健制度史上影响深远的一件大事。 The emperor's importance as a seminal figure of history won't be diminished.做为一个开创性历史人物的重要性是不会减弱的。