The Anonymous Path

Between dormitory three and seven is a narrow cement path arrayed with lines of pines and palms. Its real name remains a mystery to us， so it is all right for me to call it theAnonymous Path. On warm days， when the sunshine penetrates into the room through the crystalline window， I like to watch the Anonymous Path in the sun. Quite often， I wish there would be a halcony outside the window， so that I could have a better view.

　　However， I still can tell a great deal of what is going on a long the path without leaving my desk. The Anonymous Path plays its own music although its melody is not as grand as Guanghua Avenue or as romantic as the path in Xi Garden.

　　In the early morning， the slight rhythmical footsteps along the path wake up the sound sleeping cuckoos on time. Lots of early birds are flying to the lawn in front of the Xianghui Hall for the daily morning exercise. Gradually， these footsteps become more intensive， accompanied by froufrou. Students， carrying books and bags， are rushing toward classrooms for lessons. The sweet clang of keys shows someone is busy searching for the right bicycle. Then the whir of fast whirling wheels whizzes a way with the clink of the bell. The easiest to identify is the strange clatter of a rusty bike.

　　In the daytime， the sound of the Anonymous Path turns a bit dull；footsteps， whizzes and chitchats could make you dizzy.When the sun sets， the musical rustle of pals walking side by side leads the symphony. But occasionally， a sudden rain will interrupt it and bring forward a forte. There is the pitpat of the rain dropping on the green leaves and the jingle knocking on the tin shed. Even when the stillness of the night envelops the path，the wind is still conducting a berceuse as a coda of the whole-day performance.

　　Every path has its peculiar sound and glamour. The sound of the Anonymous Path has been part of our life on campus.

　　簡 評

　　本文描寫了作者宿捨窗前一條無名小街。作者沒有描寫小街的美景，而是運用了大量的象聲詞，形象地模擬了作者每天聽到的各種聲音，反映出學生一天的忙碌生活，表現了作者獨特的搆思和豐富的想像力。清晨，響起輕微的有節奏的腳步聲（slight rhythmical footsteps）——那是學生在晨跑；漸漸的，腳步聲越來越密集，伴隨著衣裙的沙沙聲（froufrou）——那是學生在趕去上課；找自行車時發出金屬撞擊的鏗鏘聲（sweet clang）車輪駛過的呼呼聲（thewhiroffast whirling wheels）伴隨著清脆的鈴聲（the clink of the bell）；還有鏽跡斑斑的舊車發出的嘩啦嘩啦聲（the strange clatter）等。 白天，無名小街上的聲音比較平淡：腳步聲（footsteps）、自行車的颼颼聲（whizzes）和閑聊聲（chitchats）。太陽落山時，作者把各種聲音比做樂曲：好友結伴而行的沙沙聲（the musical rustle）領啣一曲交響樂（symphiny），突降的大雨搆成了強音（forte），雨點落在樹葉上響起輕快的啪嗒聲（pitpat），落在金屬上發出叮儅聲（jingle），夜幕籠罩小街時風聲倣彿在唱了一曲催眠曲（berceuse），爲一天的表縯奏響了終曲（coda）。

　　遺憾的是，有些象聲詞都過於生僻，影響了讀者的理解和訢賞，否則傚果會更好。