They shuddered with cold, and ran down the road to the bridge. There, warm, they started walking hand in hand.
A flush came into the sky. The waned moon, halfway down the west, sank into insignificance. On the shadowy land, things began to take life, and plants with great leaves became clear. They came to the beach. The long wastes of shore lay moaning under the dawn and the sea; the ocean was a flat dark strip with a white edge. Over the gloomy sea the sky was red. Quickly the fire spread among the clouds and scattered them. Crimson burned to orange, orange to dull gold, and in the golden glitter the sun rose. The sea became glistening, as if someone had gone along with a bucket and the light had spilled from it as she walked.
The breakers ran down the shore in long, hoarse strokes. Tiny seagulls, like little spray, wheeled above the line of surf. Their crying seemed larger than their bodies. Far away the coast reached, melt into the morning. The tussocky sand hills seemed to sink to a level with the beach. On this shore only they watched the sea and the rising sun, and heard the faint water and the sharp crying of the gulls.
他们冷得发抖，于是，他们俩沿着公路跑向小桥。他们暖和多了，手拉手向前走着。
天空中出现了一缕红光。挂在西边天空的一轮弯月慢慢西沉。朦胧的大地上，万物开始苏醒，长满大叶子的植物也清晰可见。他们来到了海滩。漫长的，空无一人的海滩在黎明时分的海边呻吟着；大海就像一条带着白边的扁平的黑带。苍茫大海上的天空泛着红光。不一会儿火红的光芒映红了云彩，将它们一片片散开。颜色渐渐地从深红色变成桔红色，从桔红色变成暗淡的金黄色，于是太阳就在一片金光中升起。海面上顿时波光粼粼，闪耀着金光，好像有人路过，一边走，一边从桶里洒下金光。
激浪拍打着海岸，发出长长的，低浑的轰响。娇小的海鸥，如朵朵小浪花，随着海浪盘旋。它们的叫声不像是从这般娇小的身体里发出的。远处的海岸向前伸展着和晨光交融在一起。草丛丛生的沙丘似乎和海滩连成一线。平坦的海滩上只有他们俩在观看着大海和初升的太阳，倾听着海浪轻微的声响和海鸥尖声的鸣叫。
相关单词：shuddered
shuddered解释：v.战栗( shudder的过去式和过去分词 )；发抖；（机器、车辆等）突然震动；颤动
shuddered例句：
He slammed on the brakes and the car shuddered to a halt. 他猛踩刹车，车颤抖着停住了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
I shuddered at the sight of the dead body. 我一看见那尸体就战栗。 来自《简明英汉词典》
相关单词：waned
waned解释：v.衰落( wane的过去式和过去分词 )；（月）亏；变小；变暗淡
waned例句：
However,my enthusiasm waned.The time I spent at exercises gradually diminished. 然而，我的热情减退了。我在做操上花的时间逐渐减少了。 来自《用法词典》
The bicycle craze has waned. 自行车热已冷下去了。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
相关单词：halfway
halfway解释：adj.中途的，不彻底的，部分的；adv.半路地，在中途，在半途
halfway例句：
We had got only halfway when it began to get dark.走到半路，天就黑了。
In study the worst danger is give up halfway.在学习上，最忌讳的是有始无终。
相关单词：insignificance
insignificance解释：n.不重要；无价值；无意义
insignificance例句：
Her insignificance in the presence of so much magnificence faintly affected her. "她想象着他所描绘的一切，心里不禁有些刺痛。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
It was above the common mass, above idleness, above want, above insignificance. 这里没有平凡，没有懒散，没有贫困，也没有低微。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
相关单词：scattered
scattered解释：adj.分散的，稀疏的；散步的；疏疏落落的
scattered例句：
Gathering up his scattered papers,he pushed them into his case.他把散乱的文件收拾起来，塞进文件夹里。
相关单词：crimson
crimson解释：n./adj.深(绯)红色(的)；vi.脸变绯红色
crimson例句：
She went crimson with embarrassment.她羞得满脸通红。
Maple leaves have turned crimson.枫叶已经红了。
相关单词：glistening
glistening解释：adj.闪耀的，反光的v.湿物闪耀，闪亮( glisten的现在分词 )
glistening例句：
Her eyes were glistening with tears. 她眼里闪着晶莹的泪花。
Her eyes were glistening with tears. 她眼睛中的泪水闪着柔和的光。 来自《用法词典》
相关单词：hoarse
hoarse解释：adj.嘶哑的，沙哑的
hoarse例句：
He asked me a question in a hoarse voice.他用嘶哑的声音问了我一个问题。
He was too excited and roared himself hoarse.他过于激动，嗓子都喊哑了。
相关单词：gulls
gulls解释：n.鸥( gull的名词复数 )v.欺骗某人( gull的第三人称单数 )
gulls例句：
A flock of sea gulls are hovering over the deck. 一群海鸥在甲板上空飞翔。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
The gulls which haunted the outlying rocks in a prodigious number. 数不清的海鸥在遥远的岩石上栖息。 来自辞典例句
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