recollection 記憶(力)、回想;
bleak 寒い、吹きさらしの;
fade 衰える、しぼむ;
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There is no month in the whole year, in which nature wears a more beautiful appearances than in the month of August. Spring has many beauties, and May is a fresh and blooming month, but the charms of this time of year are enhanced by their contrast with the winter season. August has no such advantage. It comes when we remember nothing but clear skies, green fields and sweet-smelling flowers – when the recollection of snow, and ice, and bleak winds, has faded from our minds as completely as they have disappeared from the earth. (From Charles Dickens’ “Agusut”)
一年のうちで、8月ほど自然が美しい姿を見せる月はない。春には多くの美しさがあり、5月は新鮮な花が咲く月だが、この時期の魅力は、冬の季節との対比によってより一層引き立つ。8月にはそのような利点はない。雪や氷や荒涼とした風が、大地から消え去ったように、私たちの心から完全に消え去ったとき、澄んだ空、緑の野原、甘い香りの花々しか思い出せなくなるのである。
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