? 瓦爾登湖，第四章《聲音》

第二節：火車的打擾與進步的機器 (簡約篇）

?導言評論

 梭羅與自然的靜謐交融，突然被菲奇堡鐵路的尖嘯打斷。火車不僅是聲音，更是象徵。它代表工業、速度、商業與現代生活的躁動。梭羅並非讚美它，而是以諷刺的耳朵傾聽。火車的轟鳴，成為文明侵入孤獨的隱喻。

就在清晨沉入寂靜之際，火車來了——尖嘯、轟鳴、震動大地。它如刀鋒般穿過林間，拖曳着商業與匆忙的重量。

我不怨其聲，但也不迎其至。它提醒我，那是我所離開的世界——奔忙、交易、無盡的流動。火車是一篇速度的布道，一首工業的讚歌。它不以言語說話，而以急促宣告。

它的汽笛刺破天空，車輪碾壓靜謐。它載着逐利之人，以金幣計時。我望其疾馳而過，思索它的代價——不是金錢，而是意義。

火車不擾自然，卻擾聽者。它非惡，但它喧譁。而在這喧譁中，某種寧靜悄然失落。

?本節警句

“機車的汽笛穿透我林間的夏與冬，仿佛鷹在農夫院中尖叫。”

? 解釋：

 梭羅將火車的汽笛比作猛禽的尖嘯——不自然、刺耳、入侵。他所聽到的，不只是聲音，而是孤獨節奏的破裂。

?Walden, Chapter Four: “Sounds”

Section 2: The Interruption of the Train and the Machinery of Progress（Abridged)

?Commentary

 Thoreau’s quiet communion with nature is abruptly broken by the shriek of the Fitchburg Railroad. The train is not merely a sound—it is a symbol. It represents industry, speed, commerce, and the restless pulse of modern life. Thoreau listens not with admiration, but with irony. The train’s roar becomes a metaphor for civilization’s intrusion into solitude.

Just as the morning settles into silence, the train arrives—whistling, roaring, shaking the earth. It cuts through the woods like a blade, dragging behind it the weight of commerce and haste.

I do not resent its sound, but I do not welcome it. It reminds me of the world I left behind—the rush, the trade, the endless movement. The train is a sermon of speed, a hymn to industry. It speaks not in words, but in urgency.

Its whistle pierces the sky, its wheels grind against the stillness. It carries men who chase profit, who measure time in coin. I watch it pass, and wonder what it costs—not in money, but in meaning.

The train does not disturb nature—it disturbs the listener. It is not evil, but it is loud. And in its loudness, something quiet is lost.

?Reflective Quote

“The whistle of the locomotive penetrates my woods summer and winter, sounding like the scream of a hawk over a farmer’s yard.”

? Explanation:

 Thoreau likens the train’s whistle to a predator’s cry—unnatural, jarring, and invasive. It is not just noise, but a rupture in the rhythm of solitude.