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Muscle of difficulty

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Muscle of difficulty

Alice Major

November's clench¹. A sullen²（愠怒的） band

of cloud is louring in the West --

a low forehead, a corrugated³（波纹的） frown.

Behind it comes the cold drop of frost

and autumn's first hard night.

Corrugator -- the tightening⁴ band

over the forehead's bone,

the 'muscle of difficulty,'

of concentration, effort, of leaning in

to frigid⁵ wind.

I lean into this coming season

of difficulty, when the sun

will struggle to raise its head

above the angle of sunset,

its bleak⁶ obliquity⁷（倾斜）.

November's forehead wears

scoured furrow⁸, tension.

Forgets joy, the orbicular（球形的） crinkle

of eye, those other muscles

to be strengthened.

I think of squinting⁹ into the ache

of snow, corrugated tracks.

Facing into November, I find it

difficult to anticipate

consolations --

the warmth of small, enclosed spaces,

the candles of memory

at its center. How can this ever be

enough? I fear too much.

The losses. Isolation¹⁰.

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1 clench
vt.捏紧（拳头等），咬紧（牙齿等），紧紧握住
参考例句：
I clenched the arms of my chair.我死死抓住椅子扶手。 Slowly,he released his breath through clenched teeth.他从紧咬的牙缝间慢慢地舒了口气。

2 sullen
adj.愠怒的，闷闷不乐的，(天气等)阴沉的
参考例句：
He looked up at the sullen sky.他抬头看了一眼阴沉的天空。 Susan was sullen in the morning because she hadn't slept well.苏珊今天早上郁闷不乐，因为昨晚没睡好。

3 corrugated
adj.波纹的；缩成皱纹的；波纹面的；波纹状的v.（使某物）起皱褶(corrugate的过去式和过去分词)
参考例句：
a corrugated iron roof 波纹铁屋顶 His brow corrugated with the effort of thinking. 他皱着眉头用心地思考。来自《简明英汉词典》

4 tightening
上紧，固定，紧密
参考例句：
Make sure the washer is firmly seated before tightening the pipe. 旋紧水管之前，检查一下洗衣机是否已牢牢地固定在底座上了。 It needs tightening up a little. 它还需要再收紧些。

5 frigid
adj.寒冷的，凛冽的；冷淡的；拘禁的
参考例句：
The water was too frigid to allow him to remain submerged for long.水冰冷彻骨，他在下面呆不了太长时间。 She returned his smile with a frigid glance.对他的微笑她报以冷冷的一瞥。

6 bleak
adj.(天气)阴冷的；凄凉的；暗淡的
参考例句：
They showed me into a bleak waiting room.他们引我来到一间阴冷的会客室。 The company's prospects look pretty bleak.这家公司的前景异常暗淡。

7 obliquity
n.倾斜度
参考例句：
It is here that the obliquity factor makes a crucial difference. 正是在这里，倾斜因子构成了重要的差别。来自辞典例句 The obliquity of the ecliptic is the fundamental cause of the seasons. 黄道的倾角是季节的基本成因。来自辞典例句

8 furrow
n.沟；垄沟；轨迹；车辙；皱纹
参考例句：
The tractor has make deep furrow in the loose sand.拖拉机在松软的沙土上留下了深深的车辙。 Mei did not weep.She only bit her lips,and the furrow in her brow deepened.梅埋下头，她咬了咬嘴唇皮，额上的皱纹显得更深了。

9 squinting
斜视( squint的现在分词 )；眯着眼睛；瞟；从小孔或缝隙里看
参考例句：
"More company," he said, squinting in the sun. "那边来人了，"他在阳光中眨巴着眼睛说。 Squinting against the morning sun, Faulcon examined the boy carefully. 对着早晨的太阳斜起眼睛，富尔康仔细地打量着那个年轻人。

10 isolation
n.隔离，孤立，分解，分离
参考例句：
The millionaire lived in complete isolation from the outside world.这位富翁过着与世隔绝的生活。 He retired and lived in relative isolation.他退休后，生活比较孤寂。