英文诗歌欣赏：青春的骄傲

时间：2018-04-18 15:37:43  作者：Frank

The Pride of Youth 

Proud Maisie is in the wood,

Walking so early;

Sweet Robin1 sits on the bush,

Singing so rarely.

"tell me, thou bonny bird,

when shall I marry me?"

"when six braw gentlemen

kirkward shall carry ye."

"who makes the bridal bed,

birdie, say truly?"

"The gray-headed sexton

That delves2 the grave duly."

"The glowworm o'er grave and stone

Shall light thee steady;

The owl3 from the steeple sing,

Welcome, proud lady."

青春的骄傲

骄傲的梅西漫步林间，

踩着晨曦；

伶俐的知更鸟栖息树丛，

唱得甜蜜。

“告诉我，美丽的鸟儿，

我哪年哪月穿嫁装？”

“等到六个殡葬人

抬你上教堂。”

“谁为我铺新床？

好鸟儿，莫撒谎。”

“白发司事，兼挖墓穴，

误不了你的洞房。”

“萤火虫幽幽闪闪，

把你的坟墓照亮，送葬，

猫头鹰将在塔尖高唱：

欢迎你，骄傲的姑娘。”

词汇注解：

1 robin   

n.知更鸟，红襟鸟

参考例句：

The robin is the messenger of spring.知更鸟是报春的使者。

We knew spring was coming as we had seen a robin.我们看见了一只知更鸟，知道春天要到了。

2 delves       

v.深入探究，钻研( delve的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

That delves the grave duly. 误不了你的洞房。 来自互联网

The exhibition delves deep into the physics, aromatics and even the timbre of flatulence. 此次展览向人们介绍了人体物理、气味甚至肠胃胀气的声音等各方面知识。

3 owl     

n.猫头鹰，枭

参考例句：

Her new glasses make her look like an owl.她的新眼镜让她看上去像只猫头鹰。

I'm a night owl and seldom go to bed until after midnight.我睡得很晚，经常半夜后才睡觉。