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Robert Burns and his poetry
羅伯特·彭斯和他的詩
Robert Burns, Scotland's supreme literary hero, was born in Alloway, Scotland in 1759.
羅伯特·彭斯是蘇格蘭的文學巨匠，1759年出生在蘇格蘭的阿洛韋。
Burns had a reputation for being funny and pleasant to be around.
彭斯因為滑稽又富有魅力在周圍出名。
However, he came from a poor family with many debts, and did not ever make a lot of money.
但是，他來自一個負債累累的貧困家庭，并且從未掙過大錢。
People say that Burns's first love, Nelly Kirkpatrick, encouraged him to write poetry.
人們都說是彭斯的初戀，內利·科克帕麗克鼓勵他創作詩歌的。
"To a Mouse" and "The Holy Fair", two of his most popular poems, both appeared in his first book of poetry.
兩首他最受歡迎的詩歌《老鼠頌》和《小仙女》都出現在他的第一本詩集中。
After it was published, he became famous nationwide.
在他的作品出版之后，他變得聞名世界了。
Then he moved to Edinburgh, the capital and largest urban centre of Scotland.
然后他去了愛丁堡，蘇格蘭的首都，也是最大的城市中心區。
Burns was by then a famous poet, but was not any richer and had to earn his income by farming.
彭斯成為了著名的詩人，但是他并沒有比以種地為生更富有。
A hard life and weak health made Robert Bums's life short.
生活艱苦和體質孱弱縮短了羅伯特·彭斯的壽命。
He died at the age of 37 in 1796.
他1796年去世，年僅37歲。
All of Scotland mourned Burns's death, and afterwards many people donated money to support his widow and children.
整個蘇格蘭都為彭斯的辭世哀悼，之后很多人都捐錢幫助他的遺孀和子女。
