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LESSON 21 The beggar man
第二十一課 乞討者
Around the fire, one wintry night,
一個(gè)冬天的夜晚，
The farmer's rosy children sat;
農(nóng)民可愛的孩子們圍坐在火旁；
The fagot lent its blazing light,
柴火給出它明亮的光芒，
And jokes went round, and careless chat;
帶著笑聲，漫不經(jīng)心的聊天；
When, hark! a gentle hand they hear
這時(shí)候，聽！他們聽到一只溫柔的
Low tapping at the bolted door;
手正低敲打螺栓門；
And thus, to gain their willing ear,
因此，一個(gè)微弱懇求的聲音
A feeble voice was heard implore:—
獲得了它們的傾聽者：—
"Cold blows the blast across the moor,
“冷風(fēng)吹過荒原，
The sleet drives hissing in the wind;
雨雪在風(fēng)中發(fā)出嘶嘶；
Yon toilsome mountain lies before—
你辛苦的山面前—
A dreary, treeless waste behind.
一個(gè)沉悶的，浪費(fèi)的背后。
"My eyes are weak and dim with age,
“因?yàn)槟昙o(jì)我的眼睛是虛弱而黯淡，
No road, no path can I descry;
我看不見路，看不見路
And these poor rags ill stand the rage
這些破病站的憤怒
Of such a keen, inclement sky.
這種敏銳的，惡劣的天空。
"So faint I am, these tottering feet
“如此微弱的我，這搖搖欲墜的腳
No more my palsied frame can bear;
我顫抖的身軀無法承受更多；
My freezing heart forgets to beat,
我冰凍的心忘了跳動(dòng)，
And drifting snows my tomb prepare.
我準(zhǔn)備好了漂流的雪墓。
"Open your hospitable door,
“打開你的好客的門，
And shield me from the biting blast:
讓我抵擋刺骨的風(fēng)：
Cold, cold it blows across the moor—
冷風(fēng)，冷風(fēng)它吹過荒原—
The weary moor that I have passed!"
我已經(jīng)厭倦荒原！”
With hasty steps the farmer ran,
農(nóng)夫腳步匆匆的跑過去，
And, close beside the fire, they place
從他們而且靠近火的地方
The poor half-frozen beggar-man,
可憐的凍僵的乞丐，
With shaking limbs and pale-blue face.
四肢震顫和淡藍(lán)色的臉。
The little children flocking came,
孩子們蜂擁來到，
And chafed his frozen hands in theirs;
用他們的手搓著他凍僵的手；
And busily the good old dame
而善良的老婆婆匆忙的
A comfortable mess prepares.
準(zhǔn)備好一個(gè)舒適的餐廳。
Their kindness cheered his drooping soul;
他們的仁慈振奮著他下垂的靈魂；
And slowly down his wrinkled cheek
他布滿皺紋的臉頰慢慢的緩和
The big round tear was seen to roll,
又大又圓的眼淚翻滾著，
Which told the thanks he could not speak.
訴說著他無法言語的謝謝。
The children then began to sigh,
然后孩子們開始嘆息，
And all their merry chat was o'er;
他們開始在快樂聊天；
And yet they felt, they knew not why,
但他們感覺不知道為什么，
More glad than they had done before.
他們比之前更高興。
—Aiken
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