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LESSON 25 He never smiled again
第二十五課 他不曾再笑
The bark that held a prince went down,
樹(shù)枝阻擋住王子的掉落，
The sweeping waves rolled on;
翻騰的海面滾滾向前；
And what was England's glorious crown
什么是英格蘭光榮的皇冠
To him that wept a son?
讓他痛失一個(gè)兒子？
He lived—for life may long be borne
他還活著——余生可能要長(zhǎng)期承受
Ere sorrow break its chain;
悲傷打破了他的枷鎖；
Why comes not death to those who mourn? —
為什么死亡不降臨到這些悲痛的人身上？——
He never smiled again!
他不曾再笑！
There stood proud forms around his throne,
以驕傲的姿態(tài)站在他的王座上
The stately and the brave;
莊嚴(yán)而勇敢；
But which could fill the place of one, —
但是我怎樣才能填滿這個(gè)地方，——
That one beneath the wave?
波浪以下的那個(gè)地方？
Before him passed the young and fair,
年輕又正直之人從他面前經(jīng)過(guò)，
In pleasure's reckless train;
快樂(lè)而不計(jì)后果的隨從們；
But seas dashed o'er his son's bright hair: —
但是大海沖向他兒子明亮的頭發(fā)——
He never smiled again!
他不曾再笑！
He sat where festal bowls went round,
他坐在歡快的碗中轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)，
He heard the minstrel sing;
他聽(tīng)到吟游詩(shī)人在歌唱；
He saw the tourney's victor crowned
他看到比賽獲勝者的加冕
Amidst the knightly ring:
環(huán)繞在騎士的光環(huán)之中：
A murmur of the restless deep
焦躁不安的低語(yǔ)
Was blent with every strain,
與每個(gè)人混合在一起，
A voice of winds that would not sleep: —
風(fēng)的聲音不會(huì)休眠：——
He never smiled again!
他不曾再笑！
Hearts, in that time, closed o'er the trace
在那段時(shí)間里，他的心門關(guān)閉，拒絕別人的探尋
Of vows once fondly poured;
曾經(jīng)天真的誓言；
And strangers took the kinsman's place
陌生人被帶到親屬所在之地
At many a joyous board;
甲板上聚集著歡聲笑語(yǔ)；
Graves, which true love had bathed with tears,
真愛(ài)將用淚水沖刷墳?zāi)梗?/div>
Were left to heaven's bright rain;
那是離開(kāi)光明的天堂之雨；
Fresh hopes were born for other years: —
新的希望將會(huì)在來(lái)年誕生：——
He never smiled again!
他不曾再笑！
—Mrs. Hemans
—海曼斯夫人
