罗宾德拉纳德·泰戈尔/Rabindranath Tagore
If the day is done,
If birds sing no more,
If the wind has fagged tired,
Then draw the veil of darkness thick upon me,
Even as thou hast wrapt the earth with
The coverlet of sleep and tenderly closed,
The petals of the drooping lotus at dusk.
From the traveler,
Whose sack of provisions is empty before the voyage is ended,
Whose garment is torn and dust-laden,
Whose strength is exhausted, remove shame and poverty,
And renew his life like a fower under
The cover of thy kindly night.
假如时光已逝,
鸟儿不再歌唱,
风儿也吹倦了,
那就用黑暗的厚幕把我盖上,
如同黄昏时节你用睡眠的衾被裹住大地,
又轻轻合上睡莲的花瓣。
路途未完,行囊已空,
衣裳破裂污损,人已精疲力竭。
你驱散了旅客的羞愧和困窘,
使他在你仁慈的夜幕下,
如花朵般焕发生机。
心灵小语
弱者困于环境,智者利用环境。
W词汇笔记
coverlet['k?v?lit]n.床罩;被单
例 The coverlet was painted in blue.
床罩是蓝色的。
petal['petl]n.花瓣
例 Feel the petal-like quality of your own thoughts.
感觉花瓣——就像你们自己的思想的特质。
provision[pr?'vi??n]v.供应应
例 They provisioned the ship for a long voyage.
他们为远航的船只准备了食品和必需品
garment['gɑ:m?nt]n.衣服
例 The garment is sewn by hand.
这件衣服是手工缝制的。
S小试身手
假如时光已逝,鸟儿不再歌唱,风儿也吹倦了,那就用黑暗的厚幕把我盖上。
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如同黄昏时节你用睡眠的衾被裹住大地,又轻轻合上睡莲的花瓣。
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