Essay · 美文
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
雪夜林畔小驻
弗罗斯特最广为传颂的诗之一。一个旅人在一年里最黑的那个夜晚，赶路途中停在林边——只是为了看雪轻轻落进树林。他的小马摇响铃铛，仿佛在问：是不是搞错了？最后旅人轻轻自语：林子很美，又黑又深，但我还有承诺要守，还有许多路要赶，才能睡下。短短 16 行，把人生中那些"想停下却必须前行"的时刻，写到了极致。
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woods
/wʊdz/
n.
树林（比 forest 小，复数形式作单数概念用）
The woods behind our house are full of birds.
queer
/kwɪər/
adj.
奇怪的；古怪的（古义，无现代俚语含义）
The little horse thought it queer to stop here.
farmhouse
/ˈfɑːm.haʊs/
n.
农舍；农场住宅
There was no farmhouse for miles around.
frozen
/ˈfrəʊ.zən/
adj.
结冰的；冻住的（freeze 的过去分词）
We walked across the frozen lake.
harness
/ˈhɑː.nəs/
n.
马具；挽具（拉车马的整套绳带）
The horse shook its harness bells.
shake
/ʃeɪk/
n./v.
摇动；抖动
He gave the bell a gentle shake.
mistake
/mɪˈsteɪk/
n.
错误；差错
The horse seemed to ask if there was a mistake.
sweep
/swiːp/
n.
扫过；轻拂（此处指风吹过的轻响）
I heard the soft sweep of the wind through the trees.
downy
/ˈdaʊ.ni/
adj.
绒毛般的；柔软的（down 是绒毛）
Downy snowflakes drifted to the ground.
flake
/fleɪk/
n.
薄片；雪片（snowflake 雪花）
Flakes of snow fell silently in the dark.
lovely
/ˈlʌv.li/
adj.
可爱的；美好的（英式英语常用词）
The woods are lovely, dark and deep.
promise
/ˈprɒm.ɪs/
n.
诺言；承诺
But I have promises to keep.
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Whose woods these are I think I know.
这是谁家的林子，我大概知道。
His house is in the village though;
不过他的家在村子里；
He will not see me stopping here
他不会看见我在这儿停下，
To watch his woods fill up with snow.
看着他的林子渐渐被雪填满。
My little horse must think it queer
我的小马一定觉得很怪，
To stop without a farmhouse near
附近没有农舍却停了下来，
Between the woods and frozen lake
停在林子和冰封的湖之间，
The darkest evening of the year.
在一年中最黑的那个傍晚。
He gives his harness bells a shake
他摇了摇身上的挽具铃铛，
To ask if there is some mistake.
像在问：是不是搞错了？
The only other sound is the sweep
此外唯一的声响，
Of easy wind and downy flake.
是轻风与绒雪轻轻拂过的声音。
The woods are lovely, dark and deep,
林子很美，又黑又深，
But I have promises to keep,
但我还有承诺要守，
And miles to go before I sleep,
还有许多里路要赶，才能睡下，
And miles to go before I sleep.
还有许多里路要赶，才能睡下。
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