Essay · 美文

The Swing

秋千
Robert Louis Stevenson · 1885

史蒂文森《一个孩子的诗园》里最有名的一首。一个孩子荡着秋千,越荡越高——看见墙外的河流、树木、牛群,看见绿色的花园和棕色的屋顶。整首诗写的就是那种「飞起来」的快乐,用最简单的英文写成。

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swing /swɪŋ/
n. 秋千
The children took turns on the swing.
pleasant /ˈplez.ənt/
adj. 令人愉快的(诗中 pleasantest = 最高级,最快乐的)
We spent a pleasant afternoon in the park.
wide /waɪd/
adj./adv. 宽阔的;(看得)远而广
From the hill you can see far and wide.
cattle /ˈkæt.l̩/
n. 牛(总称,指一群牛)
The cattle were grazing in the field.
countryside /ˈkʌn.tri.saɪd/
n. 乡村;田野(城市之外的大片土地)
They went for a walk in the quiet countryside.
roof /ruːf/
n. 屋顶
A small bird sat on the roof of the house.
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How do you like to go up in a swing,
你喜不喜欢坐上秋千往上荡,
Up in the air so blue?
荡进那么蓝的天空里?
Oh, I do think it the pleasantest thing
噢,我真觉得这是最快乐的事——
Ever a child can do!
一个孩子能做的事里,最快乐的一件!
Up in the air and over the wall,
荡上高空,越过那道墙,
Till I can see so wide,
直到我能望得那么远,
Rivers and trees and cattle and all
河流、树木、牛群,还有一切,
Over the countryside,
整片乡野尽收眼底。
Till I look down on the garden green,
直到我俯看下面绿色的花园,
Down on the roof so brown,
俯看那么棕的屋顶,
Up in the air I go flying again,
我又一次飞上高高的天空,
Up in the air and down!
荡上去——又落下来!
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