经典英语短诗：黑夜的知己

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经典英语短诗：黑夜的知己
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　　I have been one acquainted with the night.
　　I have walked out in rain --and back in rain.
　　I have outwalked the furthest city light.
　　I have looked down the saddest city lane.
1 i% V& H' V" J/ r3 V. {* d. c- W　　I have passed by the watchman on his beat
　　And dropped my eyes, unwilling to explain.
1 r5 W3 U3 v1 U7 I　　I have stood still and stopped the sound of feet
5 H; ~7 O3 v6 k　　When far away an interrupted cry
2 O; P1 ^9 B3 \! |, j$ n　　Came over houses from another street,
, s6 {3 E2 |" c  H7 d　　But not to call me back or say good-bye;
　　And further still at an unearthly height
　　One luminary clock against the sky
) L: g6 F  }9 T0 [& k　　Proclaimed the time was neither wrong nor right.
6 L/ n* n, m: ?3 _: V: k/ N9 T　　I have been one acquainted with the night.
　　我以为我早就熟悉这黑夜。
　　我冒雨出去，又冒雨回来。
1 z* m% k. W3 X& Y9 h　　我已越出街灯照亮的边界。
+ k5 Q4 e* u. j5 o1 s2 O　　我看到城中的小巷最悲惨。
! `+ N% ]% r6 Y& q4 R　　我经过敲更的守夜人身边，
9 j+ @9 f" ~! q& M+ d　　我不愿多讲，低垂下眼帘。
　　我停住，脚步再也听不见，
7 n" i5 M: Y5 [! O% P　　从另一条街升起越过屋顶
　　传来一声好似折断的哭喊，
2 X7 Y+ Q  t9 ^* d　　那不是叫我回去或说再见;
　　在更远、远离尘世的高处，
6 Y! r1 I6 H. |8 O1 [- J, t! g　　有一座钟悬着，一闪一闪，
　　它宣称时间不错又不正确，
　　我以为我早就熟悉这黑夜。
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