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

6 B: a  N3 A+ w; J3 L) N8 W. N5 t　　I have been one acquainted with the night.
5 g1 b) ?4 S, w$ Q9 w% E　　I have walked out in rain --and back in rain.
4 }! S; j; L) u# I# C　　I have outwalked the furthest city light.
) ?# o+ B1 D1 p3 k6 r8 @. R　　I have looked down the saddest city lane.
% ?6 a/ |* L# X: P% X) R　　I have passed by the watchman on his beat
　　And dropped my eyes, unwilling to explain.
　　I have stood still and stopped the sound of feet
　　When far away an interrupted cry
& v! A% O) p. G. D4 ~+ j9 h　　Came over houses from another street,
. I" {1 w; K! x: @& v, ?　　But not to call me back or say good-bye;
　　And further still at an unearthly height
6 D' H" v3 s/ L5 ]& r- U+ L* N　　One luminary clock against the sky
; j# N2 }" [$ w* K6 V　　Proclaimed the time was neither wrong nor right.
# l: p' C- l+ H2 }4 S　　I have been one acquainted with the night.
5 M# T: g0 |- A! N　　我以为我早就熟悉这黑夜。
: p! }7 ]' a' T9 m9 d　　我冒雨出去，又冒雨回来。
　　我已越出街灯照亮的边界。
" K6 }# \  E* I　　我看到城中的小巷最悲惨。
　　我经过敲更的守夜人身边，
% H4 T# h1 T+ }  o　　我不愿多讲，低垂下眼帘。
5 i& W: q3 u( r# X9 n% Q　　我停住，脚步再也听不见，
　　从另一条街升起越过屋顶
0 J: J; r! B. A$ ^5 a* }　　传来一声好似折断的哭喊，
8 b* f) R6 L# X! |/ D　　那不是叫我回去或说再见;
　　在更远、远离尘世的高处，
　　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。