英语晨读诗歌欣赏：旅途

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英语晨读诗歌欣赏：旅途　　One day you finally knew
0 Q3 M" ^2 ~# G! ~. x4 P　　what you had to do, and began,
, b( X! a# L5 [: G" k　　though the voices around you
　　kept shouting
　　their bad advice--
　　有一天，你终于知道，
　　什么是你必须得做，并开始去做，
' z3 C6 D  K9 |& \( l　　虽然你周围的声音，
) h" w% z7 |& T7 V　　一直喊出，
+ E! D4 f0 a; A4 b% p' n, S% H+ {9 H7 ^　　其各种糟糕的建议——
　　though the whole house
% m1 {* r- k) r5 o　　began to tremble
　　and you felt the old tug
. j% v+ e7 ]9 ^7 m+ @; o% Q) s　　at your ankles.
　　“Mend my life!”
　　each voice cried.
* O3 }0 m; y8 p& g" J　　But you didn’t stop.
　　You knew what you had to do,
9 ~* R& j! f' |- S　　虽然整个房子，
! u: r) A$ q& @. A　　开始颤抖，
+ [0 L! N1 R. S: D9 `6 p+ K　　你亦感到那条旧绳索，
　　绊住了你的脚踝。
! P  M9 W* S& H  c5 V　　“修补我的人生!”
5 ?0 z2 t+ t8 H# D$ X. A9 @　　每个声音都在哭喊。
　　但你并没停止。
* M2 H4 s5 N  S9 F　　你知道什么是你必须得做的，
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　　though the wind pried
　　with its stiff fingers
3 G. ~+ D: i7 T: A　　at the very foundation
  ?6 J5 J% D% [8 H- [　　though their melancholy
　　was terrible.
* t2 n0 D) m3 t: u" {　　It was already late
　　enough, and a wild night,
$ G) q) g# k0 G9 T! Y$ T　　and the road full of fallen
7 g5 z$ S7 q2 W4 ?6 f8 r! U; ]1 X0 b9 C　　branches and stones.
0 I- E! u+ m6 W) j  l) U　　虽然风用它僵硬的手指，
! m; A5 b1 K  c　　直往根基，
　　撬捣，
　　虽然它们的忧郁，
& F2 E8 x, a' {  C* S　　着实可怕。
: y9 @; _& H, X: N2 J& l　　天色，
$ Z8 ]3 u6 K" G+ D6 K　　已经很晚，这是个疯狂的夜晚，
  b5 z- C$ @9 `9 v　　路上满是倒下的，
) \8 t0 E, n+ i5 P& i& d0 y6 P　　断枝和石头。
　　But little by little,
　　as you left their voices behind,
. F# v* @8 z7 ?. N4 B: A　　the stars began to burn
: \, W' r) m; n0 q　　through the sheets of clouds
6 \( Y! I) ]+ m+ u$ C# c　　and there was a new voice
, m' ]$ H! T/ h8 L: L( Y' {　　which you slowly
9 {  ~. s3 R/ J; Z% ^) W* J　　recognized as your own,
　　that kept you company
. l7 u) O4 W# b" z2 y" C7 y　　as you strode deeper and deeper
" |9 j) g8 \) x8 S　　into the world,
$ @: S1 ?4 h4 `3 q" U& i　　determined to do
　　the only thing you could do--
　　determined to save
　　the only life you could save.
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