白领英语晨读-063 Hope is the thing with feathers 希望是小鸟

“Hope”is the thing with feathers—That perches¹ in the soul—And sings the tune² without the words—And never stops—at all—

　　And sweetest—in the Gale—is heart—And sore must be the storm—That could abash³ the little bird—That kept so many warm—

　　I‘ve heard it in the chilliest⁴ land—And on the strangest Sea—Yet，never，in Extremity，It asked a crumb—of me.

1 perches   

栖息处( perch的名词复数 )； 栖枝； 高处； 鲈鱼

参考例句：

• Other protection can be obtained by providing wooden perches througout the orchards. 其它保护措施是可在种子园中到处设置木制的栖木。
• The birds were hopping about on their perches and twittering. 鸟儿在栖木上跳来跳去，吱吱地叫着。

2 tune   

n.调子；和谐，协调；v.调音，调节，调整

参考例句：

• He'd written a tune,and played it to us on the piano.他写了一段曲子，并在钢琴上弹给我们听。
• The boy beat out a tune on a tin can.那男孩在易拉罐上敲出一首曲子。

3 abash   

v.使窘迫，使局促不安

参考例句：

• Nothing could abash him.没有什么可以使他感到难堪。
• When the child see all the room fille with strangers,he is much abash.那小孩一看到满屋子都是陌生人，感到非常局促不安。

4 chilliest   

adj.寒冷的，冷得难受的( chilly的最高级 )

参考例句：

• Relations between the girl and her parents dipped to their chilliest. 那女孩与她父母的关系降到最冷点。 来自互联网