英语诗歌精选 二十四年

Twenty-Four Years—Dylan Thomas

二十四年——狄兰·托马斯

Twenty-four years remind the tears of my eyes.

回顾二十四年的岁月，我的眼里充满泪水。

Bury the dead for fear that they walk to the grave in labour.

埋葬死者以免他们在阵痛中步向坟地。

In the groin of the natural doorway¹ I crouched² like a tailor

我曾蹲在天然门廊的腹沟里，

Sewing a shroud³ for a journey

像个裁缝，

By the light of the meat-eating sun.

借用吞食一切的阳光，

Dressed to die, the sensual strut⁴ begun,

盛装就死，肉欲之徜徉已开始

With my red veins⁵ full of money,

我的红色血管里满是金钱，

In the final direction of the elementary town

朝着小市镇最后的方向

I advance as long as forever is.

我永久地前行。

1 doorway   

n.门口，(喻)入门；门路，途径

参考例句：

• They huddled in the shop doorway to shelter from the rain.他们挤在商店门口躲雨。
• Mary suddenly appeared in the doorway.玛丽突然出现在门口。

2 crouched   

v.屈膝，蹲伏( crouch的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He crouched down beside her. 他在她的旁边蹲了下来。
• The lion crouched ready to pounce. 狮子蹲下身，准备猛扑。

3 shroud   

n.裹尸布，寿衣；罩，幕；vt.覆盖，隐藏

参考例句：

• His past was enveloped in a shroud of mystery.他的过去被裹上一层神秘色彩。
• How can I do under shroud of a dark sky?在黑暗的天空的笼罩下，我该怎么做呢？

4 strut   

v.肿胀，鼓起；大摇大摆地走；炫耀；支撑；撑开；n.高视阔步；支柱，撑杆

参考例句：

• The circulation economy development needs the green science and technology innovation as the strut.循环经济的发展需要绿色科技创新生态化作为支撑。
• Now we'll strut arm and arm.这会儿咱们可以手挽着手儿，高视阔步地走了。

5 veins   

n.纹理；矿脉( vein的名词复数 )；静脉；叶脉；纹理

参考例句：

• The blood flows from the capillaries back into the veins. 血从毛细血管流回静脉。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I felt a pleasant glow in all my veins from the wine. 喝过酒后我浑身的血都热烘烘的，感到很舒服。 来自《简明英汉词典》