英文诗-A March Snow

 就让过去那段悲伤在美好的风景里隐藏，随着雪白而安静的雪花而降，让这地球上所有的生命都化在这永恒的春季.......

Let the old snow be covered with the new: 

The trampled¹ snow, so soiled, and stained, and sodden². 

Let it be hidden wholly from our view 

By pure white flakes³, all trackless and untrodden. 

When Winter dies, low at the sweet Spring's feet 

Let him be mantled⁵ in a clean, white sheet.

Let the old life be covered by the new: 

The old past life so full of sad mistakes, 

Let it be wholly hidden from the view 

By deeds as white and silent as snow-flakes.

Ere this earth life melts in the eternal Spring 

Let the white mantle⁴ of repentance⁶ fling 

Soft drapery about it, fold on fold, 

Even as the new snow covers up the old.

Ella Wheeler Wilcox (1850 - 1919 / United States)  A March Snow 三月的雪/春雪

1 trampled   

踩( trample的过去式和过去分词 )； 践踏； 无视； 侵犯

参考例句：

• He gripped his brother's arm lest he be trampled by the mob. 他紧抓着他兄弟的胳膊，怕他让暴民踩着。
• People were trampled underfoot in the rush for the exit. 有人在拼命涌向出口时被踩在脚下。

2 sodden   

adj.浑身湿透的；v.使浸透；使呆头呆脑

参考例句：

• We stripped off our sodden clothes.我们扒下了湿透的衣服。
• The cardboard was sodden and fell apart in his hands.纸板潮得都发酥了，手一捏就碎。

3 flakes   

小薄片( flake的名词复数 )； （尤指）碎片； 雪花； 古怪的人

参考例句：

• It's snowing in great flakes. 天下着鹅毛大雪。
• It is snowing in great flakes. 正值大雪纷飞。

4 mantle   

n.斗篷，覆罩之物，罩子；v.罩住，覆盖，脸红

参考例句：

• The earth had donned her mantle of brightest green.大地披上了苍翠欲滴的绿色斗篷。
• The mountain was covered with a mantle of snow.山上覆盖着一层雪。

5 mantled   

披着斗篷的，覆盖着的

参考例句：

• Clouds mantled the moon. 云把月亮遮住。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• The champagne mantled in the glass. 玻璃杯里的香槟酒面上泛起一层泡沫。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

6 repentance   

n.懊悔

参考例句：

• He shows no repentance for what he has done.他对他的所作所为一点也不懊悔。
• Christ is inviting sinners to repentance.基督正在敦请有罪的人悔悟。