精美英文欣赏:这些美好不会消逝

These Things Shall Never Die by Charles Dickens

The pure.the bright,the beautiful,

That stirred our hearts in youth,

The impulses to wordless prayer,

The dreams of love and truth;

The longing¹ after something's lost,

The spirit's yearning² cry,

The striving after better hopes-

These things can never die.

The timid hand stretched forth³ to aid

A brother in his need,

A kindly⁴ word in grief's dark hour

That proves a friend indeed ;

The plea for mercy softly breathed,

When justice threatens nigh,

The sorrow of a contrite⁵ heart-

These things shall never die.

Let nothing pass for every hand

Must find some work to do ;

Lose not a chance to waken love-

Be firm,and just ,and true;

So shall a light that cannot fade

Beam on thee from on high.

And angel voices say to thee---

These things shall never die.

这些美好不会消逝-查尔斯.狄更斯

一切纯洁的,辉煌的,美丽的,

强烈地震撼着我们年轻的心灵的,

推动着我们做无言的祷告的,

让我们梦想着爱与真理的;

在失去后为之感到珍惜的,

使灵魂深切地呼喊着的,

为了更美好的梦想而奋斗着的-

这些美好不会消逝。

羞怯地伸出援助的手，

在你的弟兄需要的时候，

伤恸、困难的时候，一句亲切的话

就足以证明朋友的真心；

轻声地乞求怜悯，

在审判临近的时候，

懊悔的心有一种伤感--

这些美好不会消逝。

在人间传递温情

尽你所能地去做；

别错失去了唤醒爱的良机-----

为人要坚定，正直，忠诚；

因此上方照耀着你的那道光芒

就不会消失。

你将听到天使的声音在说-----

这些美好不会消逝。

1 longing   

n.（for）渴望

参考例句：

• Hearing the tune again sent waves of longing through her.再次听到那首曲子使她胸中充满了渴望。
• His heart burned with longing for revenge.他心中燃烧着急欲复仇的怒火。

2 yearning   

a.渴望的；向往的；怀念的

参考例句：

• a yearning for a quiet life 对宁静生活的向往
• He felt a great yearning after his old job. 他对过去的工作有一种强烈的渴想。

3 forth   

adv.向前；向外，往外

参考例句：

• The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

4 kindly   

adj.和蔼的，温和的，爽快的；adv.温和地，亲切地

参考例句：

• Her neighbours spoke of her as kindly and hospitable.她的邻居都说她和蔼可亲、热情好客。
• A shadow passed over the kindly face of the old woman.一道阴影掠过老太太慈祥的面孔。

5 contrite   

adj.悔悟了的，后悔的，痛悔的

参考例句：

• She was contrite the morning after her angry outburst.她发了一顿脾气之后一早上追悔莫及。
• She assumed a contrite expression.她装出一副后悔的表情。