精美英文欣赏:How happy is the little stone幸福的小石

How happy is the little stone

——Emily Dickinson

How happy is the little stone.

That rambles¹ in the road alone,

And doesn't care about careers,

And exigencies² never fears——

Whose coat of elemental brown

A passing universe put on;

And independent as the sun,

Associates or glows alone,

Fulfilling absolute decree

in casual simplicity³.
小石头

多幸福的小石头啊，

独自在路上漫步，

不汲汲于功名，

也从不为变帮担心；

匆匆而过的宇宙，

也得披上它自然褐色的外衣。

它独立不羁如太阳，

与从同辉，或独自闪光，

在一种不经意的朴素里，

它决然顺应天意。

 

1 rambles   

（无目的地）漫游( ramble的第三人称单数 )； （喻）漫谈； 扯淡； 长篇大论

参考例句：

• He rambles in his talk. 他谈话时漫无中心。
• You will have such nice rambles on the moors. 你可以在旷野里好好地溜达溜达。

2 exigencies   

n.急切需要

参考例句：

• Many people are forced by exigencies of circumstance to take some part in them. 许多人由于境况所逼又不得不在某种程度上参与这种活动。
• The people had to accept the harsh exigencies of war. 人们要承受战乱的严酷现实。

3 simplicity   

n.简单，简易；朴素；直率，单纯

参考例句：

• She dressed with elegant simplicity.她穿着朴素高雅。
• The beauty of this plan is its simplicity.简明扼要是这个计划的一大特点。