美国语文第五册 第57期:阿博-本-艾德汉姆

 　　ABOU BEN ADHEM (may his tribe increase!) 阿博.本.艾德汉姆（祝愿他的部落壮大！）

　　Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace, 深夜，从香甜的梦中醒来，

　　And saw within the moonlight in his room, 屋内，月色如水，

　　Making it rich and like a lily in bloom, 光华耀眼，宛如百合盛开，

　　An angel writing in a book of gold. 有位天使，在金灿灿的书上誊写。

　　Exceeding peace had made Ben Adhem bold; 祥云环绕，四周静寂无声，

　　And to the presence in the room he said, 他不免打消怯意，上前问道，

　　"What writest thou?" The vision raised its head, “你在写什么？” 幻影抬头，

　　And, with a look made of all sweet accord, 声音柔和，巧笑嫣然：

　　Answered, "The names of those who love the Lord." “我在抄写，信奉上帝的名单。”

　　"And is mine one?" said Abou. "Nay¹, not so," “有我吗？”阿博又问。“哦，没有。”

　　Replied the angel. Abou spoke² more low, 顿时，阿博语调有点凄然，

　　But cheerly still; and said, I pray thee, then, 但依然快乐，那，我为你祈祷，

　　Write me as one that loves his fellow-men. 把我记成，热爱同胞的人吧。

　　The angel wrote, and vanished. 天使写毕隐去，翌日夜晚，

　　The next night it came again, with a great wakening light, 再度降临，带来恢弘光明，

　　And showed the names whom love of God had blessed; 照亮那些，上帝赐予的爱意，

　　And, lo! Ben Adhem's name led all the rest. 瞧，本.艾德汉姆的名字熠熠生辉！

1 nay   

adv.不；n.反对票，投反对票者

参考例句：

• He was grateful for and proud of his son's remarkable,nay,unique performance.他为儿子出色的，不，应该是独一无二的表演心怀感激和骄傲。
• Long essays,nay,whole books have been written on this.许多长篇大论的文章，不，应该说是整部整部的书都是关于这件事的。

2 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。