原版英文故事与诗歌：The Blind Boy

 　　O say what is that thing call'd Light,

 

　　Which I must ne'er enjoy;

 

　　What are the blessings¹ of the sight,

 

　　O tell your poor blind boy!

 

　　You talk of wondrous² things you see;

 

　　You say the sun shines bright:

 

　　I feel him warm, but how can he

 

　　Or make it day or night?

 

　　My day or night myself I make

 

　　Whene'er I sleep or play;

 

　　And could I ever keep awake

 

　　With me 'twere always day.

 

　　With heavy sighs I often hear

 

　　You mourn my hapless woe³;

 

　　But sure with patience I can bear

 

　　A loss I ne'er can know.

 

　　Then let not what I cannot have

 

　　My cheer of mind destroy;

 

　　Whilst thus I sing, I am a king,

 

　　Although a poor blind boy.

1 blessings   

n.（上帝的）祝福( blessing的名词复数 )；好事；福分；因祸得福

参考例句：

• Afflictions are sometimes blessings in disguise. 塞翁失马，焉知非福。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• We don't rely on blessings from Heaven. 我们不靠老天保佑。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2 wondrous   

adj.令人惊奇的，奇妙的；adv.惊人地；异乎寻常地；令人惊叹地

参考例句：

• The internal structure of the Department is wondrous to behold.看一下国务院的内部结构是很有意思的。
• We were driven across this wondrous vast land of lakes and forests.我们乘车穿越这片有着湖泊及森林的广袤而神奇的土地。

3 woe   

n.悲哀，苦痛，不幸，困难；int.用来表达悲伤或惊慌

参考例句：

• Our two peoples are brothers sharing weal and woe.我们两国人民是患难与共的兄弟。
• A man is well or woe as he thinks himself so.自认祸是祸，自认福是福。