双语有声阅读：我二十一岁的时候

2.我二十一岁的时候

When I was one-and-twenty

我二十一岁的时候

1 heard a wise man say,

听到一位智者说:

"Give crowns and pounds and guineas

"宁献王冠金银，

But not your heart away;

勿滥奉情交心;

Give pearls away and rubies¹

宁赠珠宝珍稀，

But keep your fancy free."

勿丢幻想之翼"

But I was one-and-twenty,

可惜二十一岁的我

No use to talk to me.

对此充耳不闻。

When I was one-and-twenty

我二十一岁的时候

I heard him say again,

又听智者说:

"The heart out of the bosom²

"推心置腹的人，

Was never given in vain;

永远不会徒然无所获;

'Tis paid with sighs a plenty

它换来的是悠悠哀叹

And sold for endless rue³."

和无尽的悔恨"

And I am two-and-twenty,

我二十一岁的时候

And oh, 'tis true, 'tis true.

唉，这话千真万确，万确千真。

1 rubies   

红宝石( ruby的名词复数 )； 红宝石色，深红色

参考例句：

• a necklace of rubies intertwined with pearls 缠着珍珠的红宝石项链
• The crown was set with precious jewels—diamonds, rubies and emeralds. 王冠上镶嵌着稀世珍宝—有钻石、红宝石、绿宝石。

2 bosom   

n.胸，胸部；胸怀；内心；adj.亲密的

参考例句：

• She drew a little book from her bosom.她从怀里取出一本小册子。
• A dark jealousy stirred in his bosom.他内心生出一阵恶毒的嫉妒。

3 rue   

n.懊悔，芸香，后悔；v.后悔，悲伤，懊悔

参考例句：

• You'll rue having failed in the examination.你会悔恨考试失败。
• You're going to rue this the longest day that you live.你要终身悔恨不尽呢。