双语有声阅读：他希翼天国的锦缎

He wishes for the cloths of heaven by W.B. Yeats

 

他希翼天国的锦缎 叶芝

Had I the heavens' embroidered¹ cloths,

若我有天国的锦缎，

Enwrought with golden and silver light,

以金银色的光线编织，

The blue and the dim and the dark cloth

还有湛蓝的夜色与洁白的昼光

of night and light and the half-light,

以及黎明和黄昏错综的光芒，

I would spread the cloth under your feet;

我将用这锦缎铺展在你的脚下。

But I,being poor,have only my dreams;

可我，如此贫穷，仅仅拥有梦；

I have spread my dreams under your feet,

就把我的梦铺展在你的脚下，

Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.

轻一点啊，因为你脚踩着我的梦。

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adj．绣花的

参考例句：

• She embroidered flowers on the cushion covers. 她在这些靠垫套上绣了花。
• She embroidered flowers on the front of the dress. 她在连衣裙的正面绣花。