【双语有声阅读】青春的骄傲 The Pride of Youth

The Pride of Youth—Walter Scott

青春的骄傲——瓦尔特·司各特

Proud Maisie is in the wood,

骄傲的梅西漫步林间，

Walking so early;

踩着晨曦；

Sweet Robin¹ sits on the bush,

伶俐的知更鸟栖息树丛，

Singing so rarely.

唱得甜蜜。

tell me ,thou bonny bird,

告诉我，美丽的鸟儿，

when shall I marry me?

我哪年哪月穿嫁装？

when six braw gentlemen

等到六个殡葬人

kirkward shall carry ye.

抬你上教堂。

who makes the bridal bed,

谁为我铺新床？

birdie, say truly?

好鸟儿，莫撒谎。

The gray-headed sexton

白发司事，兼挖墓穴，

That delves² the grave duly.

误不了你的洞房。

The glowworm o’er grave and stone

萤火虫幽幽闪闪，

Shall light thee steady;

把你的坟墓照亮，送葬，

The owl³ from the steeple sing,

猫头鹰将在塔尖高唱：

Welcome, proud lady.

欢迎你，骄傲的姑娘。

1 robin   

n.知更鸟，红襟鸟

参考例句：

• The robin is the messenger of spring.知更鸟是报春的使者。
• We knew spring was coming as we had seen a robin.我们看见了一只知更鸟，知道春天要到了。

2 delves   

v.深入探究，钻研( delve的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• That delves the grave duly. 误不了你的洞房。 来自互联网
• The exhibition delves deep into the physics, aromatics and even the timbre of flatulence. 此次展览向人们介绍了人体物理、气味甚至肠胃胀气的声音等各方面知识。 来自互联网

3 owl   

n.猫头鹰，枭

参考例句：

• Her new glasses make her look like an owl.她的新眼镜让她看上去像只猫头鹰。
• I'm a night owl and seldom go to bed until after midnight.我睡得很晚，经常半夜后才睡觉。