天真与经验之歌:第8篇 小男孩的迷路

 　　The Little Boy Lost 小男孩的迷路

　　'Father, father, where are you going? 父亲、父亲，你往哪儿去？

　　O do not walk so fast! 啊，别走得这么快呀。

　　Speak, father, speak to your little boy, 说话呀，父亲，跟你孩子说话呀

　　Or else I shall be lost.' 要不我就要迷路啦，

　　The night was dark, no father was there, 黝黑的夜晚找不到父亲，

　　The child was wet with dew; 孩子被露水淋得湿透。

　　The mire¹ was deep, and the child did weep, 泥沼又深，孩子在呜咽

　　And away the vapour flew. 雾气向四处飘游。

1 mire   

n.泥沼，泥泞；v.使...陷于泥泞，使...陷入困境

参考例句：

• I don't want my son's good name dragged through the mire.我不想使我儿子的名誉扫地。
• He has rescued me from the mire of misery.他把我从苦海里救了出来。