天真与经验之歌:第30篇 天使

 The Angel 天使

I dreamt a dream! What can it mean? 我做了一个梦！怎么说得清？

And that I was a maiden¹ Queen 梦见我竟是个女王，还没有结婚：

Guarded by an Angel mild: 被一个温柔的天使护卫：

Witless woe² was ne'er beguiled³! 却并不能排遣我愚蠢的伤悲！

And I wept both night and day, 我总是在哭泣，夜晚和白天

And he wiped my tears away; 他总是把我的泪水擦干，

And I wept both day and night, 我总是在哭泣，白天和夜晚，

And hid from him my heart's delight. 我心中的欢悦却向他隐瞒。

So he took his wings, and fled; 因此他就展翅飞走：

Then the morn blushed rosy⁴ red. I dried my tears,  清晨抹上玫魂红的娇羞：我擦干了眼泪，

and armed my fears with ten thousand shields and spears. Soon my Angel came again; 开始武装，用一万副盾牌与长矛使我不心慌。不久我的天使又飞回：

I was armed, he came in vain; 我却已武装戒备，他这是白费：

For the time of youth was fled, 青春的时光早已不知去向，

And grey hairs were on my head. 我的头上也已白发苍苍。

 

1 maiden   

n.少女，处女；adj.未婚的，纯洁的，无经验的

参考例句：

• The prince fell in love with a fair young maiden.王子爱上了一位年轻美丽的少女。
• The aircraft makes its maiden flight tomorrow.这架飞机明天首航。

2 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。

3 beguiled   

v.欺骗( beguile的过去式和过去分词 )；使陶醉；使高兴；消磨（时间等）

参考例句：

• She beguiled them into believing her version of events. 她哄骗他们相信了她叙述的事情。
• He beguiled me into signing this contract. 他诱骗我签订了这项合同。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

4 rosy   

adj.美好的，乐观的，玫瑰色的

参考例句：

• She got a new job and her life looks rosy.她找到一份新工作，生活看上去很美好。
• She always takes a rosy view of life.她总是对生活持乐观态度。