英语名篇诵读 那些永不消逝的

The Things That Shall Never Die

那些永不消逝的

The pure, the bright, the beautiful,

That stirred our hearts in youth,

The impulses to wordless prayer,

The dreams of love and truth;

The longing¹ after something's lost,

The spirit's yearning² cry,

The striving after better hopes —

These things can never die.

The timid hand stretched forth³ to aid,

A brother in his need,

A kindly⁴ word in grief’s dark hour

That proves a friend indeed;

The plea for mercy softly breathed,

When justice threatens nigh ,

The sorrow of a contrite⁵ heart —

These things shall never die.

Let nothing pass for every hand

Must find some work to do;

Lose not a chance to waken love —

Be firm, and just, and true:

So shall a light that cannot fade

Beam on thee from on high.

And angel voices say to thee —

These things shall never die.

震撼着年轻心灵的

纯洁、辉煌和美丽，

不时涌上心头的无言的祷告，

爱与真理的梦想；

失去后的惋惜与渴望，

灵魂的深切呼喊，

为更美好的希望而付出的辛劳，

这些永远不会消逝。

羞怯地伸手相助，

一个需要帮助的兄弟，

悲伤、困难时一句亲切的话，

足以证明患难见知己；

轻声乞求的怜悯，

在审判临近的时候，

懊悔的心多么伤感——

这些永远不会消逝。

尽你所能在人间传递的温情，

抓住的唤起爱的良机——

坚定、正直、忠诚的品性，

那道不熄的光芒，

永远高高地照在头顶上，

对你说话的天使的声音——

这些永远不会消逝。

1 longing   

n.（for）渴望

参考例句：

• Hearing the tune again sent waves of longing through her.再次听到那首曲子使她胸中充满了渴望。
• His heart burned with longing for revenge.他心中燃烧着急欲复仇的怒火。

2 yearning   

a.渴望的；向往的；怀念的

参考例句：

• a yearning for a quiet life 对宁静生活的向往
• He felt a great yearning after his old job. 他对过去的工作有一种强烈的渴想。

3 forth   

adv.向前；向外，往外

参考例句：

• The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

4 kindly   

adj.和蔼的，温和的，爽快的；adv.温和地，亲切地

参考例句：

• Her neighbours spoke of her as kindly and hospitable.她的邻居都说她和蔼可亲、热情好客。
• A shadow passed over the kindly face of the old woman.一道阴影掠过老太太慈祥的面孔。

5 contrite   

adj.悔悟了的，后悔的，痛悔的

参考例句：

• She was contrite the morning after her angry outburst.她发了一顿脾气之后一早上追悔莫及。
• She assumed a contrite expression.她装出一副后悔的表情。