散文：This is my letter to the world

 This is my letter to the world,

That never wrote to me, - 

The simple news that Nature told,

With tender majesty¹.

 

Her message is committed

To hands I cannot see;

For love of her, sweet countrymen,

Judge tenderly of me!

 

Emily is writing a letter to the world in the form of a poem.Through her poetry, she is able to tell the world her true thoughts and feelings. We may sense some level of insecurity about releasing the product of her creative inspiration out into the world. Mother Nature does not judge or require anything in return for the simple message she dedicates to invisible hands with tender majesty. As a messenger, Emily is kindly² asking the very judgmental countrymen to take it easy on her for the love of nature, perhaps because she is unable to grasp the ability to wholly deliver the nature's news. In the last line, she encapsulated the apprehension³ of probably every writer or artist who has ever walked the earth. 

 

这是我写给世界的信，

那从未写信给我的世界，

自然以温柔的庄严，

告诉给我的简单的消息。

 

她的信息发送给

我无法看见的手；

为了爱她，亲爱的同胞，

请温和地把我评判！

 

1 majesty   

n.雄伟，壮丽，庄严，威严；最高权威，王权

参考例句：

• The king had unspeakable majesty.国王有无法形容的威严。
• Your Majesty must make up your mind quickly!尊贵的陛下，您必须赶快做出决定！

2 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。

3 apprehension   

n.理解，领悟；逮捕，拘捕；忧虑

参考例句：

• There were still areas of doubt and her apprehension grew.有些地方仍然存疑，于是她越来越担心。
• She is a girl of weak apprehension.她是一个理解力很差的女孩。