英语美文：午后在山麓上

 I will be the gladdest thing

Under the sun!

I will touch a hundred flowers

And not pick one.

我将是最开心的人儿，

沐浴于阳光之下！

我将抚遍百花，

却不摘下一朵。

I will look at cliffs¹ and clouds

With quiet eye

Watch the wind bow² down the grass

And the grass rise.

我将用宁静的双眼，

凝视云彩和崖壁；

看风儿吹弯青草，

青草复而直立。

And when lights begin to show

Up from the town,

I will mark which must be mine,

And then start down!

当灯火初放，

源于镇上，

我将标出我的一盏，

然后步向山下！

1 cliffs   

n.悬崖，峭壁（cliff的复数形式）

参考例句：

• the chalk cliffs of southern England 英格兰南部的白垩质峭壁
• Local folklore has it that prehistoric men drove cattle over these cliffs. 当地民间传说中称，史前人类把野牛从这些悬崖上驱赶下去。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 bow   

n.弓，船头，鞠躬；v.鞠躬，弯腰

参考例句：

• There's a flag on the bow of his boat.在他的船头有一面旗子。
• We bow to the teacher.我们向老师鞠个躬。