英语美文：人行道尽头在哪里？

 There is a place where the sidewalk ends

And before the street begins,

And there the grass grows soft and white,

And there the sun burns crimson¹ bright,

And there the moon-bird rests from his flight

To cool in the peppermint² wind.

人行道走到尽头的地方，

也就是大街起点的前方，

那里草长得柔软和洁白，

太阳发出深红色的亮光，

月亮鸟从飞翔转向休憩，

在带薄荷味的风中乘凉。

Let us leave this place where the smoke blows black

And the dark street winds and bends.

Past the pits where the asphalt flowers grow

We shall walk with a walk that is measured and slow,

And watch where the chalk-white arrows go

To the place where the sidewalk ends.

让我们离开那烟雾弥漫、

暗风和曲曲弯弯的地方。

走过那长着沥青的“花朵”，

和那最令人厌恶的地方。

我们将走得慎重和缓慢，

盯着粉笔所描绘的方向，

走向人行道尽头的地方。

Yes we'll walk with a walk that is measured and slow,

And we'll go where the chalk-white arrows go,

For the children, they mark, and the children, they know

The place where the sidewalk ends.

是的！

我们将走得慎重和缓慢，

盯着那粉笔描绘的指向，

为了孩子他们标出方向，

孩子们也懂得这个用意，

那是人行道尽头的方向。

1 crimson   

n./adj.深(绯)红色(的)；vi.脸变绯红色

参考例句：

• She went crimson with embarrassment.她羞得满脸通红。
• Maple leaves have turned crimson.枫叶已经红了。

2 peppermint   

n.薄荷，薄荷油，薄荷糖

参考例句：

• Peppermint oil is very good for regulating digestive disorders.薄荷油能很有效地调节消化系统失调。
• He sat down,popped in a peppermint and promptly choked to death.他坐下来，突然往嘴里放了一颗薄荷糖，当即被噎死。