美国小学英语教材6:第29课北美红雀（打印版）

　　THE CARDINAL BIRD Arthur Guiterman 北美红雀亚瑟·吉特曼

　　Where snowdrifts are deepest he frolics along, 红雀在厚厚的雪堆中嬉戏，

　　A flicker of crimson, a chirrup of song, 深红色毛发一闪一闪，不停地唱着歌，

　　My cardinal bird of the frost-powdered wing, 红雀翅膀上覆盖了像粉末一样的霜，

　　Composing new lyrics to whistle in Spring. 为春天创作了新歌曲。

　　A plump little prelate, the park is his church; 有些丰腴的教士，公园就是他的教堂；

　　The pulpit he loves is a cliff-sheltered birch; 他热爱的讲堂是一棵被悬崖遮盖的桦树；

　　And there, in his rubicund livery dressed, 它红润有光泽，穿着教士制服，

　　Arranging his feathers and ruffling his crest, 摆弄着羽毛，弄乱它的羽冠，

　　He preaches, with most unconventional glee, 他正在布道，它的欢笑异于常人，

　　A sermon addressed to the squirrels and me, 松鼠和我听到了布道，

　　Commending the wisdom of those that display 赞扬了人们表现出的智慧，

　　The brightest of colors when heavens are gray. 灰色的天空展现了最亮丽的色彩。