原版英文故事与诗歌：The White Room

The White RoomI am now feeling¹
like a lost camel²
in the Sahara Desert³.
I am very young
and I've got⁴ a lot of things
to learn.

Sometimes
I think:
I don't know anything
I should go to my house
and begin to study.
But, then, I think
Why? A lot of the time
knowledge⁵ flies after studying.
Will I fly with English
out of this white room?

by Irene Soriano FlórezWith kind permission of the poet, previously published in Poetry as a Foreign Language, edited by Martin Bates, White Adder Press, 1999

 

1 feeling   

n.感觉，知觉，感情

参考例句：

• I am feeling better now.我现在觉得好些了。
• I'm feeling kind of tired.我感到有点累。

2 camel   

n.骆驼

参考例句：

• A camel is known as the ship of the desert.骆驼被认为是沙漠之舟。
• Have you ever ridden a camel?你曾骑过骆驼吗？

3 desert   

n.沙漠；v.舍弃，放弃

参考例句：

• Half of the land is desert.一半的土地是沙漠。
• Why do you desert me now?为什么你现在要抛弃我？

4 got   

v.(get的过去式)得到，猜到，明白

参考例句：

• I just got some bad news.我刚得到一些坏消息。
• I have got far too much work to do.我要做的事太多了。

5 knowledge   

n.知识，学识，学问；知晓，了解

参考例句：

• He is poor in money, but rich in knowledge.他贫于金钱，但富于学问。
• It is common knowledge that the earth is round.地球是圆的是常识。