双语有声阅读：致睡眠

To Sleep

A flock of sheep that leisurely¹ pass by, 

One after one; the sound of rain, and bees 

Murmuring; the fall of rivers, winds and seas, 

Smooth fields, white sheets of water, and pure sky; 

I have thought of all by turns, and yet do lie 

Sleepless²! and soon the small birds' melodies 

Must hear, first uttered from my orchard³ trees; 

And the first cuckoo's melancholy⁴ cry. 

Even thus last night, and two nights more, I lay, 

And could not win thee, Sleep! by any stealth: 

So do not let me wear to-night away: 

Without Thee what is all the morning's wealth? 

Come, blessed barrier between day and day, 

Dear mother of fresh thoughts and joyous⁵ health!

 

头头绵羊悠闲地踱过我面前，

蜜蜂的嗡嗡营营，雨滴的声响；

河水的流淌，微风轻拂着海洋，

平野，白茫茫水面和一片蓝天；——

这些我一一想遍，却依然无眠；

不用多久，从我果园里的树上，

该传来小鸟第一阵的啼啭歌唱，

还有那杜鹃的第一声忧郁叫唤。

昨夜这样，还加两个不眠夜晚，

睡眠哪，我没使你降临我身上：

今夜请千万别再使我神疲力殚。

没有你，哪来早晨的财富宝藏？

你来吧，白天之间的赐福栅栏——

那清新思想和神清气爽的母亲！

1 leisurely   

adj.悠闲的；从容的，慢慢的

参考例句：

• We walked in a leisurely manner,looking in all the windows.我们慢悠悠地走着，看遍所有的橱窗。
• He had a leisurely breakfast and drove cheerfully to work.他从容的吃了早餐，高兴的开车去工作。

2 sleepless   

adj.不睡眠的，睡不著的，不休息的

参考例句：

• The situation gave her many sleepless nights.这种情况害她一连好多天睡不好觉。
• One evening I heard a tale that rendered me sleepless for nights.一天晚上，我听说了一个传闻，把我搞得一连几夜都不能入睡。

3 orchard   

n.果园，果园里的全部果树，(美俚)棒球场

参考例句：

• My orchard is bearing well this year.今年我的果园果实累累。
• Each bamboo house was surrounded by a thriving orchard.每座竹楼周围都是茂密的果园。

4 melancholy   

n.忧郁，愁思；adj.令人感伤（沮丧）的，忧郁的

参考例句：

• All at once he fell into a state of profound melancholy.他立即陷入无尽的忧思之中。
• He felt melancholy after he failed the exam.这次考试没通过，他感到很郁闷。

5 joyous   

adj.充满快乐的；令人高兴的

参考例句：

• The lively dance heightened the joyous atmosphere of the scene.轻快的舞蹈给这场戏渲染了欢乐气氛。
• They conveyed the joyous news to us soon.他们把这一佳音很快地传递给我们。