英国语文第三册 第53期:盲眼男孩

 LESSON 47 The blind boy  第四十七课 盲眼男孩

O say what is that thing call'd Light,   喂，这个我永远不可享受的

Which I must ne'er enjoy;   名叫光的东西是啥；

What are the blessings¹ of the sight,   视觉的幸福是什么，

O tell your poor blind boy!  告诉你可怜的盲童吧！

You talk of wondrous² things you see,      你讲到你所看见的各种奇妙事物，

You say the sun shines bright;   你说太阳照耀得明亮；

I feel him warm, but how can he   我感觉它温暖，但是它如何

Or make it day or night?  能造成白昼和夜晚？

My day or night myself I make   我的白昼或夜晚是我自己造成，

Whene'er I sleep or play;       在我睡眠或游戏的时候；

And could I ever keep awake   我只要一直保持苏醒，

With me 't were always day.  对我而言，总是白昼。

With heavy sighs I often hear   为着我不幸的灾祸，

You mourn my hapless woe³;   我常听到你们沉重的悲叹；

But sure with patience I can bear         但是我准能忍受得过

A loss I ne'er can know.  我永远不会了解的遗憾。

Then let not what I cannot have   那就别让我不能得到的东西

My cheer of mind destroy:   破坏我精神上的欢乐；

Whilst thus I sing, I am a king,   当我这样歌唱时，我就是皇帝，

Although a poor blind boy.  虽然是可怜的盲童一个。

1 blessings   

n.（上帝的）祝福( blessing的名词复数 )；好事；福分；因祸得福

参考例句：

• Afflictions are sometimes blessings in disguise. 塞翁失马，焉知非福。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• We don't rely on blessings from Heaven. 我们不靠老天保佑。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2 wondrous   

adj.令人惊奇的，奇妙的；adv.惊人地；异乎寻常地；令人惊叹地

参考例句：

• The internal structure of the Department is wondrous to behold.看一下国务院的内部结构是很有意思的。
• We were driven across this wondrous vast land of lakes and forests.我们乘车穿越这片有着湖泊及森林的广袤而神奇的土地。

3 woe   

n.悲哀，苦痛，不幸，困难；int.用来表达悲伤或惊慌

参考例句：

• Our two peoples are brothers sharing weal and woe.我们两国人民是患难与共的兄弟。
• A man is well or woe as he thinks himself so.自认祸是祸，自认福是福。