经典英语短诗：黑夜的知己

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经典英语短诗：黑夜的知己

　　I have been one acquainted with the night.
' y! s" z9 ~& m: w) h! L　　I have walked out in rain --and back in rain.
; U; l; d; K$ e# ~- J# z　　I have outwalked the furthest city light.
　　I have looked down the saddest city lane.
　　I have passed by the watchman on his beat
　　And dropped my eyes, unwilling to explain.
. U: ?! J( H, g/ l! S. Y. q　　I have stood still and stopped the sound of feet
　　When far away an interrupted cry
5 v; |0 ]$ [8 A2 ]4 z　　Came over houses from another street,
　　But not to call me back or say good-bye;
# A/ l' e/ q# ~# a! V+ k" C　　And further still at an unearthly height
　　One luminary clock against the sky
　　Proclaimed the time was neither wrong nor right.
　　I have been one acquainted with the night.
　　我以为我早就熟悉这黑夜。
4 {8 @# ~- b5 T3 L( y　　我冒雨出去，又冒雨回来。
　　我已越出街灯照亮的边界。
4 a! R$ i) z. Q: f: D9 ^　　我看到城中的小巷最悲惨。
) g7 _: D' p- w) |+ C* E　　我经过敲更的守夜人身边，
$ }: {# @% L, z" C4 P, ]9 C　　我不愿多讲，低垂下眼帘。
　　我停住，脚步再也听不见，
; j6 C. J" m8 Q; s# j& Z. d! h　　从另一条街升起越过屋顶
3 t3 l& N: h& Y% N" ]　　传来一声好似折断的哭喊，
　　那不是叫我回去或说再见;
! S" d6 M" @7 f- c9 S0 K5 k　　在更远、远离尘世的高处，
% X# O' A4 v# ]7 m　　有一座钟悬着，一闪一闪，
　　它宣称时间不错又不正确，
9 Z0 B$ f5 k8 B& _6 X" m% N; s. E　　我以为我早就熟悉这黑夜。
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