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

! W  j( x# e+ L2 K; R　　I have been one acquainted with the night.
- V* [, B4 p: W/ K$ a" H　　I have walked out in rain --and back in rain.
　　I have outwalked the furthest city light.
　　I have looked down the saddest city lane.
　　I have passed by the watchman on his beat
3 P7 ]2 T1 |8 T/ w4 ?) I$ H9 T　　And dropped my eyes, unwilling to explain.
　　I have stood still and stopped the sound of feet
　　When far away an interrupted cry
: [  P" }) G# Z& ]2 U3 ?　　Came over houses from another street,
　　But not to call me back or say good-bye;
　　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.
; K7 a3 C: J' w　　我以为我早就熟悉这黑夜。
9 H6 y3 r+ G4 ?: ]8 S; u　　我冒雨出去，又冒雨回来。
4 d* O" r9 y# L7 N* U; X+ _　　我已越出街灯照亮的边界。
　　我看到城中的小巷最悲惨。
; I& S4 @* r! p+ m7 d) x　　我经过敲更的守夜人身边，
　　我不愿多讲，低垂下眼帘。
　　我停住，脚步再也听不见，
1 V8 ~' s4 l& A& G5 r( U3 n　　从另一条街升起越过屋顶
+ X' u% {! A0 I, t! U　　传来一声好似折断的哭喊，
  q. y5 l8 u5 l# l4 l6 L　　那不是叫我回去或说再见;
7 j2 H1 m+ S9 I% A  s" f* `" u" K1 j* ]　　在更远、远离尘世的高处，
4 `/ `" `, r: z+ u% e( P　　有一座钟悬着，一闪一闪，
, T$ e5 h% r0 m　　它宣称时间不错又不正确，
4 j' a* s/ O# M  |1 k& b　　我以为我早就熟悉这黑夜。
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