优美英文长诗

《When you are old》——《当你老了》 --- William Butler Yeats ——威廉·巴特勒·叶芝When you are old and grey and full of sleep, 当你老了，头发花白，睡意沉沉，And nodding by the fire，take down this book, 倦坐在炉边，取下这本书来，And slowly read,and dream of the soft look 慢慢读着，追梦当年的眼神Your eyes had once,and of their shadows deep; 你那柔美的神采与深幽的晕影。How many loved your moments of glad grace, 多少人爱过你昙花一现的身影，And loved your beauty with love false or true, 爱过你的美貌，以虚伪或真情，But one man loved the pilgrim Soul in you 惟独一人曾爱你那朝圣者的心，And loved the sorrows of your changing face; 爱你哀戚的脸上岁月的留痕。And bending down beside the glowing bars, 在炉罩边低眉弯腰，Murmur,a little sadly,how Love fled 忧戚沉思，喃喃而语，And paced upon the mountains overhead 爱情是怎样逝去，又怎样步上群山，And hid his face amid a crowd of stars. 怎样在繁星之间藏住了脸。《Had I not seen the Sun》 —— Emily DickinsonHad I not seen the SunI could have borne the shadeBut Light a newer WildernessMy Wilderness has made —汉语译文（一）《如果我不曾见过太阳》我本可以忍受黑暗如果我不曾见过太阳然而阳光已使我的荒凉成为更新的荒凉汉语译文（二）《如果我不曾见过太阳》假如我没有见过太阳我也许会忍受黑暗可如今，太阳把我的寂寞照耀得更加荒凉《A Forever Friend》 《永远的朋友 》"A friend walk in when the rest of the world walks out." "别人都走开的时候，朋友仍与你在一起。” Sometimes in life, 有时候在生活中， You find a special friend; 你会找到一个特别的朋友; Someone who changes your life just by being part of it. 他只是你生活中的一部分内容，却能改变你整个的生活。 Someone who makes you laugh until you can't stop; 他会把你逗得开怀大笑； Someone who makes you believe that there really is good in the world. 他会让你相信人间有真情。 Someone who convinces you that there really is an unlocked door just waiting for you to open it. 他会让你确信，真的有一扇不加锁的门，在等待着你去开启。 This is Forever Friendship. 这就是永远的友谊。 when you're down, 当你失意， and the world seems dark and empty, 当世界变得黯淡与空虚， Your forever friend lifts you up in spirits and makes that dark and empty world suddenly seem bright and full. 你真正的朋友会让你振作起来，原本黯淡、空虚的世界顿时变得明亮和充实。 Your forever friend gets you through the hard times,the sad times,and the confused times. 你真正的朋友会与你一同度过困难、伤心和烦恼的时刻。 If you turn and walk away, 你转身走开时， Your forever friend follows, 真正的朋友会紧紧相随， If you lose you way, 你迷失方向时， Your forever friend guides you and cheers you on. 真正的朋友会引导你，鼓励你。 Your forever friend holds your hand and tells you that everything is going to be okay. 真正的朋友会握着你的手，告诉你一切都会好起来的。

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让我们心怀信仰 Let Us Have Faith

Security is mostly a superstition.

安全大抵虚幻，

It does not exist in nature,

世间无处寻觅。

nor do the children of men

芸芸众生，

as a whole experience it.

无人有此经历。

Avoiding danger is no safer

避险难计久长，

in the long run than outright exposure.

不如现身搏击。

Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing.

抑或险中求胜，抑或碌碌无为，人生非此即彼。

To keep our faces toward change and

让我们直面改变，

behave like free spirits

行如自由之灵，

in the presence of fate is strength undefeatable.

翱翔命运天际，是为不败之力。

Days of Yore

昔日时光

[USA]Joy Rainey King

[美国]乔伊. R.金

Back in days of yore,

回首昔日时光，

Life was simple, maybe a little of a bore.

生活简单，也许有一点厌倦。

Life was good back then,

那时的生活多么美好，

Way, way back when.

那是很久，很久以前。

Ladies has dresses adorned with lace,

淑女的衣裙镶着蕾丝花边，

And a smile of contentment on their face.

满足的笑容在她们的脸庞浮现。

They has gorgeous hair down to their waist,

她们的秀发垂至腰际，

And exuded poise and a gentle grace.

举止优雅，高贵自然。

They also has a certain charm,

被追求者的臂膀呵护时，

When escorted on their suitor’s arm.

她们的魅力无疑迷人光艳。

When day was almost through,

当白日将尽，

They would have a mint julep or two.

她们会喝一杯薄荷朱利酒，也许两杯。

In those days people talked to one another,

在那些日子里，人们相互交谈，

Instead of always texting each other,

而不是相互发短信，

Back when ladies were ladies,

从前女人是淑女，

And men were men,

男人是儿男，

Back in the days of way back when.

从前的时光，那是很久以前。

生当如夏花 It Is Not Growing like a Tree

It is not growing like a tree

要成就人生，

In bulk doth make man better be;

不必如巨树，木秀于林;

Or standing long an oak, three hundred year,

不必如橡树，经年不倒，

To fall a log at last, dry, bald, and sere:

亦难逃枯朽之命;

A lily of a day

五月之百合，

Is fairer far in may,

绽放一日，便有万种风情;

Although it fall and die that night—

纵然是夜凋零，

It was the plant and flower of light.

却是光华的落英;

In small proportions we just beauties see;

于细微处领略美丽，

And in short measures life may perfect be.

于残缺处完满生命。