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
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　　I have been one acquainted with the night.
) I1 U9 U  w4 s　　I have walked out in rain --and back in rain.
; b$ v. k4 v+ q( N) |) ~　　I have outwalked the furthest city light.
3 V+ R7 `- W4 ^+ j　　I have looked down the saddest city lane.
　　I have passed by the watchman on his beat
& n9 d! ?4 L0 G1 w, _$ _7 I　　And dropped my eyes, unwilling to explain.
6 J  H, C  B1 ~# F6 E2 d0 F　　I have stood still and stopped the sound of feet
　　When far away an interrupted cry
　　Came over houses from another street,
　　But not to call me back or say good-bye;
　　And further still at an unearthly height
$ ]- @1 Q; `# R# k5 s* G! ^　　One luminary clock against the sky
　　Proclaimed the time was neither wrong nor right.
　　I have been one acquainted with the night.
' x7 _# G. [# }8 A/ l8 ~/ O　　我以为我早就熟悉这黑夜。
　　我冒雨出去，又冒雨回来。
　　我已越出街灯照亮的边界。
　　我看到城中的小巷最悲惨。
: r( `. Y8 o; U0 p8 G　　我经过敲更的守夜人身边，
　　我不愿多讲，低垂下眼帘。
* i* v1 f7 {. v; w  @　　我停住，脚步再也听不见，
　　从另一条街升起越过屋顶
　　传来一声好似折断的哭喊，
; H0 L/ q* T9 K" {2 A+ |, [　　那不是叫我回去或说再见;
; n: K0 M* k$ B, J& t. Q4 R3 P　　在更远、远离尘世的高处，
3 ~+ M3 P/ C1 Q　　有一座钟悬着，一闪一闪，
　　它宣称时间不错又不正确，
　　我以为我早就熟悉这黑夜。
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