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.
　　I have walked out in rain --and back in rain.
　　I have outwalked the furthest city light.
( R- \/ V+ r4 K　　I have looked down the saddest city lane.
　　I have passed by the watchman on his beat
. o0 A. ~  L6 ?3 P) V: w4 X　　And dropped my eyes, unwilling to explain.
　　I have stood still and stopped the sound of feet
: H1 _  X* P" ?. l- B, @3 g, R* l　　When far away an interrupted cry
; _- O: [/ v3 s3 }1 B) V　　Came over houses from another street,
　　But not to call me back or say good-bye;
8 ~. }, y- F/ J) s/ M- z  _) Y+ I; Y　　And further still at an unearthly height
　　One luminary clock against the sky
- W3 z8 }: q% U) v, y; @　　Proclaimed the time was neither wrong nor right.
　　I have been one acquainted with the night.
; H3 b5 e% k+ ^$ H$ f  \　　我以为我早就熟悉这黑夜。
　　我冒雨出去，又冒雨回来。
8 \8 U' a- i1 ~: q/ j　　我已越出街灯照亮的边界。
　　我看到城中的小巷最悲惨。
% m' D3 v! c7 `# b+ m3 J8 n( H　　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，
　　从另一条街升起越过屋顶
- \7 U1 }( r' O/ a" U2 h& K9 L　　传来一声好似折断的哭喊，
$ m3 Q! X: I+ X　　那不是叫我回去或说再见;
　　在更远、远离尘世的高处，
　　有一座钟悬着，一闪一闪，
5 R" N2 m6 p& }9 s' n4 M　　它宣称时间不错又不正确，
5 O! n' S( e& }( i( y$ v5 D2 X) y6 r# y　　我以为我早就熟悉这黑夜。