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

( z4 ?* v. m0 y$ R' ^% |+ o  n4 y　　I have been one acquainted with the night.
　　I have walked out in rain --and back in rain.
, n% d6 Y9 l& c5 F7 Q　　I have outwalked the furthest city light.
1 [4 W6 M, K: V  |6 V　　I have looked down the saddest city lane.
; ~$ P" }, @* G) q0 p+ R& `　　I have passed by the watchman on his beat
　　And dropped my eyes, unwilling to explain.
　　I have stood still and stopped the sound of feet
" @9 }8 M8 V- t) k　　When far away an interrupted cry
　　Came over houses from another street,
　　But not to call me back or say good-bye;
; h& {8 q: w( e7 }# b　　And further still at an unearthly height
+ H" P8 P' D4 v7 c; e' Q( ~　　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。
- k' b/ l$ v+ q: v4 A/ |! n　　我冒雨出去，又冒雨回来。
8 V5 x! A$ W4 J  x' @* [  x# r; ^8 Z　　我已越出街灯照亮的边界。
- C! L: ^6 J5 s4 T　　我看到城中的小巷最悲惨。
　　我经过敲更的守夜人身边，
3 P5 y- e5 H: j' N% C% o7 t' j2 E　　我不愿多讲，低垂下眼帘。
　　我停住，脚步再也听不见，
$ h1 n" G* r; T( T　　从另一条街升起越过屋顶
* r, z/ Q. H9 r9 l　　传来一声好似折断的哭喊，
　　那不是叫我回去或说再见;
) U2 Q6 S$ E; C; m2 e  q4 \　　在更远、远离尘世的高处，
. g( e* I  `* i7 {5 ~9 x: |  }　　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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