經典英文詩歌閱讀

　　英語詩歌是英語語言的精華。它以最凝練的文字傳遞時間與空間、物質與精神、理智與情感。詩歌本身包含的豐富社會生活內容和藝術內涵，詩歌語言的獨特的美與和諧都使它們具有無窮的魅力。下面小編為大家帶來，歡迎大家閱讀!

　　：聖尼古拉來訪

　　'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house

　　Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;

　　The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,

　　In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there;

　　在聖誕節前夜，

　　整間屋裡沒有一人在吵，

　　就連老鼠也不鬧;

　　長襪已被小心地掛到煙囪上，

　　我希望聖尼古拉很快就來到;

　　The children were nestled all snug in their beds,

　　While visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads;

　　And mamma in her 'kerchief, and I in my cap,

　　Had just settled our brains for a long winter's nap,

　　我希望聖尼古拉很快就來到;

　　孩子們都被舒適地安頓到他們的床上，

　　雖然他們腦子裡還跳動著小糖球的幻影;

　　媽媽裹起頭巾，我戴上帽，

　　我們剛定下神來要睡個冬天的長覺，

　　When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter,

　　I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter.

　　Away to the window I flew like a flash,

　　Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash.

　　這時外面的草地上有了得得的聲響，

　　我從床上跳起來去看個究竟，

　　像一道閃光，我撲向窗戶，快得像一道閃光

　　扯開百頁窗拉起窗框。

　　The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow

　　Gave the lustre of mid-day to objects below,

　　When, what to my wondering eyes should appear,

　　But a miniature sleigh, and eight tiny reindeer,

　　只見月光灑在新雪的胸膛上，

　　給月下的萬物披上晌午的光芒;

　　這時竟出現了使我目瞪口呆的景象，

　　那是一輛小雪橇和八隻小小的馴鹿，

　　With a little old driver, so lively and quick,

　　I knew in a moment it must be St. Nick.

　　More rapid than eagles his coursers they came,

　　And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name;

　　上面坐著一個小小的老車伕，

　　他是這樣生氣勃勃，動作敏捷，

　　我馬上知道這一定是聖尼古拉。

　　他的駿鹿跑得比鷹還快，

　　他吹哨，吆喝，還能叫它們的名字：

　　"Now, Dasher! now, Dancer! now, Prancer and Vixen!

　　On, Comet! on, Cupid! on, Donder and Blitzen!

　　To the top of the porch! to the top of the wall!

　　Now dash away! dash away! dash away all!"

　　“嘿，達舍!嘿，丹瑟!

　　嘿，普蘭舍和維克星!

　　前進，科米特!前進，朱庇特!

　　前進，唐德和布利琛!

　　嘿，衝呀，衝呀，一起給我衝，

　　衝到門廊頂，衝向圍牆的頂!”

　　As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly,

　　When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky;

　　So up to the house-top the coursers they flew,

　　With the sleigh full of Toys, and St. Nicholas too.

　　它們決得就像枯葉隨著瘋狂的颶風，

　　遇到障礙就升向天空，

　　拉著裝滿玩具的雪橇，還有聖尼古拉，

　　馴鹿飛到了屋頂，

　　And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof

　　The prancing and pawing of each little hoof.

　　As I drew in my head, and was turning around,

　　Down the chimney St. Nicholas came with a bound.

　　轉眼之間我就聽到屋頂

　　有小蹄子騰躍踢踏的響聲，

　　當我縮排頭來轉過身，

　　就看見聖尼古拉從煙囪上一跳而下，

　　He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot,

　　And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot;

　　A bundle of Toys he had flung on his back,

　　And he looked like a peddler just opening his pack.

　　他全身上下都穿皮裘，

　　他的衣服因蓋滿菸灰而失去光華，

　　他背上揹著一包玩具，

　　他看起來就像是小販正在開包，

　　His eyes—how they twinkled! his dimples how merry!

　　His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry!

　　His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow

　　And the beard of his chin was as white as the snow;

　　他的眼睛閃閃發光!他的酒渦充滿歡樂!

　　他的兩頰紅得像玫瑰，他的鼻子像是櫻桃;

　　他那滑稽的小嘴就像畫的一把弓。

　　：永遠向前

　　Here we stand together,Dressed in our pain,

　　Covered with scars

　　From wounds we did not ask for

　　Or deserve.

　　我們再次並肩而立，

　　痛苦纏身，

　　傷痕累累

　　此等傷痛既非自討苦吃

　　也非罪有應得

　　So what now?

　　現在又該如何?

　　We can't go back

　　And relive our lives.

　　We can't take back

　　The innocence we lost

　　Or make the sadness we felt

　　Into happiness

　　我們無法回到過去

　　重啟人生。

　　我們無法找回

　　早已失去的純真

　　或將我們的悲傷

　　變為歡樂。