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.
/ B" {/ I% |: U1 E9 a7 I6 {　　I have walked out in rain --and back in rain.
　　I have outwalked the furthest city light.
7 ?4 d) J7 ^  D/ z& a　　I have looked down the saddest city lane.
　　I have passed by the watchman on his beat
0 s  x  w$ D1 V3 H4 \6 Y, M- P& ^　　And dropped my eyes, unwilling to explain.
+ C# G, L4 R! E" d) w　　I have stood still and stopped the sound of feet
　　When far away an interrupted cry
0 M% Z/ V6 a: }/ Q; e+ q　　Came over houses from another street,
　　But not to call me back or say good-bye;
　　And further still at an unearthly height
　　One luminary clock against the sky
　　Proclaimed the time was neither wrong nor right.
　　I have been one acquainted with the night.
, d4 F  j2 v; S7 o/ I　　我以为我早就熟悉这黑夜。
　　我冒雨出去，又冒雨回来。
# O  m( H, h' {. n; N4 x　　我已越出街灯照亮的边界。
3 x* ?$ V4 i, I, S* G　　我看到城中的小巷最悲惨。
　　我经过敲更的守夜人身边，
( M! Y/ U) q% w' f3 i. F7 Q　　我不愿多讲，低垂下眼帘。
0 c9 f# |; y; j7 T( R7 L7 h; \　　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，
　　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，
　　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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