天真与经验之歌:第40篇 一棵毒树
时间：2018-12-31 作者：英语课 分类：天真与经验之歌
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The Poison Tree 一棵毒树
I was angry with my friend: 我对我的朋友生气，
I told my wrath 1, my wrath did end. 我说出来，愤怒就平息。
I was angry with my foe 2: 我对我的仇人气恼！
I told it not, my wrath did grow. 我并没说，愤怒却不断增长了。
And I watered it in fears 我怀着恐惧给它浇水，
Night and morning with my tears, 早早晚晚洒下我的眼泪：
And I sunned it with smiles 我用微笑当太阳使它温暖，
And with soft deceitful wiles 3. 捎带上我温柔而虚假的欺骗。
And it grew both day and night, 于是它白天黑夜长得不错，
Till it bore an apple bright, 直到它结成了一只漂亮的苹果
And my foe beheld 4 it shine, 我的仇人看见它鲜艳光泽，
And he knew that it was mine, 他也知道那属于我。
And into my garden stole 便悄悄进了我的花园里，
When the night had veiled the pole; 当夜幕将天空遮蔽；
In the morning, glad, I see 第二天清早我高兴地看到，
My foe outstretched beneath the tree. 我的仇人直挺挺地躺在树下了。
n.愤怒，愤慨，暴怒
- His silence marked his wrath. 他的沉默表明了他的愤怒。
- The wrath of the people is now aroused. 人们被激怒了。
n.敌人，仇敌
- He knew that Karl could be an implacable foe.他明白卡尔可能会成为他的死敌。
- A friend is a friend;a foe is a foe;one must be clearly distinguished from the other.敌是敌，友是友，必须分清界限。
n.（旨在欺骗或吸引人的）诡计，花招；欺骗，欺诈( wile的名词复数 )
- All her wiles were to persuade them to buy the goods. 她花言巧语想打动他们买这些货物。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The woman used all her wiles to tempt him into following her. 那女人用尽了自己的诱骗本领勾引着他尾随而去。 来自《用法词典》
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