英语诗歌:Deaths Of Flowers
英语课
E J Scovell (1907 - 1999)
I would if I could choose
Age and die outwards 1 as a tulip does;
Not as this iris 2 drawing in, in-coiling
Its complex strange taut 3 inflorescence, willing
Itself a bud again - though all achieved is
No more than a clenched 4 sadness,
The tears of gum not flowing.
I would choose the tulip’s reckless way of going;
Whose petals 5 answer light, altering by fractions
From closed to wide, from one through many perfections,
Till wrecked 6, flamboyant 7, strayed beyond recall,
Like flakes 8 of fire they piecemeal 9 fall.
adj.外面的，公开的，向外的；adv.向外；n.外形
- Does this door open inwards or outwards?这门朝里开还是朝外开？
- In lapping up a fur,they always put the inner side outwards.卷毛皮时，他们总是让内层朝外。
n.虹膜，彩虹
- The opening of the iris is called the pupil.虹膜的开口处叫做瞳孔。
- This incredible human eye,complete with retina and iris,can be found in the Maldives.又是在马尔代夫，有这样一只难以置信的眼睛，连视网膜和虹膜都刻画齐全了。
adj.拉紧的，绷紧的，紧张的
- The bowstring is stretched taut.弓弦绷得很紧。
- Scarlett's taut nerves almost cracked as a sudden noise sounded in the underbrush near them. 思嘉紧张的神经几乎一下绷裂了，因为她听见附近灌木丛中突然冒出的一个声音。
v.紧握，抓紧，咬紧( clench的过去式和过去分词 )
- He clenched his fists in anger. 他愤怒地攥紧了拳头。
- She clenched her hands in her lap to hide their trembling. 她攥紧双手放在腿上，以掩饰其颤抖。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.花瓣( petal的名词复数 )
- white petals tinged with blue 略带蓝色的白花瓣
- The petals of many flowers expand in the sunshine. 许多花瓣在阳光下开放。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
adj.火焰般的，华丽的，炫耀的
- His clothes were rather flamboyant for such a serious occasion.他的衣着在这种严肃场合太浮夸了。
- The King's flamboyant lifestyle is well known.国王的奢华生活方式是人尽皆知的。
小薄片( flake的名词复数 )； （尤指）碎片； 雪花； 古怪的人
- It's snowing in great flakes. 天下着鹅毛大雪。
- It is snowing in great flakes. 正值大雪纷飞。