时间:2019-01-02 作者:英语课 分类:英语诗歌


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.失事的,遇难的
  • the hulk of a wrecked ship 遇难轮船的残骸
  • the salvage of the wrecked tanker 对失事油轮的打捞
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。
adj.零碎的;n.片,块;adv.逐渐地;v.弄成碎块
  • A lack of narrative drive leaves the reader with piecemeal vignettes.叙述缺乏吸引力,读者读到的只是一些支离破碎的片段。
  • Let's settle the matter at one stroke,not piecemeal.把这事一气儿解决了吧,别零敲碎打了。
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