美国语文第三册 第45期:轻声说话
时间：2019-02-11 作者：英语课 分类：美国语文第三册
英语课
Speak gently; it is better far 请轻声说话，
To rule by love than fear: 爱的力量胜于恐惧的统治；
Speak gently; let no harsh words mar 1 请轻声说话，
The good we might do here. 勿让刺耳之语成为美德的瑕疵。
Speak gently to the little child; 请对小朋友轻声说话，
Its love be sure to gain; 无疑你将得到他们的爱；
Teach it in accents soft and mild; 教导的音调宜温柔文雅，
It may not long remain. 否则爱就不再存留。
Speak gently to the aged 2 one; 请对长者轻声说话，
Grieve not the care worn heart: 饱经忧患的心不应再感悲伤；
The sands of life are nearly run; 生命的沙漏即将停下，
Let such in peace depart. 让他们平静离场。
Speak gently, kindly 3, to the poor; 请对穷苦之人轻声和蔼说话，
Let no harsh tone be heard; 不让他们听到严苛的音调；
They have enough they must endure, 他们忍受的苦难已够巨大，
Without an unkind word. 即使一个刻薄的字眼也不曾听到。
Speak gently to the erring 4; know 即使没有无情的话语，
They must have toiled 5 in vain; 他们要忍受的苦难也已够多。
Perhaps unkindness made them so; 也许就是无情的对待让他们把过错犯下，
Oh, win them back again. 噢，把他们再争取回来吧。
Speak gently: it is a little thing 请轻声说话，
Dropped in the heart's deep well; 这微不足道却能深入人心，
The good, the joy, which it may bring, 它可能激发美德，创造欢乐，
Eternity 6 shall tell. 直到永恒不竭不尽。
(George Washington Langford) （乔治.华盛顿.兰福德）
vt.破坏，毁坏，弄糟
- It was not the custom for elderly people to mar the picnics with their presence.大人们照例不参加这样的野餐以免扫兴。
- Such a marriage might mar your career.这样的婚姻说不定会毁了你的一生。
adj.年老的，陈年的
- He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
- He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。
adj.和蔼的，温和的，爽快的；adv.温和地，亲切地
- Her neighbours spoke of her as kindly and hospitable.她的邻居都说她和蔼可亲、热情好客。
- A shadow passed over the kindly face of the old woman.一道阴影掠过老太太慈祥的面孔。
做错事的，错误的
- Instead of bludgeoning our erring comrades, we should help them with criticism. 对犯错误的同志， 要批评帮助，不能一棍子打死。
- She had too little faith in mankind not to know that they were erring. 她对男人们没有信心，知道他们总要犯错误的。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
长时间或辛苦地工作( toil的过去式和过去分词 )； 艰难缓慢地移动，跋涉
- They toiled up the hill in the blazing sun. 他们冒着炎炎烈日艰难地一步一步爬上山冈。
- He toiled all day long but earned very little. 他整天劳碌但挣得很少。