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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; z  W) O8 S# J8 s9 Z* r5 Z* c4 j( T　　I have been one acquainted with the night.
　　I have walked out in rain --and back in rain.
. S' c( w! s% r& }7 @　　I have outwalked the furthest city light.
　　I have looked down the saddest city lane.
2 v2 ]  X; \' ^4 z$ H　　I have passed by the watchman on his beat
  O5 @- Z, u; `/ a5 _0 g: ?　　And dropped my eyes, unwilling to explain.
　　I have stood still and stopped the sound of feet
　　When far away an interrupted cry
* w+ S8 ]/ b2 X+ C　　Came over houses from another street,
1 R6 ^9 t* I! g- t. s9 p　　But not to call me back or say good-bye;
　　And further still at an unearthly height
　　One luminary clock against the sky
0 |5 |# J; M, \- C, m* c　　Proclaimed the time was neither wrong nor right.
　　I have been one acquainted with the night.
/ c2 `) E6 L$ C# n( J　　我以为我早就熟悉这黑夜。
0 O% D7 v) p0 B9 a' s% t, i　　我冒雨出去，又冒雨回来。
　　我已越出街灯照亮的边界。
　　我看到城中的小巷最悲惨。
　　我经过敲更的守夜人身边，
　　我不愿多讲，低垂下眼帘。
　　我停住，脚步再也听不见，
' g4 @5 B" C" C7 J8 U9 }　　从另一条街升起越过屋顶
　　传来一声好似折断的哭喊，
3 j* S1 x4 Q* i: K% B　　那不是叫我回去或说再见;
& \4 \. p3 G3 ^/ P; W6 X' X; u0 g　　在更远、远离尘世的高处，
! ^: F5 I; |* |1 S* D' V* V6 K　　有一座钟悬着，一闪一闪，
0 R8 ~# n0 D( U( F6 T* j　　它宣称时间不错又不正确，
　　我以为我早就熟悉这黑夜。