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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+ A, G6 @6 ]3 o) Q9 V　　I have been one acquainted with the night.
2 U! r. }& a: \　　I have walked out in rain --and back in rain.
　　I have outwalked the furthest city light.
0 j* G: v; C% R6 z+ L2 `5 l　　I have looked down the saddest city lane.
, S% K4 r4 k. y　　I have passed by the watchman on his beat
6 W/ V& i  |. k* U9 R1 [　　And dropped my eyes, unwilling to explain.
　　I have stood still and stopped the sound of feet
0 B1 K+ i/ H0 l; n+ C7 ~　　When far away an interrupted cry
　　Came over houses from another street,
% [$ S+ L, e" T7 ^" w　　But not to call me back or say good-bye;
　　And further still at an unearthly height
' {$ C! s0 E/ I* [, ~　　One luminary clock against the sky
　　Proclaimed the time was neither wrong nor right.
　　I have been one acquainted with the night.
0 q% a6 a( _7 D3 P5 ]　　我以为我早就熟悉这黑夜。
$ D2 I1 O! s2 n) M　　我冒雨出去，又冒雨回来。
5 S3 N8 c$ }0 h) n" p　　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，
　　从另一条街升起越过屋顶
　　传来一声好似折断的哭喊，
! ~1 a* w4 {/ T( q, O　　那不是叫我回去或说再见;
　　在更远、远离尘世的高处，
) h. A4 Q. @/ u8 w- `: Z　　有一座钟悬着，一闪一闪，
　　它宣称时间不错又不正确，
　　我以为我早就熟悉这黑夜。
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