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2019-11-07乔治·麦克唐纳
时代英语·初中 2019年5期
The sun is gone down,
And the moons in the sky;
But the sun will come up,
And the moon be laid by.
The flower is asleep,
But it is not dead;
When the morning shines,
It will lift its head.
When winter comes,
It will die—no, no,
It will only hide,
From the frost and the snow.
Sure is the summer,
Sure is the sun;
The night and the winter,
Are shadows that run.
太陽已经落山,
月亮挂在天边;
太阳会再度露面,
月儿却消逝不见。
花儿虽已入睡,
但却并未开败;
曙光初照时分,
她又抬起头来。
纵使寒冬来临,
她也绝不凋谢;
只是暂时藏匿,
避开漫天霜雪。
夏天定会到来,
太阳将高挂中天;
不论黑夜寒冬,
都是过眼云烟。
作者简介
乔治·麦克唐纳(1824—1905)为苏格兰作家,一生中创作了30多部小说,被誉为“维多利亚时代童话之王”。其作品多以苏格兰生活为题材。