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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　　I have been one acquainted with the night.
: d/ M  U+ K% U　　I have walked out in rain --and back in rain.
　　I have outwalked the furthest city light.
9 z4 `, {: z( x6 B9 C7 V　　I have looked down the saddest city lane.
' a; f  w0 V+ d, v$ f* w　　I have passed by the watchman on his beat
　　And dropped my eyes, unwilling to explain.
% ~& N& ]. n/ r  A! p　　I have stood still and stopped the sound of feet
5 s- k; Y6 V2 A* W　　When far away an interrupted cry
" b$ A: j' e) L( U) {# @　　Came over houses from another street,
　　But not to call me back or say good-bye;
　　And further still at an unearthly height
  U9 X/ u0 v/ k+ R4 A) r) l2 g2 i: ~2 z　　One luminary clock against the sky
　　Proclaimed the time was neither wrong nor right.
　　I have been one acquainted with the night.
  J: t7 N! T8 J# D& s( ~. x　　我以为我早就熟悉这黑夜。
5 I, F* ]  Q, _　　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。
9 F0 `  l8 G* y$ Q$ J4 _　　我经过敲更的守夜人身边，
/ H9 m+ w- ]6 y9 ?5 O9 Y( j　　我不愿多讲，低垂下眼帘。
+ ~6 g1 q) B' e* w# V; k: p　　我停住，脚步再也听不见，
; @) v9 |5 s% q8 ?+ N  F+ D　　从另一条街升起越过屋顶
0 r8 ]3 G8 q& u" E+ H　　传来一声好似折断的哭喊，
6 B+ Y: y2 Y1 x　　那不是叫我回去或说再见;
) `' U2 C& _8 O' F4 R3 q7 c; ?　　在更远、远离尘世的高处，
$ l) {6 H: ]8 O0 c　　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。