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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" ^! q& v! x5 q8 J; |4 B2 A$ k　　I have been one acquainted with the night.
　　I have walked out in rain --and back in rain.
8 R* K* h& v4 z0 H/ S1 I　　I have outwalked the furthest city light.
' I, i: |& C6 z  K, J0 ^) h2 ~& N　　I have looked down the saddest city lane.
　　I have passed by the watchman on his beat
  }8 ~1 \0 h; S5 w0 r' g4 r  k. X$ H　　And dropped my eyes, unwilling to explain.
　　I have stood still and stopped the sound of feet
- X3 t* @) a5 Z* E- Z* s7 T& v　　When far away an interrupted cry
　　Came over houses from another street,
　　But not to call me back or say good-bye;
　　And further still at an unearthly height
% ?7 c1 F5 r  q3 c* |: S$ _( E$ t　　One luminary clock against the sky
　　Proclaimed the time was neither wrong nor right.
6 ^* S$ Q& y) c+ Z9 i　　I have been one acquainted with the night.
　　我以为我早就熟悉这黑夜。
　　我冒雨出去，又冒雨回来。
% ^: V' X2 V2 v0 g* i5 }3 h  ?" K　　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，
; K/ K, [% e. P0 M9 a, k2 h　　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，
　　那不是叫我回去或说再见;
　　在更远、远离尘世的高处，
$ O' P4 A) M* z+ Q# {　　有一座钟悬着，一闪一闪，
. {9 I3 A$ w6 N9 w5 e　　它宣称时间不错又不正确，
; p- V4 E/ J( c　　我以为我早就熟悉这黑夜。
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