介绍： Wake up!!!(77)Home thoughts from abroad
Let`s enjoy English poems:
1. Oh， to be in England Now that April's there，
And whoever wakes in England
Sees， some morning， unaware1，
That the lowest boughs3 and the brushwood sheaf
Round the elm-tree bole are in tiny leaf，
While the chaffinch sings on the orchar...

介绍： Wake up!!!(77)Home thoughts from abroad
Let`s enjoy English poems:
1. Oh， to be in England Now that April's there，
And whoever wakes in England
Sees， some morning， unaware1，
That the lowest boughs3 and the brushwood sheaf
Round the elm-tree bole are in tiny leaf，
While the chaffinch sings on the orchard4 bough2
In England - now！
And after April， when May follows，
And the whitethroat builds， and all the swallows
Hark！ where my blossomed pear-tree in the hedge
Leans to the field and scatters5 on the clover
Blossoms and dewdrops - at the bent6 spray's edge
That's the wise thrush； he sings each song twice over，
Lest you should think he never could recapture
The first fine careless rapture7！
And though the fields look rough with hoary8 dew，
All will be gay when noontide wakes anew
The buttercups， the little children's dower， -
Far brighter than this gaudy9 melon-flower！

Robert Browning 1812-89

异乡情思
  罗伯特·勃朗宁

呵，但愿此刻置身于英格兰 
正当这阳春四月。 
不论谁在那里，一觉醒来 
无意间总会看到，清晨， 
那低矮的枝丫和茂密的灌木丛 
在榆树周围已是一片郁郁葱葱， 
燕雀在果园的枝头啁啾， 
在英格兰哟—就在这个时候。
四月逝去，五月循踪而至， 
灰雀筑巢，还有普天下的燕子！ 
围篱旁我那一树梨花 
伸向田野，一地三叶草 
撒满花瓣和露珠—听，在虬枝末梢— 
那机灵的画眉，每支歌都高唱两道， 
生怕你以为他永远不会重现 
初唱时那份无忧无虑的惊喜。 
尽管白露使田野显得凄怆， 
正午的太阳将使一切重现光芒。 
那金凤花，孩子们的嫁妆， 
——比这俗丽的甜瓜更为灿烂明亮！
1 unaware      
a.不知道的，未意识到的
参考例句：
They were unaware that war was near. 他们不知道战争即将爆发。
I was unaware of the man's presence. 我没有察觉到那人在场。
2 bough      
n.大树枝，主枝
参考例句：
I rested my fishing rod against a pine bough.我把钓鱼竿靠在一棵松树的大树枝上。
Every bough was swinging in the wind.每条树枝都在风里摇摆。
3 boughs      
大树枝( bough的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The green boughs glittered with all their pearls of dew. 绿枝上闪烁着露珠的光彩。
A breeze sighed in the higher boughs. 微风在高高的树枝上叹息着。
4 orchard      
n.果园，果园里的全部果树，(美俚)棒球场
参考例句：
My orchard is bearing well this year.今年我的果园果实累累。
Each bamboo house was surrounded by a thriving orchard.每座竹楼周围都是茂密的果园。
5 scatters      
v.（使）散开， （使）分散，驱散( scatter的第三人称单数 )；撒
参考例句：
He scatters money about as if he were rich. 他四处挥霍，好像很有钱。 来自《简明英汉词典》
Truth raises against itself the storm that scatters its seeds broadcast. 真理引起了反对它自己的狂风骤雨，那场风雨吹散了真理的广播的种子。 来自辞典例句
6 bent      
n.爱好，癖好；adj.弯的；决心的，一心的
参考例句：
He was fully bent upon the project.他一心扑在这项计划上。
We bent over backward to help them.我们尽了最大努力帮助他们。
7 rapture      
n.狂喜；全神贯注；着迷；v.使狂喜
参考例句：
His speech was received with rapture by his supporters.他的演说受到支持者们的热烈欢迎。
In the midst of his rapture,he was interrupted by his father.他正欢天喜地，被他父亲打断了。
8 hoary      
adj.古老的；鬓发斑白的
参考例句：
They discussed the hoary old problem.他们讨论老问题。
Without a word spoken,he hurried away,with his hoary head bending low.他什么也没说，低着白发苍苍的头，匆匆地走了。
9 gaudy      
adj.华而不实的；俗丽的
参考例句：
She was tricked out in gaudy dress.她穿得华丽而俗气。
The gaudy butterfly is sure that the flowers owe thanks to him.浮华的蝴蝶却相信花是应该向它道谢的。