介绍： "Why do I love" You, Sir?
Because
The Wind does not require the Grass
To answer—Wherefore when He pass
She cannot keep Her place

Because He knows—and
Do not You
And We know not
Enough for Us
The Wisdom it be so

The Lightning—never asked an Eye
Wherefore it shut—when He was by
Because He knows it cannot ...

介绍： "Why do I love" You, Sir?
Because
The Wind does not require the Grass
To answer—Wherefore when He pass
She cannot keep Her place

Because He knows—and
Do not You
And We know not
Enough for Us
The Wisdom it be so

The Lightning—never asked an Eye
Wherefore it shut—when He was by
Because He knows it cannot speak
And reasons not contained
—Of Talk
There be—preferred by Daintier Folk

The Sunrise—Sire—compelleth Me
Because He's Sunrise—and I see
Therefore—Then
I love Thee

“为什么我爱”你，先生

艾米莉·狄金森

“为什么我爱”你，先生？
因为 —
风，从不要求小草
回答，为什么他经过
她就不能不动摇。

因为他知道，而你，
你不知道 —
我们不知道 —
我们有这样的智慧
也就够了。

闪电，从不询问眼睛，
为什么，他经过时，要闭上 —
因为他知道，它说不出 —
有些道理 —
难以言传 —
高尚的人宁愿，会意 —

日出，先生，使我不能自已 —
因为他是日出，我看见了 —
所以，于是 —
我爱你 —

(江枫 译)

1.Emily Dickinson
- Emily Dickinson was a 19th century American poet.
- She produced almost 1800 poems, many of them unpublished until her death.
- Many of her poems are untitled.
- One of Dickinson’s special gifts as a poet is her ability to describe abstract concepts with concrete images.
艾米丽·迪金森是19世纪美国诗人。她的诗作大约有1800多首之多，大部分在她死后由家人发表。许多诗歌没有标题，故往往用第一行代替。迪金森擅长用具象的物品描绘抽象的概念。

2. Poem about love
- “Why do I love” is in the quotation mark, but “you,sir” is not.
- The protagonist is talking to herself.
- Wind and grass, the lightning and the eye are metaphors that suggest that their relationship is naturally formed.
- Central theme: You don’t need a reason to explain love. You just need to feel it.
第一行“为什么我爱”在引号内，“你，先生”则在引号外，暗示这是诗歌中女主角的内心独白。其中风与草，雷电与眼睛比喻她与他的爱情。爱情不需要理由来解释，它是自然形成的。