双语有声阅读：人生四季

The Human Seasons

Four Seasons fill the measure of the year;

There are four seasons in the mind of man:

He has his lusty Spring, when fancy clear

Takes in all beauty with an easy span:

He has his Summer, when luxuriously¹

Spring's honied cud of youthful thought he loves

To ruminate², and by such dreaming high

Is nearest unto heaven: quiet coves³

His soul has in its autumn,when his wings

He furleth close; contented⁴ so to look

On mists in idleness--to let fair things

Pass by unheeded as a threshold brook⁵.

He has his Winter too of pale misfeature,

Or else he would forego his mortal nature.

 

四季轮回构成了一年，

人的心灵也有四季更替：

他有生机勃勃的春天，

在幻想中把所有美景一览无余；

在那奢华繁盛的夏天，

他爱把春天采集的花蜜细细品尝，

沉浸在甜美的青春思绪中，

他高高飞扬的梦想几乎升上天堂；

秋天他的心灵栖息在宁静的港湾，

他收拢了疲倦的羽翼，

悠闲而满足地透过雾气遥望，

任美好的事物像门前的小溪不经意地流逝。

他终将走进冬天的苍凉晚境，

不然他就失去了凡人的本性。

1 luxuriously   

adv.奢侈地，豪华地

参考例句：

• She put her nose luxuriously buried in heliotrope and tea roses. 她把自己的鼻子惬意地埋在天芥菜和庚申蔷薇花簇中。 来自辞典例句
• To be well dressed doesn't mean to be luxuriously dressed. 穿得好不一定衣着豪华。 来自辞典例句

2 ruminate   

v.反刍；沉思

参考例句：

• It is worth while to ruminate over his remarks.他的话值得玩味。
• The cow began to ruminate after eating up grass.牛吃完草后开始反刍。

3 coves   

n.小海湾( cove的名词复数 )；家伙

参考例句：

• Grenada's unique layout includes many finger-like coves, making the island a popular destination. 格林纳达独特的地形布局包括许多手指状的洞穴，使得这个岛屿成为一个受人欢迎的航海地。 来自互联网

4 contented   

adj.满意的，安心的，知足的

参考例句：

• He won't be contented until he's upset everyone in the office.不把办公室里的每个人弄得心烦意乱他就不会满足。
• The people are making a good living and are contented,each in his station.人民安居乐业。

5 brook   

n.小河，溪；v.忍受，容让

参考例句：

• In our room we could hear the murmur of a distant brook.在我们房间能听到远处小溪汩汩的流水声。
• The brook trickled through the valley.小溪涓涓流过峡谷。