希望长着翅膀29 There Is No Frigate Like a Book

29 There is no frigate¹ like a book

——Emily Dickinson

There is no frigate like a book

To take us lands away,

Nor any coursers like a page

Of prancing² poetry.

This traverse may the poorest take

Without oppress of toll³;

How frugal⁴ is the chariot

That bears a human soul!

参考中文：

29 有哪艘帆船像书一样

没有哪艘帆船像书本一样，

带我们跨越万水千山，

也没有一匹骏马，

比得上一页欢腾的诗篇。

没有旅费的窘迫，

最穷者也可以跋涉万里；

承载灵魂的战车，

向来是如此素俭。

1 frigate   

n.护航舰，大型驱逐舰

参考例句：

• An enemy frigate bore down on the sloop.一艘敌驱逐舰向这只护航舰逼过来。
• I declare we could fight frigate.我敢说我们简直可以和一艘战舰交战。

2 prancing   

v.（马）腾跃( prance的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The lead singer was prancing around with the microphone. 首席歌手手执麦克风，神气地走来走去。
• The King lifted Gretel on to his prancing horse and they rode to his palace. 国王把格雷特尔扶上腾跃着的马，他们骑马向天宫走去。 来自辞典例句

3 toll   

n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)

参考例句：

• The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
• The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。

4 frugal   

adj.节俭的，节约的，少量的，微量的

参考例句：

• He was a VIP,but he had a frugal life.他是位要人，但生活俭朴。
• The old woman is frugal to the extreme.那老妇人节约到了极点。