英语诗歌精选 夏之逃逸

As Imperceptibly as Grief — Emily Dickinson

夏之逃逸——艾米莉·狄金森

The summer lapsed¹ away —

不知不觉地，有如忧伤，夏日竟然就逝了，

Too imperceptible at last

如此地难以觉察，简直

To seem like Perfidy² — A quietness distilled³

不像是有意潜逃

As Twilight⁴ long begun,

向晚的微光很早就开始

Or Nature spending with herself

沉淀出一片寂静，不然便是消瘦的四野，

Sequestered⁵ Afternoon —

将下午深深幽禁。

The Dusk drew earlier in —

黄昏比往日来得更早，

The Morning foreign shone —

清晨的光采已陌生——

A courteous⁶, yet harrowing Grace,

一种拘礼而恼人的风度

As Guest, that would be gone —

象即欲离去的客人。

And thus, without a Wing

就象如此，也不用翅膀，

Or service of a Keel

也不劳小舟相送。

Our Summer made her light escape

我们的夏日轻逸地逃去，

Into the Beautiful.

没入了美的境中。

1 lapsed   

adj.流失的，堕落的v.退步( lapse的过去式和过去分词 )；陷入；倒退；丧失

参考例句：

• He had lapsed into unconsciousness. 他陷入了昏迷状态。
• He soon lapsed into his previous bad habits. 他很快陷入以前的恶习中去。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 perfidy   

n.背信弃义，不忠贞

参考例句：

• As devotion unites lovers,so perfidy estranges friends.忠诚是爱情的桥梁，欺诈是友谊的敌人。
• The knowledge of Hurstwood's perfidy wounded her like a knife.赫斯渥欺骗她的消息像一把刀捅到了她的心里。

3 distilled   

adj.由蒸馏得来的v.蒸馏( distil的过去式和过去分词 )；从…提取精华

参考例句：

• The televised interview was distilled from 16 hours of film. 那次电视采访是从16个小时的影片中选出的精华。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Gasoline is distilled from crude oil. 汽油是从原油中提炼出来的。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 twilight   

n.暮光，黄昏；暮年，晚期，衰落时期

参考例句：

• Twilight merged into darkness.夕阳的光辉融于黑暗中。
• Twilight was sweet with the smell of lilac and freshly turned earth.薄暮充满紫丁香和新翻耕的泥土的香味。

5 sequestered   

adj.扣押的；隐退的；幽静的；偏僻的v.使隔绝，使隔离( sequester的过去式和过去分词 )；扣押

参考例句：

• The jury is expected to be sequestered for at least two months. 陪审团渴望被隔离至少两个月。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Everything he owned was sequestered. 他的一切都被扣押了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 courteous   

adj.彬彬有礼的，客气的

参考例句：

• Although she often disagreed with me,she was always courteous.尽管她常常和我意见不一，但她总是很谦恭有礼。
• He was a kind and courteous man.他为人友善，而且彬彬有礼。