美国语文第三册 第45期:轻声说话（在线收听） |
Speak gently; it is better far 请轻声说话， To rule by love than fear: 爱的力量胜于恐惧的统治；
Speak gently; let no harsh words mar 请轻声说话，
The good we might do here. 勿让刺耳之语成为美德的瑕疵。
Speak gently to the little child; 请对小朋友轻声说话，
Its love be sure to gain; 无疑你将得到他们的爱；
Teach it in accents soft and mild; 教导的音调宜温柔文雅，
It may not long remain. 否则爱就不再存留。
Speak gently to the aged one; 请对长者轻声说话，
Grieve not the care worn heart: 饱经忧患的心不应再感悲伤；
The sands of life are nearly run; 生命的沙漏即将停下，
Let such in peace depart. 让他们平静离场。
Speak gently, kindly, to the poor; 请对穷苦之人轻声和蔼说话，
Let no harsh tone be heard; 不让他们听到严苛的音调；
They have enough they must endure, 他们忍受的苦难已够巨大，
Without an unkind word. 即使一个刻薄的字眼也不曾听到。
Speak gently to the erring; know 即使没有无情的话语，
They must have toiled in vain; 他们要忍受的苦难也已够多。
Perhaps unkindness made them so; 也许就是无情的对待让他们把过错犯下，
Oh, win them back again. 噢，把他们再争取回来吧。
Speak gently: it is a little thing 请轻声说话，
Dropped in the heart's deep well; 这微不足道却能深入人心，
The good, the joy, which it may bring, 它可能激发美德，创造欢乐，
Eternity shall tell. 直到永恒不竭不尽。
(George Washington Langford) （乔治.华盛顿.兰福德） |
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