济慈诗歌和书信选(英文版)17 Old Meg She was a Gipsy

 　　Old Meg She was a Gipsy

　　I.

　　OLD MEG she was a Gipsy,

　　And liv'd upon the Moors¹:

　　Her bed it was the brown heath turf,

　　And her house was out of doors.

　　II.

　　Her apples were swart blackberries,

　　Herr currants pods o'broom;

　　Her wine was dew² of the wild white rose,

　　Her book a churchyard tomb.

　　III.

　　Her Brothers were the craggy hills,

　　Her Sisters larchen trees -

　　Alone with her great family

　　She live'd as she did please

　　IV.

　　No breakfast had she many a morn,

　　No dinner many a noon,

　　And 'stead of supper she would stare

　　Full hard against the Moon.

　　V.

　　But every morn of woodbine fresh

　　She made her garlanding,

　　And every night the dark glen Yew³

　　She wove, and she would sing.

　　VI.

　　And with her fingers old and brown

　　She plaited mats o' Rushes,

　　And gave them to the Cottagers

　　She met among the Bushes.

　　VII.

　　Old Meg was brave as Margaret Queen

　　And tall as Amazon:

　　An old red blanket cloak⁴ she wore;

　　A chip hat had she on.

　　God rest her aged⁵ bones somewhere -

　　She died full long agone!

1 moors   

v.停泊，系泊（船只）( moor的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• the North York moors 北约克郡的漠泽
• They're shooting grouse up on the moors. 他们在荒野射猎松鸡。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 dew   

n.露，露水

参考例句：

• His new shoes were wet with dew.他的那双新鞋被露水弄湿了。
• The dew on the branches drizzled our hair and shoulders.枝头上的露珠润湿了我们的头发和双肩。

3 yew   

n.紫杉属树木

参考例句：

• The leaves of yew trees are poisonous to cattle.紫杉树叶会令牛中毒。
• All parts of the yew tree are poisonous,including the berries.紫杉的各个部分都有毒，包括浆果。

4 cloak   

n.斗蓬，披风，掩饰，幌子；vt.掩盖，掩饰

参考例句：

• The snow covered up the fields with a white cloak.积雪给田野盖上了一件白色的外衣。
• She threw a heavy woollen cloak over her shoulders.她把一件厚重的羊毛斗篷披在肩上。

5 aged   

adj.年老的，陈年的

参考例句：

• He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
• He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。