英语美文背诵 柳园里

Down by the salley gardens¹ by W.B.Yeats

柳园里 威廉·巴特勒·叶芝

Down by the Salley Gardens my love and I did meet

我曾和我的挚爱相遇在莎园中

She passed the Salley Gardens with little snow-white feet

她踏著雪白的纤纤玉足，轻轻走过莎园

She bid me take love easy as the leaves grow on the tree

她要我简单的追求真爱，就像大树长出树叶一般自然

But I being young and foolish with her did not agree

但我是那么的年轻愚笨，从来没有听从过她的心声

In a field by the river my love and I did stand

我曾和我的挚爱并肩伫立在河畔的旷野上

And on my leaning shoulder she laid her snow-white hand

她把她嫩白的小手，搭在我那微微倾斜的肩膀上

She bid me take life easy as the grass grows on the weirs

她要我简单的去生活，就像那生长在河畔的韧草一般

But I was young and foolish and now am full of tears

但我是那么的年轻愚笨， 现在唯有泪水涟涟，感怀满襟

1 gardens   

n.（用于街名）园( garden的名词复数 )；公园；庭园；宅旁园圃

参考例句：

• Steve took us on a grand tour of the house and gardens. 史蒂夫带我们参观了这栋住宅和花园。
• Lights had been strung on the trees of the big gardens. 大花园的树上都挂上了灯。 来自《简明英汉词典》