生命的某些美好永不逝

 　　The pure.the bright,the beautiful,一切纯洁的,辉煌的,美丽的,That stirred our hearts in youth,强烈地震撼着我们年轻的心灵的,The impulses to wordless prayer,推动着我们做无言的祷告的,The dreams of love and truth;让我们梦想着爱与真理的;The longing¹ after something's lost,在失去后为之感到珍惜的,The spirit's yearning² cry,使灵魂深切地呼喊着的,The striving after better hopes-为了更美好的梦想而奋斗着的-These things can never die.

　　这些美好不会消逝。

　　The timid hand stretched forth³ to aid羞怯地伸出援助的手，A brother in his need,在你的弟兄需要的时候，A kindly⁴ word in grief's dark hour伤恸、困难的时候，一句亲切的话That proves a friend indeed ;就足以证明朋友的真心；The plea for mercy softly breathed,轻声地乞求怜悯，When justice threatens nigh,在审判临近的时候，The sorrow of a contrite⁵ heart-懊悔的心有一种伤感--These things shall never die.

　　这些美好不会消逝。

　　Let nothing pass for every hand在人间传递温情，Must find some work to do ;尽你所能地去做；Lose not a chance to waken love-别错失去了唤醒爱的良机-----Be firm,and just ,and true;为人要坚定，正直，忠诚；So shall a light that cannot fade因此上方照耀着你的那道光芒Beam on thee from on high.

　　就不会消失。

　　And angel voices say to thee---你将听到天使的声音在说-----These things shall never die.

　　这些美好不会消逝。

1 longing   

n.（for）渴望

参考例句：

• Hearing the tune again sent waves of longing through her.再次听到那首曲子使她胸中充满了渴望。
• His heart burned with longing for revenge.他心中燃烧着急欲复仇的怒火。

2 yearning   

a.渴望的；向往的；怀念的

参考例句：

• a yearning for a quiet life 对宁静生活的向往
• He felt a great yearning after his old job. 他对过去的工作有一种强烈的渴想。

3 forth   

adv.向前；向外，往外

参考例句：

• The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

4 kindly   

adj.和蔼的，温和的，爽快的；adv.温和地，亲切地

参考例句：

• Her neighbours spoke of her as kindly and hospitable.她的邻居都说她和蔼可亲、热情好客。
• A shadow passed over the kindly face of the old woman.一道阴影掠过老太太慈祥的面孔。

5 contrite   

adj.悔悟了的，后悔的，痛悔的

参考例句：

• She was contrite the morning after her angry outburst.她发了一顿脾气之后一早上追悔莫及。
• She assumed a contrite expression.她装出一副后悔的表情。