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1、ThePoetsandtheHousewife诗人与农妇Onceuponatime,onasummer'sday,twopoets,havingshutupshop,wentoutintothecountrytocollectcopy,fortheirstockofthiscommoditywasexhausted.从前，一个夏日，两位诗人“关店打烊”，到乡下采集“素材”，因为他们这种商品的供应已经耗尽了。Andtheywerecarefultodressthemselvescarelessly:oneputonablac
2、kcollarandblack-and-whitecheckedtrousers,andtheotheracravatofragingscarlet,"for"theythought(thoughtheydidnotsayso)"wemustdressthepart".Andtheirhatswerewideandrecklessandthehairbeneaththeirhatswaslikethethatchuponabroad-eavedbarn.他们特意穿着邋遢，一个穿一件黑色上衣和一条黑白相间的格子裤，一个打着条
3、猩红的领带，因为他们认为（尽管没有说出口）“我们的打扮必须符合我们诗人的身份。”他们的帽子戴得很随意，帽沿也很宽，帽子下的头发就像宽沿粮仓里堆着的乱草。Andastheyjourneyed,pokingaboutwiththeirwalkingsticksaftertheprecioussubstanceoftheirquest,theregatheredovertheirheadsthedevilofastorm.旅途中，他们用手杖摸索着走路，寻找着他们所需要的珍贵的素材。这时，一场暴风雨正在他们的头顶聚集。Andatt
4、hepropermomentthestormburstandtheraincamedownandthepoetsleftoffseekingforcopyandhuddledunderahawthorntree.Andtheyappearedastwoproudexoticbirds,lighteddownfromtheLordknowswhere.顷刻间暴雨倾盆，诗人停止了收集素材，蜷缩在一棵山楂树下。他们像两只古怪的鸟雀，从只有上天知道的地方来此落脚。Andtherewasalodgenearthehawthorntr
5、ee,andthelodgekeeper'swifelookedoutand,seeingthetwo,sheexclaimed:"Lord,lookwhatthewetbringsout!"Andtherainincreasedfearfully.山楂树旁有一个农夫住的小屋，农夫的妻子向外张望时看到了这两个人，她惊叫了起来，“天啊，瞧这场雨带来了什么！”而雨也越发肆虐起来。Andafterawhileshelookedoutagainandthepoetswerechanged,fortheirbloomwasimpai
6、red,therainhadclottedtheirhair,andthescarletcravatoftheonehadbecomecrimsonfromsaturation.Andraindrippedfromalltheirextremities.过了一会，她再次向外看时，诗人已不再是原来的样子，他们原有的锐气、光彩消失了。雨水使他们的头发黏在了一起，一绺一绺的。其中一位的猩红色领带被雨水浸透，变成了暗红色。雨水顺着他们的身体流下来。Andthelodgekeeper'swifewasgrievedfortheman
7、dcalledout:"Youngmen,willyounotcomein?Whyplaytheheronwhostandslugubriouswithhisfeetincoldwaterwhenitisopentoyoutobecomeassparrowstwitteringwithgladnessbeneaththeeaves?'农妇很同情他们，喊道：“年轻人，为什么不进来呢？为什么要扮演忧郁地站立在冷水中的白鹭，而不选择在屋檐下快快乐乐叽叽喳喳的麻雀呢？”Buttheybowedpolitelyandreplied:
8、"Thanksawfully,ma'am,butwearepoetsandwelikeit."但是他们礼貌地弯腰行礼，回答说：“真是太感激了，女士。可我们是诗人，喜欢这样。”Andthelodgekeeper'swifesneeredatthem,remarking:"Theyhavecertainly
