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1、Ahedgebetweenkeepsfriendshipgreen./Friendsagreebestatadistance.“君子之交淡如水”Evenbrotherskeepcarefulaccounts.亲兄弟明算帐hoeone’sownpotatoes各人自扫门前雪,莫管他人瓦上霜FirstHyde,thenJekyll先小人后君子MENDINGWALLRobertFrostSomethingthereisthatdoesn'tloveawall,Thatsendsthefrozen-ground-swellunderi
2、t,Andspillstheupperbouldersinthesun,Andmakesgapseventwocanpassabreast.Theworkofhuntersisanotherthing:IhavecomeafterthemandmaderepairWheretheyhaveleftnotonestoneonastone,Buttheywouldhavetherabbitoutofhiding,Topleasetheyelpingdogs.ThegapsImean,Noonehasseenthemmadeorhe
3、ardthemmade,Butatspringmending-timewefindthemthere.Iletmyneighborknowbeyondthehill;AndonadaywemeettowalkthelineAndsetthewallbetweenusonceagain.Wekeepthewallbetweenusaswego.Toeachthebouldersthathavefallentoeach.AndsomeareloavesandsomesonearlyballsWehavetouseaspelltom
4、akethembalance:'Staywhereyouareuntilourbacksareturned!'Wewearourfingersroughwithhandlingthem.Oh,justanotherkindofout-doorgame,Oneonaside.Itcomestolittlemore:Therewhereitiswedonotneedthewall:HeisallpineandIamappleorchard.MyappletreeswillnevergetacrossAndeattheconesun
5、derhispines,Itellhim.Heonlysays,'Goodfencesmakegoodneighbors'.Springisthemischiefinme,andIwonderIfIcouldputanotioninhishead:'Whydotheymakegoodneighbors?Isn'titWheretherearecows?Butheretherearenocows.BeforeIbuiltawallI'dasktoknowWhatIwaswallinginorwallingout,有一点什么,它大
6、概是不喜欢墙,它使得墙脚下的冻地涨得隆起,大白天把墙头石块弄得纷纷落;使墙裂了缝,二人并肩都走得过。绅士们行猎时又是另一番糟塌;他们要掀开每块石头上的石头,我总是跟在他们后面去修补,但是他们要把兔子从隐处赶出来,讨好那群汪汪叫的狗。我说的墙缝谁也没看见或听见它是如何形成的,但是到了春天补墙时,就看见它在那里。我通知了住在山那边的邻居;有一天我们约好,巡视地界一番,在我们两家之间再把墙重新砌起。我们走的时候,中间隔著一沿墙。落在两边的石块,由各自去料理。有些是长块的,有些几乎圆得像球,需要一点魔术才能把它们放稳当:「给我好好待著
7、,等我们转过身再滚落!」我们搬弄石头,把手指都磨粗了。啊!这不过又是一种户外游戏,一个人站在一边。此外没有多少用处:在墙那地方,我们根本不需要墙:他那边全是松树,我这边则是苹果园。我的苹果树永远也不会踱过去,吃掉他松树下的毬果。我对他说。他只是说:「好篱笆造出好邻居。」春天在我心里作祟,我在悬想能不能把一个念头注入他的脑里:为什么好篱笆造出好邻居?是否指著有牛的人家?可是我们此地又没有牛。我在造墙之前,先要弄个清楚,圈进来的是什么,圈出去的是什么,AndtowhomIwasliketogiveoffence.Something
8、thereisthatdoesn'tloveawall,Thatwantsitdown.'Icouldsay'Elves'tohim,Butit'snotelvesexactly,andI'dratherHesaiditforhimself.IseehimthereBring