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1、HenryWadsworthLongfellowIShotanArrowIshotanarrowintotheair,我把一支箭射向空中ItfelltoearthIknewnotwhere;不知它落在何方Forsoswiftlyitflewthesight飞得那么快Couldnotfollowitinitsflight飞行.眼睛难以追寻它的方向Ibreathedasongintotheair,我对着天空轻轻唱歌ItfelltoearthIknewnotwhere;不知它消逝在何方Forwhohasthesightsokeenandstrong谁的眼光能如此敏锐犀利Thatca
2、nfollowtheflightofasong.能跟上歌声的翅膀Long,longafterwardsinanoak,很久很久以后,在一棵橡树上Ifoundthearrowstillunbroke完整的;我找到了那支箭,仍未折断Andthesong,frombeginningtoend,也发现了那支歌,自始自终Ifoundagainintheheartofafriend.在朋友的心中欢唱Analysis:Whenheshotanarrowandbreathedasongintotheair,hedidnotexpecttofindthemanymore.Butmanyyear
3、slater,hecameacrosswiththearrowandfoundthathissongwasalwaysintheheartofhisfriend.Thissuggeststhatthefriendshipiseverlasting.Thispoemiswritteninatraditionaliambicformwiththefeet“aabbaaccddee”.Inthepoem,Longfellowsingsthefriendshipimplicitlyandskillfully.Thearrowandthesonginthispoemstandforth
4、efriendship.Structurally,thefirstandthesecondstanzadevelopinaparallelway,yetinthelaststanzathepoetjoinsthetwoindependentimageslogicallytogethertoindicatethestrengthoffantasticconceitinpoetry.APsalmofLife人生颂Tellmenot,inmornfulnumbers不要在哀伤的诗句里告诉我:"Lifeisbutanemptydream!"“人生不过是一场幻梦!”Forthesoul
5、isdeadthatslumbers因为灵魂睡着了,就等于死了,Andthingsarenotwhattheyseem.事物的真相与外表不同。Analysis:Inthisopeningstanza,Longfellowdeclareshimselftobeabelieverinlifehereafter来世.Lifeisreal!Lifeisearnest!人生是真切的!人生是实在的!Andthegraveisnotitsgoal;它的归宿决不是荒坟;"Dustthouart,todustreturnest,"“你本是尘土,必归于尘土”,Wasnotspokenofthes
6、oul.这是指躯壳,不是指灵魂。Analysis:Thesecondstanzacontinueswiththesamebeliefinafterlifethatispresentinthefirst.Longfellowstatesthisclearlywhenhewrites,"Andthegraveisnotitsgoal."Itmeansthatlifedoesn'tendforpeoplesimplybecausetheydie;thereisalwayssomethingmoretobehopefulandoptimisticfor.Notenjoyment,an
7、dnotsorrow,我们命定的目标和道路Isourdestined命中注定的endorway;不是享乐,也不是受苦;Buttoact,thateachto-morrow而是行动,在每个明天Findusfartherthanto-day.都超越今天,跨出新步。Analysis:Longfellowbeginsdiscussinghowhumansmustlivetheirlivesinconstantanticipationforthenextdayunderthebeliefthatitwillbeb