经典英语短诗：黑夜的知己

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经典英语短诗：黑夜的知己

+ J8 S7 K8 d  q* C5 U* o* Z8 I" D　　I have been one acquainted with the night.
　　I have walked out in rain --and back in rain.
% Z' o& e) u8 z8 I2 L, n　　I have outwalked the furthest city light.
　　I have looked down the saddest city lane.
0 q9 F( `! N+ B1 T　　I have passed by the watchman on his beat
　　And dropped my eyes, unwilling to explain.
　　I have stood still and stopped the sound of feet
+ L& i, z: V4 [7 f3 Y8 U5 ]/ H　　When far away an interrupted cry
　　Came over houses from another street,
　　But not to call me back or say good-bye;
　　And further still at an unearthly height
8 K+ X+ X3 g: d: p4 w　　One luminary clock against the sky
. w) |& c  l9 k/ C　　Proclaimed the time was neither wrong nor right.
　　I have been one acquainted with the night.
, ^! V. i* N$ Y4 A6 w3 y; A9 U　　我以为我早就熟悉这黑夜。
  R/ ~" T5 m" W8 G7 k# L  M　　我冒雨出去，又冒雨回来。
6 ^; v6 l  B* C# ~. d& |　　我已越出街灯照亮的边界。
　　我看到城中的小巷最悲惨。
　　我经过敲更的守夜人身边，
　　我不愿多讲，低垂下眼帘。
　　我停住，脚步再也听不见，
　　从另一条街升起越过屋顶
　　传来一声好似折断的哭喊，
　　那不是叫我回去或说再见;
  h& U& l7 |# X# i: l　　在更远、远离尘世的高处，
　　有一座钟悬着，一闪一闪，
* Z, q/ b6 w; A& J( b/ E　　它宣称时间不错又不正确，
　　我以为我早就熟悉这黑夜。