No. 101

时间：2007-04-21 02:25:26

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by Gaius Valerius Catullus

Translated by Charles Martin

Driven across many nations， across many oceans，

I am here， my brother， for this final parting，

to offer at last those gifts which the dead are given

and to speak in vain to your unspeaking ashes，

since bitter fortune forbids you to hear me or answer，

O my wretched¹ brother， so abruptly² taken！

But now I must celebrate grief with funeral tributes

offered the dead in the ancient way of the fathers；

accept these presents， wet with my brotherly tears， and

now & forever， my brother， hail & farewell

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1 wretched
adj.可怜的，不幸的，卑鄙的，质量差的，恶劣的
参考例句：
What a wretched life they lived in the workhouse!他们在济贫院里过的生活真悲惨！ He was wretched when he failed the examination.由于考试不及格，他很痛苦。

2 abruptly
adv.突然地，出其不意地
参考例句：
He gestured abruptly for Virginia to get in the car.他粗鲁地示意弗吉尼亚上车。 I was abruptly notified that a half-hour speech was expected of me.我突然被通知要讲半个小时的话。