To a Mouse

时间：2007-07-30 09:12:49

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WEE sleekit cow'rin' tim'rous beastie

    O what a panic's in thy breastie！

    Thou need na start awa sae hasty

    Wi' bickerin' brattle！

    I wad be laith to rin an' chase thee 5

    Wi' murd'rin' pattle！

    I'm truly sorry man's dominion1

    Has broken Nature's social union

    An' justifies2 that ill opinion

    Which makes thee startle 10

    At me thy poor earth-born companion

    An' fellow-mortal！

    I doubt na whiles but thou may thieve：

    What then？ poor beastie thou maun live！

    A daimen-icker in a thrave 15

    'S a sma' request：

    I'll get a blessin' wi' the lave

    An' never miss't！

    Thy wee bit housie too in ruin！

    Its silly wa's the win's are strewin'； 20

    An' naething now to big a new ane

    O' foggage green！

    An' bleak3 December's winds ensuin'

    Baith snell an' keen！

    Thou saw the fields laid bare an' waste 25

    An' weary winter comin' fast

    An' cozie here beneath the blast

    Thou thought to dwell—

    Till crash！ the cruel coulter past

    Out thro' thy cell. 30

    That wee bit heap o' leaves an' stibble

    Has cost thee mony a weary nibble4！

    Now thou's turn'd out for a' thy trouble

    But house or hald

    To thole the winter's sleety5 dribble6 35

    An' cranreuch cauld！

    But Mousie thou art no thy lane

    In proving foresight7 may be vain：

    The best-laid schemes o' mice an' men

    Gang aft agley 40

    An' lea'e us nought8 but grief an' pain

    For promised joy.

    Still thou art blest compar'd wi' me！

    The present only toucheth thee：

    But och！ I backward cast my e'e 45

    On prospects9 drear！

    An' forward tho' I canna see

    I guess an' fear！


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1 dominion FmQy1     
n.统治，管辖，支配权；领土，版图
参考例句：
  • Alexander held dominion over a vast area.亚历山大曾统治过辽阔的地域。
  • In the affluent society,the authorities are hardly forced to justify their dominion.在富裕社会里，当局几乎无需证明其统治之合理。
2 justifies a94dbe8858a25f287b5ae1b8ef4bf2d2     
证明…有理( justify的第三人称单数 )； 为…辩护； 对…作出解释； 为…辩解（或辩护）
参考例句：
  • Their frequency of use both justifies and requires the memorization. 频繁的使用需要记忆，也促进了记忆。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
  • In my judgement the present end justifies the means. 照我的意见，只要目的正当，手段是可以不计较的。
3 bleak gtWz5     
adj.(天气)阴冷的；凄凉的；暗淡的
参考例句：
  • They showed me into a bleak waiting room.他们引我来到一间阴冷的会客室。
  • The company's prospects look pretty bleak.这家公司的前景异常暗淡。
4 nibble DRZzG     
n.轻咬，啃；v.一点点地咬，慢慢啃，吹毛求疵
参考例句：
  • Inflation began to nibble away at their savings.通货膨胀开始蚕食他们的存款。
  • The birds cling to the wall and nibble at the brickwork.鸟儿们紧贴在墙上，啄着砖缝。
5 sleety e30541a14b3bfba82def6fc096dbaf53     
雨夹雪的，下雨雪的
参考例句：
  • The sleety frozen earth began to soften under thaw and the rain. 薄冰冻结的土地在春融雨淋之下漫漫地软化了。
  • PredictaBly the winter will Be snowy, sleety and slushy. 估计今年冬天将雨雪纷飞、泥泞不堪。
6 dribble DZTzb     
v.点滴留下，流口水；n.口水
参考例句：
  • Melted wax dribbled down the side of the candle.熔化了的蜡一滴滴从蜡烛边上流下。
  • He wiped a dribble of saliva from his chin.他擦掉了下巴上的几滴口水。
7 foresight Wi3xm     
n.先见之明，深谋远虑
参考例句：
  • The failure is the result of our lack of foresight.这次失败是由于我们缺乏远虑而造成的。
  • It required a statesman's foresight and sagacity to make the decision.作出这个决定需要政治家的远见卓识。
8 nought gHGx3     
n.／adj.无，零
参考例句：
  • We must bring their schemes to nought.我们必须使他们的阴谋彻底破产。
  • One minus one leaves nought.一减一等于零。
9 prospects fkVzpY     
n.希望，前途(恒为复数)
参考例句：
  • There is a mood of pessimism in the company about future job prospects. 公司中有一种对工作前景悲观的情绪。
  • They are less sanguine about the company's long-term prospects. 他们对公司的远景不那么乐观。

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