The False Gods

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The False Gods

    "We are false and evanescent, and aware of our deceit, From the straw that is our vitals to the clay that is our feet. You may serve us if you must, and you shall have your wage of ashes, ——Though arrears1 due thereafter may be hard for you to meet.

    "You may swear that we are solid, you may say that we are strong, But we know that we are neither and we say that you are wrong； You may find an easy worship in acclaiming2 our indulgence, But your large admiration3 of us now is not for long.

    "If your doom4 is to adore us with a doubt that's never still, And you pray to see our faces —— pray in earnest, and you will. You may gaze at us and live, and live assured of our confusion： For the False Gods are mortal, and are made for you to kill.

    "And you may as well observe, while apprehensively5 at ease With an Art that's inorganic6 and is anything you please, That anon your newest ruin may lie crumbling7 unregarded, Like an old shrine8 forgotten in a forest of new trees.

    "Howsoever like no other be the mode you may employ, There's an order in the ages for the ages to enjoy； Though the temples you are shaping and the passions you are singing Are a long way from Athens and a longer way from Troy.

    "When we promise more than ever of what never shall arrive, And you seem a little more than ordinarily alive, Make a note that you are sure you understand our obligations —— For there's grief always auditing9 where two and two are five.

    "There was this for us to say and there was this for you to know, Though it humbles10 and it hurts us when we have to tell you so. If you doubt the only truth in all our perjured11 composition, May the True Gods attend you and forget us when we go."


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1 arrears IVYzQ     
n.到期未付之债，拖欠的款项；待做的工作
参考例句：
  • The payments on that car loan are in arrears by three months.购车贷款的偿付被拖欠了三个月。
  • They are urgent for payment of arrears of wages.他们催讨拖欠的工钱。
2 acclaiming e698d1fbee431fd7f0e3c6bde946a5fa     
向…欢呼( acclaim的现在分词 )； 向…喝彩； 称赞…； 欢呼或拥戴（某人）为…
参考例句：
  • But to assent to a consensus acclaiming its virtues is another matter. 但若异口同声地为君主制歌功颂德，则是另一码事。 来自名作英译部分
  • Church bells rang in London acclaiming a great victory. 伦敦教堂的钟声响起，宣告了一场伟大的胜利。
3 admiration afpyA     
n.钦佩，赞美，羡慕
参考例句：
  • He was lost in admiration of the beauty of the scene.他对风景之美赞不绝口。
  • We have a great admiration for the gold medalists.我们对金牌获得者极为敬佩。
4 doom gsexJ     
n.厄运，劫数；v.注定，命定
参考例句：
  • The report on our economic situation is full of doom and gloom.这份关于我们经济状况的报告充满了令人绝望和沮丧的调子。
  • The dictator met his doom after ten years of rule.独裁者统治了十年终于完蛋了。
5 apprehensively lzKzYF     
adv.担心地
参考例句：
  • He glanced a trifle apprehensively towards the crowded ballroom. 他敏捷地朝挤满了人的舞厅瞟了一眼。 来自辞典例句
  • Then it passed, leaving everything in a state of suspense, even the willow branches waiting apprehensively. 一阵这样的风过去，一切都不知怎好似的，连柳树都惊疑不定的等着点什么。 来自汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子
6 inorganic P6Sxn     
adj.无生物的；无机的
参考例句：
  • The fundamentals of inorganic chemistry are very important.无机化学的基础很重要。
  • This chemical plant recently bought a large quantity of inorganic salt.这家化工厂又买进了大量的无机盐。
7 crumbling Pyaxy     
adj.摇摇欲坠的
参考例句：
  • an old house with crumbling plaster and a leaking roof 一所灰泥剥落、屋顶漏水的老房子
  • The boat was tied up alongside a crumbling limestone jetty. 这条船停泊在一个摇摇欲坠的石灰岩码头边。
8 shrine 0yfw7     
n.圣地，神龛，庙；v.将...置于神龛内，把...奉为神圣
参考例句：
  • The shrine was an object of pilgrimage.这处圣地是人们朝圣的目的地。
  • They bowed down before the shrine.他们在神龛前鞠躬示敬。
9 auditing JyVzib     
n.审计，查账，决算
参考例句：
  • Auditing standards are the rules governing how an audit is performed.收支检查标准是规则统治一个稽核如何被运行。
  • The auditing services market is dominated by a few large accounting firms.审计服务市场被几家大型会计公司独占了。
10 humbles 4fc5cee22f1c46ed04e78f21686feccb     
v.使谦恭( humble的第三人称单数 )；轻松打败（尤指强大的对手）；低声下气
参考例句：
  • The LORD sends poverty and wealth; he humbles and he exalts. 他使人贫穷、使人富足．人卑微、使人高贵。 来自互联网
  • Do you see how Ahab humbles himself before Me? 29亚哈在我面前这样自卑，你看见了么？ 来自互联网
11 perjured 94372bfd9eb0d6d06f4d52e08a0ca7e8     
adj.伪证的，犯伪证罪的v.发假誓，作伪证( perjure的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
  • The witness perjured himself. 证人作了伪证。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • Witnesses lied and perjured themselves. 证人撒谎作伪证。 来自辞典例句

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