The Last Caesar（二）

时间：2007-08-03 09:08:02

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What if the boulevards， at set of sun，

Reddened， but not with sunset's kindly¹ glow？

What if from quai and square the murmured woe²

Swept heavenward， pleadingly？ The prize was won，

A kingling made and Liberty undone³.

No Emperor， this， like him awhile ago，

But his Name's shadow； that one struck the blow

Himself， and sighted the street-sweeping gun！

This was a man of tortuous⁴ heart and brain，

So warped⁵ he knew not his own point of view——

The master of a dark， mysterious smile.

And there he plotted， by the storied Seine

And in the fairy gardens of St. Cloud，

The Sphinx that puzzled Europe， for awhile.

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1 kindly
adj.和蔼的，温和的，爽快的；adv.温和地，亲切地
参考例句：
Her neighbours spoke of her as kindly and hospitable.她的邻居都说她和蔼可亲、热情好客。 A shadow passed over the kindly face of the old woman.一道阴影掠过老太太慈祥的面孔。

2 woe
n.悲哀，苦痛，不幸，困难；int.用来表达悲伤或惊慌
参考例句：
Our two peoples are brothers sharing weal and woe.我们两国人民是患难与共的兄弟。 A man is well or woe as he thinks himself so.自认祸是祸，自认福是福。

3 undone
a.未做完的，未完成的
参考例句：
He left nothing undone that needed attention.所有需要注意的事他都注意到了。

4 tortuous
adj.弯弯曲曲的，蜿蜒的
参考例句：
We have travelled a tortuous road.我们走过了曲折的道路。 They walked through the tortuous streets of the old city.他们步行穿过老城区中心弯弯曲曲的街道。

5 warped
adj.反常的；乖戾的；（变）弯曲的；变形的v.弄弯，变歪( warp的过去式和过去分词 )；使（行为等）不合情理，使乖戾，
参考例句：
a warped sense of humour 畸形的幽默感 The board has warped. 木板翘了。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》