Old Age Echoes（三）

时间：2007-09-11 08:05:38

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THE FEW DROPS KNOWN

OF heroes， history， grand events， premises¹， myths， poems，

The few drops known must stand for oceans of the

unknown，

On this beautiful and thick peopl'd earth， here and there a

little specimen² put on record，

A little of Greeks and Romans， a few Hebrew canticles， a few

death odors as from graves， from Egypt -

What are they to the long and copious³ retrospect⁴ of anti quity？

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1 premises
n.建筑物，房屋
参考例句：
According to the rules,no alcohol can be consumed on the premises.按照规定，场内不准饮酒。 All repairs are done on the premises and not put out.全部修缮都在家里进行，不用送到外面去做。

2 specimen
n.样本，标本
参考例句：
You'll need tweezers to hold up the specimen.你要用镊子来夹这标本。 This specimen is richly variegated in colour.这件标本上有很多颜色。

3 copious
adj.丰富的，大量的
参考例句：
She supports her theory with copious evidences.她以大量的例证来充实自己的理论。 Every star is a copious source of neutrinos.每颗恒星都是丰富的中微子源。

4 retrospect
n.回顾，追溯；v.回顾，回想，追溯
参考例句：
One's school life seems happier in retrospect than in reality.学校生活回忆起来显得比实际上要快乐。 In retrospect,it's easy to see why we were wrong.回顾过去就很容易明白我们的错处了。