Amy Lowell - Before Dawn

时间：2007-10-19 02:59:54

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Life!  Austere1 arbiter2 of each man's fate,
By whom he learns that Nature's steadfast3 laws
Are as decrees immutable4; O pause
Your even forward march!  Not yet too late
Teach me the needed lesson, when to wait
Inactive as a ship when no wind draws
To stretch the loosened cordage.  One implores
Thy clemency5, whose wilfulness6 innate
Has gone uncurbed and roughshod while the years
Have lengthened7 into decades; now distressed
He knows no rule by which to move or stay,
And teased with restlessness and desperate fears
He dares not watch in silence thy wise way
Bringing about results none could have guessed.
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1 austere GeIyW     
adj.艰苦的；朴素的，朴实无华的；严峻的
参考例句：
  • His way of life is rather austere.他的生活方式相当简朴。
  • The room was furnished in austere style.这间屋子的陈设都很简单朴素。
2 arbiter bN8yi     
n.仲裁人，公断人
参考例句：
  • Andrew was the arbiter of the disagreement.安德鲁是那场纠纷的仲裁人。
  • Experiment is the final arbiter in science.实验是科学的最后仲裁者。
3 steadfast 2utw7     
adj.固定的，不变的，不动摇的；忠实的；坚贞不移的
参考例句：
  • Her steadfast belief never left her for one moment.她坚定的信仰从未动摇过。
  • He succeeded in his studies by dint of steadfast application.由于坚持不懈的努力他获得了学业上的成功。
4 immutable ma9x3     
adj.不可改变的，永恒的
参考例句：
  • Nothing in the world is immutable.世界没有一成不变的东西。
  • They free our minds from considering our world as fixed and immutable.它们改变着人们将世界看作是永恒不变的观点。
5 clemency qVnyV     
n.温和，仁慈，宽厚
参考例句：
  • The question of clemency would rest with the King.宽大处理问题，将由国王决定。
  • They addressed to the governor a plea for clemency.他们向州长提交了宽刑的申辨书。
6 wilfulness 922df0f2716e8273f9323afc2b0c72af     
任性；倔强
参考例句：
  • I refuse to stand by and see the company allowed to run aground because of one woman's wilfulness. 我不会袖手旁观，眼看公司因为一个女人的一意孤行而触礁。 来自柯林斯例句
7 lengthened 4c0dbc9eb35481502947898d5e9f0a54     
（时间或空间）延长，伸长( lengthen的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
  • The afternoon shadows lengthened. 下午影子渐渐变长了。
  • He wanted to have his coat lengthened a bit. 他要把上衣放长一些。

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