The Dream of a Little Occupied Japan Doll

时间：2014-10-23 05:19:30

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The Dream of a Little Occupied Japan Doll
Kimiko Hahn
 
 
Among the hundred porcelain1 figurines, 
 the first one -- with slanted2 eyes, fat cheeks, 
 
queue (though that's Chinese), and Chinese bonnet3 --
 is my favorite. Among all those in pajamas 
 
or gowns or the two in kimono, 
 the first is my favorite. Of those with rickshaw, 
 
tambourine4, or parasol and fan --
 I keep on my desk the first one 
 
though she -- or he -- is not doing a darn thing.
 Here in sleep, rivalry5 is reserved. 
 
And as dreams "tune6 the mind for conscious awareness" 
 perhaps this favoritism suggests 
 
I've quit hoarding7 and now collect myself. 
 
                                               For Alice and Laurie

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1 porcelain USvz9     
n.瓷；adj.瓷的，瓷制的
参考例句：
  • These porcelain plates have rather original designs on them.这些瓷盘的花纹很别致。
  • The porcelain vase is enveloped in cotton.瓷花瓶用棉花裹着。
2 slanted 628a904d3b8214f5fc02822d64c58492     
有偏见的； 倾斜的
参考例句：
  • The sun slanted through the window. 太阳斜照进窗户。
  • She had slanted brown eyes. 她有一双棕色的丹凤眼。
3 bonnet AtSzQ     
n.无边女帽；童帽
参考例句：
  • The baby's bonnet keeps the sun out of her eyes.婴孩的帽子遮住阳光，使之不刺眼。
  • She wore a faded black bonnet garnished with faded artificial flowers.她戴着一顶褪了色的黑色无边帽，帽上缀着褪了色的假花。
4 tambourine 5G2yt     
n.铃鼓，手鼓
参考例句：
  • A stew without an onion is like a dance without a tambourine.烧菜没有洋葱就像跳舞没有手鼓。
  • He is really good at playing tambourine.他很擅长演奏铃鼓。
5 rivalry tXExd     
n.竞争，竞赛，对抗
参考例句：
  • The quarrel originated in rivalry between the two families.这次争吵是两家不和引起的。
  • He had a lot of rivalry with his brothers and sisters.他和兄弟姐妹间经常较劲。
6 tune NmnwW     
n.调子；和谐，协调；v.调音，调节，调整
参考例句：
  • He'd written a tune,and played it to us on the piano.他写了一段曲子，并在钢琴上弹给我们听。
  • The boy beat out a tune on a tin can.那男孩在易拉罐上敲出一首曲子。
7 hoarding wdwzA     
n.贮藏；积蓄；临时围墙；囤积v.积蓄并储藏（某物）( hoard的现在分词 )
参考例句：
  • After the war, they were shot for hoarding. 战后他们因囤积而被枪决。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Actually he had two unused ones which he was hoarding up. 其实他还藏了两片没有用呢。 来自英汉文学

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