An Evening Train

时间：2007-06-22 02:57:16

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by Timothy Liu

    whistles past hacked-down fields of corn，

    heading towards a boy who whittles1

    an effigy2 of himself. We go on sleeping

    through sirens and crimson3 strobes

    flashing on remains4 no one can identify

    till we line up at dawn to see who's

    missing. At the zoo this morning， a girl

    found half-devoured in a moat， two lions

    licking their chops， Little Rock， Arkansas

    the only proof left on her body to show

    how far she was from home， a tattered5 copy

    of The Odyssey6 later found in her purse.

    Did she love her life？ We warn our children

    not to lay their ears down on the tracks

    in wintertime， knowing how it's not

    always best to know what's coming our way.


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1 whittles f84417560e8b801811d4e057bd43283b     
v.切，削（木头），使逐渐变小( whittle的第三人称单数 )
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2 effigy Vjezy     
n.肖像
参考例句：
  • There the effigy stands,and stares from age to age across the changing ocean.雕像依然耸立在那儿，千秋万载地凝视着那变幻无常的大海。
  • The deposed dictator was burned in effigy by the crowd.群众焚烧退位独裁者的模拟像。
3 crimson AYwzH     
n./adj.深(绯)红色(的)；vi.脸变绯红色
参考例句：
  • She went crimson with embarrassment.她羞得满脸通红。
  • Maple leaves have turned crimson.枫叶已经红了。
4 remains 1kMzTy     
n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹
参考例句：
  • He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
  • The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
5 tattered bgSzkG     
adj.破旧的，衣衫破的
参考例句：
  • Her tattered clothes in no way detracted from her beauty.她的破衣烂衫丝毫没有影响她的美貌。
  • Their tattered clothing and broken furniture indicated their poverty.他们褴褛的衣服和破烂的家具显出他们的贫穷。
6 odyssey t5kzU     
n.长途冒险旅行；一连串的冒险
参考例句：
  • The march to Travnik was the final stretch of a 16-hour odyssey.去特拉夫尼克的这段路是长达16小时艰险旅行的最后一程。
  • His odyssey of passion, friendship,love,and revenge was now finished.他的热情、友谊、爱情和复仇的漫长历程，到此结束了。

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