Skating in Harlem, Christmas Day

时间：2007-05-07 02:19:40

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by Cynthia Zarin

    To Mary Jo Salter

    Beyond the ice-bound stones and bucking1 trees，

    past bewildered Mary， the Meer in snow，

    two skating rinks and two black crooked2 paths

    are a battered3 pair of reading glasses

    scratched by the skater's multiplying math.

    Beset4， I play this game of tic-tac-toe.

    Divide， subtract. Who can tell if love surpasses？

    Two naughts we've learned make one astonished 0——

    a hectic5 night of goats and compasses.

    Folly6 tells the truth by what it's not——

    one X equals a fall I'd not forgo7.

    Are ice and fire the integers we've got？

    Skating backwards8 tells another story——

    the risky9 star above the freezing town，

    a way to walk on water and not drown.


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1 bucking a7de171d35652569506dd5bd33b58af6     
v.（马等）猛然弓背跃起( buck的现在分词 )；抵制；猛然震荡；马等尥起后蹄跳跃
参考例句：
  • a bucking bronco in the rodeo 牛仔竞技表演中一匹弓背跳跃的野马
  • That means we'll be bucking grain bags, bustin's gut. 那就是说咱们要背这一袋袋的谷子，得把五脏都累坏。 来自辞典例句
2 crooked xvazAv     
adj.弯曲的；不诚实的，狡猾的，不正当的
参考例句：
  • He crooked a finger to tell us to go over to him.他弯了弯手指，示意我们到他那儿去。
  • You have to drive slowly on these crooked country roads.在这些弯弯曲曲的乡间小路上你得慢慢开车。
3 battered NyezEM     
adj.磨损的；v.连续猛击；磨损
参考例句：
  • He drove up in a battered old car.他开着一辆又老又破的旧车。
  • The world was brutally battered but it survived.这个世界遭受了惨重的创伤,但它还是生存下来了。
4 beset SWYzq     
v.镶嵌；困扰，包围
参考例句：
  • She wanted to enjoy her retirement without being beset by financial worries.她想享受退休生活而不必为金钱担忧。
  • The plan was beset with difficulties from the beginning.这项计划自开始就困难重重。
5 hectic jdZzk     
adj.肺病的；消耗热的；发热的；闹哄哄的
参考例句：
  • I spent a very hectic Sunday.我度过了一个忙乱的星期天。
  • The two days we spent there were enjoyable but hectic.我们在那里度过的两天愉快但闹哄哄的。
6 folly QgOzL     
n.愚笨，愚蠢，蠢事，蠢行，傻话
参考例句：
  • Learn wisdom by the folly of others.从别人的愚蠢行动中学到智慧。
  • Events proved the folly of such calculations.事情的进展证明了这种估计是愚蠢的。
7 forgo Dinxf     
v.放弃，抛弃
参考例句：
  • Time to prepare was a luxuary he would have to forgo.因为时间不够，他不得不放弃做准备工作。
  • She would willingly forgo a birthday treat if only her warring parents would declare a truce.只要她的父母停止争吵，她愿意放弃生日宴请。
8 backwards BP9ya     
adv.往回地，向原处，倒，相反，前后倒置地
参考例句：
  • He turned on the light and began to pace backwards and forwards.他打开电灯并开始走来走去。
  • All the girls fell over backwards to get the party ready.姑娘们迫不及待地为聚会做准备。
9 risky IXVxe     
adj.有风险的，冒险的
参考例句：
  • It may be risky but we will chance it anyhow.这可能有危险，但我们无论如何要冒一冒险。
  • He is well aware how risky this investment is.他心里对这项投资的风险十分清楚。

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