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At Melville's Tomb

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by Hart Crane

Often beneath the wave， wide from this ledge¹

The dice² of drowned men's bones he saw bequeath

An embassy. Their numbers as he watched，

Beat on the dusty shore and were obscured.

And wrecks³ passed without sound of bells，

The calyx of death's bounty⁴ giving back

The portent⁷ wound in corridors of shells.

Then in the circuit calm of one vast coil，

Its lashings charmed and malice⁸ reconciled，

Frosted eyes there were that lifted altars；

And silent answers crept across the stars.

Compass， quadrant and sextant contrive⁹

No farther tides . . . High in the azure¹⁰ steeps

Monody shall not wake the mariner¹¹.

This fabulous¹² shadow only the sea keeps.

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1 ledge
n.壁架，架状突出物；岩架，岩礁
参考例句：
They paid out the line to lower him to the ledge.他们放出绳子使他降到那块岩石的突出部分。 Suddenly he struck his toe on a rocky ledge and fell.突然他的脚趾绊在一块突出的岩石上，摔倒了。

2 dice
n.骰子；vt.把（食物）切成小方块，冒险
参考例句：
They were playing dice.他们在玩掷骰子游戏。 A dice is a cube.骰子是立方体。

3 wrecks
n.沉船( wreck的名词复数 )；（事故中）遭严重毁坏的汽车（或飞机等）；（身体或精神上）受到严重损伤的人；状况非常糟糕的车辆（或建筑物等）v.毁坏[毁灭]某物( wreck的第三人称单数 )；使（船舶）失事，使遇难，使下沉
参考例句：
The shores are strewn with wrecks. 海岸上满布失事船只的残骸。来自《现代英汉综合大词典》 My next care was to get together the wrecks of my fortune. 第二件我所关心的事就是集聚破产后的余财。来自辞典例句

4 bounty
n.慷慨的赠予物，奖金；慷慨，大方；施与
参考例句：
He is famous for his bounty to the poor.他因对穷人慷慨相助而出名。 We received a bounty from the government.我们收到政府给予的一笔补助金。

5 scattered
adj.分散的，稀疏的；散步的；疏疏落落的
参考例句：
Gathering up his scattered papers,he pushed them into his case.他把散乱的文件收拾起来，塞进文件夹里。

6 hieroglyph
n.象形文字，图画文字
参考例句：
Each picture,or hieroglyph,represents either an idea or a sound.每一图画或者每一个象形代表着一种想法或者一种声音。 The hieroglyph for"king's son"can be translated as "son-in-law" or "grandfather".象形文字“国王的儿子”还可译为“女婿”或“祖父”。

7 portent
n.预兆；恶兆；怪事
参考例句：
I see it as a portent of things to come.我把它看作是将要到来的事物的前兆。 As for her engagement with Adam,I would say the portents are gloomy.至于她和亚当的婚约，我看兆头不妙。

8 malice
n.恶意，怨恨，蓄意；[律]预谋
参考例句：
I detected a suggestion of malice in his remarks.我觉察出他说的话略带恶意。 There was a strong current of malice in many of his portraits.他的许多肖像画中都透着一股强烈的怨恨。

9 contrive
vt.谋划，策划；设法做到；设计，想出
参考例句：
Can you contrive to be here a little earlier?你能不能早一点来？ How could you contrive to make such a mess of things?你怎么把事情弄得一团糟呢？

10 azure
adj.天蓝色的，蔚蓝色的
参考例句：
His eyes are azure.他的眼睛是天蓝色的。 The sun shone out of a clear azure sky.清朗蔚蓝的天空中阳光明媚。

11 mariner
n.水手号不载人航天探测器，海员，航海者
参考例句：
A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner.平静的大海决不能造就熟练的水手。 A mariner must have his eye upon rocks and sands as well as upon the North Star.海员不仅要盯着北极星，还要注意暗礁和险滩。

12 fabulous
adj.极好的；极为巨大的；寓言中的，传说中的
参考例句：
We had a fabulous time at the party.我们在晚会上玩得很痛快。 This is a fabulous sum of money.这是一笔巨款。