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Morning Express

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ALONG the wind-swept platform pinched and #CCCCFF

The travellers stand in pools of wintry light

Offering themselves to morn‘s long slanting¹ arrows.

The train‘s due； porters trundle laden² barrows.

The train steams in volleying resplendent clouds

Of sun-blown vapour. Hither and about

Scared people hurry storming the doors in crowds.

The officials seem to waken with a shout

Resolved to hoist³ and plunder⁴； some to the vans

Leap； others rumble⁵ the milk in gleaming cans.

Boys indolent-eyed from baskets leaning back

Question each face； a man with a hammer steals

Stooping from coach to coach； with clang and clack

Touches and tests and listens to the wheels.

Guard sounds a warning whistle points to the clock

With brandished⁶ flag and on his folded flock

Claps the last door： the monster grunts⁷： ‘Enough！’

Tightening⁸ his load of links with pant and puff⁹.

Under the arch then forth¹⁰ into blue day

Glide¹¹ the processional windows on their way

And glimpse the stately folk who sit at ease

To view the world like kings taking the seas

in prosperous weather： drifting banners tell

Their progress to the counties； with them goes

The clamour of their journeying； while those

Who sped them stand to wave a last farewell.

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1 slanting
倾斜的，歪斜的
参考例句：
The rain is driving [slanting] in from the south. 南边潲雨。 The line is slanting to the left. 这根线向左斜了。

2 laden
adj.装满了的；充满了的；负了重担的；苦恼的
参考例句：
He is laden with heavy responsibility.他肩负重任。 Dragging the fully laden boat across the sand dunes was no mean feat.将满载货物的船拖过沙丘是一件了不起的事。

3 hoist
n.升高，起重机，推动；v.升起，升高，举起
参考例句：
By using a hoist the movers were able to sling the piano to the third floor.搬运工人用吊车才把钢琴吊到3楼。 Hoist the Chinese flag on the flagpole,please!请在旗杆上升起中国国旗！

4 plunder
vt.劫掠财物，掠夺；n.劫掠物，赃物；劫掠
参考例句：
The thieves hid their plunder in the cave.贼把赃物藏在山洞里。 Trade should not serve as a means of economic plunder.贸易不应当成为经济掠夺的手段。

5 rumble
n.隆隆声；吵嚷；v.隆隆响；低沉地说
参考例句：
I hear the rumble of thunder in the distance.我听到远处雷声隆隆。 We could tell from the rumble of the thunder that rain was coming.我们根据雷的轰隆声可断定，天要下雨了。

6 brandished
v.挥舞( brandish的过去式和过去分词 )；炫耀
参考例句：
"Bang!Bang!"the small boy brandished a phoney pistol and shouted. “砰！砰！”那小男孩挥舞着一支假手枪，口中嚷嚷着。来自《简明英汉词典》 Swords brandished and banners waved. 刀剑挥舞，旌旗飘扬。来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

7 grunts
（猪等）作呼噜声( grunt的第三人称单数 )；（指人）发出类似的哼声；咕哝着说；石鲈
参考例句：
With grunts of anguish Ogilvie eased his bulk to a sitting position. 奥格尔维苦恼地哼着，伸个懒腰坐了起来。 Linda fired twice A trio of Grunts assembling one mortar fell. 琳达击发两次。三个正在组装迫击炮的咕噜人倒下了。

8 tightening
上紧，固定，紧密
参考例句：
Make sure the washer is firmly seated before tightening the pipe. 旋紧水管之前，检查一下洗衣机是否已牢牢地固定在底座上了。 It needs tightening up a little. 它还需要再收紧些。

9 puff
n.一口(气)；一阵(风)；v.喷气，喘气
参考例句：
He took a puff at his cigarette.他吸了一口香烟。 They tried their best to puff the book they published.他们尽力吹捧他们出版的书。

10 forth
adv.向前；向外，往外
参考例句：
The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。 He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

11 glide
n./v.溜，滑行；(时间)消逝
参考例句：
We stood in silence watching the snake glide effortlessly.我们噤若寒蝉地站着，眼看那条蛇逍遥自在地游来游去。 So graceful was the ballerina that she just seemed to glide.那芭蕾舞女演员翩跹起舞，宛如滑翔。