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The Humble-Bee

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BURLY dozing¹ humble-bee

Where thou art is clime for me.

Let them sail for Porto Rique

Far-off heats through seas to seek；

I will follow thee alone

Thou animated² torrid-zone！

Zigzag³ steerer desert cheerer

Let me chase thy waving lines；

Keep me nearer me thy hearer

Singing over shrubs⁴ and vines.

Insect lover of the sun

Joy of thy dominion⁵！

Sailor of the atmosphere；

Swimmer through the waves of air；

Voyager of light and noon；

Epicurean of June；

Wait I prithee till I come

Within earshot of thy hum —

All without is martyrdom.

When the south wind in May days

With a net of shining haze⁶

Silvers the horizon wall

And with softness touching⁷ all

Tints⁸ the human countenance⁹

With a color of romance

And infusing subtle heats

Turns the sod to violets

Thou in sunny solitudes¹⁰

Rover of the underwoods

The green silence dost displace

With thy mellow¹¹ breezy bass¹².

Hot midsummer's petted crone

Sweet to me thy drowsy¹³ tone

Tells of countless¹⁴ sunny hours

Long days and solid banks of flowers；

Of gulfs of sweetness without bound

In Indian wildernesses¹⁵ found；

Of Syrian peace immortal¹⁶ leisure

Firmest cheer and bird-like pleasure.

Aught unsavory or unclean

Hath my insect never seen；

But violets and bilberry bells

Maple-sap and daffodels

Grass with green flag half-mast high

Succory to match the sky

Columbine with horn of honey

Scented¹⁷ fern and agrimony

Clover catchfly adder's-tongue

And brier-roses dwelt among；

All beside was unknown waste

All was picture as he passed.

Wiser far than human seer

blue-breeched philosopher！

Seeing only what is fair

Sipping¹⁸ only what is sweet

Thou dost mock at fate and care

Leave the chaff¹⁹ and take the wheat.

When the fierce northwestern blast

Cools sea and land so far and fast

Thou already slumberest deep；

Woe²⁰ and want thou canst outsleep；

Want and woe which torture us

Thy sleep makes ridiculous.

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1 dozing
v.打瞌睡,假寐 n.瞌睡
参考例句：
The economy shows no signs of faltering. 经济没有衰退的迹象。 He never falters in his determination. 他的决心从不动摇。

2 animated
adj.生气勃勃的，活跃的，愉快的
参考例句：
His observations gave rise to an animated and lively discussion.他的言论引起了一场气氛热烈而活跃的讨论。 We had an animated discussion over current events last evening.昨天晚上我们热烈地讨论时事。

3 zigzag
n.曲折，之字形；adj.曲折的，锯齿形的；adv.曲折地，成锯齿形地；vt.使曲折；vi.曲折前行
参考例句：
The lightning made a zigzag in the sky.闪电在天空划出一道Z字形。 The path runs zigzag up the hill.小径向山顶蜿蜒盘旋。

4 shrubs
灌木( shrub的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The gardener spent a complete morning in trimming those two shrubs. 园丁花了整个上午的时间修剪那两处灌木林。 These shrubs will need more light to produce flowering shoots. 这些灌木需要更多的光照才能抽出开花的新枝。

5 dominion
n.统治，管辖，支配权；领土，版图
参考例句：
Alexander held dominion over a vast area.亚历山大曾统治过辽阔的地域。 In the affluent society,the authorities are hardly forced to justify their dominion.在富裕社会里，当局几乎无需证明其统治之合理。

6 haze
n.霾，烟雾；懵懂，迷糊；vi.(over)变模糊
参考例句：
I couldn't see her through the haze of smoke.在烟雾弥漫中，我看不见她。 He often lives in a haze of whisky.他常常是在威士忌的懵懂醉意中度过的。

7 touching
adj.动人的，使人感伤的
参考例句：
It was a touching sight.这是一幅动人的景象。 His letter was touching.他的信很感人。

8 tints
色彩( tint的名词复数 )；带白的颜色；（淡色）染发剂；痕迹
参考例句：
leaves with red and gold autumn tints 金秋时节略呈红黄色的树叶 The whole countryside glowed with autumn tints. 乡间处处呈现出灿烂的秋色。

9 countenance
n.脸色，面容；面部表情；vt.支持，赞同
参考例句：
At the sight of this photograph he changed his countenance.他一看见这张照片脸色就变了。 I made a fierce countenance as if I would eat him alive.我脸色恶狠狠地，仿佛要把他活生生地吞下去。

10 solitudes
n.独居( solitude的名词复数 )；孤独；荒僻的地方；人迹罕至的地方
参考例句：
Africa is going at last to give up the secret of its vast solitudes. 非洲无边无际的荒野的秘密就要被揭穿了。来自辞典例句 The scientist has spent six months in the solitudes of the Antarctic. 这位科学家已经在人迹罕至的南极待了六个月了。来自互联网

11 mellow
adj.柔和的；熟透的；v.变柔和；(使)成熟
参考例句：
These apples are mellow at this time of year.每年这时节，苹果就熟透了。 The colours become mellow as the sun went down.当太阳落山时，色彩变得柔和了。

12 bass
n.男低音(歌手)；低音乐器；低音大提琴
参考例句：
He answered my question in a surprisingly deep bass.他用一种低得出奇的声音回答我的问题。 The bass was to give a concert in the park.那位男低音歌唱家将在公园中举行音乐会。

13 drowsy
adj.昏昏欲睡的，令人发困的
参考例句：
Exhaust fumes made him drowsy and brought on a headache.废气把他熏得昏昏沉沉，还引起了头疼。 I feel drowsy after lunch every day.每天午饭后我就想睡觉。

14 countless
adj.无数的，多得不计其数的
参考例句：
In the war countless innocent people lost their lives.在这场战争中无数无辜的人丧失了性命。 I've told you countless times.我已经告诉你无数遍了。

15 wildernesses
荒野( wilderness的名词复数 )；沙漠；（政治家）在野；不再当政（或掌权）
参考例句：
Antarctica is one of the last real wildernesses left on the earth. 南极洲是地球上所剩不多的旷野之一。 Dartmoor is considered by many to be one of Britain's great nature wildernesses. Dartmoor被很多人认为是英国最大的荒原之一。

16 immortal
adj.不朽的；永生的，不死的；神的
参考例句：
The wild cocoa tree is effectively immortal.野生可可树实际上是不会死的。 The heroes of the people are immortal!人民英雄永垂不朽！

17 scented
adj.有香味的；洒香水的；有气味的v.嗅到(scent的过去分词)
参考例句：
I let my lungs fill with the scented air. 我呼吸着芬芳的空气。来自《简明英汉词典》 The police dog scented about till he found the trail. 警犬嗅来嗅去，终于找到了踪迹。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

18 sipping
v.小口喝，呷，抿( sip的现在分词 )
参考例句：
She sat in the sun, idly sipping a cool drink. 她坐在阳光下懒洋洋地抿着冷饮。 She sat there, sipping at her tea. 她坐在那儿抿着茶。

19 chaff
v.取笑，嘲笑；n.谷壳
参考例句：
I didn't mind their chaff.我不在乎他们的玩笑。 Old birds are not caught with chaff.谷糠难诱老雀。

20 woe
n.悲哀，苦痛，不幸，困难；int.用来表达悲伤或惊慌
参考例句：
Our two peoples are brothers sharing weal and woe.我们两国人民是患难与共的兄弟。 A man is well or woe as he thinks himself so.自认祸是祸，自认福是福。

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