The Last Caesar（一）_经典赏析

The Last Caesar（一）

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Now there was one who came in later days

To play at Emperor： in the dead of night

Stole crown and sceptre， and stood forth¹ to light

In sudden purple. The dawn's straggling rays

Showed Paris fettered²， murmuring in amaze，

With red hands at her throat——a piteous sight.

Then the new Caesar， stricken with affright

At his own daring， shrunk from public gaze

In the Elysee， and had lost the day

But that around him flocked his birds of prey³，

Sharp-beaked， voracious⁴， hungry for the deed.

'Twixt hope and fear behold⁵ great Caesar hang！

Meanwhile， methinks， a ghostly laughter rang

Through the rotunda⁶ of the Invalides.

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1 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。

2 fettered
v.给…上脚镣，束缚( fetter的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
We reverence tradition but will not be fettered by it. 我们尊重传统，但不被传统所束缚。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》 Many people are fettered by lack of self-confidence. 许多人都因缺乏自信心而缩手缩脚。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3 prey
n.被掠食者，牺牲者，掠食；v.捕食，掠夺，折磨
参考例句：
Stronger animals prey on weaker ones.弱肉强食。 The lion was hunting for its prey.狮子在寻找猎物。

4 voracious
adj.狼吞虎咽的，贪婪的
参考例句：
She's a voracious reader of all kinds of love stories.什么样的爱情故事她都百看不厌。 Joseph Smith was a voracious book collector.约瑟夫·史密斯是个如饥似渴的藏书家。

5 behold
v.看，注视，看到
参考例句：
The industry of these little ants is wonderful to behold.这些小蚂蚁辛勤劳动的样子看上去真令人惊叹。 The sunrise at the seaside was quite a sight to behold.海滨日出真是个奇景。

6 rotunda
n.圆形建筑物；圆厅
参考例句：
The Capitol at Washington has a large rotunda.华盛顿的国会大厦有一圆形大厅。 The rotunda was almost deserted today,dotted with just a few tourists.圆形大厅今天几乎没有多少人，只零星散布着几个游客。