In Memory of Eva Gore-Booth and Con Markiewicz_经典赏析

In Memory of Eva Gore-Booth and Con Markiewicz

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The light of evening， Lissadell，

Great windows open to the south，

Two girls in silk kimonos， both

Beautiful， one a gazelle.

Blossom from the summer‘s wreath；

The older is condemned³ to death，

Pardoned， drags out lonely years

Conspiring⁴ among the ignorant.

I know not what the younger dreams—

Some vague Utopia—and she seems，

When withered⁵ old and skeleton-gaunt，

An image of such politics.

Many a time I think to seek

One or the other out and speak

Of that old Georgian mansion⁶， mix

Pictures of the mind， recall

That table and the talk of youth，

Two girls in silk kimonos， both

Beautiful， one a gazelle.

Dear shadows， now you know it all，

All the folly⁷ of a fight

With a common wrong or right.

The innocent and the beautiful

Have no enemy but time；

Arise and bid me strike a match

And strike another till time catch；

Should the conflagration⁸ climb，

Run till all the sages⁹ know.

We the great gazebo built，

They convicted us of guilt¹⁰；

Bid me strike a match and blow.

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1 raving
adj.说胡话的；疯狂的，怒吼的；非常漂亮的；令人醉心[痴心]的v.胡言乱语(rave的现在分词)n.胡话；疯话adv.胡言乱语地；疯狂地
参考例句：
The man's a raving lunatic. 那个男子是个语无伦次的疯子。 When I told her I'd crashed her car, she went stark raving bonkers. 我告诉她我把她的车撞坏了时，她暴跳如雷。

2 shears
n.大剪刀
参考例句：
These garden shears are lightweight and easy to use.这些园丁剪刀又轻又好用。 With a few quick snips of the shears he pruned the bush.他用大剪刀几下子就把灌木给修剪好了。

3 condemned
adj. 被责难的, 被宣告有罪的动词condemn的过去式和过去分词
参考例句：
He condemned the hypocrisy of those politicians who do one thing and say another. 他谴责了那些说一套做一套的政客的虚伪。 The policy has been condemned as a regressive step. 这项政策被认为是一种倒退而受到谴责。

4 conspiring
密谋( conspire的现在分词 )；搞阴谋；（事件等）巧合；共同导致
参考例句：
They were accused of conspiring against the king. 他们被指控阴谋反对国王。 John Brown and his associates were tried for conspiring to overthrow the slave states. 约翰·布朗和他的合伙者们由于密谋推翻实行奴隶制度的美国各州而被审讯。

5 withered
adj. 枯萎的，干瘪的，（人身体的部分器官）因病萎缩的或未发育良好的动词wither的过去式和过去分词形式
参考例句：
The grass had withered in the warm sun. 这些草在温暖的阳光下枯死了。 The leaves of this tree have become dry and withered. 这棵树下的叶子干枯了。

6 mansion
n.大厦，大楼；宅第
参考例句：
The old mansion was built in 1850.这座古宅建于1850年。 The mansion has extensive grounds.这大厦四周的庭园广阔。

7 folly
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。

8 conflagration
n.建筑物或森林大火
参考例句：
A conflagration in 1947 reduced 90 percent of the houses to ashes.1947年的一场大火，使90%的房屋化为灰烬。 The light of that conflagration will fade away.这熊熊烈火会渐渐熄灭。

9 sages
n.圣人( sage的名词复数 )；智者；哲人；鼠尾草（可用作调料）
参考例句：
Homage was paid to the great sages buried in the city. 向安葬在此城市的圣哲们表示敬意。来自《简明英汉词典》 Confucius is considered the greatest of the ancient Chinese sages. 孔子被认为是古代中国最伟大的圣人。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

10 guilt
n.犯罪；内疚；过失，罪责
参考例句：
She tried to cover up her guilt by lying.她企图用谎言掩饰自己的罪行。 Don't lay a guilt trip on your child about schoolwork.别因为功课责备孩子而使他觉得很内疚。

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