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THE GOLDEN THRESHOLD(43)

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TO A BUDDHA¹ SEATED ON A LOTUS

Lord Buddha, on thy Lotus-throne, With praying eyes and hands elate, What mystic rapture² dost thou own, Immutable³ and ultimate？ What peace, unravished of our ken⁴, Annihilate⁵ from the world of men？

The wind of change for ever blows Across the tumult⁶ of our way, Tomorrow's unborn griefs depose⁷ The sorrows of our yesterday. Dream yields to dream, strife follows strife,

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1 Buddha
n.佛；佛像；佛陀
参考例句：
Several women knelt down before the statue of Buddha and prayed.几个妇女跪在佛像前祈祷。 He has kept the figure of Buddha for luck.为了图吉利他一直保存着这尊佛像。

2 rapture
n.狂喜；全神贯注；着迷；v.使狂喜
参考例句：
His speech was received with rapture by his supporters.他的演说受到支持者们的热烈欢迎。 In the midst of his rapture,he was interrupted by his father.他正欢天喜地，被他父亲打断了。

3 immutable
adj.不可改变的，永恒的
参考例句：
Nothing in the world is immutable.世界没有一成不变的东西。 They free our minds from considering our world as fixed and immutable.它们改变着人们将世界看作是永恒不变的观点。

4 ken
n.视野，知识领域
参考例句：
Such things are beyond my ken.我可不懂这些事。 Abstract words are beyond the ken of children.抽象的言辞超出小孩所理解的范围.

5 annihilate
v.使无效；毁灭；取消
参考例句：
Archer crumpled up the yellow sheet as if the gesture could annihilate the news it contained.阿切尔把这张黄纸揉皱，好象用这个动作就会抹掉里面的消息似的。 We should bear in mind that we have to annihilate the enemy.我们要把歼敌的重任时刻记在心上。

6 tumult
n.喧哗；激动，混乱；吵闹
参考例句：
The tumult in the streets awakened everyone in the house.街上的喧哗吵醒了屋子里的每一个人。 His voice disappeared under growing tumult.他的声音消失在越来越响的喧哗声中。

7 depose
vt.免职；宣誓作证
参考例句：
The witness is going to depose.证人即将宣誓做证。 The emperor attempted to depose the Pope.皇帝企图废黜教皇。

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