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The Second Coming

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TURNING and turning in the widening gyre

The falcon¹ cannot hear the falconer；

Things fall apart； the centre cannot hold；

Mere² anarchy³ is loosed upon the world，

The blood-dimmed tide is loosed， and everywhere

The ceremony of innocence⁴ is drowned；

The best lack all conviction， while the worst

Surely some revelation is at hand；

Surely the Second Coming is at hand.

The Second Coming！ Hardly are those words out

When a vast image out of Spiritus Mundi

Troubles my sight： somewhere in sands of the desert

A shape with lion body and the head of a man，

A gaze blank and pitiless as the sun，

Is moving its slow thighs⁷， while all about it

Reel shadows of the indignant desert birds.

The darkness drops again； but now I know

That twenty centuries of stony⁸ sleep

Were vexed⁹ to nightmare by a rocking cradle，

And what rough beast， its hour come round at last，

Slouches towards Bethlehem to be born？

W.B. Yeats

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1 falcon
n.隼，猎鹰
参考例句：
The falcon was twice his size with pouted feathers.鹰张开羽毛比两只鹰还大。 The boys went hunting with their falcon.男孩子们带着猎鹰出去打猎了。

2 mere
adj.纯粹的；仅仅，只不过
参考例句：
That is a mere repetition of what you said before.那不过是重复了你以前讲的话。 It's a mere waste of time waiting any longer.再等下去纯粹是浪费时间。

3 anarchy
n.无政府状态；社会秩序混乱，无秩序
参考例句：
There would be anarchy if we had no police.要是没有警察，社会就会无法无天。 The country was thrown into a state of anarchy.这国家那时一下子陷入无政府状态。

4 innocence
n.无罪；天真；无害
参考例句：
There was a touching air of innocence about the boy.这个男孩有一种令人感动的天真神情。 The accused man proved his innocence of the crime.被告人经证实无罪。

5 passionate
adj.热情的，热烈的，激昂的，易动情的，易怒的，性情暴躁的
参考例句：
He is said to be the most passionate man.据说他是最有激情的人。 He is very passionate about the project.他对那个项目非常热心。

6 intensity
n.强烈，剧烈；强度；烈度
参考例句：
I didn't realize the intensity of people's feelings on this issue.我没有意识到这一问题能引起群情激奋。 The strike is growing in intensity.罢工日益加剧。

7 thighs
n.股，大腿( thigh的名词复数 )；食用的鸡（等的）腿
参考例句：
He's gone to London for skin grafts on his thighs. 他去伦敦做大腿植皮手术了。来自《简明英汉词典》 The water came up to the fisherman's thighs. 水没到了渔夫的大腿。来自《简明英汉词典》

8 stony
adj.石头的，多石头的，冷酷的，无情的
参考例句：
The ground is too dry and stony.这块地太干，而且布满了石头。 He listened to her story with a stony expression.他带着冷漠的表情听她讲经历。

9 vexed
adj.争论不休的；（指问题等）棘手的；争论不休的问题；烦恼的v.使烦恼( vex的过去式和过去分词 )；使苦恼；使生气；详细讨论
参考例句：
The conference spent days discussing the vexed question of border controls. 会议花了几天的时间讨论边境关卡这个难题。 He was vexed at his failure. 他因失败而懊恼。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》