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Elegy¹

Vijay Seshadri

I've been asked to instruct you about the town you've gone to,

where I've never been.

The cathedral is worth looking at,

but the streets are narrow, uneven²（不平坦的）, and a little grim.

The river is sluggish³（萧条的） in the summer and muddy in the spring.

The cottage industries are obsolete⁴（废弃的）.

The population numbers one.

The population numbers one fugitive

who slips into the shadows and haunts the belfries（钟楼）.

His half-eaten meals are cold on the empty café tables.

His page of unsolved equations is blowing down the cobblestones（鹅卵石）.

His death was so unjust that he can't forgive himself.

He waits for his life to catch up to him.

He is you and you and you.

You will look to him for your expiation,

face him in the revolving⁵ door, sit with him in the plaza

and soothe⁶ his fears and sympathize with his story

and accustom⁷ him to the overwhelming sun

until his death becomes your death.

You will restore his confiscated⁸ minutes to him one by one.

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收听单词发音

1 elegy
n.哀歌，挽歌
参考例句：
Good heavens,what would be more tragic than that elegy!天哪，还有什么比那首挽歌更悲伤的呢！ His book is not intended to be a complete history but a personal elegy.他的书与其说是一部完整的历史，更像是一篇个人挽歌。

2 uneven
adj.不平坦的，不规则的，不均匀的
参考例句：
The sidewalk is very uneven—be careful where you walk.这人行道凹凸不平—走路时请小心。 The country was noted for its uneven distribution of land resources.这个国家以土地资源分布不均匀出名。

3 sluggish
adj.懒惰的，迟钝的，无精打采的
参考例句：
This humid heat makes you feel rather sluggish.这种湿热的天气使人感到懒洋洋的。 Circulation is much more sluggish in the feet than in the hands.脚部的循环比手部的循环缓慢得多。

4 obsolete
adj.已废弃的，过时的
参考例句：
These goods are obsolete and will not fetch much on the market.这些货品过时了，在市场上卖不了高价。 They tried to hammer obsolete ideas into the young people's heads.他们竭力把陈旧思想灌输给青年。

5 revolving
adj.旋转的，轮转式的；循环的v.（使）旋转( revolve的现在分词 )；细想
参考例句：
The theatre has a revolving stage. 剧院有一个旋转舞台。 The company became a revolving-door workplace. 这家公司成了工作的中转站。

6 soothe
v.安慰；使平静；使减轻；缓和；奉承
参考例句：
I've managed to soothe him down a bit.我想方设法使他平静了一点。 This medicine should soothe your sore throat.这种药会减轻你的喉痛。

7 accustom
vt.使适应，使习惯
参考例句：
It took him a while to accustom himself to the idea.他过了一段时间才习惯这个想法。 It'shouldn't take long to accustom your students to working in groups.你的学生应该很快就会习惯分组学习的。

8 confiscated
没收，充公( confiscate的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
Their land was confiscated after the war. 他们的土地在战后被没收。 The customs officer confiscated the smuggled goods. 海关官员没收了走私品。

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