外国英语诗歌欣赏：速度

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外国英语诗歌欣赏：速度　　the people planting potatoes are infected by dawn
　　infected by the sun as it rises
7 F2 @3 ?7 K/ H7 J- a: @4 b　　quickly they work the world is quick at this time
　　quickly the dew dries quickly the field voles scamper off
7 Y5 c9 B" i0 h& ]9 I3 U; Z- a, Y" G　　at times like this you need to be quick labourers
　　are quick to remove their jackets to bare their arms
　　a whole day's work depends on a good morning start this is how
: H; h1 ?8 @0 m. Y1 x　　primary school teachers educate their students they
5 e% |+ y$ }" O6 P- X: n　　react with speed the invisible world in their classrooms
. v: a, Z0 V7 m　　the morning’s Chinese lesson is understood on paper as
　　a few set phrases left over from yesterday
　　at dusk the world slows right down
, [8 [- G- f. |* O　　the ranks of the earth slow down facing westwards
　　formations of corn-fields and low hills
, J# r6 v, |0 ^) n　　formations of rivers and forests
6 L+ M5 t$ J, o% V) v/ e$ b0 h　　formations of villages and sunflowers
5 N9 d9 _% _5 a8 l$ d　　everything slows down facing westward
　　all those shadows dragged over things slow right down
* D2 D( C, R9 @8 V1 m& o4 h　　like silk wrapped round the body of night
　　slipping away, bolt by bolt
7 I5 ^: w$ L& \! H$ s& A- d9 w　　the potato planters carrying their tools
　　mingle with the kids coming home from school
　　they walk slowly over the uplands
　　home ahead of them not worried about time
2 y& v3 G$ `) y; R. C  Y　　the children dawdle
) e  \' }! P8 e# G. J　　no more homework to do
7 C" v, D' |$ \' y　　the adults dawdle
' B& ]7 l+ Q% ?1 ]0 D0 {+ M　　because the potatoes have all been planted
　　they’re all so slow
2 i/ ?7 p: l6 f3 p　　as if the earth had somehow got into their bodies
　　but those things planted at speed
/ z6 z9 m+ S6 n　　have in no sense slowed down nor have they ever gained speed
　　incapable both of speed and slowness
　　they’ve simply begun and all they have to do is grow
, E6 s5 D: }* c2 K% t; X　　is be from morning to night
　　from spring to autumn
" n* g, M9 b" R8 P6 Y( D5 z　　neither hurried nor slow right to the very end
　　种土豆的人们受到黎明的感染
2 F# _% Q; ]/ e- y2 F　　受到正在上升的太阳的感染
$ l- N* K9 e+ H: v+ C  e8 Z　　活干得很快这时候世界是快的
" p8 I: A! a/ ]) i: |5 N" F- C. [　　露水干得很快田鼠逃得很快
" r. d; Q9 @3 f　　在这样的时候应该赶快劳动者
　　很快就脱去了上衣光起了膀子
; o1 O( f" d% C9 B) C( z　　一日之计在于晨小学教师
　　也是这样教育学生他们
, o3 Y9 e+ c% x8 Q8 j6 n　　快速反应着教室里看不见世界
　　早晨的语文在纸上被理解为
　　一些昨天剩下的成语
　　在黄昏中世界就慢下来
　　大地的队伍朝着西方慢下来
　　玉米地和山岗的队列
　　河流和树林的队列
2 K) ~7 ]+ P% g* P" C7 ]　　村庄和向日葵的队列
7 L( N) y. m0 I0 f/ P7 Q1 Y8 l　　一切都朝着西方慢下来
& D+ ]8 d4 D4 l2 ~3 r3 C" k5 r　　所有拖在物体上的影子都慢下来
　　像裹着黑夜之身的丝绸
　　一匹匹滑落下去
% P& o* k, P/ m* u; t　　种土豆的人们拎着工具
5 a% H0 `& o. b' E7 \- x7 q　　和离开了学校的孩子们会合
6 w+ {- q# N9 q" W　　在高地上缓慢地走着
6 `6 o; z& M7 [: g2 E6 G　　前面是家他们不担心时间
　　孩子们慢吞吞的
7 t1 f7 k: n8 F+ {　　再没有课外作业
! w9 C2 J. h, W# S　　大人们慢吞吞的
  l8 O/ C) W- A　　因为土豆已经全部种下
　　他们那么缓慢
　　仿佛大地进入了他们的身体
+ Y, J/ k) Y7 c0 ?6 k, b# X　　那在快速中被种下的东西
" Q$ N' D9 ]- m! q1 W　　并没有慢下来也从未快过
　　它们不能快也无法慢
; {0 ]" a' E* D& ^2 V0 u, Q　　只是开始了就要生长着
* [$ W% W/ E  f& u8 [" |/ a　　就要从早到晚从春天到秋天
% s( m( h# K/ U& `2 J" z/ o/ j　　在着不紧不慢直到结束
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