经典英文诗歌阅读：圣尼古拉来访

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经典英文诗歌阅读：圣尼古拉来访　　'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house
　　Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;
　　The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,
　　In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there;
9 \$ d, H  I' p, l# [: d: ]　　在圣诞节前夜，
% Q. O1 o2 v' W5 i' Q3 z　　整间屋里没有一人在吵，
　　就连老鼠也不闹;
& E4 B7 j5 \. S% d) o. A　　长袜已被小心地挂到烟囱上，
; e- }  P2 m' t, Z; S7 e( N" D　　我希望圣尼古拉很快就来到;
9 d9 G& u+ ?0 c. o: s1 r" Y　　The children were nestled all snug in their beds,
　　While visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads;
　　And mamma in her 'kerchief, and I in my cap,
# n' _* ?, Q" n　　Had just settled our brains for a long winter's nap,
# ^/ ?6 m7 X& D　　我希望圣尼古拉很快就来到;
/ }% E5 ^1 W& v* z$ ^1 v! k% Z3 C　　孩子们都被舒适地安顿到他们的床上，
　　虽然他们脑子里还跳动着小糖球的幻影;
) i! o2 J. p/ \% L. U5 [　　妈妈裹起头巾，我戴上帽，
　　我们刚定下神来要睡个冬天的长觉，
4 W+ e5 [0 @2 y4 L/ y2 c　　When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter,
　　I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter.
　　Away to the window I flew like a flash,
　　Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash.
　　这时外面的草地上有了得得的声响，
# g8 v/ P) P1 x& b　　我从床上跳起来去看个究竟，
7 Q* L; i3 U& v5 V/ Y! w% y# A　　像一道闪光，我扑向窗户，快得像一道闪光
. K* M8 z  {- S! b) p　　扯开百页窗拉起窗框。
　　The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow
  l0 E9 |7 k7 k7 I( y+ z　　Gave the lustre of mid-day to objects below,
　　When, what to my wondering eyes should appear,
  G9 L4 _7 @: u' z' R& T　　But a miniature sleigh, and eight tiny reindeer,
　　只见月光洒在新雪的胸膛上，
8 i# ]$ S! n# _! W+ D& G" y　　给月下的万物披上晌午的光芒;
2 x+ x$ C9 u5 B6 w　　这时竟出现了使我目瞪口呆的景象，
　　那是一辆小雪橇和八只小小的驯鹿，
- L! J% v& z4 R8 O2 v3 L! U1 g; ?　　With a little old driver, so lively and quick,
. \' t: c6 l  w　　I knew in a moment it must be St. Nick.
8 D$ M6 c/ K; q( U　　More rapid than eagles his coursers they came,
　　And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name;
　　上面坐着一个小小的老车夫，
( k  a+ m+ c  Y8 C  }8 e, N1 a: j　　他是这样生气勃勃，动作敏捷，
　　我马上知道这一定是圣尼古拉。
0 u8 y/ @$ ?, Q8 W6 x. X$ M: Q　　他的骏鹿跑得比鹰还快，
0 U2 \8 m& ~, q4 G　　他吹哨，吆喝，还能叫它们的名字：
8 E# f( d# j! C4 q* t/ U$ n  H! `# R　　"Now, Dasher! now, Dancer! now, Prancer and Vixen!
　　On, Comet! on, Cupid! on, Donder and Blitzen!
# b) [* Z9 e" X  p+ H　　To the top of the porch! to the top of the wall!
6 u1 o" R) r7 A% s5 [" p* T　　Now dash away! dash away! dash away all!"
　　“嘿，达舍!嘿，丹瑟!
% P; J, |* V1 {$ R, e　　嘿，普兰舍和维克星!
5 B: H( w) i2 N& W& |' d3 B　　前进，科米特!前进，朱庇特!
　　前进，唐德和布利琛!
　　嘿，冲呀，冲呀，一起给我冲，
　　冲到门廊顶，冲向围墙的顶!”
5 \+ `0 U, t1 c8 j　　As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly,
　　When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky;
) |) h$ @3 P  U- i+ v　　So up to the house-top the coursers they flew,
8 x$ V' `7 J5 V, y! B& L　　With the sleigh full of Toys, and St. Nicholas too.
　　它们决得就像枯叶随着疯狂的飓风，
+ L% E3 t& Z- {* @6 s* V) A( C　　遇到障碍就升向天空，
" R8 ]- J% i' a* P% K　　拉着装满玩具的雪橇，还有圣尼古拉，
　　驯鹿飞到了屋顶，
　　And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof
. N; {. z0 G  ^. v. Y- \% b　　The prancing and pawing of each little hoof.
　　As I drew in my head, and was turning around,
. F7 B0 j) W( W: m　　Down the chimney St. Nicholas came with a bound.
　　转眼之间我就听到屋顶
5 x  x* u/ ?1 G$ D# `$ k% j　　有小蹄子腾跃踢踏的响声，
; u5 O$ G9 R( x# b: B- i) X　　当我缩进头来转过身，
　　就看见圣尼古拉从烟囱上一跳而下，
1 N$ G) v# s  t5 P) L　　He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot,
: U4 ?- x. ~3 G: z, a8 _" Q　　And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot;
1 m! u3 i6 e# i7 i+ B' }: C　　A bundle of Toys he had flung on his back,
8 E. ]$ j) L7 A/ I　　And he looked like a peddler just opening his pack.
　　他全身上下都穿皮裘，
　　他的衣服因盖满烟灰而失去光华，
　　他背上背着一包玩具，
　　他看起来就像是小贩正在开包，
　　His eyes—how they twinkled! his dimples how merry!
: E* K0 k4 u5 [+ z3 a0 ?3 V, J　　His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry!
　　His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow
　　And the beard of his chin was as white as the snow;
　　他的眼睛闪闪发光!他的酒涡充满欢乐!
　　他的两颊红得像玫瑰，他的鼻子像是樱桃;
　　他那滑稽的小嘴就像画的一把弓。
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