西方文化导读2

ICE国际文教基金会编辑，大方小巨人潜能开发系列的西方文化导读第二册

1.Spring-------Thomas NASH 2.Tree-----------Joyce Kilmer

3.Five little Chickens-----Penryhn W.Coussens 4.Work While You Work--------McGuffey's Primer

5.I Meant to Do My Work Today-----Richard Le Gallienne 6.Persevere ----------McGuffey's Reader

7.The Arrow and the Song---Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 8.A Lovesy Child----Author Unknown

9.The Little Red Hen----Penryhn W.cOUSSENS 10.The Tortoise and the Hare---Aesop 11.The Lion andthe Mouse----Aesop 12.The Boy Who Cried\13.The Boy and the Nuts---Aesop

14.A Speech By chief Seattle-----chief seattle

Spring

By Thomas Nash

1． Spring , the sweet Spring ,

is the year’ s pleasant king ;

Then blooms each thing ,

then maids dance in a ring ,

Cold doth not sting ,

the pretty birds do sing ,

Cuckoo , jug – jug , pu – we ,

to – witta – woo !

2． The palm and may make country houses gay ,

Lambs frisk and play , the shepherds pipe all day ,

And we hear aye birds tune this merry lay ,

Cuckoo , jug – jug , pu – we ,

To – witta –woo!

3． The fields breathe sweet , the daisies kiss our feer ,

Young lovers meet ,

Old wives a – sunning sit ,

In every street these tunes our ears do greet ,

Cuckoo , jug – jug , pu we ,

to – wirtta – woo !

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Spting ! The sweet Spring ! 春天

托马斯·纳什

Thomas Nash 托马斯·纳什（1567－1501）英国小册子作者、诗人、剧作家。1598－1590年，他参加乐清教徒论战，之后写了他最成功的英文流浪汉小说《倒楣的旅行家》。

这首诗描写了春回大地时，万物生机盎然的景象。

1． 春光！甜美的春光！

生机盎然，衰领年光；

万物绽放，

姑娘们跳舞转成圈

严寒不再刺骨,

小鸟漫吟树间，

咕咕，吱吱，喂喂，吐－味特－乌！

2． 棕榈、五月花装点村舍，

小洋羔嬉戏活泼，

牧人们整天吹奏竹笛，

听到了鸟群在赞赏应和，

咕咕，吱吱，喂喂，吐－味特－乌！

3． 田野飘香，小雏菊吻着鞋帮，

青年爱侣幽会，

家主婆坐着晒太阳，

街头充耳而来的是这些欢唱，

咕咕，吱吱，喂喂，吐－味特－乌！

春光！甜美的春光！

Trees

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By Joyce Kilmer

I think that I shall never see

A poem lovely as a tree ;

A tree whose hungry mouth is prest

Against the earth’s sweet flowing breast ;

A tree that looks at God all day ,

And lifts her leafy arms to pray ;

Anest that may in Smmer wear

Anest of robins in her hair ;

Upon whose bosow has lain ,

Who intimately lives with rain .

Poems are made by fools like me ,

But only God can make a tree . 树

乔伊斯·基尔默

Joyce Kilmer 乔伊斯·基尔默。

作者通过对树的赞美来讴歌造物的神奇。小树自得天机自长成，于不经意中已经使得诗人的才情在大自然的佳作前自叹弗如。

想来，我永远找不到

一首诗像树一样美妙。

树的饥饿双唇紧偎大地

把甜美的乳汁尽情吮吸。

树整天仰望着上帝，

祈祷时，举起枝叶扶苏的双臂。

夏天，树还会把知更雀的小巢

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戴在自己发梢。

雪花在树的怀抱里冬眠，

树和雨露更是亲密无间。

诗是我这样的愚人写的，

而树却只有上帝才能创造。

Five Little Chicens

Retold By Penryhn W. Coussens

1、 Said the first little chicken ,

With a queer little squirm ,

“Oh , I wish I could find

a fat little worm !‖

2．Said the next little chicken ,

With an odd little shrug ,

“Oh , I wish I could find

a fat little bug !‖

3．Said the third little chicken ,

With a sharp little squeal ,

“Oh , a I wish I could find

Some nice yellow meal !‖

4．Said the fourth little chicken ,

With a smsll sigh of grief ,

“Oh , I wish I could find

a green little leaf !

5．Said the fifth little chicken ,

With a faint little moan ,

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