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The Cat and the Moon

猫与月

文章详解

The cat went here and there

猫四处游走

And the moon spun like a top

月如陀螺旋转

And the nearest kin of the moon

那位月的近亲

The creeping cat, looked up

这只潜伏的猫，抬起头

Black Minnaloushe stared at the moon

黑色的Minnaloushe凝视那月

For, wander and wail as he would

随心所欲地悠游，悲叹

The pure cold light in the sky

天空中清冷的月光

Troubled his animal blood

搅扰着它野性的血液

Minnaloushe runs in the grass

Minnaloushe在草地上奔跑着

Lifting his delicate feet

抬起它灵巧的爪

Do you dance, Minnaloushe, do you dance?

跳舞么，Minnaloushe，跳舞么？

When two close kindred meet

当你与月邂逅

What better than call a dance?

还有什么比邀舞更好？

Maybe the moon may learn

也许月

Tired of that courtly fashion

厌倦了宫廷的浮华

A new dance turn

学会了一种新的旋舞

Minnaloushe creeps through the grass

Minnaloushe在草丛里玩着

From moonlit place to place

在月光照耀的地方，这里，那里

The sacred moon overhead

头顶上，一轮圣洁的月

Has taken a new phrase

不断变换月相

Does Minnaloushe know that his pupils

Minnaloushe可知道么

Will pass from change to change

它的瞳孔也在这样变化

And that from round to crescent

由缺而圆

From crescent to round

由圆而缺

Minnaloushe creeps through the grass

Minnaloushe在草地里潜行

Alone, important and wise

孤独，矜持，狡黠

And lifts to the changing moon

对着天上那轮变幻着的月亮

His changing eyes

抬起它变幻着的眼睛

单词详解

spin [spɪn]

v. 快速旋转

例：The earth spins on its axis as it moves around the sun.

地球在绕太阳公转的同时，也在围绕地轴自转。

wander [ˈwɑːndər]

v. 游荡；闲逛；徘徊

例：The little boy was found wandering the streets alone.

那小男孩被发现独自在街上徘徊。

courtly [ˈkɔːrtli]

adj. （尤指老式）极其恭敬有礼的；温文尔雅的

例：They have to learn how to behave and how to speak in a courtly manner.

他们必须学会行为得体，讲话优雅。

creep [kriːp]

v. 悄悄地缓慢行进；蹑手蹑脚地移动

例：I crept up the stairs, trying not to awaken my parents.

我蹑手蹑脚爬上楼梯，试图不吵醒我的父母。

crescent [ˈkresnt]

adj. 新月形的；月牙形的

例：She was standing alone under the tree, staring at the crescent moon.

她独自站在树下，盯着那轮新月。

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