欣賞英文詩歌，學習英語單詞(65)
Who has seen the wind?
Christina Rossetti
(1830-1894 English woman poet)
Who has seen the wind?
Neither I nor you;
But when the leaves hang trembling,
The wind is passing through.
Who has seen the wind?
Neither you nor I;
But when the trees bow down their heads,
The wind is passing by.
Learn the following by heart:
1.neither ... nor ... 既不 …… 也不 ……
She seemed neither surprised nor worried.
她似乎既不驚訝也不擔心。
Professor Hisamatsu spoke neither English nor German.
久松教授既不講英語，也不講德語。
I neither knew nor cared what had happened to him.
我既不知道也不關心他出了什麼事。
2.hang v. 懸挂，吊；（使）挂在牆上；垂下，垂落
Notices painted on sheets hang at every entrance.
寫在紙上的通告懸挂在每個入口處。
There's a peg near the door to hang your coat on.
門邊有個鈎子可以挂衣服。
3.tremble v. （因害怕、緊張、興奮等）顫抖，哆嗦；顫動，輕輕搖晃
He felt the earth tremble under him.
他感覺大地在腳下顫動。
Now the tree did not even dare tremble.
現在這棵樹連哆嗦都不敢了。
4.pass through 穿過，通過：從一個地方或物體的一側移動到另一側。
I bored a hole so that the bolt would pass through.
我鑽了一個孔，這樣門闩就能穿過去。
An estimated 1,600 vessels pass through the strait annually.
估計每年有1600艘船經過這個海峽。
5.bow v. 鞠躬，點頭；低下（頭）
There is no need to bow.
沒有必要鞠躬。
They do nothing but bow to play mobile phones.
他們什麼也不做，隻是低頭玩手機。
They are heroes, and I bow down to them.
他們是英雄，我向他們緻敬。
6.pass by 路過：指在行進過程中經過某個地點，通常不會停留。
Just then, the little mouse happened to pass by.
就在那時，小老鼠碰巧經過。
As they pass by, a piteous wailing is heard.
他們經過時，傳出一陣痛哭聲。
有誰見過風?
克裡斯蒂娜·羅塞蒂
(1830-1894 英國女詩人)
有誰見過風？
不是你，也不是我;
垂葉顫動之時，
風正從葉中吹過。
有誰見過風？
不是我，也不是你;
樹木低頭之際，
風即從林中過去。
