ARed,RedRose
啊,我的愛人像紅紅的玫瑰,在六月裡苞放;啊,我的愛人像一支樂曲,樂聲美妙、悠揚。你那麼美,漂亮的姑娘;我愛你那麼深切;我會永遠愛你,親愛的,一直到四海涸竭。
TheDaffodils水仙
Iwander』dlonelyasacloud
Thatfloatsonhigho』ervalesandhills,
WhenallatonceIsawacrowd,
Ahost,ofgoldendaffodils;
Besidethelake,beneaththetrees,
Flutteringanddancinginthebreeze.
Continuousasthestarsthatshine
AndtwinkleontheMilkyway,
Theystretch』dinnever-endingline
Alongthemarginofabay:
TenthousandsawIataglance,
Tossingtheirheadsinsprightlydance.
Thewavesbesidethemdanced,butthey
Out-didthesparklingwavesinglee:
Apoetcouldnotbutbegay
Insuchajocundcompany!
Egaze–andgazed–butlittlethought
Whatwealththeshowtomehadbrought:
Foroft,whenonmycouchIlie
Invacantorinpensivemood,
Theyflashuponthatinwardeye
Whichistheblissofsolitude;
Andthenmyheartwithpleasurefills,
Anddanceswiththedaffodils.
獨自漫遊似浮雲,
青山翠谷上飄蕩;
一剎那瞥見一叢叢、
一簇簇水仙金黃;
樹蔭下,明湖邊,
和風吹拂舞翩躚。
彷彿群星璀璨,
沿銀河閃霎晶瑩;
一灣碧波邊緣,
綿延,望不盡;
只見萬千無窮,
隨風偃仰舞興濃。
花邊波光瀲灩,
怎比得繁花似錦;
面對如此良伴,
詩人怎不歡欣!
凝視,凝視,流連不止;
殊不知引起悠悠情思;
兀自倚憩息,
岑寂,幽然冥想;
驀地花影閃心扉,
獨處方能神往;
衷心喜悅洋溢,
伴水仙、舞不息。
WildFlowers野花
Thisarticleisamessagetopeopletoloveandcherisheverywakingmomentinlifeandawarningnottowaittoolongtolove,buttoshowpeopleyoulovethembeforedeathtakesthemaway.
EachspringbringsanewblossomofwildflowersintheditchesalongthehighwayItraveldailytowork.
Thereisoneparticularblueflowerthathasalwayscaughtmyeye.I』venoticedthatitbloomsonlyinthemorninghours,theafternoonsunistoowarmforit.Everydayforapproximatelytwoweeks,Iseethosebeautifulflowers.
Thisspring,Istartedawildflowergardeninouryard.Icanlookoutofthekitchenwindowwhiledoingthedishesandseeflowers.I』veoftenthoughtthatthoselovelyblueflowersfromtheditchwouldlookgreatinthatbedalongsideotherwildflowers.EverydayIdrovepasttheflowersthinking.」I』llstoponmywayhomeanddigthem.」「Gee,Idon』twanttogetmygoodclothesdirty…」Whateverthereason,Ineverstoppedtodigthem.Myhusbandevengavemeafoldingshoveloneyearformytrunktobeusedforthatexpressedpurpose.
Onedayonmywayhomefromwork,Iwassaddenedtoseethatthehighwaydepartenthadmowedtheditchesandtheprettyblueflowersweregone.Ithoughttomyself,「Waytogo,youwaitedtoolong.Youshouldhavedoneitwhenyoufirstsawthembloomingthisspring.」
Aweekagowewereshockedandsaddenedtolearnthatmyoldestsister-in-lawhasaterminalbraintumor.Sheis20yearsolderthanmyhusbandandunfortunately,becauseofageanddistance,wehaven』tbeenascloseasweallwouldhaveliked.Icouldn』thelpbutseetheconnectionbetweentheprettyblueflowersandtherelationshipbetweenmyhusband』ssisterandus.IdobelievethatGodhasgivenussometimelefttoplantsomewonderfulmemoriesthatwillbloomeveryyearforus.
Andyes,ifIseetheblueflowersagain,youcanbetI』llstopandtransplantthemtomywildflowergarden.
本文告訴人們要去愛,並珍惜生命中的每一分鐘;也警告你不要等待太久才去愛,而要在人們有生之年向他們表示你的愛。
每年春天都會有一些野花在我每日上班的高速路旁的溝渠中盛開。
有一種獨特的藍色小花總能吸引我的目光。我注意到它只在早上的時間開放,下午的日光對它來說太溫暖了。大概有兩周的時間,我每天都能看到那些美麗的花兒。
今年春天,我在自家院子裡開闢了一片野花花園。我可以在做菜的時候通過廚房的窗戶看到花兒。我常想,溝渠中那些可愛的藍色小花要是能在那塊花床上和其他野花在一起該有多好看。每天,當我開車經過那些花兒的時候我就會想,「回家的時候,我要停下來挖走一些」,「算了,我不想把我得體的衣服弄髒」……不管是什麼原因,我從未停下來挖一些。有一年,我丈夫甚至在我汽車的後備箱裡放了一把可折疊的鏟子,好用來完成我那已表明的目的。
有一天下班回家,我發現高速公路部門已經刈過溝渠上的草了,那些可愛的藍色花兒已無蹤影,我很傷心。我對自己說:「看你做的好事,你等了太長時間。你應該在今年春天第一次看到它們盛開的時候就挖一些的。」
一周前,得知我丈夫的大姐患晚期腦癌,我們很震驚也很傷心。她比我丈夫大20歲,不幸的是,因為年齡和距離的關係,我們沒有像我們所希望遙那樣親密。我禁不住把那些可愛的藍色小花和我們同我丈夫的姐姐之間的關係聯繫起來。我確信上帝已經給我們留下一段時間來培育一些美妙的回憶,好讓它們每年都為我們開放。
是的,如果我再次看到那些藍色的花兒,你可以相信,我會停下來把它們移植到我的野花花園裡。
Rose』sMovingStory玫瑰的動人傳說
Peoplehavebeenpassionateaboutrosessincethebeginningoftime.Infact,itissaidthatthefloorsofCleopatra』spalacewerecarpetedwithdelicaterosepetals,andthatthewiseandknowingConfuciushada600-booklibraryspecificallyonhowtocareforroses.
Theroseisalegendonitsown.ThestorygoesthatduringtheRomanEmpire,therewasanincrediblybeautifulmaidennamedRhodanthe.Herbeautydrewmanyzealoussuitorswhopursuedherrelentlessly.Exhaustedbytheirpursuit,RhodanthewasforcedtotakerefugefromhersuitorsinthetempleofherfriendDiana.Unfortunately,Dianabecamejealous.AndwhenthesuitorsbrokedownhertemplegatestogetneartheirbelovedRhodanthe,shebecameangryturningRhodantheintoaroseandhersuitorsintothorns.
InGreeklegend,therosewascreatedbyChloris,theGreekgoddessofflowers.ItwasjustalifelessseedofanymphthatChlorisfoundonedayinaclearinginthewoods.SheaskedthehelpofAphrodite,thegoddessoflove,whogaveherbeautyDionysus,thegodofwine,addednectartogiveherasweetscent,andthethreeGracesgavehercharm,brightnessandjoy.ThenZephyr,theWestWind,blewawaythecloudssothatApollo,thesungod,couldshineandmadethisflowerbloom.AndsotheRosewasbornandwasimmediatelycrownedtheQueenofFlowers.