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订阅【1元超值课程“跟MAX读英文”】试听【基础音标口语课程“玩转口语”】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
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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