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第十一回﹕ 看畫展八戒動興﹔ 觀標本悟空存疑. P' c. @+ U- R s& |5 F: F
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詩曰﹕行者何知進化論﹐因看標本起疑雲。一時難辨真與假﹐泥土猿猴孰變人﹖
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0 g- l" ~6 Z4 O6 U. h2 u& s/ G# ^卻說沙僧在廚房裡﹐一人要燒三個菜﹐雖有林木森在幫他﹐也弄得手忙腳亂。況他
# H5 x; x- U7 x, q在取經途中只管挑擔﹐也從未燒過東西﹐只因兩個師兄要他燒﹐推辭不得﹐免為其
7 r# B* y, ~7 O e- \) `9 a6 d% Z7 _難。這時在忙亂中無暇顧及﹐一面在燒素什景﹐一面蓋著鍋蓋在燒紅燒排骨﹐同時* l6 W; _+ O2 j8 q0 O7 A3 s
又在準備第三隻菜。這都是林木森給出的主意。由於製造工藝及技術設備的改進﹐
7 Q, X5 M# G+ t# r; ?; U& a( i* W鍋蓋實在太密封了。待到林木森聞到焦味﹐忙過去揭開鍋蓋時﹐除上面幾塊外﹐都
j l- z) I6 a; E3 ^已燒焦﹐一股焦味直飄進會客室裡來﹐只得棄之。最後白漢民去下壽麵。壽麵一碗) e5 @% @6 e5 R! z
碗端進來後﹐白漢民以半個主人身份請大家用壽麵。張明生說﹕『且慢﹐應該先向
. Q2 F) X# W3 H壽姐祝壽。祝壽姐長命百歲。』盛靳云說﹕『長命百歲是對小孩說的。應該說壽比
/ g7 g, w( ?9 T- q/ [ a; M& h南山。』查雄道﹕『壽比南山是對老人說的。咱們得想個適合青年人的詞語。』芝! j/ i* a5 G2 D+ g# i* o
娜道﹕『那就說「永葆青春」吧。』眾人說好﹐很貼切﹐到底不愧是女才子。於是
$ f% e. m! b3 O. J3 r大家吃麵。八戒一連吃了五大碗﹐還沒飽﹐麵卻沒有了。八戒不好意思﹐只得跟著3 |* x6 j' Z: C
別人說吃飽了。接著大家動手﹐有的把碗碟筷箸等拿到廚房裡﹐放進洗滌機中自動
% ~1 Q5 W$ b. B- o [/ H洗清﹔有的把桌椅沙發恢復原狀。彥君拿出一壺新泡的碧螺春來﹐斟給大家喝。大$ R' A2 l; g) |* W2 V, p
家喝著茶﹐散坐著閑聊。白漢民一個人在廚房裡準備晚餐吃的東西。大家聊了一會﹐! n. H, F- |$ A- _, l8 P
張明生說﹕『我們還是一面玩牌一面談吧。手閑著多沒意思。』盛靳云笑問﹕『你
- w% l7 A0 u* o a$ F4 e4 c哪隻手閑著﹖是第三隻手嗎﹖』大家都笑了。於是打牌的打牌﹐下棋的下棋。八戒
7 O$ n9 V+ g0 {! ]2 l$ C沙僧還是看電視。八戒一面吃瓜果蜜餞﹐又喝飲料。芝娜還是拿起那本書來看。查
* f8 Z2 T* R9 M雄道﹕『請你再唸吧。讓我們也開卷有益一下。』芝娜翻到英詩部份說﹕『第一首' m/ E2 Y e; ^5 b
十四行詩TO SPRING﹕7 ]9 J) |( B" u3 e* v- w
Oh you, sweet Spring, alight from cherub's wing,
. Z3 Z: X+ [9 G4 MAnd put the ugly winter full to flight;. l4 c9 W V8 u& \8 Z8 m
And rouse the Earth to smile, and larks to sing,
! J1 e9 \$ M( t0 ~& _With skies so bright and hearts of youth so light.
& A8 c' l9 r6 {4 ZYour gentle and genial breaths each blossom blow,
* ?- W7 h% S' B1 ]! i! \While bees in gardens hum the lullabies.7 G, ]# @4 m2 E! P0 h7 j
The hills and dales are stripp'd of mantles of snow,( y+ e' Y4 I m# P
And streams and rivers freed from irons of ice.) P2 G" G9 B/ \9 R* r( q+ ]0 P/ m
May seasons all be Spring -- the pride of years, }7 C: C- L6 [- `
That all the things would e'er in glories gleam!5 l5 g- D4 Q+ A+ q# B/ h9 w' n
May men be ever in the prime of years!0 N3 K1 C# D: p$ C; n5 v: ^
But dream, however sweet, is but a dream.
! ]$ `6 ]2 S/ _+ CIf happy when you come and sad when gone,
2 h% \8 _4 G" }7 p9 S# O3 BWould that you'd never come or never gone!
- ]: l2 A2 ]0 Q8 n彥君道﹕『這首詩意境不差。只有最後兩句有些中國味道。』查雄說﹕『我雖不大) w2 k+ j/ }7 h
懂英文詩﹐但這首詩聽上去很舒服。』彥君道﹕『因為裡面有頭韻及腰韻﹐所以較
) @* v' w2 q4 `4 q! k悅耳動聽。』芝娜又唸道﹕『下面一首是SONG OF LOVE﹕4 `5 ~; ]( |: ]1 \* S* s( h
1) Burn, the flame of love,
t5 p) C3 Z) R Oh, burn in my heart!
: g! l+ Y- Z! T( A8 y* e The holiest fire,
* \) s }% F: M" o If once kindled
1 N% }! J1 i0 V3 ~5 h3 p Will never die
' h# P# W/ ?' {& Z Through time and tide.$ d+ E) x4 C) g$ X
2) The love's soul be made noble,
3 V- ?* r4 l' T The love's heart be made brave,* N$ l' I2 Z, ?0 V7 G( q0 o: u
And love's self unselfish,1 ]8 E# y& m" `/ P6 J+ X% f! i
By that sacred light!1 o; ]+ M( T8 |% h2 ?9 ]7 J6 T
And all the dirts and filths+ O9 c! y. R# X* h/ ~8 K+ A
Be consumed in the blaze!2 F) S1 b. ~7 o9 S D
3) Two of such hearts1 t, U' Y% ?6 S
Nothing can hinder5 D X7 d: l' j2 I+ X0 k( P" j
From eternal union
$ Z8 ^4 Y; a" T+ l9 T That brings Heaven's blessing,
+ r" l/ Z/ {7 W: O For what is the best1 d5 E- G% @1 C1 c) L% I# d
Can endure time's test." @2 W" f! g3 R6 P& I
4) Free is my heart9 A) p8 _% o S$ j/ g% t7 F
That hovers like a lark
, ^( }9 d( |! y9 R# s In the vast blue sky;
4 R5 e/ Y& l! i7 v6 z; z But where to seek a nest
$ {4 @6 Q/ n$ U6 F7 @4 [ For a comfortable rest" Z7 z; d( w4 h4 D6 v2 d
From long weary flight?6 L& x# j, K0 Z9 `' R, E
5) A nest of purest gold
" P" F9 m# \( q8 n: F. p/ C n @ Set with sparkling gems--
8 S5 e7 C( h# M, E That's another heart,' M# h, [. W8 O+ d, R8 y/ E
Chastest and tenderest,
0 m+ M1 u% c, F: } In a maiden's bosom,) v3 O5 X1 N! H% o' g M( c
Shining with every virtue.
3 e; w% c, x2 T" P1 B8 j( s4 R6) Be there such another heart$ `1 V: L8 S8 `# A- o
Within the bounds of the world,
8 u+ \3 k/ E3 n* A+ f8 ` Let mine lie in thine,
$ S2 L; K4 X$ x2 s1 |3 z If each worth the other;; }4 m4 S2 @( M S
And in the holiest flame,
* @! o/ S3 ]4 h Both will melt into one.$ e5 m, T X( `! w/ l6 i
7) Like thunder in a valley,) \3 r- O1 B7 Q8 O9 q1 O- Y4 V- G6 Q% T
Love has its echo, too;
3 l8 m: \/ h f9 H That's from another heart.
_7 z; b/ _* |; k) q So long has my heart cried,
$ x, J- }$ `% m7 h2 E3 _ Resounding twixt heaven and earth,
1 x6 D" b, ?9 ] P- s But where is the response?
4 t; R' R0 z' Q; {8) The sweetest songs of love
8 p1 A3 u) g: ^2 T- n$ }0 p Are the voiceless melodies,9 o+ g m$ X5 W: ~. N3 }. W
Played upon the heart-strings) o7 Z' N& A( ] `1 @, Y" U, I
With the perfect harmonies,' Q1 u |# y9 o x
That pervades the night sky
6 T; b; I6 m3 f' H* ^1 x Burning with sable fire.
9 H& ~% ]% ], p; s1 K$ v4 r/ ~; O9 g$ J9) The sweetest dreams of love
; K% i& `, Y$ @0 V4 G9 K: j Are the heavenly visions,
7 c# |' \# W% ], w+ g' U' I' _7 F Only dreamt in golden youth,( c2 {+ B* n) \/ V9 W
With a romantic hue,
5 }% C7 @. {5 h- v) c Filled with scenes of fairyland# j* s* P# Y8 v w$ ~$ L# Q3 H
And the mirth of paradise.
9 s/ _$ U3 G; S+ p% O/ k" o/ _10) The greatest sorrows of love
. l9 m% i. O( o' B Are egoism and faithlessness,
1 U( Q& l9 c6 I9 _) I' J That sadden the loving heart
4 [/ \2 ~4 _3 @( C And blight the devoted soul. X7 l6 ~3 E/ w7 J( [* `! s4 @9 ~
More deeply and grievously0 w' D& K2 B1 r* r% \
Than anything on good earth.
" l! a' @+ S3 D+ P11) What's the color of love?
4 H- P! A0 u" J& u- ^: d Love has many colors:
. x F+ z. b+ o/ Z& K: S It has blue feelings,' E9 p; A+ x; @7 C; }5 W
It has a green eye,
& Z7 W4 n! H2 W& H It has ping spectacles,$ Y7 H- ~7 |, f
It may cause a red fight;
) `7 D$ ~7 l- d$ K$ _3 C, m2 n Sometimes it is yellow," \$ b: ^8 U: Y& \) Q! V
Sometimes it is black,, y+ [9 A' S9 I/ l; [
Sometimes it is purple,1 ?% z, O7 x" m: M; ?# }
Sometimes it is white.
' |9 b% V" s- i8 K( Y12) Fie, Venus, great impostor,7 m: [' B7 O! N) Z
Thou hast long deceived me
5 P* R# ~/ `6 _5 L8 A9 Z( W Into the pursuit of pure love,, G3 A" E4 |* S9 F% P a; w' Y
And advised me unwearily
( ~/ z. t+ B2 ^8 i( F To prostrate and place at thy feet7 i/ t7 p) O# g/ ]" }
My innocent and honest heart.
1 K/ H1 f/ F$ q- o5 y% ]13) But luckily enough now
+ j5 ]/ {" {" i8 T I've discovered thy lies:
4 L& E5 ~) R5 {8 L7 U8 o There is no such thing
1 y/ ~+ C! M) `4 G0 E In this wide world7 K( i, H9 L- b
That can be called pure love. K( l4 q* v2 e R d
But what's the poet's illusion.』, i( `; Y- [; k! w+ Q. M9 u
鄭莉道﹕『此詩雖無韻﹐但句讀較短﹐更覺感情充沛。』張明生道﹕『按你所說﹐
6 w4 D% ~/ x7 E, p+ B4 D句讀長的詩就沒有好詩了﹖』鄭莉道﹕『我的體會是﹕句讀太長唸上去就不像詩﹐! F. H: ^! V+ x- F2 j- B R3 M
像是分行的散文。』彥君道﹕『我也有同感。』張明生說﹕『真是狗熊所見略同。』0 t- l% l4 V0 ?2 `, } }) r! n
查雄道﹕『今天你不能對壽姐無理。』催著芝娜快唸下去。芝娜唸道﹕『下面是MY
' v( x: N1 e; T EMOTIONS﹕ 7 f; t; ?% j5 i9 R
1) Let me be a musician,
5 _2 |- {/ f* M+ Q) g$ | To play upon my heart-strings. c6 ]2 I9 W. Y
Let the touching melodies
& R& t* T# n& m' Q0 b Resound in the vast universe.
1 }4 Z, d$ ^3 p1 u6 M) H2) The charming verses, I find,
3 J! r5 R: p9 [2 i Fail me in the expression* n- C. z$ _/ h, P
Of my strong emotions; h& u) U4 i1 O
Surging in my bosom.
$ m% r) q0 N+ J8 H. j3) Through the music only7 ^$ J" y* u0 ]2 Y! z
Can my emotions be conveyed2 t6 C) J& X" n% P' ~; R3 T% l+ P
Into the boundless space,
3 U/ f/ {* u) a) x6 [ Shaking the whole Galaxy.
0 ~6 k8 R( b" m1 y \. ]4) They'll outlive the stern Time,
; U/ A& i& x9 W Though immortal He is.
) W R, ?) M% u4 }* Y. s They'll echo in each heart,
" P' h) J, ? G No matter young or old.4 a |3 G1 Z& d1 k1 ^2 m
5) They are surging in my bosom8 d. u9 Q/ }* ?! J. x: R0 u
Like angry sea on the beach;
4 {6 j0 z- T. U* t. O) Z they are stifling me in a sleep
8 [. T) d; @# I6 T7 F' j$ Q Like a weight on my chest.
0 }4 g7 P. H5 {+ }6) Let me be a musician,8 e. W7 `" ]6 ?8 R, h. M
To play upon my heart-strings.6 B9 A% t1 t; }; d% a& Q$ k& T
Let the melodies from them
5 w, [) ^9 y5 v6 @6 a Convey my strong emotions away
- [, B6 r0 w s* y* O Into the boundless universe,# j' {6 T" l+ H+ s2 o
Swelling, resounding, and shaking all!3 L- Q! o2 k( V6 D* y& d
文倩道﹕『這首詩氣勢磅礡﹐雖然詩人沒有寫明究竟是什麼樣的感情。』鄭莉道﹕
$ w. a8 y( o a" P$ h『各種感情都可以﹐何必要確定是什麼感情呢。EMOTIONS 不是用了復形嗎﹖』芝娜! v% w0 H+ E, s R* b% t
道﹕『我不會寫英文詩﹐但也讀過不少。這幾首唸著就覺得好﹐有一種古典的美。2 C9 ?- j L" G% r- C2 q" _
7 i' i( i: O' ~3 y) n" k# w& r下首是TO NIGHTINGALE﹕
* T: |5 `5 J1 ~! W4 I( a/ zOh, my little nightingale, sing no more, please!
4 l5 e+ Y) X( Q6 c( |: v, ?) G% BYour song, sweet as it is, disturbs my peace.
$ C. p. a% U) d7 I& Z1 R5 @( m: ~you are no comforter in my sorrow,
+ u: r/ e) K! J5 B% pWith my eyes sunken and my cheeks hollow.1 J) X) }5 ?5 q8 [ o: I
1 E* M- S7 R. o4 hSing, my dear nightingale, oh, sing asain, ] |. r* {8 m) a
for I feel more lonely without your strain;
% {/ s3 ^* U+ hAnd still no peace of mind in night's quietude,7 c3 M! x- x( l; v) ~7 D' x, ?
And no rest and sleep in single solitude.5 b5 T1 \5 v5 Y* \0 d# k1 ] G6 _
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Why I feel so chilly in summer's night?+ F, @/ C% @ h: P8 ]+ i
There's no fire to warm my heart and no light.2 H" M. e8 V/ M9 t' L
Oh, garrulous warbler, can you tell me,, }0 S: W: B* y% |" U3 a
Where the darling flame of my heart to be?
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Fly, oh, fly high and low, my songster dear!
3 Z; Y+ `2 N4 P+ f/ ~6 h u& r& ^Fly to seek for me my love far and near!
4 `- S4 [* z! P* p0 X7 ^1 c4 eAnd bring me my dear sweetheart of noble mind,
3 p+ R5 |6 ^2 L! m( s3 \" eWith strong love and firm character combined!』
+ a1 G9 U h9 n( I& |0 \* u文倩道﹕『此詩中感情的表達委婉得很﹐可說是一波三折。』盛靳云說﹕『似乎只
8 a0 [0 K9 k9 |. E有兩折吧。』查雄說﹕『沒有「一波兩折」這句成語。』盛靳云道﹕『我說的是情
3 ~: U0 q0 X9 a8 E$ O況﹐不是成語。』芝娜道﹕『你們別吵。下面一首也是十四行詩。題為ADIEU﹐MY ; \+ l/ c" s) }2 W( r, t6 H& D
LOVELESS LOVER﹕
2 }2 F4 d- g: Z. z5 P yAdieu, my loveless lover, oh, adieu!
- t: Y: O% W3 CI come to yield myself at your first call,
9 h, I2 @( P {* q& iAnd always have prepared to offer all:
! [7 W2 R' O P0 vMy truest heart, my dearest life, to you./ w' z$ m I$ v4 e& H8 {) O ^0 O
Adieu, my loveless lover, oh, adieu!) f* y4 X; p" q" e$ w
Your heart is like a flying ravenous dove.
+ f) `3 [3 j) N2 q7 P+ jNeither you know the worth of purest love,
: f# q5 Y) q8 v2 ]2 Y" |And nor can you admire a heart so true.. v4 D1 O4 L# ~3 j! f( K4 [
Adieu, my loveless lover, oh, adieu!
0 L9 |- o; y+ x% nFrom you as well from mirth I'll e'er depart.
( }/ u% n b, h2 wMy weary legs will carry home my broken heart,
. W: M$ U _5 }In which your image lives till death-time due.# y; G$ A0 }% s! z
Adieu, my loveless lover, oh, adieu!; s+ P7 t* T: A, U2 |4 g
May you be happy, fain would I in rue!』( Y& b) k, u% X( r; \
文倩道﹕『這首詩裡反映了詩人「寧人負我﹐我不負人」的態度。』彥君道﹕『在
) k; B/ h! f" ~% o y% d" f愛情的領域裡﹐本來就有「利他」與「利己」之分。「利他」的愛情甘願為所愛者
3 S$ Q8 ^: P, ^0 k* O6 }作出犧牲﹐即使遭到拒絕﹐仍希望對方幸福。這是一種崇高純潔的愛。』張明生問﹕3 v+ c: g4 e5 W5 I; J' t- K/ j
『那怎樣算是「利己」的愛情呢﹖』彥君道﹕『雖然愛著對方﹐但處處以我為中心﹐
: m) B7 P/ e9 k! M6 c4 h) h* ^於我有利才為之。』張明生道﹕『嚴格來說﹐這能稱之為愛情嗎﹖這個「情」中有
" M2 Z W0 R3 w' G) f1 Y沒有真正的「愛」﹖』彥君道﹕『那你給它另起個名稱也行。』張明生道﹕『應稱
4 G3 V; b7 m5 k& Y' l9 e作「情慾」更恰當。』彥君道﹕『「情慾」兩字太粗俗﹐且含義也略有不同。你認8 f9 z. k8 f0 B8 A0 v) N. N7 m
為這是同一個概念嗎﹖』芝娜道﹕『我們現在是欣賞別人的作品﹐而不是對概念下8 \/ Z! B, G8 e/ t+ O4 ]
定義。你們好好研究研究﹐每人寫篇論文吧。下面一首是A RED ROSE﹕
6 Q. e* h! p3 a4 m/ _1) There, lo, a red red rose,
% t- k$ y1 }& B4 r. t) N9 b The pretty bride of king,4 ^( C: m, C& e! Y
The fairy queen of spring,
' w5 f, H5 ~) ^. \0 Z8 x; G Alone in a valley grows.
l5 ?7 D4 n, E' ]9 a% F- h: `: ^( P0 n2) Her scent pervades the air,! q; d4 U9 @, R {1 Z
Her beauties each seer spell;( b y4 S9 S$ v/ Q
Yet lives she alone in a dell,
. A; z9 U1 ~7 G' H With none but rocks to care.
, y2 \- Z6 x2 e7 }$ S1 O3) With none, alas! to admire6 E% U; R: ^6 L. q
Her beauties and sweet scent;
( I/ z' X" i- s" h$ K. v3 ?" O Only Mr. Storm there went
' m$ Z# O& q+ B' a. b" E To whip her in his ire.
3 p( `; G7 d# l$ i/ p$ l: U9 i4) Would that I were a tree,
- F% M) f! ]; B1 Q$ n To spread o'er her my shade!
; `+ d. R9 N: I2 s6 Z) a. e The leaves would never fade,
J* W% G, J3 m" O& N( J: s/ l Oh, let Storm beat on me!5 V9 Q. x4 ?$ B9 m! w+ [* [ \ ?4 ?
5) Would that the soil I were,. p( I( H0 c8 K+ }- v: ^
Her roots were then in me!6 D; A5 C+ V g4 @$ a: [
On my life-blood lives she,
% p6 [; h" {( K Oh, I'll give all for her.# C* [5 J) R$ A3 ~7 u$ Y9 x
6) A worm at pistils now
6 ^9 L, s: \4 v, t+ p8 K" F Is blighting her. That devil!4 E% w0 {/ c: O: f X6 J4 }
But she, before all evil,: M/ l3 T. v1 F. ^9 ^; Q6 h! d2 G
Her head does never bow.
5 v8 o2 Z+ F& ~+ }' U7) Soon she will fade away6 W, N" a4 c& A3 U2 z3 s
Fore'er from face of earth,
}' A# K7 i- Y5 ^$ M8 N And take from vale all mirth,+ v5 Y' e2 ~ X- \% a- w
The rocks feel not so gay.
e; i$ }% Q: _- t Oh, the lovely rose will fade away,
0 }. U" ]! D, N3 N Then the rocks and dale be never gay!』4 O( w, F6 E3 B2 o$ E6 Z
鄭莉道﹕『這首詩好像表達了對一位孤獨而垂死的姑娘的哀憐﹐似乎這姑娘還受著6 I& P# F G' x) D% M0 V6 j
外界的折磨﹐詩人想救助而無力。』呂品口突然說﹕『我就是不喜歡看這種本子。2 t% L/ f# |* U: q2 Z3 ^+ F0 n8 ~
為什麼不把寫作背景等交代清楚。』盛靳云說﹕『看詩本來只要欣賞意境感情﹐遣
) f+ \ x- s9 F) w5 l1 @2 `詞造句﹐何必尋根究底。只有考證癖者才去挖空心思﹐找一些斷碑殘書上的片言隻* ~$ E$ U9 |: u: j6 A2 o3 \7 K3 z
語﹐隨後閉門造車﹐冥思苦想﹐寫出一些牽強附會的新發現文章﹐以期譁眾取寵﹐
; l+ y' Z7 w/ R一鳴驚人。』查雄道﹕『你不要太偏激。考證也有考證的需要﹐雖然並非字字句句
& R5 Z8 H: c- k4 b& i' b都要考證。你自己連差強人意的文章也寫不出﹐卻肆意詆毀別人。』盛靳云道﹕
* ?/ k2 U& K- t5 I! [4 U3 s『我不是故意詆毀別人。我以為詩不是科學。讀詩還是學五柳先生的讀法好。』芝- s$ a' x: i0 A4 f, R
娜道﹕『你們又要吵了。我不唸了。等我看完後﹐大家傳閱吧。』查雄道﹕『你還
* n- z$ f' t: F是繼續唸吧。大家都要聽。大人不計小人之過。你量大福大﹐將來定是一品夫人。』
& Z- v$ J' Q: H" E4 a說得芝娜也不禁笑出來﹐只得又唸道﹕『H2O﹕
% |1 A$ @( ?. G" ]& pWhen the scorching sun's high at noon,
9 W4 L& A& u0 e: e; X. R8 tI run from here to there,
, b/ Y5 p. r' h" Z9 ~3 e2 IFrom east to west, north to south,
; c# x1 ]& f0 X m- ^$ oThrough the fields, over the ditches,9 C* x' ~: \3 u* r4 R- R( R& ~9 |
Up the slope, over the summit,
8 ?5 z, D0 X/ j# p* b' B" oDown the hill, to the valley,
! }9 M: B% Q- q9 ?) ^1 Q" X# VInto the woods, through the glade,: y' n4 p$ Y0 ^6 }* j, h
Not in search of ores, nor of gems,; f. J! L, {( N
Neither of buried treasures,6 c2 ?4 K& E2 a/ H$ {4 N
Which everyone seeks,
* x4 l' M8 v8 @& `5 x( |& ZBut of the element ---- H2O; z! y% } ?: l) Q; g8 \7 M0 G/ J
Not to quench my thirst,
V5 k) s0 U. A/ f" bNor to wash my hands or face,
' \/ E/ ~5 C5 s0 F- eBut to water a withering rose,
- E, ?0 i% T5 iLonely and deserted in a nook.』2 [+ Y2 C8 r( M& G3 Z% x
文倩道﹕『用化學符號作詩題倒是新鮮事。詩人不直接說「水」﹐多別緻。』鄭莉, O4 {0 n6 s ?' \7 N; A! B4 x6 B8 }
道﹕『這裡的ROSE不知與上詩的ROSE是否指同一人。』盛靳云說﹕『你們又想要考 F$ h! @! T, y l5 |7 O8 A
證了。如果你要認為是同一人﹐就算是同一人吧。這並不妨礙我們欣賞詩的本身。』
O/ G i3 ~/ o y) |7 \( Q+ X鄭莉道﹕『你不要把別人讀詩的方法都統一到你的方法上來。各人可以從不同的角8 j6 p4 q6 _: h2 \( ~9 l
度欣賞。況且知道得多一點也可以對詩的涵義理解得深一點﹐有什麼不好呢﹖』芝& Z+ M; p4 H$ m: a
娜忙道﹕『論戰又一回結束。下面是 A BUTTERFLY﹕
% q5 [. ^7 @) a; h) A4 j1) As I am walking on the grass alone,
" W! o1 u" ~0 s# ~; p A butterfly, so lovely, flutters by;; i# m' R; ~# c$ q; S
Now high, now low, now o'er a mossy stone,
! w7 I. u/ K1 x& i- Q And now it flits athwart before my eye,/ y9 A6 |- F5 L. k: q5 S. y, x9 Z
Now stops to sip some dews on blades so green," }! }* W, r" b7 o8 y, @
Or flaps from flower to flower, the pollen glean.
' C3 ?( m3 V0 S$ M2) I follow it over a limpid rill,
# d* y1 U2 h3 ^- o5 a9 } And round an arbor covered with the vines.
0 t) E0 H+ s+ W Then, lo! it plays upon the yonder sill,9 f: J4 B0 a) B: i+ F8 j2 F. X$ \
And gracefully it dances in sunshines.7 P! O2 i' o4 ^
3) I don't like black that's emblem of the vice,
5 N6 ?3 ?; q9 w2 E3 l4 l Nor green, the envy always it bespeaks,
5 T) ^' Z+ L' G" E0 e+ t Nor blue from which I seem to hear the sighs,- Q! s" G3 g3 m9 x J4 B
Nor yellow which resembles the sallow cheeks,. V, m/ w$ b% v1 v5 d6 U
Nor red that makes me feel the ire and spleen,
7 S# p! ~7 a+ m4 k Nor motley, as the fickleness does it mean.
" P; ^' J" h# S% c1 L8 N: k$ F I'm fond of white, the color of your dress,7 h" A5 s, p% @7 I" m1 K$ n6 F
That chasteness represents and virtues best;1 C9 m$ E/ @( g6 D' T
'Tis worth a world of good, oh you I bless,% R0 y' D m9 F- M
But why alone and never be at rest?』/ g; H3 k4 z% |
郭如儀道﹕『詩人前面只寫蝴蝶﹐最後點出經常成雙作對的蝴蝶卻落了單﹐暗示著
. ~0 \" d8 M' C) Z$ G0 Z L& m詩人的孤獨。』盛靳云說﹕『我覺得此詩一般而已。再聽下面的吧。』 |
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