6 A CHILD
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六 一个孩子
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Charles and Ma ry Lamb①
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恰尔斯·兰姆 玛丽·兰姆
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| A child's a plaything for an hour; |
孩子只是个片刻的玩意儿; |
| Its pretty tricks we try |
我们让他逗着玩， |
| For that or for a longer space ---- |
玩会儿，或玩的时间长一些—— |
| Then tire, and lay it by. |
累了，就把他搁一边。 |
| But I knew one that to itself |
可我认识个孩子不一样， |
| All seasons could control; |
他摆布一年四季; |
| That would have mocked the sense of pain |
他能使遭受不幸的人儿 |
| Out of a grieved soul. |
一下子把痛苦忘记。 |
| Thou straggler into loving arms, |
你一头扎进亲爱的怀抱， |
| Young climber-up of knees, |
爬上膝盖的小乖乖! |
| When I forget thy thousand ways |
我忘记你的千姿百态时—— |
| Then life and all shall cease. |
万类将停止存在。 |
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