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0英国 “桂冠诗人”的威廉・华兹华斯曾写过许多优秀诗篇，他的诗歌多以自然、田园、童真为主题。他主张用朴素日常的语言，书写普通人的生活与情感，是英国浪漫主义诗歌的重要开创者。下面这首英文诗《Resolution and Independence》，展现了从平凡人身上我们依然能找到鼓舞人心的力量，不要忽视每一个打动你的瞬间。
来欣赏下面这首诗《Resolution and Independence》
英文全诗
There was a roaring in the wind all night;
The rain came heavily and fell in floods;
But now the sun is rising calm and bright;
The birds are singing in the distant woods;
Over his own sweet voice the Stock-dove broods;
The Jay makes answer as the Magpie chatters;
And all the air is filled with pleasant noise of waters.
All things that love the sun are out of doors;
The sky rejoices in the morning’s birth;
The grass is bright with rain-drops;—on the moors
The hare is running races in her mirth;
And with her feet she from the plashy earth
Raises a mist; that, glittering in the sun,
Runs with her all the way, wherever she doth run.
I was a Traveller then upon the moor;
I saw the hare that raced about with joy;
I heard the woods and distant waters roar;
Or heard them not, for happy were my thoughts.
My heart was full; I cannot chuse but praise,
And gratulate the bright day which arises
With so much promise and of glorious light.
Yet it was still a gloomy mood,
A trouble of my own. My life had been
Filled with perplexity; great hopes had been
Blown down and shattered by the wind of fate.
I thought of Poets, who begin in gladness,
But end in despondency and poverty.
While thus I lingered, suddenly I saw
An old man standing on the moorland bare.
Bent double, almost touching to the ground
His aged frame. His look was calm and grave.
His clothes were thin and worn; yet still he stood
Firm as a rock amid the wind and flood.
I drew near, and asked him what he sought
Upon this lonely stretch of barren ground.
He lifted up his head and answered me:
“I gather leeches, wandering far and wide
From pool to pool, wherever they abide.
Once I was strong; misfortune fell on me,
My wife and children died, and I was left
Alone to struggle with cold hunger and want.”
I marvelled how his spirit kept its peace
Beneath such heavy weight of misery.
No sigh escaped him, no complaint was breathed;
His eyes were steady, and his voice unshaken.
“Man,” I cried, “how can you bear your lot?”
He said: “I stir myself; I will not sink.
Though hope decays, I keep my independence;
I live upon the earth, and trust to Heaven.”
Then my dark sorrow vanished away;
I learned from him firm resolution,
Independence, patience, and self-mastery.
The morning shone again, and I went forward
Strong in mind, and comforted in heart.
中文译文
狂风呼啸了整整一夜，
大雨倾盆，遍地水流横溢。
此刻旭日东升，宁静又明朗，
远处林中百鸟欢啼。
斑鸠反复低吟着温柔曲调，
喜鹊叽叽喳喳，松鸦应声和鸣，
天地间满是流水悦耳的声响。
所有向往阳光的生灵都走出家门，
苍穹欣然迎接清晨的降临。
青草缀满闪闪雨珠；荒原之上，
野兔满心欢喜地肆意狂奔。
它踏过泥泞的土地，扬起一片水雾，
水雾在阳光下熠熠生辉，
一路紧紧追随，随它奔向四方。
那时我独自漫步荒原，
看见野兔欢快地来回奔跑。
耳边传来林涛与远水的轰鸣，
可我心神愉悦，几乎未曾留意周遭。
胸中满溢温情，忍不住放声赞颂，
庆贺这满怀希冀、霞光万丈的清晨。
可我的心底仍笼罩着阴郁，
萦绕着独属于我的烦恼。
我的人生长久深陷迷茫，曾经远大的理想，
都被命运的狂风摧残粉碎。
我想起许多诗人，开篇满怀欢喜，
最后却深陷绝望，穷困潦倒。
正当我驻足徘徊，忽然看见
荒原上站着一位老者。
他脊背佝偻，身躯几乎弯到地面，
神情沉静而肃穆。
衣衫单薄破旧，风雨之中，
他依旧坚如磐石，稳稳伫立。
我走上前去，询问他孤身来到这片荒芜旷野，究竟在寻找什么。
他抬起头缓缓答道：
“我四处漂泊，辗转一个个水潭，靠采集水蛭为生。
我也曾身强力壮，可厄运突如其来，
妻儿尽数离世，只留我独自一人，
在饥寒与贫苦中苦苦挣扎。”
我十分惊叹，身负如此深重的苦难，
他内心依旧安然平静。
他不曾叹息，不曾抱怨半句，
目光沉稳，语气坚定。
我问道：“老人家，你怎能承受这样的命运？”
他回答：“我始终勉励自己，绝不一蹶不振。
纵使希望慢慢消散，我也要守住自立的本心。
脚踏实地活着，把余生托付给苍天。”
一瞬间，我心头的阴霾尽数消散。
我从老者身上学到了坚定、自立、隐忍与自持。
晨光再度洒满大地，我继续踏上前路，
内心安稳，意志无比坚定。
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