美國(guó)語(yǔ)文第三冊(cè) 第45期：輕聲說(shuō)話(huà)

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Speak gently; it is better far

請(qǐng)輕聲說(shuō)話(huà)，

To rule by love than fear:

愛(ài)的力量勝于恐懼的統(tǒng)治；

Speak gently; let no harsh words mar

請(qǐng)輕聲說(shuō)話(huà)，

The good we might do here.

勿讓刺耳之語(yǔ)成為美德的瑕疵。

Speak gently to the little child;

請(qǐng)對(duì)小朋友輕聲說(shuō)話(huà)，

Its love be sure to gain;

無(wú)疑你將得到他們的愛(ài)；

Teach it in accents soft and mild;

教導(dǎo)的音調(diào)宜溫柔文雅，

It may not long remain.

否則愛(ài)就不再存留。

Speak gently to the aged one;

請(qǐng)對(duì)長(zhǎng)者輕聲說(shuō)話(huà)，

Grieve not the care worn heart:

飽經(jīng)憂(yōu)患的心不應(yīng)再感悲傷；

The sands of life are nearly run;

生命的沙漏即將停下，

Let such in peace depart.

讓他們平靜離場(chǎng)。

Speak gently, kindly, to the poor;

請(qǐng)對(duì)窮苦之人輕聲和藹說(shuō)話(huà)，

Let no harsh tone be heard;

不讓他們聽(tīng)到嚴(yán)苛的音調(diào)；

They have enough they must endure,

他們?nèi)淌艿目嚯y已夠巨大，

Without an unkind word.

即使一個(gè)刻薄的字眼也不曾聽(tīng)到。

Speak gently to the erring; know

即使沒(méi)有無(wú)情的話(huà)語(yǔ)，

They must have toiled in vain;

他們要忍受的苦難也已夠多。

Perhaps unkindness made them so;

也許就是無(wú)情的對(duì)待讓他們把過(guò)錯(cuò)犯下，

Oh, win them back again.

噢，把他們?cè)贍?zhēng)取回來(lái)吧。

Speak gently: it is a little thing

請(qǐng)輕聲說(shuō)話(huà)，

Dropped in the heart's deep well;

這微不足道卻能深入人心，

The good, the joy, which it may bring,

它可能激發(fā)美德，創(chuàng)造歡樂(lè)，

Eternity shall tell.

直到永恒不竭不盡。

(George Washington Langford)

（喬治.華盛頓.蘭福德）