OLD-TIME THANKSGIVING.

 BY M. L. VAN VORST.

 

Come, will you help me harness the bay?

Come, will you help me hitch¹ up the gray?

Grandfather's lent us the great big sleigh.

Hip² hurrah³ for Thanksgiving-time!

Chestnuts⁴ and cider and fire's glow,

Five good miles through the woods to go,

Clear cold winds and a driving snow.

Hip hurrah for the bells achime!

 

Fly by the hedge of the country-side,

By the gleaming fields and the farm-lands wide.

Hey for the boys and the girls as they ride!

Hip hurrah for the gray and the bay!

Snow-wreaths hang on the fir and pine,

And the bells are ringing like silver fine;

Bright cheeks are glowing and bright eyes shine.

Hip hurrah for the jolly sleigh!

 

Come, will you go with us, one and all,

To the games and romps⁵ in the country hall,

Where the rafters ring with our shout and call?

Hip hurrah for the fun and cheer!

Months of the holly⁶ and mistletoe

We would hold you fast, for we love you so.

Thanksgiving and Christmas and sparkling snow

Gladden the days of the dying year.

 

1 hitch   

v.免费搭(车旅行)；系住；急提；n.故障；急拉

参考例句：

• They had an eighty-mile journey and decided to hitch hike.他们要走80英里的路程，最后决定搭便车。
• All the candidates are able to answer the questions without any hitch.所有报考者都能对答如流。

2 hip   

n.臀部，髋；屋脊

参考例句：

• The thigh bone is connected to the hip bone.股骨连着髋骨。
• The new coats blouse gracefully above the hip line.新外套在臀围线上优美地打着褶皱。

3 hurrah   

int.好哇，万岁，乌拉

参考例句：

• We hurrah when we see the soldiers go by.我们看到士兵经过时向他们欢呼。
• The assistants raised a formidable hurrah.助手们发出了一片震天的欢呼声。

4 chestnuts   

n.栗子( chestnut的名词复数 )；栗色；栗树；栗色马

参考例句：

• A man in the street was selling bags of hot chestnuts. 街上有个男人在卖一包包热栗子。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Talk of chestnuts loosened the tongue of this inarticulate young man. 因为栗子，正苦无话可说的年青人，得到同情他的人了。 来自汉英文学 - 中国现代小说

5 romps   

n.无忧无虑，快活( romp的名词复数 )v.嬉笑玩闹( romp的第三人称单数 )；（尤指在赛跑或竞选等中）轻易获胜

参考例句：

• Liz doesn't enjoy romps as much as other girls do. 莉兹不像别的女孩那样喜欢嬉戏吵闹。 来自辞典例句
• We don't like romps and flirts, though we may act as if we did sometimes. 我们不喜欢轻佻女和调情郎，虽然有时我们表面上看似喜欢他们。 来自辞典例句

6 holly   

n.[植]冬青属灌木

参考例句：

• I recently acquired some wood from a holly tree.最近我从一棵冬青树上弄了些木料。
• People often decorate their houses with holly at Christmas.人们总是在圣诞节时用冬青来装饰房屋。