PART TEN - IMPRIMIS

 

 

  "So let us laugh, lest vain rememberings

  Breed, as of old, some rude bucolic¹ cry

  Of awkward anguishes², of dreams that die

  Without decorum, of Love lacking wings

  Yet striving you-ward in his flounderings

  Eternally,—as now, even when I lie

  As I lie now, who know that you and I

  Exist and heed³ not lesser⁴ happenings.

 

  "I was. I am. I will be. Eh, no doubt

  For some sufficient cause, I drift, defer⁵,

  Equivocate⁶, dream, hazard, grow more stout⁷,

  Age, am no longer Love's idolater,—

  And yet I could and would not live without

  Your faith that heartens and your doubts which spur."

1 bucolic   

adj.乡村的；牧羊的

参考例句：

• It is a bucolic refuge in the midst of a great bustling city.它是处在繁华的大城市之中的世外桃源。
• She turns into a sweet country girl surrounded by family,chickens and a bucolic landscape.她变成了被家人、鸡与乡村景象所围绕的甜美乡村姑娘。

2 anguishes   

v.（尤指心理上的）极度的痛苦( anguish的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

3 heed   

v.注意，留意；n.注意，留心

参考例句：

• You must take heed of what he has told.你要注意他所告诉的事。
• For the first time he had to pay heed to his appearance.这是他第一次非得注意自己的外表不可了。

4 lesser   

adj.次要的，较小的；adv.较小地，较少地

参考例句：

• Kept some of the lesser players out.不让那些次要的球员参加联赛。
• She has also been affected,but to a lesser degree.她也受到波及，但程度较轻。

5 defer   

vt.推迟，拖延；vi.(to)遵从，听从，服从

参考例句：

• We wish to defer our decision until next week.我们希望推迟到下星期再作出决定。
• We will defer to whatever the committee decides.我们遵从委员会作出的任何决定。

6 equivocate   

v.模棱两可地，支吾其词

参考例句：

• Don't equivocate with me I want a straight answer to a straight question!别跟我绕弯子--我问的问题直截了当，回答也要直截了当！
• He is equivocating a lot about what is going to happen if and when there are elections.他支支吾吾地说着很多万一进行选举会发生的状况。