The Pineapple and the Bee

   The Pineapples, in triple row,

  Were basking¹ hot, and all in blow.

  A Bee of most deserving taste

  Perceived the fragrance² as he pass'd.

  On eager wing the spoiler came,

  And searched for crannies in the frame,

  Urged his attempt on every side,

  To every pane³ his trunk applied⁴;

  But still in vain, the frame was tight,

  And only pervious to the light:

  Thus having wasted half the day,

  He trimm'd his flight another way.

 

* * * * *

 

    Our dear delights are often such,

  Exposed to view, but not to touch;

  The sight our foolish heart inflames⁵,

  We long for pineapples in frames;

  With hopeless wish one looks and lingers;

  One breaks the glass, and cuts his fingers;

  But they whom Truth and Wisdom lead,

  Can gather honey from a weed.

WILLIAM COWPER

1 basking   

v.晒太阳，取暖( bask的现在分词 )；对…感到乐趣；因他人的功绩而出名；仰仗…的余泽

参考例句：

• We sat basking in the warm sunshine. 我们坐着享受温暖的阳光。
• A colony of seals lay basking in the sun. 一群海豹躺着晒太阳。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 fragrance   

n.芬芳，香味，香气

参考例句：

• The apple blossoms filled the air with their fragrance.苹果花使空气充满香味。
• The fragrance of lavender filled the room.房间里充满了薰衣草的香味。

3 pane   

n.窗格玻璃，长方块

参考例句：

• He broke this pane of glass.他打破了这块窗玻璃。
• Their breath bloomed the frosty pane.他们呼出的水气，在冰冷的窗玻璃上形成一层雾。

4 applied   

adj.应用的；v.应用，适用

参考例句：

• She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。
• This cream is best applied to the face at night.这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。

5 inflames   

v.（使）变红，发怒，过热( inflame的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The Captain inflames the crew with his rhetoric. 船长以他的辩才点燃了船员心中之火。 来自辞典例句
• However, the release of antibodies also inflames the bronchi and bronchioles. 然而，抗体的产生也导致了了支气管和细支气管群的发炎。 来自互联网