MEMORY XVIII

 

“For gold could Memory be bought,

What treasures would she not be worth!

If from afar she could be brought,

I’d travel for her through the earth.”

This exclamation¹ once was made

By one who had obtained the name

Of young forgetful Adelaide;

And while she spoke², lo! Memory came—

If Memory indeed it were,

Or such it only feign’d to be:

A female figure came to her

Who said, “My name is Memory!

“Gold purchases in me no share,

Nor do I dwell in distant land;

Study, and thought, and watchful³ care

In every place may me command.

“I am not lightly to be won;

A visit only now I make;

And much must by yourself be done

Ere me you for an inmate⁴ take.

73

“The only substitute for me

Was ever found, is call’d a pen;

The frequent use of that will be

The way to make me come again.”

1 exclamation   

n.感叹号，惊呼，惊叹词

参考例句：

• He could not restrain an exclamation of approval.他禁不住喝一声采。
• The author used three exclamation marks at the end of the last sentence to wake up the readers.作者在文章的最后一句连用了三个惊叹号，以引起读者的注意。

2 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

3 watchful   

adj.注意的，警惕的

参考例句：

• The children played under the watchful eye of their father.孩子们在父亲的小心照看下玩耍。
• It is important that health organizations remain watchful.卫生组织保持警惕是极为重要的。

4 inmate   

n.被收容者；(房屋等的)居住人；住院人

参考例句：

• I am an inmate of that hospital.我住在那家医院。
• The prisoner is his inmate.那个囚犯和他同住一起。