It’s Forth Across the Roaring Foam

IT’S forth¹ across the roaring foam², and on towards the west,

It’s many a lonely league from home, o’er many a mountain crest³,

From where the dogs of Scotland call the sheep around the fold,

To where the flags are flying beside the Gates of Gold.

Where all the deep-sea galleons⁴ ride that come to bring the corn,

Where falls the fog at eventide and blows the breeze at morn;

It’s there that I was sick and sad, alone and poor and cold,

In yon distressful⁵ city beside the Gates of Gold.

I slept as one that nothing knows; but far along my way,

Before the morning God rose and planned the coming day;

Afar before me forth he went, as through the sands of old,

And chose the friends to help me beside the Gates of Gold.

I have been near, I have been far, my back’s been at the wall,

Yet aye and ever shone the star to guide me through it all:

The love of God, the help of man, they both shall make me bold

Against the gates of darkness as beside the Gates of Gold.

1 forth   

adv.向前；向外，往外

参考例句：

• The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

2 foam   

v./n.泡沫，起泡沫

参考例句：

• The glass of beer was mostly foam.这杯啤酒大部分是泡沫。
• The surface of the water is full of foam.水面都是泡沫。

3 crest   

n.顶点；饰章；羽冠；vt.达到顶点；vi.形成浪尖

参考例句：

• The rooster bristled his crest.公鸡竖起了鸡冠。
• He reached the crest of the hill before dawn.他于黎明前到达山顶。

4 galleons   

n.大型帆船( galleon的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The larger galleons made in at once for Corunna. 那些较大的西班牙帆船立即进入科普尼亚。 来自互联网
• A hundred thousand disguises, all for ten Galleons! 千万张面孔，变化无穷，只卖十个加隆！ 来自互联网

5 distressful   

adj.苦难重重的，不幸的，使苦恼的

参考例句：

• The whole hall is filled with joy and laughter -- there is only one who feels distressful. 满堂欢笑，一人向隅。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Under these distressful circumstances it was resolved to slow down the process of reconstruction. 在这种令人痛苦的情况下，他们决定减慢重建的进程。 来自英汉非文学 - 历史