A Day in Spring

 GO slow, O! day immaculate;

Much slower than the rest.

Master of time, mark every hour

As tho’ thou were not pressed,—

Or hurried. But more leisurely¹

And gently let them chime.

Oh! morn, take off thy wings of speed

And let this day be mine.

O! day, immaculate and kind,

Make no rude haste or speed.

But loiter in less trodden paths

Walk lightly o’er the mead².

Spring and I are holding hands

On a green hill’s dazzling crest³.

Make this day, God, go very slow

More slowly than the rest.

 

1 leisurely   

adj.悠闲的；从容的，慢慢的

参考例句：

• We walked in a leisurely manner,looking in all the windows.我们慢悠悠地走着，看遍所有的橱窗。
• He had a leisurely breakfast and drove cheerfully to work.他从容的吃了早餐，高兴的开车去工作。

2 mead   

n.蜂蜜酒

参考例句：

• He gave me a cup of mead.他给我倒了杯蜂蜜酒。
• He drank some mead at supper.晚饭时他喝了一些蜂蜜酒。

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。