Endie

 I LIKE to visit Endie’s house

She’s like a dream herself,

She has the books I know and love

Upon her reading shelf.

And when I go to her we talk

About the clouds and wind,

And if I drop from clouds to clods

Why; Endie doesn’t mind.

I like the streams, the singing ones,

But Endie likes a fall;

And if I disagee with her

She doesn’t mind at all.

Endie has a thousand things

To plant in one small space;

When I find it can’t be done

Regret is in her face.

She often says O! dare¹ we plant,

Narcissus in a row?

But she agrees and I agree

Where hollyhocks should grow.

I only need to mention tea

And Endie’s soft eyes shine.{51}

And then she talks; her language flows

More eloquent² than mine.

Once ambition burned my breast³

Endie, too, was fired.

But here is where I stop to rest

For Endie’s getting tired.

 

1 dare   

n.敢，挑战；aux.敢；vi.敢；vt.敢于，勇于面对

参考例句：

• He didn't dare to look at her in the face.他不敢正眼看她。
• How dare you?Take your hand off me at once.放肆！马上把你的手挪开。

2 eloquent   

adj.雄辩的，口才流利的；明白显示出的

参考例句：

• He was so eloquent that he cut down the finest orator.他能言善辩，胜过最好的演说家。
• These ruins are an eloquent reminder of the horrors of war.这些废墟形象地提醒人们不要忘记战争的恐怖。

3 breast   

n.胸部；胸怀

参考例句：

• The coat is too tight at the breast.这件衣服胸部太紧了。
• He was wearing a nameplate on his left breast.他左胸前佩带着一张名牌。