A COMMON INFERENCE.

 A night: mysterious, tender, quiet, deep;

Heavy with flowers; full of life asleep;

Thrilling with insect voices; thick with stars;

9No cloud between the dewdrops and red Mars;

The small earth whirling softly on her way,

The moonbeams and the waterfalls at play;

A million million worlds that move in peace,

A million mighty¹ laws that never cease;

And one small ant-heap, hidden by small weeds,

Rich with eggs, slaves, and store of millet² seeds.

They sleep beneath the sod

And trust in God.

A day: all glorious, royal, blazing bright;

Heavy with flowers; full of life and light;

Great fields of corn and sunshine; courteous³ trees;

Snow-sainted mountains; earth-embracing seas;

Wide golden deserts; slender silver streams;

Clear rainbows where the tossing fountain gleams;

And everywhere, in happiness and peace,

A million forms of life that never cease;

And one small ant-heap, crushed by passing tread,

Hath scarce enough alive to mourn the dead!

They shriek⁴ beneath the sod,

“There is no God!”

1 mighty   

adj.强有力的；巨大的

参考例句：

• A mighty force was about to break loose.一股巨大的力量即将迸发而出。
• The mighty iceberg came into view.巨大的冰山出现在眼前。

2 millet   

n.小米，谷子

参考例句：

• Millet is cultivated in the middle or lower reaches of the Yellow River.在黄河中下游地区，人们种植谷子。
• The high quality millet flour was obtained through wet milling.采用湿磨法获得了高品质的小米粉。

3 courteous   

adj.彬彬有礼的，客气的

参考例句：

• Although she often disagreed with me,she was always courteous.尽管她常常和我意见不一，但她总是很谦恭有礼。
• He was a kind and courteous man.他为人友善，而且彬彬有礼。

4 shriek   

v./n.尖叫，叫喊

参考例句：

• Suddenly he began to shriek loudly.突然他开始大声尖叫起来。
• People sometimes shriek because of terror,anger,or pain.人们有时会因为恐惧，气愤或疼痛而尖叫。