BABY'S WAY

 IF baby only wanted to, he could fly up to heaven this moment.

 

It is not for nothing that he does not leave us.

 

He loves to rest his head on mother's bosom¹, and cannot ever bear to lose sight of her.

 

Baby knows all manner of wise words, though few on earth can understand their meaning.

 

It is not for nothing that he never wants to speak.

 

The one thing he wants is to learn mother's words from mother's lips. That is why he looks so innocent.

 

Baby had a heap of gold and pearls, yet he came like a beggar on to this earth.

 

It is not for nothing he came in such a disguise.

 

This dear little naked mendicant² pretends to be utterly³ helpless, so that he may beg for mother's wealth of love.

 

Baby was so free from every tie in the land of the tiny crescent moon.

 

It was not for nothing he gave up his freedom.

 

He knows that there is room for endless joy in mother's little corner of a heart, and it is sweeter far than liberty to be caught and pressed in her dear arms.

 

Baby never knew how to cry. He dwelt in the land of perfect bliss⁴.

 

It is not for nothing he has chosen to shed tears.

 

Though with the smile of his dear face he draws mother's yearning⁵ heart to him, yet his little cries over tiny troubles weave the double bond of pity and love.

1 bosom   

n.胸，胸部；胸怀；内心；adj.亲密的

参考例句：

• She drew a little book from her bosom.她从怀里取出一本小册子。
• A dark jealousy stirred in his bosom.他内心生出一阵恶毒的嫉妒。

2 mendicant   

n.乞丐；adj.行乞的

参考例句：

• He seemed not an ordinary mendicant.他好象不是寻常的乞丐。
• The one-legged mendicant begins to beg from door to door.独腿乞丐开始挨门乞讨。

3 utterly   

adv.完全地，绝对地

参考例句：

• Utterly devoted to the people,he gave his life in saving his patients.他忠于人民，把毕生精力用于挽救患者的生命。
• I was utterly ravished by the way she smiled.她的微笑使我完全陶醉了。

4 bliss   

n.狂喜，福佑，天赐的福

参考例句：

• It's sheer bliss to be able to spend the day in bed.整天都可以躺在床上真是幸福。
• He's in bliss that he's won the Nobel Prize.他非常高兴，因为获得了诺贝尔奖金。

5 yearning   

a.渴望的；向往的；怀念的

参考例句：

• a yearning for a quiet life 对宁静生活的向往
• He felt a great yearning after his old job. 他对过去的工作有一种强烈的渴想。