CHAPTER LI

 I know that at the dim end of some day the sun will bid me its farewell.

 

Shepherds will play their pipes beneath the banyan¹ trees, and cattle graze on the slope by the river, while my days will pass into the dark.

 

This is my prayer, that I may know before I leave why the earth called me to her arms.

 

Why her night’s silence spoke² to me of stars, and her daylight kissed my thoughts into flower.

 

Before I go may I linger over my last refrain, completing its music, may the lamp be lit to see your face and the wreath woven to crown you.

 

1 banyan   

n.菩提树，榕树

参考例句：

• This huge banyan tree has a history of more than 400 years.这棵大榕树已经有四百多年的历史了。
• A large banyan tree may look like a forest.大型的榕树看起来象一片树林。

2 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。