GIORNO DEI MORTI

 ALONG the avenue of cypresses¹

     All in their scarlet² cloaks, and surplices

     Of linen³ go the chanting choristers,

     The priests in gold and black, the villagers. . . .

 

     And all along the path to the cemetery⁴

     The round dark heads of men crowd silently,

     And black-scarved faces of women-folk, wistfully

     Watch at the banner of death, and the mystery.

 

     And at the foot of a grave a father stands

     With sunken head, and forgotten, folded hands;

     And at the foot of a grave a mother kneels

     With pale shut face, nor either hears nor feels

 

     The coming of the chanting choristers

     Between the avenue of cypresses,

     The silence of the many villagers,

     The candle-flames beside the surplices.

1 cypresses   

n.柏属植物，柏树( cypress的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Green and luxuriant are the pines and cypresses. 苍松翠柏郁郁葱葱。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Before them stood a grove of tall cypresses. 前面是一个大坝子，种了许多株高大的松树。 来自汉英文学 - 家（1-26） - 家（1-26）

2 scarlet   

n.深红色，绯红色，红衣；adj.绯红色的

参考例句：

• The scarlet leaves of the maples contrast well with the dark green of the pines.深红的枫叶和暗绿的松树形成了明显的对比。
• The glowing clouds are growing slowly pale,scarlet,bright red,and then light red.天空的霞光渐渐地淡下去了，深红的颜色变成了绯红，绯红又变为浅红。

3 linen   

n.亚麻布，亚麻线，亚麻制品；adj.亚麻布制的，亚麻的

参考例句：

• The worker is starching the linen.这名工人正在给亚麻布上浆。
• Fine linen and cotton fabrics were known as well as wool.精细的亚麻织品和棉织品像羊毛一样闻名遐迩。

4 cemetery   

n.坟墓，墓地，坟场

参考例句：

• He was buried in the cemetery.他被葬在公墓。
• His remains were interred in the cemetery.他的遗体葬在墓地。