Chapter 49

You came down from your throne and stood at my cottage door.
 
I was singing all alone in a corner, and the melody caught your ear. You came down and stood at my cottage door.
 
Masters are many in your hall, and songs are sung there at all hours. But the simple carol of this novice¹ struck at your love. One plaintive² little strain mingled³ with the great music of the world, and with a flower for a prize you came down and stopped at my cottage door.
 
你从宝座上下来，站在我草舍门前。
 
我正在屋角独唱，歌声被你听到了。你下来站在我草舍门前。
 
在你的广厅里有许多名家，一天到晚都有歌曲在唱。但是这初学的简单的音乐，却得到了你的赏识。一支忧郁的小调，和世界的伟大音乐融合了，你还带了花朵做为奖赏，下了宝座停留在我的草舍门前。

1 novice   

adj.新手的，生手的

参考例句：

• As a novice writer,this is something I'm interested in.作为初涉写作的人，我对此很感兴趣。
• She realized that she was a novice.她知道自己初出茅庐。

2 plaintive   

adj.可怜的，伤心的

参考例句：

• Her voice was small and plaintive.她的声音微弱而哀伤。
• Somewhere in the audience an old woman's voice began plaintive wail.观众席里，一位老太太伤心地哭起来。

3 mingled   

混合，混入( mingle的过去式和过去分词 )； 混进，与…交往[联系]

参考例句：

• The sounds of laughter and singing mingled in the evening air. 笑声和歌声交织在夜空中。
• The man and the woman mingled as everyone started to relax. 当大家开始放松的时候，这一男一女就开始交往了。