Chapter 87

In desperate hope I go and search for her in all the corners of my room; I find her not.
 
My house is small and what once has gone from it can never be regained¹.
 
But infinite is thy mansion², my lord, and seeking her I have to come to thy door.
 
I stand under the golden canopy³ of thine evening sky and I lift my eager eyes to thy face.
 
I have come to the brink⁴ of eternity⁵ from which nothing can vanish---no hope, no happiness, no vision of a face seen through tears.
 
Oh, dip my emptied life into that ocean, plunge⁶ it into the deepest fullness. Let me for once feel that lost sweet touch in the allness of the universe.
 
在无望的希望中，我在房里的每一个角落找她；我找不到她．
 
我的房子很小，一旦丢了东西就永远找不回来．
 
但是你的房子是无边无际的，我的主，为著找她，我来到了你的门前．
 
我站在你薄暮金色的天穹下，向你抬起渴望的眼．
 
我来到了永恒的边涯，在这里万物不灭――无论是希望，是幸福，或是从泪眼中望见的人面．
 
呵，把我空虚的生命浸到这海洋里罢，跳进这最深的完满里罢．让我在宇宙的完整里，感觉一次那失去的温馨的接触罢．

1 regained   

复得( regain的过去式和过去分词 )； 赢回； 重回； 复至某地

参考例句：

• The majority of the people in the world have regained their liberty. 世界上大多数人已重获自由。
• She hesitated briefly but quickly regained her poise. 她犹豫片刻，但很快恢复了镇静。

2 mansion   

n.大厦，大楼；宅第

参考例句：

• The old mansion was built in 1850.这座古宅建于1850年。
• The mansion has extensive grounds.这大厦四周的庭园广阔。

3 canopy   

n.天篷，遮篷

参考例句：

• The trees formed a leafy canopy above their heads.树木在他们头顶上空形成了一个枝叶茂盛的遮篷。
• They lay down under a canopy of stars.他们躺在繁星点点的天幕下。

4 brink   

n.(悬崖、河流等的)边缘，边沿

参考例句：

• The tree grew on the brink of the cliff.那棵树生长在峭壁的边缘。
• The two countries were poised on the brink of war.这两个国家处于交战的边缘。

5 eternity   

n.不朽，来世；永恒，无穷

参考例句：

• The dull play seemed to last an eternity.这场乏味的剧似乎演个没完没了。
• Finally,Ying Tai and Shan Bo could be together for all of eternity.英台和山伯终能双宿双飞，永世相随。

6 plunge   

v.跳入，(使)投入，(使)陷入；猛冲

参考例句：

• Test pool's water temperature before you plunge in.在你跳入之前你应该测试水温。
• That would plunge them in the broil of the two countries.那将会使他们陷入这两国的争斗之中。