上面那首罗伯特·弗罗斯特的诗,太深沉,太富有哲理,可能不太适合小姑娘。我另选了Edgar Allan Poe的诗,据说是韵律最美的英文诗之一。讲述一个凄美的爱情故事。 w:VD[\h
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By the name of ANNABEL LEE;-- o}p^q:T*
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I and my Annabel Lee-- )vsX (/WU
With a love that the winged seraphs of heaven 5<>"d :9
Coveted her and me. {zTnE?(o`
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And this was the reason that, long ago, T!ww3d
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Chilling my Annabel Lee; }|OwUdE!R9
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Of the beautiful Annabel Lee:-- x^79s_h5
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Of the beautiful Annabel Lee; 7|PB6h3
And so, all the night-tide, I lie down by the side n'@*RvI:
Of my darling, my darling, my life and my bride, i*((@:
In her sepulchre there by the sea-- (6*
In her tomb by the side of the sea.