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。 WG!;,~f>o
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By the name of ANNABEL LEE;-- %v6]>FNP'3
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Than to love and be loved by me. GF,|;)ly
She was a child and I was a child, %W|Zj QI^
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I and my Annabel Lee-- =M
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Nor the demons down under the sea, 7)5$1
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Of my darling, my darling, my life and my bride, *,=+R$
In her sepulchre there by the sea-- UK9MWC5g9
In her tomb by the side of the sea.