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。
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That a maiden there lived whom you may know <{cQM$#
By the name of ANNABEL LEE;-- s} ;{ZAtE
And this maiden she lived with no other thought \V8PhO;j
Than to love and be loved by me. !CT5!5T
She was a child and I was a child, K=k"a
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But we loved with a love that was more than love-- Ya"a`ozq
I and my Annabel Lee-- }2.`N%[
With a love that the winged seraphs of heaven zu{P#~21
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Of those who were older than we-- )23H1
Of many far wiser than we- Be2DN5)
And neither the angels in Heaven above, (exa<hh
Nor the demons down under the sea, "(~^w=d:$
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Of the beautiful Annabel Lee:-- 6j]0R*B7`Q
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Of the beautiful Annabel Lee; kfY}S
And the stars never rise but I see the bright eyes _op}1
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And so, all the night-tide, I lie down by the side VU]`&`~J
Of my darling, my darling, my life and my bride, )yZ^[uJ}3C
In her sepulchre there by the sea-- IK=a*}19L
In her tomb by the side of the sea.