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。 RE*;_DF
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That a maiden there lived whom you may know POZ5W)F(
By the name of ANNABEL LEE;-- {[Bo"a>%
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Than to love and be loved by me. 0[ (Z48
She was a child and I was a child, L?[NXLn+
In this kingdom by the sea, xV]eEOiLM
But we loved with a love that was more than love-- 8v eG^o
I and my Annabel Lee-- I.V?O}
With a love that the winged seraphs of heaven 99xs5!4s
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Chilling my Annabel Lee; 5X8GR5P
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Of many far wiser than we- |Z), OW
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Of the beautiful Annabel Lee:-- O7]p `Xi8
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Of my darling, my darling, my life and my bride, Q~p)@[q
In her sepulchre there by the sea-- ;F)j,Ywi)H
In her tomb by the side of the sea.