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。 |t&gyj
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By the name of ANNABEL LEE;-- i $;y
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But we loved with a love that was more than love-- 40R7@Vaf
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Of many far wiser than we- cSWn4-B@l
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Nor the demons down under the sea, 1]]#HTwX
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Of the beautiful Annabel Lee:-- 'NDDj
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And so, all the night-tide, I lie down by the side X8212[7
Of my darling, my darling, my life and my bride, {;E]#=|
In her sepulchre there by the sea-- *ci%c^}V
In her tomb by the side of the sea.