精美英文欣赏:I Started Early,Took My Dog

（单词翻译）

我带着小狗，早早出发，

去看大海；

美人鱼从海底

出来看我，

I Started Early - Took My Dog

Emily Dickinson (1830-86)

I started Early - Took my Dog

And visited the Sea

The Mermaids¹ in the Basement

Came out to look at me

And Frigates² - in the Upper Floor

Extended Hempen³ Hands

Presuming Me to be a Mouse

Aground - upon the Sands

But no Man moved Me - till the Tide

Went past my simple Shoe

And past my Apron⁴ - and my Belt

And past my Bodice - too

And made as He would eat me up

As wholly as a Dew

Upon a Dandelion's Sleeve

And then - I started - too

And He - He followed - close behind

I felt His Silver Heel

Upon my Ankle - Then my Shoes

Would overflow⁵ with Pearl

Until We met the Solid Town

No One He seemed to know

And bowing - with a Mighty⁶ look

At me - The Sea withdrew

我带着小狗，早早出发，

去看大海；

美人鱼从海底

出来看我，

海面的军舰

疾速行使

沙滩上的我

像老鼠一样渺小

直到浪花涧到鞋上

越过围裙和腰带

浸湿了上衣

我才挪开步子，

他好像要把我

当作蒲公英上的露珠-

囫囵吞下

于是我跑向岸边。

他-他紧跟着；

我觉到了脚踝上

银色的浪花，-于是鞋子上

挂满珍珠似的水滴。

到了沙滩，

他感到陌生；

就礼貌地望了下我

退去了。