外国英语诗歌欣赏：速度

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外国英语诗歌欣赏：速度　　the people planting potatoes are infected by dawn
- R( A+ `- o5 W　　infected by the sun as it rises
　　quickly they work the world is quick at this time
0 \. B$ r0 N, i; K' }　　quickly the dew dries quickly the field voles scamper off
1 D5 Q# l5 \7 P& ^- g8 v& R　　at times like this you need to be quick labourers
　　are quick to remove their jackets to bare their arms
　　a whole day's work depends on a good morning start this is how
$ J8 `9 ~9 N; F　　primary school teachers educate their students they
: d* E& z% m. W, n/ C2 Z+ Z$ z　　react with speed the invisible world in their classrooms
　　the morning’s Chinese lesson is understood on paper as
# y: D5 B! r+ A6 `# p2 @9 U　　a few set phrases left over from yesterday
　　at dusk the world slows right down
　　the ranks of the earth slow down facing westwards
　　formations of corn-fields and low hills
　　formations of rivers and forests
3 `+ D( J5 s% v" U　　formations of villages and sunflowers
) I& V  g& L4 _0 j2 p* x　　everything slows down facing westward
　　all those shadows dragged over things slow right down
* i  Z/ n/ j4 L. U/ m/ t' O　　like silk wrapped round the body of night
　　slipping away, bolt by bolt
　　the potato planters carrying their tools
　　mingle with the kids coming home from school
# t1 h1 z; p9 T$ g; M0 z　　they walk slowly over the uplands
6 I  b# _" a. q5 ^8 F# N　　home ahead of them not worried about time
7 i* ^& C7 |1 B# R& S) r　　the children dawdle
　　no more homework to do
　　the adults dawdle
　　because the potatoes have all been planted
* t4 J; t& c! a; d  Y% r　　they’re all so slow
4 D% t( y; Z4 H0 Z* X, M! t2 d2 c　　as if the earth had somehow got into their bodies
　　but those things planted at speed
　　have in no sense slowed down nor have they ever gained speed
- |' ^: g  v1 e$ C! l　　incapable both of speed and slowness
$ ~1 a1 {' r% J2 W' T　　they’ve simply begun and all they have to do is grow
9 v; I& G  `, |* X' n　　is be from morning to night
9 G& ?) Z; |- ~3 M& w4 w& Y　　from spring to autumn
　　neither hurried nor slow right to the very end
　　种土豆的人们受到黎明的感染
% }/ ?$ z8 Z( C5 P9 h9 F5 e+ b　　受到正在上升的太阳的感染
　　活干得很快这时候世界是快的
　　露水干得很快田鼠逃得很快
3 d* N  ?( U1 F4 l　　在这样的时候应该赶快劳动者
　　很快就脱去了上衣光起了膀子
　　一日之计在于晨小学教师
　　也是这样教育学生他们
9 [0 P3 U+ z3 @8 z' o* y: |" D　　快速反应着教室里看不见世界
　　早晨的语文在纸上被理解为
, D; p! V/ c2 M# {# _& ?　　一些昨天剩下的成语
$ J0 T# k/ u0 `9 A) _. _　　在黄昏中世界就慢下来
　　大地的队伍朝着西方慢下来
　　玉米地和山岗的队列
/ c: t8 c% k, J, [! _5 j+ Q& R　　河流和树林的队列
6 L+ \) t. W  |, d$ k　　村庄和向日葵的队列
; ~- M9 o+ {4 j& f# v/ y) x　　一切都朝着西方慢下来
　　所有拖在物体上的影子都慢下来
　　像裹着黑夜之身的丝绸
) }# A# s) R2 m: L) O3 c, z　　一匹匹滑落下去
" V) o  g  g4 r7 c. \　　种土豆的人们拎着工具
　　和离开了学校的孩子们会合
  f4 p/ F: F1 V0 f0 F　　在高地上缓慢地走着
　　前面是家他们不担心时间
. m* _, y& l, K2 z　　孩子们慢吞吞的
0 I) _9 r8 t3 q' o9 G　　再没有课外作业
# D8 K# A1 I9 z　　大人们慢吞吞的
　　因为土豆已经全部种下
- I) @9 g5 {: h0 K; _　　他们那么缓慢
　　仿佛大地进入了他们的身体
　　那在快速中被种下的东西
" Z2 Y. D1 ?1 U8 ^$ K& d　　并没有慢下来也从未快过
( N4 K% _+ O( I' F0 _/ b　　它们不能快也无法慢
. B7 I& H" E; A- v2 I4 ^　　只是开始了就要生长着
4 N- n9 Q& T* @* Y" _. z% m　　就要从早到晚从春天到秋天
　　在着不紧不慢直到结束
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