LESSON 27

THE SPARROW

麻　雀

1. Glad to see you, little bird;

　'Twas^[1] your little chirp I heard:

　What did you intend to say?

　"Give me something this cold day"?

1. That I will, and plenty, too;

　All the crumbs I saved for you.

　Don't be frightened — here's a treat:

　I will wait and see you eat.

1. Shocking tales I hear of you;

　Chirp, and tell me, are they true?

　Robbing all the summer long;

　Don't you think it very wrong?

1. Thomas says you steal his wheat;

　John complains, his plums you eat —

　Choose the ripest for your share,

　Never asking whose they are.

1. But I will not try to know

　What you did so long ago:

　There's your breakfast, eat away;

　Come to see me every day.

【中文阅读】

1.

小鸟，很高兴见到你，

我听到你小声唧唧叫。

你想说些什么？

“冷天里给我点东西吃”？

2.

我愿意为你备好足够食物，

为你保存所有面包屑。

不要害怕，是我请客，

我会等你，看你享用。

3.

我听说很多你的可怕传言，

喳喳喳，告诉我，这些是真的吗？

整个夏天都在抢夺，

你不觉得这不对吗？

4.

托马斯说你偷了他的小麦，

约翰抱怨你吃了他的梅子。

选择最成熟的食物吃掉，

从没问过它们属于谁。

5.

但我不想知道，

很久以前你做过什么。

吃吧，这是你的早餐，

记得每天都来看我。

注释

[1]'Twas＝It was.