15本英语书的英文单词（品英语诗歌学英语单词）

15本英语书的英文单词（品英语诗歌学英语单词）Before the dawning of the dayThe moon shows papery white;She scales the sky from east to westAnd takes no rest.Before the coming of the night

Is the Moon Tired?

By Christina Rossetti

Is the moon tired? She looks so pale

Within her misty veil;

She scales the sky from east to west

And takes no rest.

Before the coming of the night

The moon shows papery white;

Before the dawning of the day

She fades away.

月亮累吗？

(英)克里斯蒂娜•罗塞蒂

月亮累吗？苍白的脸上盖着

神秘的面纱；

她一步步攀登高空，

由东向西从不歇一下。

天黑之前

她发出薄薄的白光；

天快亮了

她悄悄消失在远方。

Learn the following by heart:记住下列单词：

1.pale adj.苍白的;灰白的;淡色的。如：

You look pale. Are you OK?

你气色不好。你没事吧？

2.misty adj.多雾的;薄雾笼罩的;模糊的。

如：

It was on a misty morning that he left.

他是在一个薄雾笼罩的早晨离开的。

Her eyes grew misty as she talked.

她说话的时候双眼模糊了/充满了泪水。

3.veil n.面纱；面罩；托词

4.scale v.攀登；到达......顶点，这个词常用于书面语中。如：

She was the first woman to scale Mount Everest.

她是登上珠穆朗玛峰的女性。

He has scaled the heights of his profession.

他登上了他事业的顶峰。

5.paper n.纸 papery adj.纸一样的。

6.dawn n.黎明;佛晓 v. 开始。如：

He works from dawn till dusk.

他从早到晚地工作。

The following morning dawned bright and warm.

第二天一大早阳光和煦。

7.fade v.渐渐消失;变淡;变暗。如：

Hopes of reaching an agreement seem to be fading away.

达成协议的希望看来已逐渐渺茫。

He was wearing faded blue jeans.

他穿着退色蓝牛仔裤。