美國語文第三冊 第20期：為時已晚
LESSON 20
第20課
downy
柔和的
firmly
堅定地
staid
穩(wěn)重的
petals
花瓣
CRIme
犯罪
A MOMENT TOO LATE
為時已晚
A moment too late, my beautiful bird,
僅只遲了一點，我漂亮的小鳥，
A moment too late are you now;
你只是晚了那么一點點，
The wind has your soft, downy nest disturbed
你懸掛在樹枝上柔軟溫暖的巢，
The nest that you hung on the bough.
已被風(fēng)吹毀不見。
A moment too late; that string in your bill,
只是遲了一點點，你嘴上的繩線，
Would have fastened it firmly and strong;
本來可以把巢緊緊綁牢；
But see, there it goes, rolling over the hill!
可是你看，它已滾落到山那邊！
Oh, you staid a moment too long.
噢，你逗留的時間短一點點多好。
A moment, one moment too late, busy bee;
一點點，忙碌的蜜蜂就遲了一點點，
The honey has dropped from the flower:
花朵上的蜜已經(jīng)滴落在地；
No use to creep under the petals and see;
現(xiàn)在再也不必爬到花瓣下察看，
It stood ready to drop for an hour.
它在那兒搖搖欲墜足有一小時。
A moment too late; had you sped on your wing,
只是遲了一點點，如果快點扇動翅膀，
The honey would not have been gone;
蜂蜜就不會消失；
Now you see what a very, a very sad thing
你看這事多么令人傷心，
T is to stay a moment too long.
哪怕它再多停留一下子。
Little girl, never be a moment too late,
小寶貝，千萬不要遲到，哪怕一點點，
It will soon end in trouble or CRIme;
瞬間也會招致惡果或麻煩；
Better be an hour early, and stand and wait,
寧可提早一小時站立等候，
Than a moment behind the time.
勝過落后遲到一點點。
If the bird and the bee, little boy, were too late,
男孩，如果小鳥和蜜蜂為時太晚，
Remember, as you play along
記住，當(dāng)你在上學(xué)途中玩耍流連，
On your way to school, with pencil and slate,
帶著你的鉛筆和小石板
Never stay a moment too long.
千萬不要停留太久，哪怕只是一點點。
