Friendship by Benjamin A. Wellman
友誼--本杰明·威爾曼
Is a friendship like a candle
友誼像一根蠟燭
Slowly melting away unnoticed
默默地燃燒
Only burning as long as the wick is willing to carry us
直到燭焰淹沒進燭油
Until the flame meets its end in the hot wax
直到燭芯筋疲力盡
Or is a friendship a circle
或是像一個完美的圓環(huán)
Never ending. Never dying. Perfect.
不停旋轉,不停旋轉。完美至極。
No, no a friendship must not be like a circle
不,友誼不能像個圓圈
For a circle has no flaws
圓無破綻
Continually going round. Never a dent.
不斷繞圈。沒有凹陷。
So what is a formidable comparison. Are there none?
到底有沒有這么個比喻。難道沒有嗎?
Is friendship really so different as to have no competition
友誼是否真的如此特殊,無可比肩
No, friendship is like no other with nothing to compare to
還真是沒得比。