THE LONELY HOUSE
日期:2008-03-26 22:13

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THE LONELY HOUSE

I know some lonely houses off the road
A robber 'd like the look of, --
Wooden barred,
And windows hanging low,
Inviting to
A portico,
Where two could creep:
One hand the tools,
The other peep
To make sure all's asleep.
Old-fashioned eyes,
Not easy to surprise!

How orderly the kitchen 'd look by night,
With just a clock, --
But they could gag the tick,
And mice won't bark;
And so the walls don't tell,
None will.

A pair of spectacles ajar just stir --
An almanac's aware.
Was it the mat winked,
Or a nervous star?
The moon slides down the stair
To see who's there.

There's plunder, -- where?
Tankard, or spoon,
Earring, or stone,
A watch, some ancient brooch
To match the grandmamma,
Staid sleeping there.

Day rattles, too,
Stealth's slow;
The sun has got as far
As the third sycamore.
Screams chanticleer,
"Who's there?"
And echoes, trains away,
Sneer -- "Where?"
While the old couple, just astir,
Fancy the sunrise left the door ajar!

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重点单词
  • stirn. 感动(激动,愤怒或震动), 搅拌,骚乱 vt. 激
  • barkv. (狗)吠,咆哮 n. 狗吠,咆哮 n. (树)茎皮
  • orderlyadj. 有秩序的,整齐的,一丝不苟的,和平的 adv.
  • kitchenn. 厨房,(全套)炊具,灶间
  • sneern. 冷笑,嘲笑 v. 嘲笑,冷笑
  • invitingadj. 吸引人的,诱人的 动词invite的现在分词
  • plunderv. 掠夺,抢劫,抢夺 n. 抢夺,掠夺品,战利品
  • spoonn. 匙,调羹,匙状物 vt. 以匙舀起 vi. 调情
  • staidadj. 固定的,沉着的
  • earringn. 耳环,耳饰