外国英语诗歌欣赏：速度

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外国英语诗歌欣赏：速度　　the people planting potatoes are infected by dawn
. I7 p; o% z) ]* z　　infected by the sun as it rises
, d3 p  [! R/ M( u　　quickly they work the world is quick at this time
　　quickly the dew dries quickly the field voles scamper off
　　at times like this you need to be quick labourers
　　are quick to remove their jackets to bare their arms
$ j8 ]! B! _6 M* ~4 y/ i　　a whole day's work depends on a good morning start this is how
　　primary school teachers educate their students they
" z6 t  [% H* I0 F. |; t. w# y* t　　react with speed the invisible world in their classrooms
　　the morning’s Chinese lesson is understood on paper as
6 I" \. a- x5 M6 N; O, \　　a few set phrases left over from yesterday
- I6 s: d& L7 j4 F# V　　at dusk the world slows right down
. x2 k: h2 Z& F5 K# R　　the ranks of the earth slow down facing westwards
　　formations of corn-fields and low hills
　　formations of rivers and forests
9 W% L0 S) [) R# G　　formations of villages and sunflowers
　　everything slows down facing westward
　　all those shadows dragged over things slow right down
  r& G4 c6 g& K　　like silk wrapped round the body of night
# Q" }) y4 A6 \  D　　slipping away, bolt by bolt
1 _, p5 Z! d/ ^1 J/ Z$ y& C4 i　　the potato planters carrying their tools
1 ^. J- m( ~6 D1 V  Q- O8 f0 S# Y0 O　　mingle with the kids coming home from school
　　they walk slowly over the uplands
　　home ahead of them not worried about time
: N0 d3 `( Q( o. x　　the children dawdle
3 z  L- r8 Q$ M& C　　no more homework to do
　　the adults dawdle
0 _0 W7 X0 ?* o) T1 U3 u　　because the potatoes have all been planted
# N- }5 I5 o2 o$ v9 B( A　　they’re all so slow
# v; \7 b  p& v" r. Z　　as if the earth had somehow got into their bodies
4 N5 y: L2 J7 @# d6 v7 T" d, b3 b　　but those things planted at speed
　　have in no sense slowed down nor have they ever gained speed
) L6 I& F& K. L: w! f& M4 b3 c) |　　incapable both of speed and slowness
　　they’ve simply begun and all they have to do is grow
( n1 }% |+ f3 _　　is be from morning to night
1 j# l/ p! c" t# i: c( K( l) r8 ?　　from spring to autumn
% w+ m: w& [- T& }/ Q　　neither hurried nor slow right to the very end
　　种土豆的人们受到黎明的感染
　　受到正在上升的太阳的感染
' f* p: Y' y5 z- |) r　　活干得很快这时候世界是快的
8 x8 \" h6 X0 Y( U) W　　露水干得很快田鼠逃得很快
　　在这样的时候应该赶快劳动者
% c" @& ?8 j2 ]: d" ^. j5 M& q4 T. P  \　　很快就脱去了上衣光起了膀子
　　一日之计在于晨小学教师
　　也是这样教育学生他们
: d5 s. [- \* p2 H　　快速反应着教室里看不见世界
　　早晨的语文在纸上被理解为
7 q) |9 y0 k! C" l) \! `$ n　　一些昨天剩下的成语
3 W% }' g2 h1 [$ m' K2 @　　在黄昏中世界就慢下来
/ \7 q/ h" a  Z: v2 J9 z' Y　　大地的队伍朝着西方慢下来
4 c" X) ~# P2 H: r; S8 U% q8 j: z　　玉米地和山岗的队列
- {1 N+ y9 R* K& e, {4 \　　河流和树林的队列
1 [2 V# G2 f1 i, f# k5 A, V　　村庄和向日葵的队列
) J+ I. ?7 U& p/ [7 ]2 c　　一切都朝着西方慢下来
　　所有拖在物体上的影子都慢下来
　　像裹着黑夜之身的丝绸
　　一匹匹滑落下去
　　种土豆的人们拎着工具
　　和离开了学校的孩子们会合
5 t( z; S: x* }( M2 h# [  k: ?　　在高地上缓慢地走着
0 g8 \, N  S/ _! A　　前面是家他们不担心时间
　　孩子们慢吞吞的
　　再没有课外作业
- l' A3 k, b3 W! t6 Z　　大人们慢吞吞的
　　因为土豆已经全部种下
　　他们那么缓慢
　　仿佛大地进入了他们的身体
. P- H  E8 Y: d　　那在快速中被种下的东西
　　并没有慢下来也从未快过
　　它们不能快也无法慢
　　只是开始了就要生长着
　　就要从早到晚从春天到秋天
　　在着不紧不慢直到结束