愚蠢的少年

思年

A gay young spark I knew， who happened from his aunt great riches to inherit.

一個紈绔少年從姑媽那里繼承了一大筆遺產(chǎn)。

He started squandering and squandered with such spirit， that all his worldly wealth was I.O.U.

他開始大肆揮霍，直到所有的財富都成了欠條。

He had a fine fur coat， still new. It was winter at the time， and old Jack Frost was in his prime.

他有一件上好的皮大衣，還是嶄新的。當(dāng)時正值嚴(yán)冬時節(jié)。

One day a swallow passed： what does our booby do？But pawn the fur as well！

有一天，天上飛過一只燕子：這個傻瓜做了什么？他把皮衣當(dāng)?shù)袅耍?/p>

“Why， arent we all aware， youll never see a swallow in the air till spring insight！”

“誰不知道只有到了春天，天空才會出現(xiàn)燕子呢。”浪子想。

So now， “thinks prodigal，” my fur is useless quite.

“所以，現(xiàn)在我的皮大衣沒用了。”

It is now the first spring breezes. To Natures waking realm bring everything that pleases， and to the silent North the banished Frost takes wing.

至少打噴嚏之前，這個少年很會盤算，只是他忘記了—— 一燕不成春。

The frosts return again. The carts go creaking through the crumbled snow， the chimneys puff their smoke， one very window pane， delightful fairy tracings show.

寒冬又回來了！馬車咯吱咯吱地穿過冰天雪地，煙囪冒著煙，玻璃上結(jié)滿了形狀各異的冰花。

Poor rake！ His eyes with rheumy moisture flow； the little bird that spoke of summer days to follow， lies frozen in the snow.

可憐的浪子，他感冒了，淚流不止，而那只代表夏季即將到來的燕子凍死在了雪地里。

He stands beside the swallow. And shakes， and holds his breath， and mumbles through his teeth， “You villain，any how youre finished too！ I thought that I could count on you！ To pawn my fur just now—a pretty thing to do！”

少年站在燕子旁邊，凍得發(fā)抖，他屏住呼吸，嘴里喃喃地說：“壞蛋！不管怎么說，你都完蛋了！我以為還能指望你呢！我已經(jīng)把皮衣賣了——簡直太糟糕了！”

若子摘自《初中生之友》