10.26《隐秘的生活》《忏悔》

世上的良善渐增

部分赖于不见经传的行为

而你我周遭的事之所以没那么糟

一半归功于那些不求功名

只求忠诚生活

死后无人吊唁的人们

-乔治艾略特

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大自然不留意人们的忧伤

Nature does not notice the sorrow that has come over the people

尽管我在这里看不到什么

Though I cannot see much here

我想像着一切都比前几年 更加绿得可爱

I imagine that everything is a more lovely green than in past years

在黎明

At dawn

我们能听到黑色的鸟儿 在我们的窗外大声歌唱

we can hear blackbirds singing loudly outside our windows.

它们看起来更自由

They seem to have more freedom

而且拥有更多平静和幸福

and to know more of peace and happiness

尽管它们只是非理性的动物

though they are only unreasoning animals

,跟我们人类不一样

than we humans do

我们有理解的天赋

We, who have the gift of understanding