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The Ant
The ant has made himself illustrious
Through constant industry industrious.
So what?
Would you be calm and placid
If you were full of formic acid? 蚂蚁
蚂蚁通过不懈的辛勤劳作
使得自己杰出辉煌。
可那又怎样？
如果你被装满了蚁酸
难道还会平静安详？ Noteillustrious adj. 杰出的 industrious adj. 勤勉的 placid adj. 平静的 formic acid 蚁酸
The Firefly
The firefly's flame
Is something for which science has no name
I can think of nothing eerier
Than flying around with an unidentified glow on a
person's posteerier.
荧火虫
荧火虫的光焰
是种没有学名的东西
我想不出什么比它
周围带着一种未知的光亮
飞在一个人身后更可怕。
Notefirefly n. 萤火虫 eerier adj. 怪诞的、可怕的
The Fly
God in his wisdom made the fly
And then forgot to tell us why.
苍蝇
上帝以其智慧创造了苍蝇
却忘了告诉我们为什么。
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