经典英语诗歌朗诵(2)
经典英语诗歌朗诵
优秀的经典英语诗歌： The Grocery
Amy Lowell
"Hullo, Alice!"
"Hullo, Leon!"
学习啦在线学习网 "Say, Alice, gi' me a couple
O' them two for five cigars,
Will yer?"
"Where's your nickel?"
"My! Ain't you close!
Can't trust a feller, can yer."
"Trust you! Why
What you owe this store
Would set you up in business.
I can't think why Father 'lows it."
学习啦在线学习网 "Yer Father's a sight more neighbourly
Than you be. That's a fact.
Besides, he knows I got a vote."
学习啦在线学习网 "A vote! Oh, yes, you got a vote!
A lot o' good the Senate'll be to Father
When all his bank account
Has run away in credits.
There's your cigars,
学习啦在线学习网 If you can relish smokin'
With all you owe us standin'."
"I dunno as that makes 'em taste any diff'rent.
You ain't fair to me, Alice, 'deed you ain't.
学习啦在线学习网 I work when anythin's doin'.
学习啦在线学习网 I'll get a carpenterin' job next Summer sure.
学习啦在线学习网 Cleve was tellin' me to-day he'd take me on come Spring."
"Come Spring, and this December!
学习啦在线学习网 I've no patience with you, Leon,
学习啦在线学习网 Shilly-shallyin' the way you do.
Here, lift over them crates o' oranges
I wanter fix 'em in the winder."
"It riles yer, don't it, me not havin' work.
You pepper up about it somethin' good.
You pick an' pick, and that don't help a mite.
学习啦在线学习网 Say, Alice, do come in out o' that winder.
Th' oranges c'n wait,
An' I don't like talkin' to yer back."
"Don't you! Well, you'd better make the best o' what
you can git.
Maybe you won't have my back to talk to soon.
学习啦在线学习网 They look good in pyramids with the 'lectric light on 'em,
学习啦在线学习网 Don't they?
Now hand me them bananas
An' I'll string 'em right acrost."
学习啦在线学习网 "What do yer mean
'Bout me not havin' you to talk to?
学习啦在线学习网 Are yer springin' somethin' on me?"
学习啦在线学习网 "I don't know 'bout springin'
学习啦在线学习网 When I'm tellin' you right out.
学习啦在线学习网 I'm goin' away, that's all."
"Where? Why?
What yer mean -- goin' away?"
"I've took a place
Down to Boston, in a candy store
For the holidays."
"Good Land, Alice,
学习啦在线学习网 What in the Heavens fer!"
"To earn some money,
And to git away from here, I guess."
学习啦在线学习网 "Ain't yer Father got enough?
学习啦在线学习网 Don't he give yer proper pocket-money?"
学习啦在线学习网 "He'd have a plenty, if you folks paid him."
"He's rich I tell yer.
I never figured he'd be close with you."
学习啦在线学习网 "Oh, he ain't. Not close.
That ain't why.
学习啦在线学习网 But I must git away from here.
学习啦在线学习网 I must! I must!"
学习啦在线学习网 "You got a lot o' reason in yer
To-night.
学习啦在线学习网 How long d' you cal'late
学习啦在线学习网 You'll be gone?"
"Maybe for always."
"What ails yer, Alice?
学习啦在线学习网 Talkin' wild like that.
Ain't you an' me goin' to be married
Some day."
学习啦在线学习网 "Some day! Some day!
I guess the sun'll never rise on some day."
"So that's the trouble.
学习啦在线学习网 Same old story.
'Cause I ain't got the cash to settle right now.
You know I love yer,
学习啦在线学习网 An' I'll marry yer as soon
学习啦在线学习网 As I c'n raise the money."
学习啦在线学习网 "You've said that any time these five year,
But you don't do nothin'."
"Wot could I do?
Ther ain't no work here Winters.
Not fer a carpenter, ther ain't."
"I guess you warn't born a carpenter.
Ther's ice-cuttin' a plenty."
学习啦在线学习网 "I got a dret'ful tender throat;
Dr. Smiles he told me
学习啦在线学习网 I mustn't resk ice-cuttin'."
"Why haven't you gone to Boston,
And hunted up a job?"
"Have yer forgot the time I went expressin'
In the American office, down ther?"
学习啦在线学习网 "And come back two weeks later!
No, I ain't."
"You didn't want I should git hurted,
学习啦在线学习网 Did yer?
学习啦在线学习网 I'm a sight too light fer all that liftin' work.
My back was commencin' to strain, as 'twas.
学习啦在线学习网 Ef I was like yer brother now,
I'd ha' be'n down to the city long ago.
But I'm too clumsy fer a dancer.
I ain't got Arthur's luck."
"Do you call it luck to be a disgrace to your folks,
And git locked up in jail!"
学习啦在线学习网 "Oh, come now, Alice,
`Disgrace' is a mite strong.
学习啦在线学习网 Why, the jail was a joke.
Art's all right."
学习啦在线学习网 "All right!
All right to dance, and smirk, and lie
For a livin',
And then in the end
Lead a silly girl to give you
What warn't hers to give
By pretendin' you'd marry her --
学习啦在线学习网 And she a pupil."
"He'd ha' married her right enough,
Her folks was millionaires."
学习啦在线学习网 "Yes, he'd ha' married her!
Thank God, they saved her that."
"Art's a fine feller.
I wish I had his luck.
Swellin' round in Hart, Schaffner & Marx fancy suits,
And eatin' in rest'rants.
学习啦在线学习网 But somebody's got to stick to the old place,
学习啦在线学习网 Else Foxfield'd have to shut up shop,
学习啦在线学习网 Hey, Alice?"
"You admire him!
You admire Arthur!
You'd be like him only you can't dance.
Oh, Shame! Shame!
学习啦在线学习网 And I've been like that silly girl.
Fooled with your promises,
And I give you all I had.
I knew it, oh, I knew it,
学习啦在线学习网 But I wanted to git away 'fore I proved it.
You've shamed me through and through.
学习啦在线学习网 Why couldn't you hold your tongue,
And spared me seein' you
学习啦在线学习网 As you really are."
"What the Devil's the row?
学习啦在线学习网 I only said Art was lucky.
What you spitfirin' at me fer?
Ferget it, Alice.
We've had good times, ain't we?
I'll see Cleve 'bout that job agin to-morrer,
学习啦在线学习网 And we'll be married 'fore hayin' time."
学习啦在线学习网 "It's like you to remind me o' hayin' time.
学习啦在线学习网 I've good cause to love it, ain't I?
学习啦在线学习网 Many's the night I've hid my face in the dark
To shut out thinkin'!"
学习啦在线学习网 "Why, that ain't nothin'.
学习啦在线学习网 You ain't be'n half so kind to me
As lots o' fellers' girls.
Gi' me a kiss, Dear,
And let's make up."
学习啦在线学习网 "Make up!
You poor fool.
Do you suppose I care a ten cent piece
For you now.
You've killed yourself for me.
学习啦在线学习网 Done it out o' your own mouth.
You've took away my home,
I hate the sight o' the place.
学习啦在线学习网 You're all over it,
Every stick an' stone means you,
An' I hate 'em all."
学习啦在线学习网 "Alice, I say,
学习啦在线学习网 Don't go on like that.
I can't marry yer
Boardin' in one room,
But I'll see Cleve to-morrer,
I'll make him ----"
学习啦在线学习网 "Oh, you fool!
学习啦在线学习网 You terrible fool!"
"Alice, don't go yit,
学习啦在线学习网 Wait a minit,
学习啦在线学习网 I'll see Cleve ----"
"You terrible fool!"
学习啦在线学习网 "Alice, don't go.
Alice ----" (Door slams)
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