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The Summer Gateway
source: 台灣測驗中心
夏日通道
這是一篇多麼優美、動人的詩，台灣測驗中心特地挑選出來與您共享。
Related article: Songs of Innocence; Songs of Experience
On a lazy summer afternoon, When the sky’s an endless globe of blue, I quietly step into my secret place And open to a chapter of a favorite book.
On a lazy summer afternoon,
When the sky’s an endless globe of blue,
I quietly step into my secret place
And open to a chapter of a favorite book.
在一個懶洋洋的夏日午後，
當天空呈現一望無際的藍，
我悄悄地走進我的秘室
翻開一本喜愛書的一章。
"gateway" 門戶；途徑。"globe" 球體；球。
Where once there was a pool of words Delicately woven in the soft light, There appears a swirl of landscapes, As I link into mythical worlds.
Where once there was a pool of words
Delicately woven in the soft light,
There appears a swirl of landscapes,
As I link into mythical worlds.
先前是個池子 裝滿了許多文字
在柔和的光線裡巧妙地交織著，
如今出現了漩渦 輪轉各種景色，
當我連結到神話世界的時候。
"delicately" 微妙地；優美地。"woven" (weave的過去分詞) 編織；交織。"swirl" 打旋；漩渦。"landscape" 風景；景色。"mythical" 神話的；神話般的。
I drift with the rhythm of the story, Engulfed in a sea of enchantment, That bears me beyond horizons Where only the mind can reach.
I drift with the rhythm of the story,
Engulfed in a sea of enchantment,
That bears me beyond horizons
Where only the mind can reach.
我隨著故事的節奏漂浮，
纏捲於魔法之海洋裡，
它帶領著我超越地平線
唯有那心靈可以到達之處。
"drift" 漂流。"rhythm" 節奏；韻律。"engulf" 捲入；吞沒。"enchantment" 著魔；魅力。"bear" 運送；攜帶。"horizon" 地平線；視野。
In this place of delight, Whether battling dragons or shivering in fright, I dance between the worlds, Where a note of time forever resonates.
In this place of delight,
Whether battling dragons or shivering in fright,
I dance between the worlds,
Where a note of time forever resonates.
在這個多麼快樂的地方，
或是跟龍打鬥 或是嚇得發抖，
我穿梭起舞於不同世界之間，
時光的音符在此迴腸盪氣 永遠。
"delight" 欣喜；愉快。"shiver" 發抖；打顫。"fright" 驚嚇；驚恐。"resonate" 共鳴。
