因为我不能停步等候死神

Because I could not stop for Death--

因为我不能坐以待毙————

He kindly stopped for me--

他和善地为我停下——

The Carriage held but just Ourselves--

马车就只载着我们俩——

And Immortality.

与不灭。

We slowly drove--He knew no haste

我们缓缓驱使着——他知道不急

And I had put away

而我也抛开了

My labor and my leisure too,

我所有辛劳与闲适，

For His Civility--

于他彬彬有礼——

We passed the School, where Children strove

我们经过了学校，孩子们嬉戏

At Recess--in the Ring--

正值课间休息——围成圆圈——

We passed the Fields of Gazing Grain--

我们穿越了田野凝望着谷物——

We passed the Setting Sun--

我们经过了夕阳——

Or rather--He passed us--

倒不如说——他经过了我们——

The Dews drew quivering and chill--

夜露引来了冷颤寒意

For only Gossamer, my Gown--

因我的礼服，仅为薄纱——

My Tippet--only Tulle--

我的披肩——也仅为绢网——

We paused before a House that seemed

我们停步于一所房子前

A Swelling of the Ground--

那看上去好似一片隆起的地面——

The Roof was scarcely visible--

那屋顶几乎不见——

The Cornice--in the Ground--

宛如飞檐——装饰在地面——

Since then--'tis Centuries--and yet

自那以后——已过了千年——

Feels shorter than the Day

可仍觉得比那天短

I first surmised the Horses' Heads

我才第一次猜测到那马头

Were toward Eternity--

是朝向永恒之地——

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