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The Sailor Who Fell From The Rigging
Sheenagh Pugh
He's a bone-hoard, laid
golden on the table,
piecemeal(零碎的) , dislocated(脱位的)
in the naval1 hospital
at Haslar, this casualty
from Nelson's day. Skull2
a cup, eye-sockets empty
bezels(斜垫面) for aquamarine(海蓝宝石)
or jet. The carved vertebrae,
links in a polished chain
that has come unstrung
since, long ago, a man
fell, his limbs flailing3,
in that last instant
when limbs would do his bidding,
before every joint4
of arms and legs splintered
on the deck; made a patient
of a seaman5. His scarred
bones were knitting together,
twisted, no doubt, awkward,
when the usual fever
sank him in the dark.
He is turned to treasure,
the ribs6' symmetrical fretwork(浮雕细工) ,
the pendant(垂饰) branches
of phalanges, the serpentine7(蜿蜒的) torc
two clavicles make. Riches
beyond price, broken past
restoring, such choice pieces
as cannot be replaced.
1 naval | |
adj.海军的,军舰的,船的 | |
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2 skull | |
n.头骨;颅骨 | |
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3 flailing | |
v.鞭打( flail的现在分词 );用连枷脱粒;(臂或腿)无法控制地乱动;扫雷坦克 | |
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adj.联合的,共同的;n.关节,接合处;v.连接,贴合 | |
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5 seaman | |
n.海员,水手,水兵 | |
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6 ribs | |
n.肋骨( rib的名词复数 );(船或屋顶等的)肋拱;肋骨状的东西;(织物的)凸条花纹 | |
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7 serpentine | |
adj.蜿蜒的,弯曲的 | |
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