Afterlife

时间：2013-04-22 06:30:56

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Afterlife

Daniel Hoffman

It must be easier if one believes

The soul's immortal¹, and survives someplace,

Say in Heaven, where it keeps its face

And to such singularity each cleaves（劈开）,

Or, as in childhood, when I used to think

That souls were points of light in the Milky² Way,

Casting their sight on us, as though to say

Between two worlds there's but a casual link,

And whenever someone died a brand new star

Would suddenly appear in the distant sky;

There'd be no dissolution, then, to die,

Existing ever, a grain of light, afar—

But you and I, free of such superstition（迷信）,

Lived and loved each other with each breath,

And now I know the love that transcends³ death,

Keeping you in memory's inner vision,

But where is personhood when one is gone?

As body is reclaimed⁴ by earth, or flame,

Does Death's sharp saber-tooth exempt⁵ a name

So those who loved you feel you linger on（逗留）?

You, when young, dreamed you'd become a tree,

Where words gathered among your blossoming

Branches, bickered⁶, birdlike. You made them sing,

As now, in verse alive with bel esprit（才子）—

Don't fade into your photos ... for you lift

My spirits, those of friends, and of all who feel

The joy, the wit, the passion your lines reveal,

So like your love, an imperishable gift.

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1 immortal
adj.不朽的；永生的，不死的；神的
参考例句：
The wild cocoa tree is effectively immortal.野生可可树实际上是不会死的。 The heroes of the people are immortal!人民英雄永垂不朽！

2 milky
adj.牛奶的，多奶的；乳白色的
参考例句：
Alexander always has milky coffee at lunchtime.亚历山大总是在午餐时喝掺奶的咖啡。 I like a hot milky drink at bedtime.我喜欢睡前喝杯热奶饮料。

3 transcends
超出或超越（经验、信念、描写能力等）的范围( transcend的第三人称单数 )；优于或胜过…
参考例句：
The chemical dilution technique transcends most of the difficulties. 化学稀释法能克服大部分困难。 The genius of Shakespeare transcends that of all other English poets. 莎士比亚的才华胜过所有的其他英国诗人。

4 reclaimed
adj.再生的；翻造的；收复的；回收的v.开拓( reclaim的过去式和过去分词 )；要求收回；从废料中回收（有用的材料）；挽救
参考例句：
Many sufferers have been reclaimed from a dependence on alcohol. 许多嗜酒成癖的受害者已经被挽救过来。来自《简明英汉词典》 They reclaimed him from his evil ways. 他们把他从邪恶中挽救出来。来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

5 exempt
adj.免除的；v.使免除；n.免税者，被免除义务者
参考例句：
These goods are exempt from customs duties.这些货物免征关税。 He is exempt from punishment about this thing.关于此事对他已免于处分。

6 bickered
v.争吵( bicker的过去式和过去分词 )；口角；（水等）作潺潺声；闪烁
参考例句：
The afternoon sun bickered through the leaves. 午后的阳光闪烁于树叶之间。来自辞典例句 They bickered over [about] some unimportant thing. 他们为芝麻小事争吵。来自辞典例句