LESSON 11

THE BLACKSMITH

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1. Clink, clink, clinkerty clink!

We begin to hammer at morning’s blink, And hammer away

Till the busy day,

Like us, aweary, to rest shall sink.

2. Clink, clink, clinkerty clink!

From labor and care we never will shrink;

But our fires we’ll blow

Till our forges glow

With light intense, while our eyelids wink.

3. Clink, clink, clinkerty clink!

The chain we’ll forge with many a link.

We’ll work each form

While the iron is warm,

With strokes as fast as we can think.4. Clink, clink, clinkerty clink!

Our faces may be as black as ink, But our hearts are true

As man ever knew,

And kindly of all we shall ever think.

【中文阅读】

1. 叮当，叮当，叮叮当！

当天空出现第一缕晨光，

我们开始敲打，不停劳作，

直到忙碌的太阳沉落，

疲倦地回去休息，和我们一样。

2. 叮当，叮当，叮叮当！

我们小心谨慎，不停地忙；

吹起熊熊火焰，

直到熔炉发烫，我们不停眨眼，

因那炉火炽热的强光。

3. 叮当，叮当，叮叮当！

一环一环锻成铁链长又长，

我们趁着烙铁热烫，

打造各种形状，

手起锤落，快如思想跳跃的闪光。

4. 叮当，叮当，叮叮当！

也许我们的脸黑得像墨水一样，

可是我们的心无比真挚，

正如人们一直所知，

我们也总是善待各方。