Travel

I would like to rise and go

Where the golden apples grow;

Where below another sky

Parrot islands anchored ^[1] lie,

And, watched by cockatoos ^[2] and goats,

Lonely Crusoes building boats;

Where in sunshine reaching out

Eastern cities, miles about,

Are with mosque ^[3] and minaret ^[4]

Among sandy gardens set,

And the rich goods from near and far

Hang for sale in the bazaar ^[5] ;

Where the Great Wall round China goes,

And on one side the desert blows,

And with bell and voice and drum,

Cities on the other hum;

Where are forests, hot as fire,

Wide as England, tall as a spire ^[6] ,

Full of apes ^[7] and coco-nuts

And the negro ^[8] hunters' huts;

Where the knotty ^[9] crocodile

Lies and blinks in the Nile ^[10] ,

And the red flamingo ^[11] flies

Hunting fish before his eyes;

Where in jungles, near and far,

Man- devouring ^[12] tigers are,

Lying close and giving ear

Lest the hunt be drawing near ,

Or a comer-by be seen

Swinging in a palanquin ^[13] ;

Where among the desert sands

Some deserted city stands,

All its children, sweep and prince,

Grown to manhood ages since,

Not a foot in street or house,

Not a stir ^[14] of child or mouse,

And when kindly falls the night,

In all the town no spark of light.

There I'll come when I'm a man

With a camel caravan;

Light a fire in the gloom ^[15]

Of some dusty dining-room;

See the pictures on the walls,

Heroes, fights and festivals;

And in a corner find the toys

Of the old Egyptian boys.

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[1] anchor [ˈæŋkə] v． 固定

[2] cockatoo [kɔkəˈtuː] n． 凤头鹦鹉

[3] mosque [mɔsk] n． 清真寺

[4] minaret [ˈminəret] n． 宣礼塔（塔身细高，常为清真寺的一部分，上有阳台，宣礼者在此召唤教徒做祷告）

[5] bazaar [bəˈzɑː] n. （中东国家的）集市

[6] spire [ˈspaiə] n. 【建】尖塔

[7] ape [eip] n． 猿

[8] negro [ˈniːɡrəu] n． 黑人

[9] knotty [ˈnɔti] a． 多瘤的

[10] Nile [nail] n． 尼罗河

[11] flamingo [fləˈmiŋɡəu] n. 火烈鸟

[12] devour [diˈvauə] v． 吞食

[13] palanquin [ˌpælənˈkiːn] n． 轿子

[14] stir [stəː] n． 微动

[15] gloom [ɡluːm] n． 昏暗 mvLnShVs9wQ247JRLJiOQSm0rpRdXY6rz4gQ3tN8gMfdEHu/5T4HMeqSNoE8aGCA