These Things Shall Never Die 這些美好不會(huì)消逝
--Charles Dickens/查爾斯.狄更斯

The pure.the bright,the beautiful,
一切純潔的,輝煌的,美麗的,

That stirred our hearts in youth,
強(qiáng)烈地震撼著我們年輕的心靈的,

The impulses to wordless prayer,
推動(dòng)著我們做無(wú)言的禱告的,

The dreams of love and truth;
讓我們夢(mèng)想著愛(ài)與真理的;

The longing1 after something's lost,
在失去后為之感到珍惜的,

The spirit's yearning2 cry,
使靈魂深切地呼喊著的,

The striving after better hopes-
為了更美好的夢(mèng)想而奮斗著的-

These things can never die.
這些美好不會(huì)消逝。

The timid hand stretched forth3 to aid
羞怯地伸出援助的手，

A brother in his need,
在你的弟兄需要的時(shí)候，

A kindly4 word in grief's dark hour
傷慟、困難的時(shí)候，一句親切的話(huà)

That proves a friend indeed ;
就足以證明朋友的真心；

The plea for mercy softly breathed,
輕聲地乞求憐憫，

When justice threatens nigh,
在審判臨近的時(shí)候，

The sorrow of a contrite5 heart-
懊悔的心有一種傷感--

These things shall never die.
這些美好不會(huì)消逝。

Let nothing pass for every hand
在人間傳遞溫情

Must find some work to do ;
盡你所能地去做；

Lose not a chance to waken love-
別錯(cuò)失去了喚醒愛(ài)的良機(jī)-----

Be firm,and just ,and true;
為人要堅(jiān)定，正直，忠誠(chéng)；

So shall a light that cannot fade
因此上方照耀著你的那道光芒

Beam on thee from on high.
就不會(huì)消失。

And angel voices say to thee---
你將聽(tīng)到天使的聲音在說(shuō)-----

These things shall never die.
這些美好不會(huì)消逝。