人生哲理02：我二十一岁的时候（mp3+中英对照）

2. When I Was One-and-Twenty
我二十一岁的时候
When I was one-and-twenty
我二十一岁的时候
1 heard a wise man say,
听到一位智者说:
"Give crowns and pounds and guineas
“宁献王冠金银，
But not your heart away;
勿滥奉情交心;
Give pearls away and rubies
宁赠珠宝珍稀，
But keep your fancy free."
勿丢幻想之翼”
But I was one-and-twenty,
可惜二十一岁的我
No use to talk to me.
对此充耳不闻。
When I was one-and-twenty
我二十一岁的时候
I heard him say again,
又听智者说:
"The heart out of the bosom
“推心置腹的人，
Was never given in vain;
永远不会徒然无所获;
'Tis paid with sighs a plenty
它换来的是悠悠哀叹
And sold for endless rue."
和无尽的悔恨”
And I am two-and-twenty,
我二十一岁的时候
And oh, 'tis true, 'tis true.
唉，这话千真万确，万确千真。

课堂笔记：
本诗运用了反复的艺术手法，两小节均以“when I was...”开头，反复吟唱智者的警告，回环往复，有一种悠扬的韵味。第一节中诗人还反复使用了“Give ... but ...”的句式，突出了智者的忠告;第二节中最后三行“and"的词语反复以及“'tis true'’的句子反复起到了突出强调的作用，表现了诗人绝望地承认失败，悔不当初的沉重心情。