英文经典诗歌赏析：The Painted Ceiling

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英文经典诗歌赏析：The Painted Ceiling

　　My Grandpapa lives in a wonderful house
　　With a great many windows and doors,
, w' ^; z( S, @/ i# @　　There are stairs that go up, and stairs that go down,
/ j7 O. f2 _7 h3 r　　And such beautiful, slippery floors.
　　But of all of the rooms, even mother's and mine,
　　And the bookroom, and parlour and all,
　　I like the green dining-room so much the best
$ Q7 V  S) w( p$ E　　Because of its ceiling and wall.
　　Right over your head is a funny round hole
7 }" {/ w/ {' x. l0 v# u6 O) ]　　With apples and pears falling through;
! r* i( n, x; a　　There's a big bunch of grapes all purply and sweet,
6 d; d$ B: P- }& X: D3 q: {　　And melons and pineapples too.
* U- S  ~! d+ s* o- b& p) e3 c( [　　They tumble and tumble, but never come down
　　Though I've stood underneath a long while
/ Z* w6 {+ _) h, E0 a; e' ^; _# R% r　　With my mouth open wide, for I always have hoped
　　Just a cherry would drop from the pile.
　　No matter how early I run there to look
　　It has always begun to fall through;
$ {* u# U: o8 M' A' j　　And one night when at bedtime I crept in to see,
　　It was falling by candle-light too.
　　I am sure they are magical fruits, and each one
5 f$ e+ J$ I( T; a8 a. l" j  P- M　　Makes you hear things, or see things, or go
8 A4 e7 T0 s. g2 Q/ u; t　　Forever invisible; but it's no use,
; t- P2 O8 h' N! S　　And of course I shall just never know.
　　For the ladder's too heavy to lift, and the chairs
; J* b! P0 Z8 X5 n# d% n2 c0 }　　Are not nearly so tall as I need.
/ i/ W, {) h; Q; q" R  X) r　　I've given up hope, and I feel I shall die
: l# Z& _8 T$ a8 M; I+ }　　Without having accomplished the deed.
) Q2 H8 v) U+ \- S6 o9 W　　It's a little bit sad, when you seem very near
3 b& u5 Z* _$ n5 F　　To adventures and things of that sort,
　　Which nearly begin, and then don't; and you know
　　It is only because you are short.
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