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
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　　My Grandpapa lives in a wonderful house
) f; P7 d0 c& D" K( f2 @　　With a great many windows and doors,
　　There are stairs that go up, and stairs that go down,
9 Y* z6 J2 T" i; B9 Q6 t$ e　　And such beautiful, slippery floors.
　　But of all of the rooms, even mother's and mine,
- u1 S9 x* Z  o% u4 d　　And the bookroom, and parlour and all,
) Y# z( }9 l6 f: H- [; ?8 x　　I like the green dining-room so much the best
　　Because of its ceiling and wall.
　　Right over your head is a funny round hole
　　With apples and pears falling through;
. J' f7 z2 y8 v' }　　There's a big bunch of grapes all purply and sweet,
+ |1 m# C+ o7 _& J( T　　And melons and pineapples too.
　　They tumble and tumble, but never come down
. }. A3 I! y9 I1 B/ k- d! U　　Though I've stood underneath a long while
* ?1 F# S6 a5 X9 a7 s0 X- o　　With my mouth open wide, for I always have hoped
! c& T3 ~, E) ^/ ]　　Just a cherry would drop from the pile.
3 t1 A4 j7 {- P　　No matter how early I run there to look
　　It has always begun to fall through;
　　And one night when at bedtime I crept in to see,
7 D5 c, A6 T5 l: P　　It was falling by candle-light too.
　　I am sure they are magical fruits, and each one
; `7 x0 l  g& G' r　　Makes you hear things, or see things, or go
1 O# R9 O4 o/ o* p/ I! d　　Forever invisible; but it's no use,
　　And of course I shall just never know.
　　For the ladder's too heavy to lift, and the chairs
　　Are not nearly so tall as I need.
) q2 A( D. x7 \6 l5 ^　　I've given up hope, and I feel I shall die
# _. i$ n% N( w) d" b　　Without having accomplished the deed.
3 ?' |. r2 f- U; X5 T5 ^- S　　It's a little bit sad, when you seem very near
' R8 M- [' u6 D7 V$ v, a　　To adventures and things of that sort,
6 p3 M5 T6 X  @$ }2 ^2 b# G　　Which nearly begin, and then don't; and you know
/ m4 U, N. N5 y6 j2 c' N6 |' h9 o　　It is only because you are short.