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
) E2 s7 n' J+ d　　With a great many windows and doors,
　　There are stairs that go up, and stairs that go down,
　　And such beautiful, slippery floors.
' ^+ y% @7 k. L  _+ @2 Q　　But of all of the rooms, even mother's and mine,
　　And the bookroom, and parlour and all,
: H; }, L7 N# Y, C0 D; v　　I like the green dining-room so much the best
  L& |8 i$ y+ }5 N　　Because of its ceiling and wall.
2 ~( i' g% I2 e% y　　Right over your head is a funny round hole
　　With apples and pears falling through;
* Q0 j, D8 ?) N　　There's a big bunch of grapes all purply and sweet,
　　And melons and pineapples too.
　　They tumble and tumble, but never come down
- m8 ?- ]% h2 T* _+ G　　Though I've stood underneath a long while
　　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;
　　And one night when at bedtime I crept in to see,
' W* j5 U4 S4 ]+ a7 S　　It was falling by candle-light too.
/ q9 \' J3 G* j. f1 D3 r, i  a　　I am sure they are magical fruits, and each one
　　Makes you hear things, or see things, or go
5 T  v- j1 e6 J* e3 q" t/ D- R　　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.
1 ~  p+ K* g4 S3 Y% c　　I've given up hope, and I feel I shall die
　　Without having accomplished the deed.
　　It's a little bit sad, when you seem very near
* S. [: G, V2 E  v( ]- d0 K1 J　　To adventures and things of that sort,
+ A5 L: u& [/ X/ |5 V5 ?. B. |　　Which nearly begin, and then don't; and you know
& y0 H% _  ]. v　　It is only because you are short.
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