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
! I% n+ B8 {$ a" S　　With a great many windows and doors,
* @" u- r- j3 R1 o/ O　　There are stairs that go up, and stairs that go down,
　　And such beautiful, slippery floors.
　　But of all of the rooms, even mother's and mine,
9 c, g$ J* s5 ]3 f　　And the bookroom, and parlour and all,
　　I like the green dining-room so much the best
　　Because of its ceiling and wall.
5 H# a. M6 L2 J% M" K" t- U　　Right over your head is a funny round hole
　　With apples and pears falling through;
8 ]; X2 \3 i0 W. J　　There's a big bunch of grapes all purply and sweet,
　　And melons and pineapples too.
　　They tumble and tumble, but never come down
6 l( n2 _' m! O　　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;
" q2 ~; b0 e8 s2 ^! H. Y3 b- L3 A　　And one night when at bedtime I crept in to see,
! {, c! w% c" r9 q7 S/ w/ x5 ?. l　　It was falling by candle-light too.
5 d* ?2 w! b& E) R: y% p. P　　I am sure they are magical fruits, and each one
　　Makes you hear things, or see things, or go
　　Forever invisible; but it's no use,
$ c9 l# e6 }5 d* T　　And of course I shall just never know.
　　For the ladder's too heavy to lift, and the chairs
8 a9 X+ e( |$ t( F! P　　Are not nearly so tall as I need.
! U7 e# \, ?6 x' w　　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
/ g1 O3 L5 M6 p/ ^! W　　To adventures and things of that sort,
+ H' @2 ^* h: m; X: G+ V* E" C" @1 K　　Which nearly begin, and then don't; and you know
9 d4 o- A5 h8 R* _1 X! P0 `! m7 n　　It is only because you are short.
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