没有一艘船能像一本书
也没有一匹骏马能像
一页跳跃的诗行那样——
把人带向远方。
这条路最穷的人也能走
不必为通行税伤神
这是何等节俭的车——
承载着人的灵魂。
There is no frigate like a book
Emily Dickinson (1830-1886)
There is no frigate like a book
To take us lands away,
Nor any coursers like a page
Of prancing poetry.
This traverse may the poorest take
Without oppress of toll;
How frugal is the chariot
That bears a human soul!
