The Best Thing in the World 世间最好之物 原文朗读

The Best Thing in the World

By Elizabeth Barrett Browning

What's the best thing in the world?

June-rose, by May-dew impearled;

Sweet south-wind, that means no rain;

Truth, not cruel to a friend;

Pleasure, not in haste to end;

Beauty, not self-decked and curled

Till its pride is over-plain;

Love, when, so, you're loved again.

What's the best thing in the world?

—Something out of it, I think.

1. May-dew:五月的露珠。在英国，人们相信五月第一天的朝露有神奇的功效，可美容、治病。

2. impearl [ɪmˈpɜːl]vt. 用珍珠装饰

3. deck [dek]vt. 装饰；打扮

4. curl [kɜːl]vt. 用卷发装饰