朗费罗，H.w.(Henry Wadsworth Longfellow，1807-1882) 19世纪美国最伟大的浪漫主义诗人之一。

朗费罗经典名言：不要老叹息过去，它是不再回来的;要明智地改善现在。要以不忧不惧的坚决意志投入扑朔迷离的未来。先相信你自己，然后别人才会相信你。

It Is Not Always May

人生不总是阳光明媚

The sun is bright, - the air is clear,

The darting¹ swallows soar and sing.

And from the stately elms I hear,

The bluebird prophesying² Spring.

阳光明媚，空气清新，

轻捷的燕子在飞来飞去地啼叫，

从那参天榆木的繁茂枝叶中，

我听到了知更鸟在预报春天的来到。

So blue you winding³ river flows,

It seems an outlet⁴ from the sky,

Where waiting till the west-wind blows,

The freighted clouds at anchor lie.

远处蜿蜒流淌的河流那么的湛蓝，

就像这河水原是从天上泻来，

望天上，在冬天的西风吹来之前，

载着水珠的云彩总在静静地休憩。

All things are new; - the buds, the leaves,

That gild⁵ the elm-tree's nodding crest⁶,

And even the nest beneath the eaves;

There are no birds in last year's nest!

万象在更新;新顶出的嫩芽，嫩叶

把榆树摇曳的枝梢着上一层金黄，

就是屋檐下的鸟巢也是新筑的;

去年的旧巢里已经不再有鸟儿歌唱!

All things rejoice in youth and love,

The fullness of their first delight!

And learn from the soft heavens above

The melting tenderness of night.

自然万物都沉浸在青春和爱的欢乐之中，

这是生机盎然的新到来的欢乐!

他们白天享有明朗和暖的天空

晚上又沐浴着温馨柔和的夜色。

Maiden⁷, that read'st this simple rhyme,

Enjoy thy youth, it will not stay;

Enjoy the fragrance⁸ of thy prime,

For oh, it is not always May!

姑娘，当你读到这朴素的诗行，

你当尽享你的青春，因为它不会停留;

你要尽享你美丽年华的芬芳，

噢!因为人生不可能总是阳光明媚!

Enjoy the Spring of Love and Youth,

To some good angel leave the rest;

For Time will teach thee soon the truth,

There are no birds in last year's nest!

享受这洋溢着青春和爱的春天，

把其余的留给好心的天使照顾;

因为时间很快就会让你懂得这条格言，

去年的旧巢里已不再有鸟儿眷顾。