导语：Because I Could not Stop for Death是美国十九世纪著名女诗人艾米莉·迪金森的代表作之一，艾米莉·迪金森生于美国马萨诸塞州的阿姆斯特镇,素有“阿姆斯特修女”之称。今天就跟着meiwen.anslib.com小编一起来欣赏下这篇英语精品美文。
Because I could not stop for Death 因我无法为死神停留
Emily·Dickinson
Because I could not stop for Death –
He kindly stopped for me –
The Carriage held but just Ourselves –
And Immortality.
We slowly drove – He knew no haste
And I had put away
My labor and my leisure too,
For His Civility –
We passed the School, where Children strove
At Recess – in the Ring –
We passed the Fields of Gazing Grain –
We passed the Setting Sun –
Or rather – He passed Us –
The Dews drew quivering and Chill –
For only Gossamer, my Gown –
My Tippet – only Tulle –
We paused before a House that seemed
A Swelling of the Ground –
The Roof was scarcely visible –
The Cornice – in the Ground –
Since then – 'tis Centuries – and yet
Feels shorter than the Day
I first surmised the Horses' Heads
因为我不能停下来等待死神他
和善地停下来等我——
那辆车只能容我们两个——
还有不朽。
我们慢慢驱车——
他不慌不忙我也把我的劳与闲统统丢掉一边，
为了他的礼让——
我们走过校园，
孩子们你推我搡，
在休息时间，
在圆形广场——
我们走过在田间凝眸的麦杆——
我们走过落日旁——
或毋宁说，
他走过我们身旁寒露降，
身子冻得打颤——
因为我的长衫落纱般——
我的披肩如丝网——
我们停步在一所房子前，
那似乎是隆起的土地一片屋顶几乎看不见——
屋檐在地里面——
离那时已是几个世纪过了还不到一天，
我首次猜测到，
马头在朝向永恒奔窜。