埃米莉·狄金森(Emily Dickinson)是美国19世纪诗歌史上重要的诗人，也是20世纪英美意象派诗歌的先驱。她虽然居住在新英格兰一个偏僻小镇里，足不出户、与世隔绝，然而她生活在自己的世界里，那是灵魂的世界，她的特殊使命就是表现那个世界。下面就是小编给大家带来的经典英文小诗，希望能帮助到大家!
经典英文小诗1
Believe in the Future
By Shi Zhi
相信未来
食指
When cobwebs relentlessly clog my stove
When its dying smoke sighs for poverty
I will stubbornly dig out the disappointing ash
And write with beautiful snowflakes: Believe in the Future
当蜘蛛网无情地查封了我的炉台
当灰烬的余烟叹息着贫困的悲哀
我依然固执地铺平失望的灰烬
用美丽的雪花写下：相信未来
When my overripe grapes melt into late autumn dew
When my fresh flower lies in another's arms
I will stubbornly write on the bleak earth
With a dry frozen vine: Believe in the Future
当我的紫葡萄化为深秋的露水
当我的鲜花依偎在别人的情怀
我依然固执地用凝霜的枯藤
在凄凉的大地上写下：相信未来
I point to the waves billowing in the distance
I want to be the sea that holds the sun in its palm
Take hold of the beautiful warm pen of the dawn
And write with a child-like hand: Believe in the Future
我要用手指那涌向天边的排浪
我要用手掌那托住太阳的大海
摇曳着曙光那枝温暖漂亮的笔杆
用孩子的笔体写下：相信未来
The reason why I believe so resolutely in the future is:
I believe in the eyes of the people of the future
Their eyelashes that can brush away the ash of history
Their pupils that can see through the texts of time
我之所以坚定地相信未来
是我相信未来人们的眼睛
她有拨开历史风尘的睫毛
她有看透岁月篇章的瞳孔
It doesn't matter whether people shed contrite tears
For our rotten flesh, or our hesitancy, or the bitterness of our failure
Whether they view us with sneers or deep-felt sympathy
Or scornful smiles or pungent satire
不管人们对于我们腐烂的皮肉
那些迷途的惆怅、失败的苦痛
是寄予感动的热泪、深切的同情
还是给以轻蔑的微笑、辛辣的嘲讽
I firmly believe that people will judge our spines
And our endless explorations, losses, failures and successes
With an enthusiastic, objective and fair evaluation
Yes, I await their judgement anxiously
我坚信人们对于我们的脊骨
那无数次的探索、迷途、失败和成功
一定会给予热情、客观、公正的评定
是的，我焦急地等待着他们的评定
Friends, please let us believe in the future
Believe in our unbending striving
Believe in our youth that can conquer death
Believe in the Future: believe in Life.
朋友，坚定地相信未来吧
相信不屈不挠的努力
相信战胜死亡的年轻
相信未来、热爱生命
经典英文小诗2
Paradise Lost(Excerpt)
John Milton
失乐园节选
约翰·弥尔顿
Nine times the space that measures day and night
依照人间的计算，大约九天九夜，
To mortal men, he with his horrid crew,
他和他那一伙可怕的徒众，
Lay vanquished, rolling in the fiery gulf.
沉沦辗转在烈火的深渊中。
Confounded though immortal. But his doom
虽属不死之身，却象死者一样横陈，
Reserved him to more wrath; for now the thought
但这个刑罚反激起他更大的忿怒，
Both of lost happiness and lasting pain
既失去了幸福，又受无穷痛苦的煎熬。
Torments him; round he throws his baleful eyes,
他抬起忧虑的双眼，环视周遭，
That witnessed huge affliction and dismay,
摆在眼前的是莫大的隐忧和烦恼，
Mixed with obdurate pride and steadfast hate.
顽固的傲气和难消的憎恨交织着。
At once, as far as angels ken, he views
霎时间，他竭尽天使的目力，望断
The dismal situation waste and wild;
际涯，但见悲风弥漫，浩渺无垠，
A dungeon horrible, on all sides round,
四面八方围着他的是个可怕的地牢，
As one great furnace flamed; yet from those flames
象一个洪炉的烈火四射，但那火焰
No light, but rather darkness visible
却不发光，只是灰蒙蒙的一片，
Served only to discover sights of woe,
可以辨认出那儿的苦难景况，
Regions of sorrow, doleful shades, where peace
悲惨的境地和凄怆的暗影。
And rest can never dwell, hope never comes
和平和安息绝不在那儿停留，
That comes to all, but torture without end
希望无所不到，唯独不到那里。
Still urges, and a fiery deluge, fed
只有无穷无尽的苦难紧紧跟着
With ever-burning sulphur unconsumed.
永燃的硫磺不断地添注，不灭的
Such place Eternal Justice had prepared
火焰，洪水般向他们滚滚逼来。
For those rebellious; here their prison ordained
这个地方，就是正义之神为那些
In utter darkness, and their portion set,
叛逆者准备的，在天外的冥荒中
As far removed from God and light of Heaven
为他们设置的牢狱，那个地方
As from the center thrice to thutmost pole.
离开天神和天界的亮光，
O how unlike the place from whence they fell!
相当于天极到中心的三倍那么远。
o'erwhelmed, There the companions of his fall,
啊，这里和他所从坠落的地方
With floods and whirlwinds of tempestuous fire,
比起来是何等的不同呀!
He soon discerns; and, weltering by his side,
和他一起坠落的伙伴们
One next himself in power, and next in crime,
掩没在猛火的洪流和旋风之中，
Long after know in Palestine, and named
他辨认得出，在他近旁挣扎的，
Beelzebub. To whom th' arch-enemy,
论权力和罪行都仅次于他的神魔，
And thence in Heaven called Satan, with bold words
后来在巴勒斯坦知道他的名字叫
Breaking the horrid silence, thus began:
别西卜。这个在天上叫做撒但的
"If thou beest he--but O how fallen! how changed
首要神敌，用豪言壮语打破可怕的
From him who, in the happy realms of light"
沉寂，开始向他的伙伴这样说道，
Clothed with transcendent brightness, didst outshine
“是你啊;这是何等的坠落!
Myriads, though bright! if he whom mutual league,
何等的变化呀!你原来住在
United thoughts and counsels, equal hope
光明的乐土，全身披覆着
And hazard in the glorious enterprise,
无比的光辉，胜过群星的灿烂，
Joined with me once, now misery hath joined
你曾和我结成同盟，同心同气，
In equal ruin; into what pit thou seest
同一希望，在光荣的大事业中
From what height fallen, so much the stronger proved
和我在一起。现在，我们是从
He with his thunder; and till then who knew
何等高的高天上，沉沦到了
The force of those dire arms? Yet not for those,
何等深的深渊呀!他握有雷霆，
Nor what the potent Victor in his rage
确是强大，谁知道这凶恶的
Can else inflict, do I repent, or change,
武器竟有那么大的威力呢?
Though changed in outward luster, that fixed mind,
可是，那威力，那强有力的
And high disdain from sense of injured merit,
胜利者的狂暴，都不能
That with the mightiest raised me to contend,
叫我懊丧，或者叫我改变初衷，
And to the fierce contentions brought along
虽然外表的光彩改变了，
Innumerable force of spirits armed,
但坚定的心志和岸然的骄矜
That durst dislike his reign, and, me preferring,
决不转变，由于真价值的受损，
His utmost power with adverse power opposed
激动了我，决心和强权决一胜负，
In dubious battle on the plains of Heaven,
率领无数天军投入剧烈的战斗，
And shook his throne. What thought the field be lost?
他们都厌恶天神的统治而来拥护我，
All is not lost: the unconquerable will,
拿出全部力量跟至高的权力对抗，
And study of revenge, immortal hate,
在天界疆场上做一次冒险的战斗，
And courage never to submit or yield:
动摇了他的宝座。我们损失了什么了
And what is else not to be overcome?
并非什么都丢光：不挠的意志、
That glory never shall his wrath or might
热切的复仇心、不灭的憎恨，
Extort from me. To bow and sue for grace
以及永不屈服、永不退让的勇气，
With suppliant knee, and deify his power
还有什么比这些更难战胜的呢?
Who, from the terror of this arm, so late
他的暴怒也罢，威力也罢，
Doubted his empire-- that were low indeed;
绝不能夺去我这份光荣。
That were an ignominy and shame beneath
经过这一次战争的惨烈，
This downfall; since, by fate, the strength of gods
好容易才使他的政权动摇，
And this empyreal substance, cannot fail;
这时还要弯腰屈膝，向他
Since, through experience of this great event,
哀求怜悯，拜倒在他的权力之下，
In arms not worse, in foresight much advanced,
那才真正是卑鄙、可耻，
We may with more successful hope resolve
比这次的沉沦还要卑贱。
To wage by force or guile eternal war,
因为我们生而具有神力，秉有轻清的灵质，不能朽坏，
Irreconcilable to our grand Foe,
又因这次大事件的经验，
Who now triumphs, and in th' excess of joy
我们要准备更好的武器，更远的预见，更有成功的希望，
Sole reigning holds the tyranny of Heaven.
用暴力或智力向我们的大敌,挑起不可调解的持久战争。
So spake th' Apostate Angel, though in pain,
他现在正自夸胜利，得意忘形，
Vaunting aloud, but rackt with deep despare:
独揽大权，在天上掌握虐政呢。”
经典英文小诗3
The Chimney Sweeper
William Blake
扫烟囱的小男孩
威廉·布莱克
When my mother died I was very young,
我母亲死的时候，我还小，
And my father sold me while yet my tongue，
我父亲把我卖给了别人
Could scarcely cry 'Weep! weep! weep! weep!'
我当时还不大喊得清“扫呀，扫呀，”
So your chimneys I sweep, and in soot I sleep.
就这样白天扫你们的烟囱，晚上在烟灰里睡觉。
There's little Tom Dacre, who cried when his head,
有个小汤姆，头发卷得像羊毛，
That curled like a lamb's back, was shaved; so I said,
剃光的时候，哭得好伤心，好难受，
'Hush, Tom! never mind it, for, when your head's bare,
我就说：“小汤姆，别哭，光了头，
You know that the soot cannot spoil your white hair.'
烟灰就不会糟蹋你的头发了。”
And so he was quiet, and that very night,
他平静了下来，当天夜里，
As Tom was a-sleeping, he had such a sight!
汤姆睡着了，梦见了这样的情景，
That thousands of sweepers, Dick, Joe, Ned, and Jack,
迪克、乔、南德，杰克等千千万万个扫烟囱小孩
Were all of them locked up in coffins of black.
统统被锁进了黑棺材。
And by came an angel, who had a bright key,
后来来了个天使，拿了把金钥匙，
And he opened the coffins, and set them all free;
他打开棺材放出了孩子们(真是好天使!)
Then down a green plain, leaping, laughing, they run
他们又跳又笑地来到了草地上，
And wash in a river, and shine in the sun.
洗浴于河水，晾晒于阳光。
Then naked and white, all their bags left behind,
把工具袋丢下，赤条条的，白白的，
They rise upon clouds, and sport in the wind,
他们升到云端，在风中嬉戏;
And the angel told Tom, if he'd be a good boy,
“只要你做个好孩子，”天使对汤姆说，
He'd have God for his father, and never want joy.
“上帝会做你的父亲，永不缺少欢喜。”
And so Tom awoke, and we rose in the dark,
汤姆于是梦醒，我们在黑暗中起床，
And got with our bags and our brushes to work.
拿起工具袋和刷子去干活。
Though the morning was cold, Tom was happy and warm;
晨风虽冷，汤姆自感心欢温暖;
So, if all do their duty, they need not fear harm.
如果所有人都恪尽职守，就不怕灾难。
经典英文小诗4
O Captain! My Captain!
Walt Whitman
啊，船长!我的船长!
沃尔特·惠特曼
O Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done,
啊，船长!我的船长!我们完成了可怕的远航，
The ship has weathered every rack, the prize we sought is won,
巨轮历尽风雨，我们赢得追寻的奖赏;
The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting,
港口已近，钟声传来，一片欢呼的声浪;
While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring,
稳健的大船，追随的目光，多么威武雄壮;
But O heart! heart! heart!
可是，心啊!心啊!心啊!
O the bleeding drops of red,
心中的鲜血在滴滴流淌，
Where on the deck my Captain lies,
甲板上躺着我们的船长，
Fallen cold and dead.
他已辞世，全身冰凉。
O Captain! my Captain! rise up and hear the bells,,
啊，船长!我的船长!起来听那钟声荡漾;
Rise up--for you the flag is flung--for you the bugle trills,
起来，旌旗为你招展，号角为你激昂，
For you bouquets and ribboned wreaths--for you the shores accrowding,
花团锦簇，彩带飘飞，为你，岸边人群熙熙嚷攘;
For you they call, the swaying mass, their eager faces turning,
人们把你呼唤，万头攒动，他们晃动急切的面庞;
Here Captain! dear father!
在这里，船长，慈爱的父亲!
This arm beneath your head!
你的头下枕着我的臂膀!
It is some dream that on the deck,
那是甲板上的梦境，
You've fallen cold and dead.
你已辞世，全身冰凉。
My Captain does not answer, his lips are pale and still,
我的船长没有回答，双唇苍白，沉默、安详，
My father does not feel my arm, he has no pulse nor will,
我的父亲无法觉察我的手臂，他的脉搏停止了跳荡;
The ship is anchored safe and sound, its voyage closed and done,
可怕的征途已过，胜利归来，
From fearful trip the victor ship comes in with object won,
大船安全停靠，就此结束远航;
Exult O shores, and ring O bells!
啊，海岸欢呼，啊，钟声敲响!
But I, with mournful tread,
然而，我的步履沉重悲伤，
Walk the deck my Captain lies,
在甲板上踱步，那里躺着我的船长，
Fallen cold and dead.
他已辞世，全身冰凉。
经典英文小诗5
I'm nobody!
Emily Dickinson
我是无名之辈
埃米莉·狄金森
I'm nobody!Who are you?
我是无名之辈，你是谁?
Are younobody, too?
你也是无名之辈?
Then there's a pair of us--don't tell!
那咱俩就成了一对——别出声!
They'd banishi us, you know!
他们会排挤咱们——要小心!
How dreary to be somebody!
做个大人物多没劲!
How public, like a frog，
多招摇——像只青蛙
To tell your name the livelong day，
对着欣赏的小水洼
To an admiring bog!
整日里炫耀自己的名号!