Tell me, tell me, smiling child,

What the past is like to1)thee?

“An Autumn evening soft and2)mild

With a wind that3)sighs4)mournfully.”

Tell me, what is the present hour?

“A green and flowery5)spray

Where a young bird sits gathering its power To mount and fly away.”

And what is the future, happy one?

“A sea6)beneatha cloudless sun;

A7)mighty, 8)glorious, 9)dazzling sea

Stretching into10)infinity.”

1) thee [ðiː] pron. 〈古英语〉你（宾格）

2) mild [maIld] adj. 温暖的

3) sigh [saI] v. 叹气

4) mournfully ['mɔːnfʊlI] adv. 悲哀地

5) spray [spreI] n. 小树枝

6) beneath [bI'niːθ] prep. 在……的下方

7) mighty ['maItI] adj. 巨大的

8) glorious ['ɡlɔːrIəs] adj. 辉煌的

9) dazzling ['dæzlIŋ] adj. 耀眼的

10) infinity [In'fInItI] n. 无限的时间或空间