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艾米莉·狄金森是著名的美国诗人

她的诗句简单，却优美深刻

最经典的这句，今天咱们一起来品一品

原文：

Had I not seen the sun

如果我没有见过太阳

I could have borne the shade

我本可以忍受黑暗

1.Had I not seen the sun怎么理解

这句话是省略if的虚拟语气

省略if的虚拟语气可以以三种形式开头

① Had

Had he listened to me, he wouldn't have been cheated.

如果他听我的，他就不会被骗。

没有省略的形式是：

If he had listened to me, he wouldn't have been cheated.

② Were

Were I a magician, I'd learn how to read minds.

我如果是个魔法师，我就会学读心术。

没有省略的形式是：

If I were a magician, I'd learn how to read minds.

③ Should

Should he come late, we'll have to wait.

万一他来晚了，我们就得等着。

没有省略的形式是：

If he should come late, we'll have to wait.

2. I could have borne the shade

我本可以忍受黑暗

bear/beər/

作动词：

① 忍受

I can't bear you anymore!

我真是忍不了你了！

② 带有

I'll bear your suggestions in mind.

我会把你得建议带在心上的。

③ 生孩子

She had borne six children by the time she was 30.

她到30岁时已经生了6个孩子。

作名词：熊

a bear cub小熊仔

shade /ʃeɪd/

作名词:

① 阴影

The sun was hot, and there were no trees to offer us shade.

太阳火辣辣的，没有树给我们遮阳。

② 差别

There are several shades of meaning in that sentence.

那句话有多层意思。

作动词:

① 变化

At sunset, the sky shaded from pink into dark red.

日落时分，天空逐渐由粉色变为深红。

② 遮挡

I shaded my eyes from the glare of the sun.

我遮住眼睛，避开刺眼的阳光。

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