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荒诞诗
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荒诞植物学
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摘要与插图
有个老头儿鼻子长，
他说：“要是你们都这样想，
认为我的鼻子长，那可实在太荒唐！”
好个有名的长鼻王。
There was an Old Man with a long nose,
Who said, "If you choose to suppose
That my nose is too long, you are certainly wrong!"
That remarkable Man with a long nose.有个老头儿站在礁石上，
他把妻子关进储物箱，
妻子说：“放我出去！”他说：“不可能，
盒子将是你的一生。”
There was an Old Man on some rocks,
Who shut his Wife up in a box:
When she said, "Let me out," he exclaimed, "Without
Doubt, You will pass all your life in that box."有个士麦那的年轻人，
被她的祖母威胁要把她烧死，
但是她抱着猫说：“祖母，烧吧！
你这个口是心非的士麦那妇人！”
There was a Young Person of Smyrna,
Whose Grandmother threatened to burn her;
But she seized on the Cat, and said, "Granny, burn that!
You inco
ngruous Old Woman of Smyrna!"有个兰斯的老人，
总是噩梦缠身；
人们喂他吃蛋糕来保持清醒，
兰斯的老头真高兴。
There was an Old Person of Rheims,
Who was troubled with horrible dreams;
So to keep him awake they fed him with cake,
Which amused that Old Person of Rheims.有个老头住在山顶，
喜欢活动脚不停，
穿着祖母的礼服上下山，
这个老头真顽皮。
There was an Old Man on a hill,
Who seldom, if ever, stood still;
He ran up and down in his Grandmother's gown,
Which adorned that Old Man on a hill.
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