英文经典诗歌赏析：The Painted Ceiling

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英文经典诗歌赏析：The Painted Ceiling
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　　My Grandpapa lives in a wonderful house
- s9 M/ o/ W" `$ f5 D* ^' S　　With a great many windows and doors,
8 p+ J( L' i1 _9 i; d6 f8 R　　There are stairs that go up, and stairs that go down,
　　And such beautiful, slippery floors.
/ ~/ D& m  I" o) U  U2 W7 `8 ?# Y0 X: t　　But of all of the rooms, even mother's and mine,
　　And the bookroom, and parlour and all,
. L( J, _0 U6 l1 Q/ t" b　　I like the green dining-room so much the best
　　Because of its ceiling and wall.
　　Right over your head is a funny round hole
& \0 C/ E& y$ p* G0 Z　　With apples and pears falling through;
　　There's a big bunch of grapes all purply and sweet,
: M( S2 C7 h: x# t0 ^　　And melons and pineapples too.
　　They tumble and tumble, but never come down
6 M1 L! {+ H/ U% V9 [! u　　Though I've stood underneath a long while
1 P2 P6 x& h! T' x) P2 f, j* Y　　With my mouth open wide, for I always have hoped
　　Just a cherry would drop from the pile.
　　No matter how early I run there to look
& N& x+ \; F) C4 A  _$ U　　It has always begun to fall through;
　　And one night when at bedtime I crept in to see,
; v9 K+ e& C$ F/ U9 u$ P: K9 Y　　It was falling by candle-light too.
+ S, h! |; i7 z　　I am sure they are magical fruits, and each one
, F, y7 t+ K/ C* x& S% M1 O. m　　Makes you hear things, or see things, or go
　　Forever invisible; but it's no use,
　　And of course I shall just never know.
9 X; Z( N3 q0 M- }　　For the ladder's too heavy to lift, and the chairs
　　Are not nearly so tall as I need.
! v* N8 T, k) h" C, r5 T7 J( F7 F　　I've given up hope, and I feel I shall die
, P& R/ h& P! \) ?' M0 d　　Without having accomplished the deed.
4 |% `/ W) X# R$ g4 V3 F　　It's a little bit sad, when you seem very near
　　To adventures and things of that sort,
3 M6 ^: X, E( p5 I/ d( K8 y, T　　Which nearly begin, and then don't; and you know
% L/ B( J) V. ^. Y　　It is only because you are short.
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