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A Valentine,一份有趣的情人节礼物~

A Valentine,一份有趣的情人节礼物~

作者: 格紫英文 | 来源:发表于2020-02-13 22:48 被阅读0次

明天就是情人节了,Happy Valentine's Day!

情人节的起源有很多说法,但毫无疑问的是,都跟一个叫 Valentine 的人有关。因此有人表白的时候就会说类似 "Be my Valentine!" 或者 "Will you be my Valentine? "这样的话。

当然了, a valentinevalentines 还可以表示情人节礼物。但是情人节的礼物也不局限于送给情人,你可以送给任何你所爱的人,甚至动物。喏,思思最近很喜欢的大侦探 Nate, 他的狗狗也曾收到 a valentine 哦~

情人节送礼物,其实挺需要创意的,这样才能既不落俗套又打动人心。从这个层面来说,我觉得 Edgar Allan Poe 就是典范了。对,就是那个写神秘故事和恐怖小说闻名于世的美国小说家爱伦·坡。他同时也是一位诗人,写过很多动人的诗作,比如 Annabel Lee。

但是今天要贴的是他一首题为 A Valentine 的作品,这首诗是有玄机的,玄机在哪呢?

A Valentine to _______________

by Edgar Allan Poe, Published 1846

For her this rhyme is penned, whose luminous eyes,

Brightly expressive as the twins of Loeda.

Shall find her own sweet name, that, nestling lies

Upon, the page, enwrapped from every reader.

Search narrowly the lines! — they hold a treasure

Divine—a talisman—an amulet

That must be worn at heart. Search well the measure

The words—the syllables! Do not forget

The trivialest point, or you may lose your labor!

And yet there is in this no Gordian knot

Which one might not undo without a saber,

If one could merely comprehend the plot.

Enwritten upon the leaf where now are peering

Eyes scintillating soul, there lies perdus

Three eloquent words oft uttered in the hearing

Of poets, by poets as the name is a poet's, too.

Its letters, although naturally lying

Like the knight Pinto—Mendez Ferdinando

Still form a synonym for Truth. Cease trying!

You will not read the riddle, though you do the best you can do.

从不完整的题目中,我们就明白这首诗其实是一个谜语,让我们努力从中找出答案,你找到了吗?

当当当当,答案揭晓:请特别注意第1行第1个字母、第2行第2个字母、第3行第3个字母......依次类推至第20行第20个字母。它们形成了一个名字 Frances Sargent Osgood,是一位女诗人,也就是作者爱伦·坡的朋友了。是不是很有巧思呢?

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