来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：1945年后的美国小说 第9集 第9集》
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So in America when the sun goes down这一切都发生在美国 以后每当太阳西沉 -
and I sit on the old, broken-down river pier我总喜欢坐在年久失修的河堤上 -
watching the long, long skies over New Jersey眺望着新泽西上方辽阔无垠的天空 -
and sense all that raw land that rolls in one unbelievable, huge bulge看到一片荒芜的山野连绵起伏 气势非凡 -
over the West Coast and all that road going,高高在西海岸耸立 道路向着那儿延伸 -
all the people dreaming and the immensity of it,人们无不憧憬着它的富饶和神秘 -
and in Iowa I know by now the children must be crying in the land我知道现在 衣阿华州孩子们在放声恸哭 -
where they let the children cry可谁都无动于衷 -
and tonight the stars will be out and don't you know that今晚 星星眼看就要消逝 还有人不知道 -
God is Pooh Bear?上帝就是那小熊维尼吗 -
The evening star must be drooping星星渐渐隐没 -
and shedding her sparkler dims on the prairie,向草原倾泻余晖