来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：美国内战与重建1845-1877 第1集 第1集》
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In Whitman's "Democracy,"在惠特曼的《民主》一诗中 -
as well as several other Whitman poems,还有惠特曼其他几首诗中 -
you can find this limitless sense of optimism.你可以发现无限的乐观之感 -
Just listen to his words:下面是他的诗作 -
"Sail, sail thy best ship of Democracy."航行 扬帆起航吧 民主之船 -
Of value is thy freight, 'tis not the Present only,你所载之物的价值不仅是当下 -
the Past is also stored in thee."还有昨日的历史也包含其中" -
This America, this thing called America to him这里被他称为美利坚的 -
is the whole world's new beginning.是整个世界的新的开始 -
"Thou holdest not the venture of thyself alone,"你所承担的货运不只是你自己的 -
not the Western continent alone.不只是西方大陆的 -
Earth's resume entire floats on thy keel!地球的全部经纬都浮载在你身上