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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"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 -
O ship is steadied by thy spars.寄托于你的樯桅 -
With thee Time voyages in trust.时光因你的保管下乘风破浪 -
The antecedent nations sink or swim with thee."先前诸国与你一起浮沉" -
America is everything, according to Whitman.根据惠特曼所说 美利坚就是一切 -
"With all their ancient struggles, martyrs,"你还负载着其他古老的大陆 -
heroes, epics, wars though bearest the other continents.连同它们的搏斗 殉难者 英雄 史诗和战争 -
Theirs, theirs as much as thine,那抵达目的港的胜利是你的 -
the destination-port triumphant.也是它们的 -
Steer then with good strong hand and wary eye.那么 舵手哟 你携着伟大的旅伴