每日英语 · 2026-10-26

The woods are lovely, dark and deep, / But I have promises to keep, / And miles to go before I sleep, / And miles to go before I sleep.

Robert Frost · Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening · 1923 · 收录于诗集 New Hampshire，全诗最后一节（末行重复一次）

译文

树林幽美，深暗而幽邃，可我还有诺言要守，还要赶很远的路才能安睡，还要赶很远的路才能安睡。

语法

1. 主系表 + 并列形容词：The woods are lovely, dark and deep. 主语 The woods，系动词 are，后面三个形容词并列作表语，前两个用逗号、最后一个用 and 连接，这是英语列举三项的标准写法。注意 woods 用复数，表示“一片树林”。
2. 不定式作后置定语：promises to keep、miles to go 里的 to keep / to go 修饰前面的名词，表示“要去守的诺言”“要去走的路”，带有“尚待完成”的意味。类似说法：I have a lot of work to do.
3. 省略 + 时间状语从句：And miles to go 前面省略了 I have，承接上一行避免重复；before I sleep 是时间状语从句，从句用一般现在时表示将来（主将从现），不说 before I will sleep。

词汇

• lovely /ˈlʌvli/ adj.

  美好的、可爱的、令人愉快的

  搭配：a lovely day; lovely weather; look lovely

  What a lovely surprise!

• promise /ˈprɒmɪs/ n. / v.

  诺言、承诺；句中指自己承担的责任和约定

  搭配：keep a promise; break a promise; make a promise

  He always keeps his promises.

• deep /diːp/ adj.

  深的；句中形容树林幽深

  搭配：deep water; deep sleep; deep in thought

  She was deep in thought and didn't hear me.

• miles to go /maɪlz tə ɡəʊ/ phrase

  还有很长的路要走（字面是路程，也常比喻任务还远没完成）

  搭配：have miles to go; still have a long way to go

  The project is going well, but we still have miles to go.

笔记

小练习：仿照“不定式作后置定语”造一句，比如 I have bugs to fix and code to review before I sleep. 想想自己今天有哪些 promises to keep？

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