Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

《风雪夜 林边停》是一首著名的诗歌。写的是雪夜美景？写的是守诺如一？写的是人生不得不向前行？不同的读者会有完全不同的理解。这大概就是文学批评中所说的“接受美学”的观点吧。

 

Whose woods these are I think I know,　
His house is in the village though.　
He will not see me stopping here,　
To watch his woods fill up with snow.　　
My little horse must think it queer,　
To stop without a farmhouse near,　
Between the woods and frozen lake,　
The darkest evening of the year.　　
He gives his harness bells a shake,　
To ask if there is some mistake.　
The only other sound’s the sweep,　
Of easy wind and downy flake.　　
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 　 　

[注释]：
queer : deviating from the expected or normal; strange 奇怪的　
farmhouse : a dwelling on a farm 农舍，农家　
harness : the gear or tackle, other than a yoke, with which a draft animal pulls a vehicle or an
implement (全套)马具, 系在身上的绳子　
downy : made of or covered with down 绒毛的，柔和的　
flake : a flat, thin piece or layer; a chip 薄片；雪片　

Robert Frost: 弗罗斯特·R.（1874—1963）美国诗人。生于旧金山，求学于哈佛大学。它的诗集《新罕布什尔》、《诗选》和《又一片牧场》均获得普利策奖，被公认为美国无冠的桂冠诗人。