英文经典诗歌赏析：The Painted Ceiling

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英文经典诗歌赏析：The Painted Ceiling
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　　My Grandpapa lives in a wonderful house
　　With a great many windows and doors,
% \0 [! V+ `/ u* s$ ^6 |# u　　There are stairs that go up, and stairs that go down,
+ O; p. C  g3 a7 g0 `! G　　And such beautiful, slippery floors.
8 Z- I0 c* m$ j4 H5 w　　But of all of the rooms, even mother's and mine,
　　And the bookroom, and parlour and all,
　　I like the green dining-room so much the best
2 @! b1 R! Y- {. g- K* E　　Because of its ceiling and wall.
　　Right over your head is a funny round hole
% n$ f, F! u8 y; {7 |$ a  ~, l　　With apples and pears falling through;
　　There's a big bunch of grapes all purply and sweet,
　　And melons and pineapples too.
　　They tumble and tumble, but never come down
3 K5 I2 k) z/ v; g% }3 z　　Though I've stood underneath a long while
　　With my mouth open wide, for I always have hoped
5 h7 L2 j* ^& V+ G& n: u3 \) f; Z　　Just a cherry would drop from the pile.
　　No matter how early I run there to look
& a8 {0 S- B! C$ l' d' i" L　　It has always begun to fall through;
8 F. @/ a* \0 R( Q　　And one night when at bedtime I crept in to see,
　　It was falling by candle-light too.
; P0 f" N: B6 t& n* p" h8 \. r) i　　I am sure they are magical fruits, and each one
! ^; L8 G: r0 H6 g　　Makes you hear things, or see things, or go
　　Forever invisible; but it's no use,
　　And of course I shall just never know.
　　For the ladder's too heavy to lift, and the chairs
/ z0 ~  c* e/ G* f8 r3 r% k　　Are not nearly so tall as I need.
/ N0 C0 g$ d, K5 ]; g　　I've given up hope, and I feel I shall die
　　Without having accomplished the deed.
　　It's a little bit sad, when you seem very near
- V0 [2 r9 O& a, c　　To adventures and things of that sort,
　　Which nearly begin, and then don't; and you know
　　It is only because you are short.
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