第1章 题记
as a flower is forgotten，
Forgotten as a fire that once was singing gold，
Let it be forgotten forever and ever，
Time is a kind friend， he will make us old.
If anyone asks， say it was forgotten
Long and long ago，
As a flower， as a fire， as a hushed footfall
In a long-forgotten snow.
——Sara Teasdale 作
把它忘掉吧
像忘掉一朵花
像忘掉熔炼过黄金的火焰
把它永远永远地忘掉吧
时间是仁慈的朋友
终会使我们变老
如果有人问起，就说已经忘记
在很早很早的往昔里
像花，像火
像无声的足迹
在早被遗忘的雪中
——小狮 译