These Things Shall Never Die 这些事物将永不消逝

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These Things Shall Never Die

By Charles Dickens

I have been thinking about the things that will never die. The pure, the bright, the beautiful,
That have a deathless part;
The voiceless breath of praise,
The unspoken love of heart;

The memory of a face seen in a dream,
The lingering echo of a song we've heard,
The scent of flowers that once made our hearts gleam,
In the depth of some divine chord;

The faith that looks up to the stars above,
The hope that springs eternal from the breast,
The soul's calm sense of a righteous cause,
And the burning passion for truth expressed;

The tears that well up from a sorrow shared,
The smile that blooms in another's joy,
The helping hand extended, unasked and unpared,
In life's tumultuous employ;

The quiet courage that meets adversity,
The noble stand when principles are at stake,
The honest word spoken with sincerity,
When lies would easier make;

These things shall never die,
But shine like stars forever in the sky,
For they are born of God, and cannot die—
These things shall never die.

这些事物将永不消逝

查尔斯·狄更斯 著

我一直在思考那些永远不会消亡的事物。纯洁、光明、美好之物，
拥有不朽的部分；
无声的赞美之息，
心中未言的爱意；

梦中所见容颜的记忆，
耳畔回响的歌曲余音，
曾使我们心灵闪耀的花朵香气，
在某个神圣心弦的深处震颤；

仰望星空之上的信念，
自胸膛永恒涌动的希望，
灵魂对正义事业的平静感知，
以及为真理燃烧的热情表达；

为共同悲伤而涌出的泪水，
在他人喜悦中绽放的微笑，
未经请求、毫无保留伸出的援手，
在生活动荡中的运用；

面对逆境时的沉静勇气，
原则受考验时的高尚立场，
真诚无欺的言语，
即便谎言或许更容易被接受；

这些事物将永不消逝，
而是如星辰般永远在天空中闪耀，
因为它们源自上帝，无法消亡——
这些事物将永不消逝。