WINTER
冬季
1.It is now winter，dead winter.Desolation and silence reign in the fields；no singing of birds is heard，no humming of insects.The streams murmur no longer；they are locked up in frost.
2.The trees lift their naked boughs like withered arms into the bleak sky，the green sap no longer rises in their veins；the flowers and the sweet-smelling shrubs are decayed to their roots.
3.The sun himself looks cold and cheerless；he gives light enough only to show the universal desolation.
4.Nature，child of God，mourns for her children.A little while ago，and she rejoiced in her offspring；the rose spread its perfume upon the gale；the vine gave its fruit；her children were springing and blooming around her on every lawn and every green bank.
5.O Nature，beautiful Nature，beloved child of God！why dost thou sit mourning and desolate？Has thy Father forsaken thee？Has he left thee to perish？Art thou no longer the object of his care？
6.He has not forsaken thee，O Nature.Thou art his belovedchild，the eternal image of his perfections；his own beauty isspread over thee，the light of his countenance is shed upon thee.
7.Thy children shall live again，they shall spring up and bloom around thee；the rose shall again breathe its sweetness on the soft air，and from the bosom of the ground verdure shall spring forth.
8.Shall the rose and the myrtle bloom anew，and shall man perish？Shall goodness sleep in the ground，and the light of wisdom be quenched in the dust，and shall tears be shed over them in vain？
9.They also shall live；their winter shall pass away；they shall bloom again.The tears of thy children shall be dried up when the eternal year proceeds.Oh，come that eternal year！
【中文阅读】
1.现在是冬季，毫无生气的冬季。漫山遍野孤寂无言，沉默无声。鸟儿不再歌唱，昆虫不再吟诵，溪水被冰霜锁起不再低吟。
2.树木向上伸展着他们光秃秃的树枝，指向惨淡的天空，脉络中碧绿的汁液不再向上奔涌，花草和灌木丛发出腐根的气味。
3.太阳看起来冰冷、阴郁，发出的光使这世界显得万分凄凉。
4.大自然，这个上帝的宠儿，不久前还以万物为荣，因为玫瑰借风势散发过芳香、葡萄结满果实、翠绿的草坪上和河岸上孩子们发出过欢声笑语，而现在却为他们沉痛哀悼。
5.哦，大自然，美丽的大自然，上帝深爱的宠儿！你为什么那样沉寂、那样沉痛、那样凄凉？是自然之父遗弃了你吗？抑或是他让你萎靡不振？抑或是他不再关心你？
6.哦，他没有遗弃你，你是他的心爱宝贝，是他的不朽的完美化身。他把他的美丽都传给了你，把光芒全留给了你。
7.大自然，你的孩子们会再次苏醒，他们将成长、开花，湿润的空气里会又一次弥散着玫瑰花香，青翠的草木也都会纷纷从泥土里钻出来，漫山遍野。
8.玫瑰和长春花还会再开放吗？人类将会灭亡吗？善良的美德将会沉睡于地下吗？智慧之光将会被埋于尘埃之中吗？他们的眼泪将会白白流淌吗？
9.他们还将会再次苏醒过来，冬天终将过去，他们会再次开花。到那时，你的孩子们将会擦干泪水，哦，春天来了！年复一年！
