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艾米莉·狄金森是著名的美国诗人
她的诗句简单，却优美深刻
最经典的这句，今天咱们一起来品一品
原文：
Had I not seen the sun
如果我没有见过太阳
I could have borne the shade
我本可以忍受黑暗
1.Had I not seen the sun怎么理解
这句话是省略if的虚拟语气
省略if的虚拟语气可以以三种形式开头
① Had
Had he listened to me, he wouldn't have been cheated.
如果他听我的，他就不会被骗。
没有省略的形式是：
If he had listened to me, he wouldn't have been cheated.
② Were
Were I a magician, I'd learn how to read minds.
我如果是个魔法师，我就会学读心术。
没有省略的形式是：
If I were a magician, I'd learn how to read minds.
③ Should
Should he come late, we'll have to wait.
万一他来晚了，我们就得等着。
没有省略的形式是：
If he should come late, we'll have to wait.
2. I could have borne the shade
我本可以忍受黑暗
bear/beər/
作动词：
① 忍受
I can't bear you anymore!
我真是忍不了你了！
② 带有
I'll bear your suggestions in mind.
我会把你得建议带在心上的。
③ 生孩子
She had borne six children by the time she was 30.
她到30岁时已经生了6个孩子。
作名词：熊
a bear cub小熊仔
shade /ʃeɪd/
作名词:
① 阴影
The sun was hot, and there were no trees to offer us shade.
太阳火辣辣的，没有树给我们遮阳。
② 差别
There are several shades of meaning in that sentence.
那句话有多层意思。
作动词:
① 变化
At sunset, the sky shaded from pink into dark red.
日落时分，天空逐渐由粉色变为深红。
② 遮挡
I shaded my eyes from the glare of the sun.
我遮住眼睛，避开刺眼的阳光。
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