busy

忙碌

mischief

恶作剧

looked

看起来

unto

对

glee

欢乐

contriving

不断努力

ringlets

卷发

noddle

点头

drew

吸引了

nun

修女

pressing

紧迫的

fingers

手指

carpet

地毯

wise

明智的

lips

嘴唇

embrace

拥抱

ponder

思考

lashes

睫毛

climb

爬

true

真正的

MY GOOD-FOR-NOTHING

我什么都做不了

"What are you good for, my brave little man?

你能做什么，我勇敢的男子汉？

Answer that question for me, if you can,

如果可以，请回答我的问题。

You, with your fingers as white as a nun, —

你，有修女一样白的手，

You, with your ringlets as bright as the sun.

你，有阳光一样明亮的卷发。

All the day long, with your busy contriving,

你忙忙碌碌地捣蛋了一整天，

Into all mischief and fun you are driving;

带来了所有的淘气与乐趣。

See if your wise little noddle can tell

看看你聪明的小脑袋是否可以回答，

What you are good for. Now ponder it well."

你能做什么？请仔细思考。

Over the carpet the dear little feet

地毯上可爱的小脚丫，

Came with a patter to climb on my seat;

轻快地爬上了我的座位。

Two merry eyes, full of frolic and glee,

一双快乐的眼睛在睫毛下看着我，

Under their lashes looked up unto me;

充满了调皮与欢乐。

Two little hands pressing soft on my face,

一双小手轻轻地捧着我的脸，

Drew me down close in a loving embrace;

紧紧地搂住我深情地拥抱。

Two rosy lips gave the answer so true,

两瓣红润的嘴唇给我如此真实的答案，

"Good to love you, mamma, good to love you."

“我能爱你呀，妈妈，我能爱你！”

(Emily Huntington Miller)

（艾米丽·亨廷顿·米勒）