好篱笆才出好街坊  

Good Fences,Good Neighbors

作　　者：Aaron A. Vessup 柒月 

出　　处：《英语学习》2016年第11期51-53,共3页English Language Learning

摘　　要：美国人崇尚个人隐私，邻里之间“有墙好办事”，但是屏障建起，相安无事却似乎不太可能。比如说，若遇到“一枝树杈出墙来”的情况，谁才有权利消灭它也会成为一个问题。美国诗人罗伯特·弗罗斯特在《修墙》一诗中写道：好篱笆会促成好街坊。虽说诗本身传达了推倒围墙、消除隔阂的寓意，但这一名句也深谙道理。如今围墙有了存在的必要，但“好篱笆”的养成却是道阻且长。Afew years ago, two of my neighbors were the top news story. One had legally： forced the other .into court. A legal suit was being fought over property lines. Before this action, these two families had been arguing for months. At issue was a new fence erected presumed to exceed a boundary line. Even though it was probably only a matter of inches,

关 键 词：个人隐私 《修墙》 弗罗斯特 美国人 罗伯特 诗人 围墙 说诗 

分 类 号：I712.072[文学—其他各国文学]