跟着诗人学：我本可以忍受黑暗，如果我不曾见过太阳
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艾米莉狄金森是美国著名诗人。
她的诗很简单，但是美丽而深刻。
最经典的一句话，今天我们一起来品味一下。
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
How can I understand if I haven't seen the sun?
这个句子是省略if的虚拟语气
省略if的虚拟语气可以从三种形式开始。
Yes.
Had he listened to me, he wouldn't have been cheated.
如果他听了我的话，他就不会被骗了。
没有遗漏的形式是：
If he had listened to me, he wouldn't have been cheated.
quilt
Were I a magician, I'd learn how to read minds.
如果我是魔术师，我会学会读心术。
没有遗漏的形式是：
If I were a magician, I'd learn how to read minds.
Should
Should he come late, we'll have to wait.
万一他来晚了，我们就只好等了。
没有遗漏的形式是：
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/ber/
作为动词：
忍受
I can't bear you anymore!
我真的受不了你！
与
I'll bear your suggestions in mind.
我会记住你的建议。
生孩子。
She had borne six children by the time she was 30.
到她30岁时，她已经生了6个孩子。
作名词：熊
a bear cub小熊仔
shade /ed/
作名词：
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。
差别
There are several shades of meaning in that sentence.
那句话有多层意思。
作动词：
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。
遮挡
I shaded my eyes from the glare of the sun.
我遮住眼睛，避开刺眼的阳光。
