Success is counted sweetest
By those who ne'er succeed.
To comprehend a nectar2
Requires sorest3 need.
Not one of all the purple host4
Who took the flag today
Can tell the definition5,
So clear, of victory,
As he, defeated, dying,
On whose forbidden ear6
The distant strains7 of triumph
Break8, agonized9 and clear.
从未成功的人们
最懂得成功的甜美。
惟有极度的渴求
方能体会甘露的滋味。
身穿紫服的王者之师
今日虽高扬凯旗，
却无一人能把胜利的
含义，说清道明。
战败者奄奄一息，
凯乐在远处奏响，
冲破阻隔，飞到他的
耳际，悲痛而嘹亮。
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1． count [kaunt] v． 认为
2． nectar n． 甘露，神酒
3． sore adj． 严重的，剧烈的
4． host n． 军队
5． definition n． 定义，释义
6． forbidden ear 此处指胜利的音乐原非为他而奏
7． strain [strein] n． 旋律
8． break v． 此处意为闯入
9． agonized adj． 极度痛苦的