[43]Warning by Jenny Joseph.

2020.7.11 Sat. Warning by Jenny Joseph   When I am an old woman I shall wear purple With a red hat which doesn’t go, and doesn’t suit me. And I shall spend my pension on brandy and summer gloves And satin[ˈsætɪn] 绸缎做的 sandals[ˈsændl]凉鞋, and say we’ve no money for butter.   I shall sit down on the pavement人行道 when I’m tired And gobble [ˈgɒbl]贪食，狼吞虎咽 up samples in shops and press alarm bells And run my stick along the public railings [ˈreɪlɪŋ]栅栏，围栏 And make up for the sobriety[səˈbraɪəti]清醒，冷静，节制 of my youth. I shall go out in my slippers['slɪpə]拖鞋 in the rain And pick flowers in other people’s gardens And learn to spit吐痰，吐口水.   You can wear terrible shirts and grow more fat And eat three pounds of sausages at a go Or only bread and pickle[ˈpɪkl]泡菜 for a week And hoard[hɔ:d]囤积，贮藏 pens and pencils and beermats啤酒杯垫 and things in boxes.   But now we must have clothes that keep us dry And pay our rents and not swear[sweə] 发誓，咒骂 in the street And set a good example for the children. We must have friends to dinner and read the papers.   But maybe I ought to practice a little now? So people who know me are not too shocked and surprised When suddenly I am old, and start to wear purple. 主播:Leanne BGM:Looking with cely. ----Robert Bonfiglio