Robert Burns and his poetry
罗伯特·彭斯和他的诗
Robert Burns, Scotland's supreme literary hero, was born in Alloway, Scotland in 1759.
罗伯特·彭斯是苏格兰的文学巨匠,1759年出生在苏格兰的阿洛韦。
Burns had a reputation for being funny and pleasant to be around.
彭斯因为滑稽又富有魅力在周围出名。
However, he came from a poor family with many debts, and did not ever make a lot of money.
但是,他来自一个负债累累的贫困家庭,并且从未挣过大钱。
People say that Burns's first love, Nelly Kirkpatrick, encouraged him to write poetry.
人们都说是彭斯的初恋,内利·科克帕丽克鼓励他创作诗歌的。
"To a Mouse" and "The Holy Fair", two of his most popular poems, both appeared in his first book of poetry.
两首他最受欢迎的诗歌《老鼠颂》和《小仙女》都出现在他的第一本诗集中。
After it was published, he became famous nationwide.
在他的作品出版之后,他变得闻名世界了。
Then he moved to Edinburgh, the capital and largest urban centre of Scotland.
然后他去了爱丁堡,苏格兰的首都,也是最大的城市中心区。
Burns was by then a famous poet, but was not any richer and had to earn his income by farming.
彭斯成为了著名的诗人,但是他并没有比以种地为生更富有。
A hard life and weak health made Robert Bums's life short.
生活艰苦和体质孱弱缩短了罗伯特·彭斯的寿命。
He died at the age of 37 in 1796.
他1796年去世,年仅37岁。
All of Scotland mourned Burns's death, and afterwards many people donated money to support his widow and children.
整个苏格兰都为彭斯的辞世哀悼,之后很多人都捐钱帮助他的遗孀和子女。