Robert Frost
/ˌrɒbət ˈfrɒst/
/ˌrɑːbərt ˈfrɔːst/
- (1874-1963) a US poet who won four Pulitzer Prizes. He is best known for his poems about the countryside. From 1912 to 1915 Frost lived in England where he wrote A Boy's Will (1913). He then settled in the US state of New Hampshire and wrote about New England. His books of poetry include A Witness Tree (1942) and In the Clearing (1962). His best-known poems are Mending Wall and Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening. At the age of 87, Frost read his poem A Gift Outright at the 1962 inauguration of John F Kennedy (= the ceremony at which he was formally made President).
“Two roads diverged in a wood, and I –I took the one less travelled by,And that has made all the difference.”罗伯特·弗罗斯特(Robert Frost):(1874-1963)是一位美国诗人,曾获得四次普利策奖。他以关于乡村的诗而闻名。从1912年到1915年,弗罗斯特住在英国,在那里他写了《男孩的遗嘱》(A Boy's Will,1913年)。然后,他在美国新罕布什尔州定居,并撰写了有关新英格兰的文章。他的诗集有《见证树》(1942年)和《在清除中》(1962年)。他最著名的诗是《修墙》和《雪夜里的伍兹驻足》。弗罗斯特(Frost)享年87岁,在1962年约翰·肯尼迪(John F Kennedy)的就职典礼上宣读了他的诗《礼物彻底》(A Gift Outright)。