“There’s a man in the world who is never turned down, whatever he chances to stray; he gets the glad hand in the populous town, or out where the farmers makes hay; he’s greeted with pleasure on deserts of sand, and deep in the aisles of the woods; wherever he goes there’s a welcoming hand – he’s the man who delivers the goods.”
— Walt Whitman, Poet
「世界上有一種人，不管走到哪都不會被拒絕；他在城鎮、農夫幹活處受到熱烈的歡迎；他走在沙漠、森林裡會受到人們高興的招呼；不管他去哪，都有人歡迎他 – 他是提供助益的人。」– 華特‧惠特曼 (詩人)
- turn down 拒絕。例：Mary plans to turn down the job offer. (瑪莉打算拒絕該工作機會。) chance (v.) 碰巧，偶然。例：I chanced to be passing when she came outside. (當她出門時我正好經過。) stray (v.) 閒逛，走錯路。例：We strayed into enemy territory. (我們誤入敵人陣地。) glad hand 熱誠的招呼及歡迎。例：Whenever Lisa goes to their house, she gets the glad hand. (每當麗莎去他們家裡，她都受到熱烈歡迎。) hay (n.) 乾草。aisle (n.) 通道，走道。
- 華特‧惠特曼 (1819-1892) 是美國詩人、散文家、新聞工作者及人文主義者，他是美國文壇中最偉大的詩人之一，有「自由詩之父」的美譽，《草葉集》為其代表作。