问一个英文语法问题

Question

Time is but the stream I go a-fishing in为啥要加a?

Answer 1

Spring
Spring, the sweet Spring, is the year’s pleasant king(1);
Then blooms each thing, then maids dance in a ring,
Cold doth not sting(2), the pretty birds do sing(3),
Cuckoo, jug-jug, pu-we, to-witta-woo!(4)
The palm(5) and may(6) make country houses gay,
Lambs frisk’ and play, the shepherds pipe all day,
And we hear aye birds tune this merry lay,(7)
Cuckoo, jug-jug’ pu,we, to-witta-woo !
The fields breathe sweet, the daisies kiss our feet,
Young lovers meet, old wives a-sunning sit(8),
In every street these tunes bur ears do greet(9),
Cuckoo, jug-jug, pu-we, to-witta-woo!
Spring! The sweet Spring!
春天

春天，甜蜜的春天，一年中欢乐的君王，
春光中万物昌盛，春光中少女们团团起舞，
寒冷不再砭骨，美丽的鸟儿处处啼唱，
咕咕，喳一喳，卜一威，嘟一威嗒一喔!
棕榈树和山楂花把乡村房舍点缀得喜气洋洋，
小羔羊活蹦欢跳，牧羊人整日价笛声袅袅，
我们时时斯到鸟儿唱起快乐的曲调，
咕咕，喳一喳， 卜一威，嘟一威嗒一喔!
田野间一片芬芳，盛开的雏菊紧贴在我们脚旁，
年轻的情侣对对相聚，老妇人坐着沐浴阳光，
每条街上都有这样的曲调在我们耳边回荡，
咕咕，喳一喳， 卜一威，嘟一威嗒一喔!
春天!甜蜜的春天!
托马斯·纳什

(8)old wives a-sunning sit：sit是谓语动词。a-sunning：晒太阳，作状语; a-作为特殊介词，在现代英语中已不如此使用。例如：在现代英语中不说He went a-fishing而说He went fishing。

Time is but the stream I go a-fishing in. I drink at it; but while I drink I see the sandy bottom and detect how shallow it is. Its thin current slides away, but eternity remains.

徐迟译文是：
时间只是我垂钓的溪。我喝溪水，喝水时候我看到它那沙底，它多么浅啊。它的汨汨的流水逝去了，可是永恒留了下来。

Answer 2

你这是谁的诗歌，那个年代的

Answer 3

何况你们vbmn

Answer 4

你确定要加a ??