See the merry limbs in hot Highland fling Because some wizard vermin Charmed from the quiet this revel When our ears were half lulled By the dark music Blown from Sleep's trumpet.

看那在苏格兰高地舞欢快的四肢,因为一些男巫,神往陶醉于这狂欢中,当我们的耳朵半听着,在黑暗音乐边的是小号的声音。

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That is because in the Dark Ages we don't have any writing.

这是因为在黑暗时代,没有什么保留下来的文字

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