ship (like ships that pass in the night )

英语词源

ship (like ships that pass in the night )萍水相逢

该短语出自美国诗人朗费罗（H. W. Longfellow，1807—1882）的诗篇《路畔旅舍的故事》（Tales of a Wayside Inn ）：

Ships that pass in the night, and speak to each other in passing;

Only a signal shown and a distant voice in the darkness;

So on the ocean of life we pass and speak one another,

Only a look and a voice; then darkness again and a silence.

船，划过夜色，互相私语；

黑夜中远处的声响是唯一的信号；

在似海的人生中，擦肩而过，侃侃而谈，

只是眼神，只是声音；然后黑暗笼罩，

只剩下一片寂静。

——摘自《单词的历史：英语词源漫谈》