单选题
Not one of all the purple hostWho took the flag to-day Can tell the definition, So clear, of victory! As he, defeated, dying, On whose forbidden earThe distant strains of triumph Burst agonized and clear!The first line of the following poem is______.
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】解析：题目中的诗歌选自Emily Dickinson(艾米丽·狄金森)的“Success is counted sweetest”，该诗的第一行即Success is counted sweetest。节选部分的译文：身穿紫服的王者之师／今日虽高扬凯旗／却无一人能把胜利的／含义，说清道明。／战败者奄奄一息，／凯乐在远处奏响，／冲破阻隔，飞到他的／耳际，悲痛而嘹亮。