第三册第1篇：《人生颂》

1 A Psalm¹ of Life 《人生颂》
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 朗费罗

What the Heart of the Young Man said to the Psalmist.
Tell me not, in mournful numbers,
"Life is but an empty dream! "
for the soul is dead that slumbers²,
And things are not what they seem.
不要在哀伤的诗句里告诉我：
“人生不过是一场幻梦！”
灵魂睡着了，就等于死了，
事物的真相与外表不同。

Life is real! Life is earnest!
And the grave is not its goal;
"Dust thou art, to dust returnest, "
Was not spoken of the soul.
人生是真切的！人生是实在的！
它的归宿绝不是荒坟；
“你本是尘土，必归于尘土，
这是指躯壳，不是指灵魂。

Not enjoyment³, and not sorrow,
Is our destined⁴ end or way;
But to act, that each to-morrow
Find us farther than to-day.
我们命定的目标和道路
不是享乐，也不是受苦；
而是行动，在每个明天
都超越今天，跨出新步。

Art is long , and Time is fleeting⁵,
And our hearts, though stout⁶ and brave,
Still, like muffled⁷ drums, are beating
Funeral marches to the grave.
智艺无穷，时光飞逝；
这颗心，纵然勇敢坚强，
也只如鼙鼓，闷声擂动着，
一下又一下，向坟地送丧。

In the world's broad field of battle,
In the bivouac of Life,
Be not like dumb, driven cattle!
Be a hero in the strife⁸!
世界是一片辽阔的战场，
人生是到处扎寨安营；
莫学那听人驱策的哑畜，
做一个威武善战的英雄！

Trust no Future,howe'er pleasant!
Let the dead Past bury its dead!
Act, -act in the living Present!
Heart within, and God o'erhead!
别指靠将来，不管它多可爱！
把已逝的过去永久掩埋！
行动吧──趁着活生生的现在！
胸中有赤心，头上有真宰！

Lives of great men all remind us
We can make our lives sublime⁹,
And , departing , leave behind us
Footprints on the sands of time;
伟人的生平启示我们：
我们能够生活得高尚，
而当告别人世的时候，
留下脚印在时间的沙上。

Footprints, that perhaps another,
Sailing o'er life's solemn main,
A forlorn and shipwrecked brother ,
Seeing, shall take heart again.
也许我们有一个弟兄
航行在庄严的人生大海，
遇险沉了船，绝望的时刻，
会看到这脚印而振作起来。

Let us , then, be up and doing,
With a heart for any fate;
Still achieving, still pursuing,
Learn to labour and to wait.
那么，让我们起来干吧，
对任何命运要敢于担载；
不断地进取，不断地追求，
要善于劳动，善于等待。

1 psalm   

n.赞美诗，圣诗

参考例句：

• The clergyman began droning the psalm.牧师开始以单调而低沈的语调吟诵赞美诗。
• The minister droned out the psalm.牧师喃喃地念赞美诗。

2 slumbers   

睡眠，安眠( slumber的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• His image traversed constantly her restless slumbers. 他的形象一再闯进她的脑海，弄得她不能安睡。
• My Titan brother slumbers deep inside his mountain prison. Go. 我的泰坦兄弟就被囚禁在山脉的深处。

3 enjoyment   

n.乐趣；享有；享用

参考例句：

• Your company adds to the enjoyment of our visit. 有您的陪同，我们这次访问更加愉快了。
• After each joke the old man cackled his enjoyment.每逢讲完一个笑话，这老人就呵呵笑着表示他的高兴。

4 destined   

adj.命中注定的；(for)以…为目的地的

参考例句：

• It was destined that they would marry.他们结婚是缘分。
• The shipment is destined for America.这批货物将运往美国。

5 fleeting   

adj.短暂的，飞逝的

参考例句：

• The girls caught only a fleeting glimpse of the driver.女孩们只匆匆瞥了一眼司机。
• Knowing the life fleeting,she set herself to enjoy if as best as she could.她知道这种日子转瞬即逝，于是让自已尽情地享受。

6 stout   

adj.强壮的，粗大的，结实的，勇猛的，矮胖的

参考例句：

• He cut a stout stick to help him walk.他砍了一根结实的枝条用来拄着走路。
• The stout old man waddled across the road.那肥胖的老人一跩一跩地穿过马路。

7 muffled   

adj.（声音）被隔的；听不太清的；（衣服）裹严的；蒙住的v.压抑，捂住( muffle的过去式和过去分词 )；用厚厚的衣帽包着（自己）

参考例句：

• muffled voices from the next room 从隔壁房间里传来的沉闷声音
• There was a muffled explosion somewhere on their right. 在他们的右面什么地方有一声沉闷的爆炸声。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 strife   

n.争吵，冲突，倾轧，竞争

参考例句：

• We do not intend to be drawn into the internal strife.我们不想卷入内乱之中。
• Money is a major cause of strife in many marriages.金钱是造成很多婚姻不和的一个主要原因。

9 sublime   

adj.崇高的，伟大的；极度的，不顾后果的

参考例句：

• We should take some time to enjoy the sublime beauty of nature.我们应该花些时间去欣赏大自然的壮丽景象。
• Olympic games play as an important arena to exhibit the sublime idea.奥运会，就是展示此崇高理念的重要舞台。