第四册第16篇：坚持

16. Carry On! 坚持
by Robert William Service 伯特·威廉·塞维斯

It's easy to fight when everything's right,
当一切顺顺当当战斗真易如反掌，
 
And you're mad with the thrill and the glory;
激动和荣誉使你如痴似狂；

It's easy to cheer when victory's near,
当胜利在望，谁不感到兴奋，
 
And wallow in fields that are gory¹.
在血迹斑斑的战场上打滚？

It's a different song when everything's wrong,
当一切都不顺手，调子就不一样；
 
When you're feeling infernally mortal;
当你感到死到临头，
 
When it's ten against one, and hope there is none,
当你以一对十，毫无希望，
 
Buck² up, little soldier, and chortle:
振作起来，小兵，放生歌唱。
 
Carry on! Carry on!
坚持下去！坚持下去！

There isn't much punch in your blow.
你的拳头为何软弱无力？你在张皇四顾，盲目出击，
 
You're muddy and bloody³, but never you mind.
你浑身泥泞血污；可是，不要管它。
 
Carry on! Carry on!
坚持下去！坚持下去！

You haven't the ghost of a show.
你还不曾有过一丁点儿表现的机会。

It's looking like death, but while you've a breath,
即使要付出生命；可是，只要一息尚存，

Carry on, my son! Carry on!
坚持下去！孩子，坚持下去！

And so in the strife⁴ of the battle of life
人生的战斗也是这样，

It's easy to fight when you're winning;
得手时战斗易如反掌；

It's easy to slave, and starve and be brave,When the dawn of success is beginning.
当胜利的曙光在望，你不畏劳苦，忍饥挨饿，依然勇往直前。
 
But the man who can meet despair and defeat
唯有上帝的宠儿，

With a cheer, there's the man of God's choosing;
才能屡经挫折而气不馁；

The man who can fight to Heaven's own height
唯有斗志冲霄汉，

Is the man who can fight when he's losing.
才能虽败犹斗。
 
  Carry on! Carry on!
坚持下去！坚持下去！

Things never were looming⁵ so black.
虽然道路艰险，前所未见

But show that you haven't a cowardly streak⁶,
壮起胆来，证明你毫无怯意。
 
And through you're unlucky you never are weak.
你虽不走运，却从不软弱。

Carry on! Carry on!
坚持下去！坚持下去！

Brace⁷ up⑿ for another attack.
振作精神迎接第二次攻击。

It's looking like hell, but—you never can tell:
即使进地狱——可是谁又能说得准，
 
Carry on, old man! Carry on!
坚持下去！朋友，坚持下去！

There are some who drift out in the deserts of doubt,
有些人在疑虑的沙漠里彷徨，
 
And some who in brutishness wallow;
有些人在残忍的泥沼里打滚；
 
There are others, I know, who in piety⁸ go
但也有人，我知道，一片虔诚，
 
Bec use of a Heaven to follow.
因为有上帝可以追随。
 
But to labor⁹ with zest¹⁰, and to give of your best,
热情地劳动，竭诚地助人，
 
For the sweetness and joy of the giving;
以求施予的欢乐和甜蜜。

To help folks along with a hand and a song;
伸出手来，用歌声鼓励人们前进，
 
Why, there's the real sunshine of living.
啊，这是生命的真正的阳光。
 
Carry on! Carry on!
坚持下去！坚持下去！

Fight the good fight and true;
为善而斗争，为真理而斗争；
 
Believe in your mission, greet life with a cheer;
对你的使命要有信心，要用欢呼迎接生活；
 
There's big work to do, and that's why you are here.
你活在世上，就是为了艰巨的工作。

Carry on! Carry on!
坚持下去！坚持下去！

Let the world be the better for you;
让世界因你而变得更美好。
 
And at last when you die, let this be your cry;
最后当你离开人世，这就是你的口号：

Carry on, my soul! Carry on!
坚持下去，我的灵魂，坚持下去！

1 gory   

adj.流血的；残酷的

参考例句：

• I shuddered when I heard the gory details.我听到血淋淋的详情，战栗不已。
• The newspaper account of the accident gave all the gory details.报纸上报道了这次事故中所有骇人听闻的细节。

2 buck   

n.雄鹿，雄兔；v.马离地跳跃

参考例句：

• The boy bent curiously to the skeleton of the buck.这个男孩好奇地弯下身去看鹿的骸骨。
• The female deer attracts the buck with high-pitched sounds.雌鹿以尖声吸引雄鹿。

3 bloody   

adj.非常的的；流血的；残忍的；adv.很；vt.血染

参考例句：

• He got a bloody nose in the fight.他在打斗中被打得鼻子流血。
• He is a bloody fool.他是一个十足的笨蛋。

4 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。

5 looming   

n.上现蜃景（光通过低层大气发生异常折射形成的一种海市蜃楼）v.隐约出现，阴森地逼近( loom的现在分词 )；隐约出现，阴森地逼近

参考例句：

• The foothills were looming ahead through the haze. 丘陵地带透过薄雾朦胧地出现在眼前。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Then they looked up. Looming above them was Mount Proteome. 接着他们往上看，在其上隐约看到的是蛋白质组山。 来自英汉非文学 - 生命科学 - 回顾与展望

6 streak   

n.条理，斑纹，倾向，少许，痕迹；v.加条纹，变成条纹，奔驰，快速移动

参考例句：

• The Indians used to streak their faces with paint.印第安人过去常用颜料在脸上涂条纹。
• Why did you streak the tree?你为什么在树上刻条纹？

7 brace   

n. 支柱,曲柄,大括号; v. 绷紧,顶住,(为困难或坏事)做准备

参考例句：

• My daughter has to wear a brace on her teeth. 我的女儿得戴牙套以矫正牙齿。
• You had better brace yourself for some bad news. 有些坏消息,你最好做好准备。

8 piety   

n.虔诚，虔敬

参考例句：

• They were drawn to the church not by piety but by curiosity.他们去教堂不是出于虔诚而是出于好奇。
• Experience makes us see an enormous difference between piety and goodness.经验使我们看到虔诚与善意之间有着巨大的区别。

9 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

10 zest   

n.乐趣；滋味，风味；兴趣

参考例句：

• He dived into his new job with great zest.他充满热情地投入了新的工作。
• He wrote his novel about his trip to Asia with zest.他兴趣浓厚的写了一本关于他亚洲之行的小说。