济慈诗歌和书信选(英文版)31 Ode on a Grecian Urn

 　　Ode on a Grecian Urn¹

　　THOU still unravish'd bride of quietness,

　　Thou foster-child of Silence and slow Time,

　　Sylvan² historian, who canst thus express

　　A flowery tale more sweetly than our rhyme:

　　What leaf-fringed legend haunts about thy shape

　　Of deities³ or mortals, or of both,

　　In Tempe or the dales of Arcady?

　　What men or gods are these? What maidens⁴ loth?

　　What mad pursuit? What struggle to escape?

　　What pipes and timbrels? What wild ecstasy⁵?

　　Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard

　　Are sweeter; therefore, ye soft pipes, play on;

　　Not to the sensual ear, but, more endear'd,

　　Pipe to the spirit ditties of no tone:

　　Fair youth, beneath the trees, thou canst not leave

　　Thy song, nor ever can those trees be bare;

　　Bold Lover, never, never canst thou kiss,

　　Though winning near the goal—yet, do not grieve;

　　She cannot fade, though thou hast not thy bliss⁶,

　　For ever wilt⁷ thou love, and she be fair!

　　Ah, happy, happy boughs⁸! that cannot shed

　　Your leaves, nor ever bid the Spring adieu;

　　And, happy melodist, unwearièd,

　　For ever piping songs for ever new;

　　More happy love! more happy, happy love!

　　For ever warm and still to be enjoy'd,

　　For ever panting, and for ever young;

　　All breathing human passion far above,

　　That leaves a heart high-sorrowful and cloy'd,

　　A burning forehead, and a parching⁹ tongue.

　　Who are these coming to the sacrifice?

　　To what green altar, O mysterious priest,

　　Lead'st thou that heifer lowing at the skies,

　　And all her silken flanks with garlands drest?

　　What little town by river or sea-shore,

　　Or mountain-built with peaceful citadel¹⁰,

　　Is emptied of its folk, this pious¹¹ morn?

　　And, little town, thy streets for evermore

　　Will silent be; and not a soul, to tell

　　Why thou art desolate¹², can e'er return.

　　O Attic¹³ shape! fair attitude! with brede

　　Of marble men and maidens overwrought,

　　With forest branches and the trodden weed;

　　Thou, silent form! dost tease us out of thought

　　As doth eternity¹⁴: Cold Pastoral!

　　When old age shall this generation waste,

　　Thou shalt remain, in midst of other woe¹⁵

　　Than ours, a friend to man, to whom thou say'st,

　　'Beauty is truth, truth beauty,—that is all

　　Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know.

1 urn   

n.（有座脚的）瓮；坟墓；骨灰瓮

参考例句：

• The urn was unearthed entire.这只瓮出土完整无缺。
• She put the big hot coffee urn on the table and plugged it in.她将大咖啡壶放在桌子上,接上电源。

2 sylvan   

adj.森林的

参考例句：

• Venerable oaks forms a sylvan archway.古老的栎树形成一条林荫拱道。
• They lived in a sylvan retreat.他们住在一个林中休养地。

3 deities   

n.神，女神( deity的名词复数 )；神祗；神灵；神明

参考例句：

• Zeus and Aphrodite were ancient Greek deities. 宙斯和阿佛洛狄是古希腊的神。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Taoist Wang hesitated occasionally about these transactions for fearof offending the deities. 道士也有过犹豫，怕这样会得罪了神。 来自汉英文学 - 现代散文

4 maidens   

处女( maiden的名词复数 )； 少女； 未婚女子； （板球运动）未得分的一轮投球

参考例句：

• stories of knights and fair maidens 关于骑士和美女的故事
• Transplantation is not always successful in the matter of flowers or maidens. 花儿移栽往往并不成功，少女们换了环境也是如此。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

5 ecstasy   

n.狂喜，心醉神怡，入迷

参考例句：

• He listened to the music with ecstasy.他听音乐听得入了神。
• Speechless with ecstasy,the little boys gazed at the toys.小孩注视着那些玩具，高兴得说不出话来。

6 bliss   

n.狂喜，福佑，天赐的福

参考例句：

• It's sheer bliss to be able to spend the day in bed.整天都可以躺在床上真是幸福。
• He's in bliss that he's won the Nobel Prize.他非常高兴，因为获得了诺贝尔奖金。

7 wilt   

v.(使)植物凋谢或枯萎；(指人)疲倦，衰弱

参考例句：

• Golden roses do not wilt and will never need to be watered.金色的玫瑰不枯萎绝也不需要浇水。
• Several sleepless nights made him wilt.数个不眠之夜使他憔悴。

8 boughs   

大树枝( bough的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The green boughs glittered with all their pearls of dew. 绿枝上闪烁着露珠的光彩。
• A breeze sighed in the higher boughs. 微风在高高的树枝上叹息着。

9 parching   

adj.烘烤似的，焦干似的v.（使）焦干， （使）干透( parch的现在分词 )；使（某人）极口渴

参考例句：

• A burning forehead, and a parching tongue. 没有炽热的头脑，焦渴的嘴唇。 来自互联网

10 citadel   

n.城堡；堡垒；避难所

参考例句：

• The citadel was solid.城堡是坚固的。
• This citadel is built on high ground for protecting the city.这座城堡建于高处是为保护城市。

11 pious   

adj.虔诚的；道貌岸然的

参考例句：

• Alexander is a pious follower of the faith.亚历山大是个虔诚的信徒。
• Her mother was a pious Christian.她母亲是一个虔诚的基督教徒。

12 desolate   

adj.荒凉的，荒芜的；孤独的，凄凉的；v.使荒芜，使孤寂

参考例句：

• The city was burned into a desolate waste.那座城市被烧成一片废墟。
• We all felt absolutely desolate when she left.她走后，我们都觉得万分孤寂。

13 attic   

n.顶楼，屋顶室

参考例句：

• Leakiness in the roof caused a damp attic.屋漏使顶楼潮湿。
• What's to be done with all this stuff in the attic?顶楼上的材料怎么处理？

14 eternity   

n.不朽，来世；永恒，无穷

参考例句：

• The dull play seemed to last an eternity.这场乏味的剧似乎演个没完没了。
• Finally,Ying Tai and Shan Bo could be together for all of eternity.英台和山伯终能双宿双飞，永世相随。

15 woe   

n.悲哀，苦痛，不幸，困难；int.用来表达悲伤或惊慌

参考例句：

• Our two peoples are brothers sharing weal and woe.我们两国人民是患难与共的兄弟。
• A man is well or woe as he thinks himself so.自认祸是祸，自认福是福。