美国语文第六册 第49期:生命之虚妄(1)

 　　Man, born of woman, is of a few days, and full of trouble; 人从呱呱落地，只是短暂的几天，麻烦不断；

　　He cometh forth¹ as a flower, and is cut down; 他初如鲜花哪堪折；

　　He fleeth also as a shadow, 像影子一样循去，

　　And continueth not. 不再继续。

　　Upon such dost thou open thine eye, 你睁眼凝望，

　　And bring me unto judgment² with thee? 寄望我对你的命运做出判断？

　　Among the impure³ is there none pure? 在不洁之间还有纯洁无瑕吗？

　　Not one. 没有。

　　Are his days so determined⁴? 他的命运就这么决定了？

　　Hast thou numbered his months, 你数过他存世的时日，

　　And set fast his bounds for him which he can never pass? 为他划定的界限，他绝对不会逾越吗？

　　Turn then from him that he may rest, 在他要休息时将他唤起，

　　And enjoy, as an hireling, his day. 像雇员那样享受他的时光。

　　The tree hath hope, if it be cut down, it becometh green again, 树也有希望，要是被砍倒的话他还会长出绿芽，

　　And new shoots are put forth. 生出新的枝叶。

　　If even the root is old in the earth, and its stock die in the ground, 即使根陷在冰冷的泥土里，它的血脉已经在泥土中僵死，

　　From vapor⁵ of water it will bud, 吸了水气才能吐蕾，

　　And bring forth boughs⁶ as a young plant. 长出像小植物一样的大树枝。

　　But man dieth, and his power is gone; 人死了，他的威风便一去不复返；

　　He is taken away, and where is he? 他随风而逝，他的灵魂在哪里？

　　Till the waters waste from the sea, 直到海水干枯，

　　Till the river faileth and is dry land, 直到河流干涸，

　　Man lieth low, and riseth not again. 人甘居于下，不再昂首，

　　Till the heavens are old, he shall not awake, 直到天荒地老，他也不会醒来，

　　Nor be aroused from his sleep. 他的睡梦亦不会惊扰。

1 forth   

adv.向前；向外，往外

参考例句：

• The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

2 judgment   

n.审判；判断力，识别力，看法，意见

参考例句：

• The chairman flatters himself on his judgment of people.主席自认为他审视人比别人高明。
• He's a man of excellent judgment.他眼力过人。

3 impure   

adj.不纯净的，不洁的；不道德的，下流的

参考例句：

• The air of a big city is often impure.大城市的空气往往是污浊的。
• Impure drinking water is a cause of disease.不洁的饮用水是引发疾病的一个原因。

4 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

5 vapor   

n.蒸汽，雾气

参考例句：

• The cold wind condenses vapor into rain.冷风使水蒸气凝结成雨。
• This new machine sometimes transpires a lot of hot vapor.这部机器有时排出大量的热气。

6 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。