美国语文第六册 第216期:比尔和乔(1)

Come, dear old comrade, you and I, Will steal an hour from days gone by — The shining days when life was new, And all was bright as morning dew, The lusty days of long ago, When you were Bill and I was Joe.

来吧，亲爱的老伙计，你和我从逝去的日子偷得浮生一夕乐——当生活焕然一新时，天光明媚，像朝露一般清新，很久以前的快乐时日，那时你是比尔，我是乔。

Your name may flaunt¹ a titled trail Proud as a cockerel's rainbow tail, And mine as brief appendix wear As Tam O'Shanter's luckless mare²;

你的名字也许因为带一个头衔而值得夸耀，就像小公鸡彩虹般的尾巴那般骄傲，而我的就像不幸的公驴戴的宽顶无檐圆帽，那样短小不合体；

Today, old friend, remember still That I am Joe and you are Bill.

今天，老朋友，可曾记得我是乔来你是比尔。

You've won the great world's envied prize, And grand you look in people's eyes, With HON. and LL. D., In big, brave letters fair to see-

你已经赢得令世界妒忌的荣誉，在人们眼里你是那么高傲，又是尊称，又是法学博士头衔，看到的是大大的勇敢的-

Your fist, old fellow! Off they go! — How are you, Bill? How are you, Joe?

你的拳头，老伙计，他们都消失了！你好吗，比尔？你好吗，乔？

You've worn the judge's ermined robe; You've taught your name to half the globe; You've sung mankind a deathless strain; You've made the dead past live again:

你穿的是法官貂皮袍子；你的名字半个世界都知道;你为人类吟唱不朽的乐曲；你让先前的逝者又复生：

The world may call you what it will, But you and I are Joe and Bill.

这个世界随便称呼你，可是你和我是乔和比尔。

The chaffing young folks stare and say, "See those old buffers³, bent⁴ and gray; They talk like fellows in their teens; Mad, poor old boys! That's what it means"

一副嘲弄神情的年轻人瞪着眼睛说，“瞧那些老家伙，腰都弯了头发花白；说话还像十几岁那样，疯狂的可怜的老男孩！事实就是这样。”

And shake their heads; they little know The throbbing⁵ hearts of Bill and Joe.

说罢摇着头；他们哪里晓得比尔和乔那悸动的内心。

1 flaunt   

vt.夸耀，夸饰

参考例句：

• His behavior was an outrageous flaunt.他的行为是一种无耻的炫耀。
• Why would you flaunt that on a public forum?为什么你们会在公共论坛大肆炫耀？

2 mare   

n.母马，母驴

参考例句：

• The mare has just thrown a foal in the stable.那匹母马刚刚在马厩里产下了一只小马驹。
• The mare foundered under the heavy load and collapsed in the road.那母马因负载过重而倒在路上。

3 buffers   

起缓冲作用的人（或物）( buffer的名词复数 )； 缓冲器； 减震器； 愚蠢老头

参考例句：

• To allocate and schedule the use of buffers. 分配和计划缓冲器的使用。
• Number of times the stream has paused due to insufficient stream buffers. 由于流缓冲区不足导致流程暂停的次数。

4 bent   

n.爱好，癖好；adj.弯的；决心的，一心的

参考例句：

• He was fully bent upon the project.他一心扑在这项计划上。
• We bent over backward to help them.我们尽了最大努力帮助他们。

5 throbbing   

a. 跳动的,悸动的

参考例句：

• My heart is throbbing and I'm shaking. 我的心在猛烈跳动，身子在不住颤抖。
• There was a throbbing in her temples. 她的太阳穴直跳。