莎士比亚十四行诗全集:第44篇

 　　If the dull substance of my flesh were thought, 假如我这笨重的肉体如轻灵的思想，

　　Injurious distance should not stop my way; 那么山重水复也挡不住我振翅高翔，

　　For then despite of space I would be brought, 我将视天涯海角如咫尺之隔，

　　From limits far remote where thou dost stay. 不远鸿途万里，孤飞到你身旁。

　　No matter then although my foot did stand 此刻我的双足所立的处所

　　Upon the farthest earth removed from thee; 虽与你远隔千山又有何妨，

　　For nimble thought can jump both sea and land As soon as think the place where he would be. 只要一想到你栖身的地方，这电疾般的思想便会穿洲过洋。

　　But ah! thought kills me that I am not thought, 然而可叹我并非是空灵的思绪

　　To leap large lengths of miles when thou art gone, 能腾跃追逮你的行踪跨岭飞江，

　　But that so much of earth and water wrought¹ 我只是泥土和水铸成的凡胎肉体，

　　I must attend time's leisure with my moan, 惟有用浩叹侍奉蹉跎的时光。

　　Receiving nought² by elements so slow 唉，无论土和水于我都毫无补益,

　　But heavy tears, badges of either's woe³. 它们只标志着哀愁令我泪飞如雨。

1 wrought   

v.引起；以…原料制作；运转；adj.制造的

参考例句：

• Events in Paris wrought a change in British opinion towards France and Germany.巴黎发生的事件改变了英国对法国和德国的看法。
• It's a walking stick with a gold head wrought in the form of a flower.那是一个金质花形包头的拐杖。

2 nought   

n.／adj.无，零

参考例句：

• We must bring their schemes to nought.我们必须使他们的阴谋彻底破产。
• One minus one leaves nought.一减一等于零。

3 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。