莎士比亚十四行诗全集:第77篇

 　　Thy glass will show thee how thy beauties wear, 镜子会向你昭示衰减的风韵，

　　Thy dial how thy precious minutes waste; 日幕会向你指出飞逝的青春，

　　The vacant leaves thy mind's imprint¹ will bear, 这空白册页留有你心灵的轨迹，

　　And of this book this learning mayst thou taste. 你会从中细味妙谛相伴的人生。

　　The wrinkles which thy glass will truly show Of mouthed graves will give thee memory; 镜里的皱纹丝丝，可数可辨，让你时时记得开口的墓门。

　　Thou by thy dial's shady stealth mayst know 凭借日晷你心知星横斗转，

　　Time's thievish progress to eternity². 世间的脚步正蹒跚地走向永恒。

　　Look, what thy memory can not contain 看，凡不能长驻你头脑的东西，都可以在这些空白的纸上留存。

　　Commit to these waste blanks, and thou shalt find Those children nursed, deliver'd from thy brain, 你会看到你头脑哺育出的儿女，

　　To take a new acquaintance of thy mind. 又再次魂交你自已的心灵。

　　These offices, so oft as thou wilt³ look, 你若能常对明镜看日晷、写心声，

　　Shall profit thee and much enrich thy book. 自会受益匪浅，这手册也价值倍增。

1 imprint   

n.印痕，痕迹；深刻的印象；vt.压印，牢记

参考例句：

• That dictionary is published under the Longman imprint.那本词典以朗曼公司的名义出版。
• Her speech left its imprint on me.她的演讲给我留下了深刻印象。

2 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。

3 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。