莎士比亚十四行诗全集:第80篇

 　　O, how I faint when I of you do write, 啊，一面写颂诗，一面满怀凄凉，

　　Knowing a better spirit doth use your name, 因为另一名高手也在把你歌唱。

　　And in the praise thereof spends all his might, 为了赞美你他不惜搜索枯肠，

　　To make me tongue-tied, speaking of your fame! 要使我钳口结舌、颓笔无光。

　　But since your worth, wide as the ocean is, 但既然你的德行广若四海，

　　The humble¹ as the proudest sail doth bear, 当容得小船大舶共水同航；

　　My saucy² bark inferior far to his 我这轻舟虽万难与其艨艟比量，

　　On your broad main doth wilfully³ appear. 又何妨随意驶进你海阔天长。

　　Your shallowest help will hold me up afloat, 你有浅处可令我戏波其上，

　　Whilst he upon your soundless deep doth ride; 亦有深处可供他纵马松缰。

　　Or being wreck'd, I am a worthless boat, 偶遇不测，我只是扁舟一叶不须惜，

　　He of tall building and of goodly pride: 他却是巨舰宏构，帆重桅高价高昂。

　　Then if he thrive and I be cast away, 他日里，假如是他得宠我遭放，

　　The worst was this; my love was my decay. 最坏不过此下场：我爱使我亡。

1 humble   

adj.谦卑的，恭顺的；地位低下的；v.降低，贬低

参考例句：

• In my humble opinion,he will win the election.依我拙见，他将在选举中获胜。
• Defeat and failure make people humble.挫折与失败会使人谦卑。

2 saucy   

adj.无礼的；俊俏的；活泼的

参考例句：

• He was saucy and mischievous when he was working.他工作时总爱调皮捣蛋。
• It was saucy of you to contradict your father.你顶撞父亲，真是无礼。

3 wilfully   

adv.任性固执地；蓄意地

参考例句：

• Don't wilfully cling to your reckless course. 不要一意孤行。 来自辞典例句
• These missionaries even wilfully extended the extraterritoriality to Chinese converts and interfered in Chinese judicial authority. 这些传教士还肆意将"治外法权"延伸至中国信徒，干涉司法。 来自汉英非文学 - 白皮书