莎士比亚十四行诗全集:第106篇

 　　(When) in the chronicle of wasted time 曾翻阅过远古史册的零篇残简，

　　I see descriptions of the fairest wights, 见往昔的美人留踪于字里行间，

　　And beauty making beautiful old rhyme 古谣之美在于它讴歌的便是美，

　　In praise of ladies dead and lovely knights¹, 绝色多情的佳人骑士都曾笔底生辉。

　　Then, in the blazon² of sweet beauty's best, Of hand, of foot, of lip, of eye, of brow, 镂句雕章，早写尽天姿国色，毫端翰墨临摹尽手足眼唇及双眉，

　　I see their antique pen would have express'd Even such a beauty as you master now. 如椽的画笔分明是想画出美妙之身，一如你今日展现的风采倾国倾城。

　　So all their praises are but prophecies 所以往古的一切赞词都无非是预言，

　　Of this our time, all you prefiguring; 预言我们这个时代，预言你的诞生。

　　And, for they look'd but with divining eyes, 因为古代诗人还只能想象你的风韵，

　　They had not skill enough your worth to sing: 要歌颂你的价值还缺乏足够的才情。

　　For we, which now behold³ these present days, 即便是我们，今日有幸亲睹尊颜，

　　Have eyes to wonder, but lack tongues to praise. 也只能望而兴叹，恨无妙语惊人。

1 knights   

骑士； （中古时代的）武士( knight的名词复数 )； 骑士； 爵士； （国际象棋中）马

参考例句：

• stories of knights and fair maidens 关于骑士和美女的故事
• He wove a fascinating tale of knights in shining armour. 他编了一个穿着明亮盔甲的骑士的迷人故事。

2 blazon   

n.纹章，装饰；精确描绘；v.广布；宣布

参考例句：

• I believe Shakespeare wants to blazon forth a notion of disciplinary well-ordered and morality.我认为莎士比亚想宣扬一种有纪律有秩序有道德的社会主张。

3 behold   

v.看，注视，看到

参考例句：

• The industry of these little ants is wonderful to behold.这些小蚂蚁辛勤劳动的样子看上去真令人惊叹。
• The sunrise at the seaside was quite a sight to behold.海滨日出真是个奇景。