莎士比亚十四行诗全集:第115篇

 　　Those lines that I before have writ¹ do lie, 曾写过说我爱你到极点的诗行，

　　Even those that said I could not love you dearer: 我今儿却要宣布这些全都是谎。

　　Yet then my judgment² knew no reason why My most full flame should afterwards burn clearer. 可我那时的确说不出个道理，为什么日后我的情火会烧得更旺。

　　But reckoning time, whose million'd accidents 假如我当时想到有千百万次

　　Creep in 'twixt vows³ and change decrees of kings, 时光会推翻盟誓，改变圣旨，

　　Tan sacred beauty, blunt the sharp'st intents, 使绝色美人变黑，挫败大略雄图，

　　Divert strong minds to the course of altering things; 壮志凌云终难改无常的时序——

　　Alas⁴, why, fearing of time's tyranny, 唉，慑于时间的暴戾专横，

　　Might I not then say 'Now I love you best,' 我那时干吗不说“我现在最最爱你”，

　　When I was certain o'er incertainty, 既然我那时已觉胜券在握，

　　Crowning the present, doubting of the rest? 虽知来日不可追，毕竟可使今朝喜？

　　Love is a babe; then might I not say so, 爱是幼婴；那时我的话不可能这样，

　　To give full growth to that which still doth grow? 为的是那成长中的婴儿全面地成长。

1 writ   

n.命令状，书面命令

参考例句：

• This is a copy of a writ I received this morning.这是今早我收到的书面命令副本。
• You shouldn't treat the newspapers as if they were Holy Writ. 你不应该把报上说的话奉若神明。

2 judgment   

n.审判；判断力，识别力，看法，意见

参考例句：

• The chairman flatters himself on his judgment of people.主席自认为他审视人比别人高明。
• He's a man of excellent judgment.他眼力过人。

3 vows   

誓言( vow的名词复数 )； 郑重宣布，许愿

参考例句：

• Matrimonial vows are to show the faithfulness of the new couple. 婚誓体现了新婚夫妇对婚姻的忠诚。
• The nun took strait vows. 那位修女立下严格的誓愿。

4 alas   

int.唉(表示悲伤、忧愁、恐惧等)

参考例句：

• Alas!The window is broken!哎呀！窗子破了！
• Alas,the truth is less romantic.然而，真理很少带有浪漫色彩。