双语有声阅读：我喜欢你是寂静的

 I like for you to be still, it is as though you were absent

我喜欢你是寂静的，仿佛你已不在

and you hear me from far away, and my voice does not touch you.

你在远处聆听，而我的声音却无法触及。

It seems as though your eyes had flown away

似乎你的视线已经飞离远去。

and it seems that a kiss had sealed your mouth.

仿佛一个吻封缄了你嘴

As all things are filled with my soul

正如所有的事物充满了我的灵魂

you emerge from the things, filled my soul.

你从所有的事物中浮现，充满了我的灵魂

You are like my soul, a butterfly of dream,

你就像我的灵魂，梦中的彩蝶

and you are like the word Melancholy¹.

你如同忧郁这个词

I like for you to be still, and you seem far away.

我喜欢你是寂静的，似乎你已远去。

It sounds as though you were lamenting², a butterfly cooing like a dove.

你似乎在轻叹，如同白鸽呢喃的蝴蝶。

And you hear me from far away and my voice does not touch you:

你在远处聆听，我的声音无法触及你：

Let me come to be still in your silence.

让我在你的沉默中寂然。

And let me talk to you with your silence

并且让我借你沉默与你说话

that is bright as a lamp, simple as a ring.

你的沉默明亮如灯，简若圆环。

You are like the night, with its stillness and constellations³.

你就像黑夜，拥有寂静与群星。

Your silence is that of a star, as remote and candid⁴.

你沉默宛若星辰，遥远而明亮。

I like for you to be still, it is as though you were absent,

我喜欢你是寂静的，仿佛你已不在

distant and full of sorrow as though you had died.

遥远而且哀伤，仿佛你已仙逝了。

One word then, one smile, is enough.

此时，一个字，一个微笑，已经足够。

And I am happy, happy that it's not true.

而我会幸福，因为那不是真的。

1 melancholy   

n.忧郁，愁思；adj.令人感伤（沮丧）的，忧郁的

参考例句：

• All at once he fell into a state of profound melancholy.他立即陷入无尽的忧思之中。
• He felt melancholy after he failed the exam.这次考试没通过，他感到很郁闷。

2 lamenting   

adj.悲伤的，悲哀的v.（为…）哀悼，痛哭，悲伤( lament的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Katydids were lamenting fall's approach. 蝈蝈儿正为秋天临近而哀鸣。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Lamenting because the papers hadn't been destroyed and the money kept. 她正在吃后悔药呢，后悔自己没有毁了那张字条，把钱昧下来！ 来自英汉文学 - 败坏赫德莱堡

3 constellations   

n.星座( constellation的名词复数 )；一群杰出人物；一系列（相关的想法、事物）；一群（相关的人）

参考例句：

• The map of the heavens showed all the northern constellations. 这份天体图标明了北半部所有的星座。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• His time was coming, he would move in the constellations of power. 他时来运转，要进入权力中心了。 来自教父部分

4 candid   

adj.公正的，正直的；坦率的

参考例句：

• I cannot but hope the candid reader will give some allowance for it.我只有希望公正的读者多少包涵一些。
• He is quite candid with his friends.他对朋友相当坦诚。