双语有声阅读：有一位女郎甜美和善

There Is a Lady Sweet and Kind Anonymous¹

 

有一位女郎甜美和善

There is a lady sweet and kind,

有一位女郎甜美和善

Was never face so pleas'd my mind;

她的容貌让我愉悦非常；

I did but see her passing by,

看着她从身边走过，

And yet I love her till I die.

我想爱她直到地老天荒。　

Her gesture, motion, and her smiles,

她的举止，她的微笑，

Her wit, her voice, my heart beguiles²,

她的机智和声音让我心驰神往，

Beguiles my heart, I know not why,

让我心驰神往，不知是何原因，

And yet I love her till I die.

但我要爱她直到地老天荒。

Her free behaviour, winning looks,

奔放的姿容，骄人的模样，

Will make a lawyer burn his books;

让律师把法律抛舍；

I touch'd her not, alas³! not I,

天哪，我自愧不如，

And yet I love her till I die.

而且要爱她直到地老天荒。

Had I her fast betwixt mine arms,

如果我把她拥进怀里，

Judge you that think such sports were harms,

你觉得这会对她造成损伤，

Were't any harm? no, no, fie, fie,

造成损伤？不会不会，

For I will love her till I die.

因为我要爱她直到地老天荒。

Should I remain confined there

我会继续把她追求，

So long as Phoebus in his sphere,

只要世上还有太阳，

I to request, she to deny,

即使她总是拒绝，

Yet would I love her till I die.

我也要爱她直到地老天荒。

Cupid is winged and doth range,

丘比特展翅飞遍她的家乡，

Her country so my love doth change:

我的爱人也随着换了形象：

But change she earth, or change she sky,

变换天地我的爱也不变，

Yet will I love her till I die.

我要爱她直到地老天荒。

1 anonymous   

adj.无名的；匿名的；无特色的

参考例句：

• Sending anonymous letters is a cowardly act.寄匿名信是懦夫的行为。
• The author wishes to remain anonymous.作者希望姓名不公开。

2 beguiles   

v.欺骗( beguile的第三人称单数 )；使陶醉；使高兴；消磨（时间等）

参考例句：

• There are far subtler ways that sight bewitches and beguiles. 运用视觉引诱蛊惑人有很多技巧。 来自互联网
• Heaven and Earth of peace beguiles. 欺骗着平安的天堂和人世。 来自互联网

3 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。