双语有声阅读：跳蚤

 The Flea¹ by John Donne

 

跳蚤 约翰·邓恩

Mark but this flea, and mark in this,

看呀，这只跳蚤，叮在这里，

How little that which thou deniest me is;

你对我的拒绝多么微不足道；

Me it sucked first, and now sucks thee,

它先叮我，现在又叮你，

And in this flea our two bloods mingled² be;

我们的血液在它体内溶和；

Thou know’st that this cannot be said

你知道这是不能言说的

A sin, nor shame, nor loss of maidenhead,

罪恶、羞耻、贞操的丢失，

Yet this enjoys before it woo,

它没有向我们请求就得到享受，

And pampered³ swells⁴ with one blood made of two,

饱餐了我们的血滴后大腹便便，

And this, alas⁵, is more than we would do.

这种享受我们无能企及。

Oh stay, three lives in one flea spare,

住手，一只跳蚤，三条生命啊，

Where we almost, nay⁶ more than married are.

它的身体不只是见证我们的婚约。

This flea is you and I, and this

还是你和我，

Our mariage bed, and marriage temple is;

我们的婚床，婚姻的殿堂；

Though parents grudge⁷, and you, w'are met,

父母怨恨，你不情愿，我们还是相遇，

And cloistered⁸ in these living walls of jet.

并躲藏在黝黑的有生命的墙院里。

Though use make you apt to kill me,

尽管你会习惯地拍死跳蚤，

Let not to that, self-murder added be,

千万别，这会杀了我，也增加你的自杀之罪，

And sacrilege, three sins in killing⁹ three.

杀害三条生命会亵渎神灵。

Cruel and sudden, hast thou since

多么残忍，你毫无犹豫

Purpled thy nail, in blood of innocence¹⁰?

用无辜的鲜血染红自己的指甲？

Wherein could this flea guilty be,

它不过吸了你一滴血

Except in that drop which it sucked from thee?

罪不至死啊？

Yet thou triumph’st, and say'st that thou

你却以胜利者的口吻说

Find’st not thy self, nor me the weaker now;

你我并没有因失血而有些虚弱；

’Tis true; then learn how false, fears be:

的确，担心不过是虚惊一场：

Just so much honor, when thou yield’st to me,

接受我的爱，你的名誉不会有丝毫损失，

Will waste, as this flea’s death took life from thee.

就象跳蚤之死不会让你的生命有所损失。

1 flea   

n.跳蚤

参考例句：

• I'll put a flea in his ear if he bothers me once more.如果他再来打扰的话，我就要对他不客气了。
• Hunter has an interest in prowling around a flea market.亨特对逛跳蚤市场很感兴趣。

2 mingled   

混合，混入( mingle的过去式和过去分词 )； 混进，与…交往[联系]

参考例句：

• The sounds of laughter and singing mingled in the evening air. 笑声和歌声交织在夜空中。
• The man and the woman mingled as everyone started to relax. 当大家开始放松的时候，这一男一女就开始交往了。

3 pampered   

adj.饮食过量的，饮食奢侈的v.纵容，宠，娇养( pamper的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The lazy scum deserve worse. What if they ain't fed up and pampered? 他们吃不饱，他们的要求满足不了，这又有什么关系？ 来自飘（部分）
• She petted and pampered him and would let no one discipline him but she, herself. 她爱他，娇养他，而且除了她自己以外，她不允许任何人管教他。 来自辞典例句

4 swells   

增强( swell的第三人称单数 )； 肿胀； （使）凸出； 充满（激情）

参考例句：

• The waters were heaving up in great swells. 河水正在急剧上升。
• A barrel swells in the middle. 水桶中部隆起。

5 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。

6 nay   

adv.不；n.反对票，投反对票者

参考例句：

• He was grateful for and proud of his son's remarkable,nay,unique performance.他为儿子出色的，不，应该是独一无二的表演心怀感激和骄傲。
• Long essays,nay,whole books have been written on this.许多长篇大论的文章，不，应该说是整部整部的书都是关于这件事的。

7 grudge   

n.不满，怨恨，妒嫉；vt.勉强给，不情愿做

参考例句：

• I grudge paying so much for such inferior goods.我不愿花这么多钱买次品。
• I do not grudge him his success.我不嫉妒他的成功。

8 cloistered   

adj.隐居的，躲开尘世纷争的v.隐退，使与世隔绝( cloister的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• the cloistered world of the university 与世隔绝的大学
• She cloistered herself in the office. 她呆在办公室里好像与世隔绝一样。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

10 innocence   

n.无罪；天真；无害

参考例句：

• There was a touching air of innocence about the boy.这个男孩有一种令人感动的天真神情。
• The accused man proved his innocence of the crime.被告人经证实无罪。