天真与经验之歌:第22篇 泥块和小石子

 　　The Clod And The Pebble¹ 泥块和小石子

　　'Love seeketh not itself to please, 爱情并不想讨它自己欢欣，

　　Nor for itself hath any care, 对它自己也丝毫不挂心；

　　But for another gives its ease, 只是为了别人才舍弃安宁，

　　And builds a heaven in hell's despair.' 在地狱的绝望中建立一座天庭。

　　So sung a little clod of clay, 一小块泥巴就这样唱着，

　　Trodden with the cattle's feet, 它被牛羊群的脚踩来踩去；

　　But a pebble of the brook² 但是溪流里有一块小石子，

　　Warbled out these metres meet: 它用颤音唱出了合拍的诗句。

　　'Love seeketh only Self to please, 爱情只想讨它自己的欢欣，

　　To bind³ another to its delight, 随心所欲地去束缚别人：

　　Joys in another's loss of ease, 它看到别人失去安宁就高兴，

　　And builds a hell in heaven's despite.' 建立一座地狱来对抗天庭。

1 pebble   

n.卵石，小圆石

参考例句：

• The bird mistook the pebble for egg and tried to hatch it.这只鸟错把卵石当蛋，想去孵它。
• The pebble made a ripple on the surface of the lake.石子在湖面上激起一个涟漪。

2 brook   

n.小河，溪；v.忍受，容让

参考例句：

• In our room we could hear the murmur of a distant brook.在我们房间能听到远处小溪汩汩的流水声。
• The brook trickled through the valley.小溪涓涓流过峡谷。

3 bind   

vt.捆，包扎；装订；约束；使凝固；vi.变硬

参考例句：

• I will let the waiter bind up the parcel for you.我让服务生帮你把包裹包起来。
• He wants a shirt that does not bind him.他要一件不使他觉得过紧的衬衫。