天真与经验之歌:第35篇 爱情的花园

 　　The Garden Of Love 爱情的花园

　　I went to the Garden of Love, 我去到爱情的花园里，

　　And saw what I never had seen; 看见了我从未见过的情景：

　　A Chapel¹ was built in the midst, 在我经常玩耍的草地

　　Where I used to play on the green. 有一座礼拜堂建立在中心

　　And the gates of this Chapel were shut, 这礼拜堂的大门紧紧关闭，

　　And 'Thou shalt not' writ² over the door; 门上写着，你不准如何如何；

　　So I turned to the Garden of Love that so many sweet flowers bore. 于是我转身到爱情的花园里，那里盛开着许多可爱的花朵，

　　And I saw it was filled with graves, 我却看见那儿尽是坟墓，

　　And tombstones where flowers should be; 墓碑代替了原有的花朵：

　　And priests in black gowns were walking their rounds, 穿黑袍的牧师还在踱来踱去，

　　And binding³ with briars my joys and desires. 用荆棘捆住了我的欲念和欢乐。

1 chapel   

n.小教堂，殡仪馆

参考例句：

• The nimble hero,skipped into a chapel that stood near.敏捷的英雄跳进近旁的一座小教堂里。
• She was on the peak that Sunday afternoon when she played in chapel.那个星期天的下午，她在小教堂的演出，可以说是登峰造极。

2 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。

3 binding   

有约束力的，有效的，应遵守的

参考例句：

• The contract was not signed and has no binding force. 合同没有签署因而没有约束力。
• Both sides have agreed that the arbitration will be binding. 双方都赞同仲裁具有约束力。