跟Susan一起学美语 第15期:中国经典智慧之泛若不系之舟

 　　泛若不系之舟

　　Like a Drifting Boat

　　巧妙的人多劳苦，

　　Talented people have so much work to do.

　　聪明的人多忧愁，

　　Intelligent people have so much to worry about.

　　无能的人无所求，吃饱了便到处逍遥。

　　Incompetent¹ people, however, go about in a dreamy bliss², satisfied with enough to eat.

　　好像是一条没有绳索系住的空船，在水面上摇呀摇的自由自在。

　　Like an unmoored boat, drifting on the water, rocking gently back and forth³, carefree and at ease.

　　聪明巧妙往往带来无穷的累赘。这些系累世人常不自觉。

　　People of ability and intelligence are constantly distressed⁴, while the general population carries on oblivious⁵ to it all.

1 incompetent   

adj.无能力的，不能胜任的

参考例句：

• He is utterly incompetent at his job.他完全不能胜任他的工作。
• He is incompetent at working with his hands.他动手能力不行。

2 bliss   

n.狂喜，福佑，天赐的福

参考例句：

• It's sheer bliss to be able to spend the day in bed.整天都可以躺在床上真是幸福。
• He's in bliss that he's won the Nobel Prize.他非常高兴，因为获得了诺贝尔奖金。

3 forth   

adv.向前；向外，往外

参考例句：

• The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

4 distressed   

痛苦的

参考例句：

• He was too distressed and confused to answer their questions. 他非常苦恼而困惑，无法回答他们的问题。
• The news of his death distressed us greatly. 他逝世的消息使我们极为悲痛。

5 oblivious   

adj.易忘的，遗忘的，忘却的，健忘的

参考例句：

• Mother has become quite oblivious after the illness.这次病后，妈妈变得特别健忘。
• He was quite oblivious of the danger.他完全没有察觉到危险。