英语PK台 第459期:春风十里,不如读诗给你

 　　　Sonnet¹ 98

　　十四行诗 98

　　Author：William Shakespeare

　　作者：威廉·莎士比亚 （英国）

　　From you have I been absent in the spring,

　　我离开你的时候正好是春天，

　　When proud pied April dress'd in all his trim

　　当绚烂的四月，披上新的锦袄，

　　Hath put a spirit of youth in everything,

　　把活泼的春心给万物灌注遍，

　　That heavy Saturn² laugh'd and leap'd with him.

　　连沉重的土星也跟着笑和跳。

　　Yet nor the lays of birds nor the sweet smell

　　可是无论小鸟的歌唱，

　　of different flowers in odour and in hue³

　　或万紫千红、芬芳四溢的一簇簇鲜花，

　　Could make me any summer's story tell,

　　都不能使我诉说夏天的故事，

　　Or from their proud lap pluck them where they grew;

　　或从烂熳的山洼把它们采掐：

　　Nor did I wonder at the lily's white,

　　我也不羡慕那百合花的洁白，

　　Nor praise the deep vermilion in the rose;

　　也不赞美玫瑰花的一片红晕；

　　They were but sweet, but figures of delight,

　　它们不过是香，是悦目的雕刻，

　　Drawn⁴ after you, you pattern of all those.

　　你才是它们所要摹拟的真身。

　　Yet seem'd it winter still, and, you away,

　　因此，于我还是严冬，而你不在，

　　As with your shadow I with these did play.

　　像逗着你影子，我逗它们开怀。

      To My Wife - With A Copy Of My Poems

　　给妻子：题我的一本诗集

　　Author：Oscar Wilde

　　作者：奥斯卡 王尔德（英国）

　　I can write no stately proem

　　我写不出华丽的序言

　　As a prelude⁵ to my lay;

　　作为这些短歌的序曲;

　　From a poet to a poem

　　一个诗人到一首诗

　　I would dare to say.

　　我胆敢在此说出的只是

　　For if of these fallen petals⁶

　　倘若这些凋落的残花

　　Once to you seem fair,

　　能有一朵你觉得美丽，

　　Love will waft⁷ it till it settles

　　爱就会将它吹送，安息

　　On your hair.

　　在你的发丝。

　　And when wind and winter harden

　　当北风与冬天让一切凝固，

　　All the loveless land,

　　一切变成爱的荒原，

　　It will whisper of the garden,

　　它就会低诉花园的絮语，

　　You will understand.

　　你就会恍然大悟。

　　And there is nothing left to do

　　余下无可眷恋

　　But to kiss once again, and part,

　　吻别吧

　　Nay⁸, there is nothing we should rue⁹,

　　不，没有什么值得悲叹

　　I have my beauty,-you your Art,

　　我拥有你，你的艺术之美，

　　Nay, do not start,

　　不，不要开始

　　One world was not enough for two

　　一个世界已容纳不下我们

　　Like me and you.

　　我和你，如宇宙无限

　　When you are old

　　当你老了

　　Author：William Butler Yeats

　　作者：威廉·巴特勒·叶芝（爱尔兰）

　　When you are old and grey and full of sleep,

　　当你老了，头发花白，睡意沉沉，

　　And nodding by the fire，take down this book,

　　倦坐在炉边，取下这本书来，

　　And slowly read, and dream of the soft look

　　慢慢读着，追梦当年的眼神

　　Your eyes had once, and of their shadows deep;

　　你那柔美的神采与深幽的晕影。

　　How many loved your moments of glad grace,

　　多少人爱过你昙花一现的身影，

　　And loved your beauty with love false or true,

　　爱过你的美貌，以虚伪或真情，

　　But one man loved the pilgrim Soul in you

　　惟独一人曾爱你那朝圣者的心，

　　And loved the sorrows of your changing face;

　　爱你哀戚的脸上岁月的留痕。

　　And bending down beside the glowing bars,

　　在炉罩边低眉弯腰，

　　Murmur¹⁰, a little sadly, how Love fled

　　忧戚沉思，喃喃而语，

　　And paced upon the mountains overhead

　　爱情是怎样逝去，又怎样步上群山，

　　And hid his face amid a crowd of stars.

　　怎样在繁星之间藏住了脸。

1 sonnet   

n.十四行诗

参考例句：

• The composer set a sonnet to music.作曲家为一首十四行诗谱了曲。
• He wrote a sonnet to his beloved.他写了一首十四行诗，献给他心爱的人。

2 Saturn   

n.农神，土星

参考例句：

• Astronomers used to ask why only Saturn has rings.天文学家们过去一直感到奇怪，为什么只有土星有光环。
• These comparisons suggested that Saturn is made of lighter materials.这些比较告诉我们，土星由较轻的物质构成。

3 hue   

n.色度；色调；样子

参考例句：

• The diamond shone with every hue under the sun.金刚石在阳光下放出五颜六色的光芒。
• The same hue will look different in different light.同一颜色在不同的光线下看起来会有所不同。

4 drawn   

v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的

参考例句：

• All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
• Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。

5 prelude   

n.序言，前兆，序曲

参考例句：

• The prelude to the musical composition is very long.这首乐曲的序曲很长。
• The German invasion of Poland was a prelude to World War II.德国入侵波兰是第二次世界大战的序幕。

6 petals   

n.花瓣( petal的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• white petals tinged with blue 略带蓝色的白花瓣
• The petals of many flowers expand in the sunshine. 许多花瓣在阳光下开放。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

7 waft   

v.飘浮，飘荡；n.一股；一阵微风；飘荡

参考例句：

• The bubble maker is like a sword that you waft in the air.吹出泡泡的东西就像你在空中挥舞的一把剑。
• When she just about fall over,a waft of fragrance makes her stop.在她差点跌倒时，一股幽香让她停下脚步。

8 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。

9 rue   

n.懊悔，芸香，后悔；v.后悔，悲伤，懊悔

参考例句：

• You'll rue having failed in the examination.你会悔恨考试失败。
• You're going to rue this the longest day that you live.你要终身悔恨不尽呢。

10 murmur   

n.低语，低声的怨言；v.低语，低声而言

参考例句：

• They paid the extra taxes without a murmur.他们毫无怨言地交了附加税。
• There was a low murmur of conversation in the hall.大厅里有窃窃私语声。