英语诗歌精选 多佛海岸

Dover Beach

多佛海岸

Matthew Arnold

马修·阿诺德

The sea is calm to-night, The tide is full, the moon lies fair Upon the straits;

今夜，大海风平浪静， 潮水高涨，明月倾洒在海峡之上；

on the French coast the light Gleams and is gone;

法兰西对岸的灯光， 忽明忽暗；

the cliffs of England stand, Glimmering¹ and vast, out in the tranquil² bay.

英格兰的峭壁 耸立在静谧的海湾，沉郁苍茫 ；

Come to the window, sweet is the night-air! Only, from the long line of spray

窗前的晚风如此清爽！ 月光下 漫长的海岸线 却传来低沉的咆哮。

Where the sea meets the moon-blanch'd land, Listen!

那是浪花在退去中将卵石翻滚，

you hear the grating roar Of pebbles³ which the waves draw back, and fling,

又涌来将它们推向高滩的声音。

At their return, up the high strand⁵, Begin, and cease, and then again begin,

它们周而复始， 缓慢，战栗， 一如永恒的悲调。

With tremulous cadence⁶ slow, and bring The eternal note of sadness in.

古时索弗克斯 曾聆听过爱琴海的波涛， 令他想到此消彼长人世的苦恼。

Sophocles long ago Heard it on the Aegean, and it brought Into his mind the turbid⁷ ebb⁴ and flow Of human misery⁸;

而今遥远北海的声音，

we Find also in the sound a thought, Hearing it by this distant northern sea.

也令人感触良多。

The sea of faith Was once, too, at the full, and round earth's shore

永恒的大海曾经浩浩汤汤，

Lay like the folds of a bright girdle furl'd.

用它洁白的腰带 环绕全球的海岸，

But now I only hear Its melancholy⁹, long, withdrawing roar, Retreating, to the breath

而今我只能听到 它悠长而消沉的悲鸣，

Of the night-wind, down the vast edges drear And naked shingles¹⁰ of the world.

应和着晚风的呜咽， 退缩到悬崖之下 黑暗和裸露的沙滩。

Ah, love, let us be true To one another!

爱人啊，愿我们真诚相待，

for the world which seems To lie before us like a land of dreams, So various, so beautiful, so new,

因为眼前的世界，看似梦幻般 多姿多彩，美好新奇，

Hath really neither joy, nor love, nor light, Nor certitude, nor peace, nor help for pain;

其实无喜、无爱，无光， 无信、无宁、无助；

And we are here as on a darkling plain Swept with confused alarms of struggle and fight,

我们身处黑暗的荒原， 已被无知军队混战中的

Where ignorant armies clash by night.

挣扎和逃遁所淹没。

1 glimmering   

n.微光，隐约的一瞥adj.薄弱地发光的v.发闪光，发微光( glimmer的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• I got some glimmering of what he was driving at. 他这么说是什么意思，我有点明白了。 来自辞典例句
• Now that darkness was falling, only their silhouettes were outlined against the faintly glimmering sky. 这时节两山只剩余一抹深黑，赖天空微明为画出一个轮廓。 来自汉英文学 - 散文英译

2 tranquil   

adj. 安静的, 宁静的, 稳定的, 不变的

参考例句：

• The boy disturbed the tranquil surface of the pond with a stick. 那男孩用棍子打破了平静的池面。
• The tranquil beauty of the village scenery is unique. 这乡村景色的宁静是绝无仅有的。

3 pebbles   

[复数]鹅卵石； 沙砾； 卵石，小圆石( pebble的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The pebbles of the drive crunched under his feet. 汽车道上的小石子在他脚底下喀嚓作响。
• Line the pots with pebbles to ensure good drainage. 在罐子里铺一层鹅卵石，以确保排水良好。

4 ebb   

vi.衰退，减退；n.处于低潮，处于衰退状态

参考例句：

• The flood and ebb tides alternates with each other.涨潮和落潮交替更迭。
• They swam till the tide began to ebb.他们一直游到开始退潮。

5 strand   

vt.使（船）搁浅，使（某人）困于（某地）

参考例句：

• She tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ears.她把一缕散发夹到了耳后。
• The climbers had been stranded by a storm.登山者被暴风雨困住了。

6 cadence   

n.（说话声调的）抑扬顿挫

参考例句：

• He delivered his words in slow,measured cadences.他讲话缓慢而抑扬顿挫、把握有度。
• He liked the relaxed cadence of his retired life.他喜欢退休生活的悠闲的节奏。

7 turbid   

adj.混浊的，泥水的，浓的

参考例句：

• He found himself content to watch idly the sluggish flow of the turbid stream.他心安理得地懒洋洋地望着混浊的河水缓缓流着。
• The lake's water is turbid.这个湖里的水混浊。

8 misery   

n.痛苦，苦恼，苦难；悲惨的境遇，贫苦

参考例句：

• Business depression usually causes misery among the working class.商业不景气常使工薪阶层受苦。
• He has rescued me from the mire of misery.他把我从苦海里救了出来。

9 melancholy   

n.忧郁，愁思；adj.令人感伤（沮丧）的，忧郁的

参考例句：

• All at once he fell into a state of profound melancholy.他立即陷入无尽的忧思之中。
• He felt melancholy after he failed the exam.这次考试没通过，他感到很郁闷。

10 shingles   

n.带状疱疹；（布满海边的）小圆石( shingle的名词复数 )；屋顶板；木瓦（板）；墙面板

参考例句：

• Shingles are often dipped in creosote. 屋顶板常浸涂木焦油。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• The roofs had shingles missing. 一些屋顶板不见了。 来自辞典例句