英语诗歌精选 尤利西斯（1）

Ulysses

尤利西斯

Alfred Tennyson

阿尔弗雷德·丁尼生

It little profits that an idle king,

一个无所事事的国王没有当头，

By this still hearth¹, among these barren crags,

安居家中，在这个嶙峋的岛国。

Matched with an aged² wife, I mete³ and dole⁴

我与年老的妻子相伴，颁布着我与年老的妻子相伴，颁布着

Unequal laws unto a savage⁵ race,

各种不同的奖惩法令，治理野蛮的民族，

That hoard⁶, and sleep, and feed, and know not me.

他们只知道贮藏食物、吃、睡、收藏，却不知道我是谁。

I cannot rest from travel: I will drink

我不能停歇我的跋涉；我决心

Life to the lees: all times I have enjoyed

饮尽生命之杯。

Greatly, have suffered greatly, both with those

我曾享受过莫大欢乐，也尝过不少苦头，

That loved me, and alone; on shore, and when

有时与爱我的人在一起，有时却独自一人；不论在岸上还是在

Through scudding⁷ drifts the rainy Hyades

海上，激流滚滚，暴风雨把沉沉大海激得汹涌澎湃，

Vest the dim sea: I am become a name;

如今我仅成了一个虚名。

For always roaming with a hungry heart

我如饥似渴地漂泊不止，

Much have I seen and known; cities of men

我已见识了许多民族的城池 各种礼仪、各种气候、各国的议员和政要，

And manners, climates, councils, governments,

我本人并非举足轻重，而是受到最高礼遇。

Myself not least, but honoured of them all;

在遥远的狂风怒吼的特洛伊战场上，

And drunk delight of battle with my peers; Far on the ringing plains of windy Troy.

我曾陶醉于与敌手作战的欢欣。

I am part of all that I have met;

我本身也是我经历的一部分；

Yet all experience is an arch wherethrough

然而，所有的经历都只是一座拱门，

Gleams that untravelled world, whose margin⁸ fades

穿过拱门，尚未游历的世界在门外闪光， 而随着我一步一步的前进，

For ever and for ever when I move.

它的边界也不断向后退让。

How dull it is to pause, to make an end,

要是就此停歇，那是何等沉闷无趣，

To rust⁹ unburnished, not to shine in use!

人如宝刀，不磨砺就要生锈，不使用，就不会发光 生命岂能等同于呼吸！

As though to breath were life. Life piled on life

几次生命堆起辛犹嫌太短，

Were all to little, and of one to me

何况我唯一的生命已余年无多。

Little remains¹⁰: but every hour is saved From that eternal silence, something more,

唯有从永恒的沉寂之中夺回每个小时，让每个小时都会曾添更多的收获，

A bringer of new things; and vile¹¹ it were

带来新的事物；最可厌的是

For some three suns to store and hoard myself, And this gray spirit yearning¹² in desire

把自己长期封存、贮藏起来，让我灰色的灵魂徒然渴望

To follow knowledge like a sinking star, Beyond the utmost bound of human thought.

在人类思想最远的边界之外 追求知识，就像追求沉没的星星。

This is my son, mine own Telemachus,

这是我的儿子式勒玛科斯，

1 hearth   

n.壁炉炉床，壁炉地面

参考例句：

• She came and sat in a chair before the hearth.她走过来，在炉子前面的椅子上坐下。
• She comes to the hearth,and switches on the electric light there.她走到壁炉那里，打开电灯。

2 aged   

adj.年老的，陈年的

参考例句：

• He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
• He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。

3 mete   

v.分配；给予

参考例句：

• Schools should not mete out physical punishment to children.学校不应该体罚学生。
• Duly mete out rewards and punishments.有赏有罚。

4 dole   

n.救济，（失业）救济金；vt.（out）发放，发给

参考例句：

• It's not easy living on the dole.靠领取失业救济金生活并不容易。
• Many families are living on the dole since the strike.罢工以来，许多家庭靠失业救济金度日。

5 savage   

adj.野蛮的；凶恶的，残暴的；n.未开化的人

参考例句：

• The poor man received a savage beating from the thugs.那可怜的人遭到暴徒的痛打。
• He has a savage temper.他脾气粗暴。

6 hoard   

n./v.窖藏，贮存，囤积

参考例句：

• They have a hoard of food in the basement.地下室里有他们贮藏的食物。
• How many curios do you hoard in your study?你在你书房里聚藏了多少古玩？

7 scudding   

n.刮面v.（尤指船、舰或云彩）笔直、高速而平稳地移动( scud的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Clouds were scudding across the sky. 云飞越天空。 来自辞典例句
• China Advertising Photo Market-Like a Rising Wind and Scudding Clouds. 中国广告图片市场：风起云涌。 来自互联网

8 margin   

n.页边空白；差额；余地，余裕；边，边缘

参考例句：

• We allowed a margin of 20 minutes in catching the train.我们有20分钟的余地赶火车。
• The village is situated at the margin of a forest.村子位于森林的边缘。

9 rust   

n.锈；v.生锈；(脑子)衰退

参考例句：

• She scraped the rust off the kitchen knife.她擦掉了菜刀上的锈。
• The rain will rust the iron roof.雨水会使铁皮屋顶生锈。

10 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

11 vile   

adj.卑鄙的，可耻的，邪恶的；坏透的

参考例句：

• Who could have carried out such a vile attack?会是谁发起这么卑鄙的攻击呢？
• Her talk was full of vile curses.她的话里充满着恶毒的咒骂。

12 yearning   

a.渴望的；向往的；怀念的

参考例句：

• a yearning for a quiet life 对宁静生活的向往
• He felt a great yearning after his old job. 他对过去的工作有一种强烈的渴想。