英语诗歌精选 葡萄牙人十四行诗

Sonnets¹ From The Portuguese² - Elizabeth Barrett Brow

葡萄牙人十四行诗 - Elizabeth Barrett Brow

How do I love thee?

我究竟怎样爱你？

Let me count the ways.

让我逐一细算。

I love thee to the depth and breadth and height

我爱你直到我灵魂所及的深度

My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight

广度和高度，我在视力不及之处

For the ends of Being and ideal Grace.

摸索着存在的极致和美的理想。

I love thee to the level of everyday's Most quiet need, by sun and candlelight.

我爱你像最朴素的日常需要一样，就像不自觉地需要阳光和蜡烛。

I love thee freely, as men strive for Right;

我自由地爱你，像人们选择正义之路；

I love thee purely³, as they turn from Praise.

我纯洁地爱你，像人们躲避称赞颂扬。

I love thee with the passion put to use In my old griefs, and with my childhood's faith.

我爱你用的是我在昔日的悲痛里，用过的那种激情。以及童年的忠诚。

I love thee with a love I seemed to lose

我爱你用的爱，我本以为早巳失去

With my lost saints, —I love thee with the breath, Smiles, tears, of all my life! —and, if God choose,

与我失去的圣徒一同；我爱你用笑容、眼泪、呼吸和生命！只要上帝允许，

I shall but love thee better after death.

在死后我爱你将只会更加深情。

1 sonnets   

n.十四行诗( sonnet的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Keats' reputation as a great poet rests largely upon the odes and the later sonnets. 作为一个伟大的诗人，济慈的声誉大部分建立在他写的长诗和后期的十四行诗上。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He referred to the manuscript circulation of the sonnets. 他谈到了十四行诗手稿的流行情况。 来自辞典例句

2 Portuguese   

n.葡萄牙人；葡萄牙语

参考例句：

• They styled their house in the Portuguese manner.他们仿照葡萄牙的风格设计自己的房子。
• Her family is Portuguese in origin.她的家族是葡萄牙血统。

3 purely   

adv.纯粹地，完全地

参考例句：

• I helped him purely and simply out of friendship.我帮他纯粹是出于友情。
• This disproves the theory that children are purely imitative.这证明认为儿童只会单纯地模仿的理论是站不住脚的。