英语沙龙：Ode on Melancholy

Ode on Melancholy¹

NO, no! go not to Lethe, neither twist 

Wolf's-bane, tight-rooted, for its poisonous wine; 

Nor suffer thy pale forehead to be kist 

By nightshade, ruby² grape of Proserpine; 

Make not your rosary of yew-berries, 

Nor let the beetle³, nor the death-moth be 

Your mournful Psyche⁴, nor the downy owl 

A partner in your sorrow's mysteries; 

For shade to shade will come too drowsily, 

And drown the wakeful anguish⁵ of the soul.

But when the melancholy fit shall fall 

Sudden from heaven like a weeping cloud, 

That fosters the droop-headed flowers all, 

And hides the green hill in an April shroud; 

Then glut⁶ thy sorrow on a morning rose, 

Or on the rainbow of the salt sand-wave, 

Or on the wealth of globèd peonies; 

Or if thy mistress some rich anger shows, 

Emprison her soft hand, and let her rave, 

And feed deep, deep upon her peerless eyes.

She dwells with Beauty—Beauty that must die; 

And Joy, whose hand is ever at his lips 

Bidding adieu; and aching Pleasure nigh, 

Turning to poison while the bee-mouth sips: 

Ay, in the very temple of Delight 

Veil'd Melancholy has her sovran shrine, 

Though seen of none save him whose strenuous⁷ tongue 

Can burst Joy's grape against his palate fine; 

His soul shall taste the sadness of her might, 

And be among her cloudy trophies⁸ hung.

哦，不．不要去那忘川，也不要榨挤附子草

深扎土中的根茎，那可是一杯毒酒，

也不要让地狱女王红玉色的葡萄—— 

龙葵的一吻印上你苍白的额头； 

不要用水松果壳串成你的念珠， 

也别让那甲虫，和垂死的飞蛾 

充作灵魂的化身，也别让阴险的 

夜枭相陪伴．待悲哀之隐秘透露； 

因为阴影叠加只会更加困厄， 

苦闷的灵魂永无清醒的一天。

2

当忧郁的情绪骤然间降下， 

仿佛来自天空的悲泣的云团， 

滋润着垂头丧气的小花， 

四月的白雾笼罩着青山， 

将你的哀愁滋养于早晨的玫瑰， 

波光粼粼的海面虹霓． 

或者是花团锦簇的牡丹丛； 

或者，倘若你的恋人对你怨怼， 

切莫争辩，只须将她的柔手执起， 

深深地，深深地啜饮她美眸的清纯。

3

她与美共居一处—一美呀，有着必死的劫数， 

还有欢乐，总是将手指放在唇间，随时 

准备飞吻道别；毗邻的还有痛楚的愉悦， 

只要蜜蜂来吮吸．它就变成毒汁。 

哦．在快乐居住的殿堂里面， 

隐匿的忧郁有一至尊的偶像， 

尽管唯有咀嚼过欢乐之酸果， 

味觉灵敏的人方才有缘看见， 

灵魂一旦触及她悲伤的力量， 

立即束手就擒．在白云纪碑上悬浮。

1 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。

2 ruby   

n.红宝石，红宝石色

参考例句：

• She is wearing a small ruby earring.她戴着一枚红宝石小耳环。
• On the handle of his sword sat the biggest ruby in the world.他的剑柄上镶有一颗世上最大的红宝石。

3 beetle   

n.甲虫，近视眼的人

参考例句：

• A firefly is a type of beetle.萤火虫是一种甲虫。
• He saw a shiny green beetle on a leaf.我看见树叶上有一只闪闪发光的绿色甲虫。

4 psyche   

n.精神；灵魂

参考例句：

• His exploration of the myth brings insight into the American psyche.他对这个神话的探讨揭示了美国人的心理。
• She spent her life plumbing the mysteries of the human psyche.她毕生探索人类心灵的奥秘。

5 anguish   

n.(尤指心灵上的)极度痛苦，烦恼

参考例句：

• She cried out for anguish at parting.分手时，她由于痛苦而失声大哭。
• The unspeakable anguish wrung his heart.难言的痛苦折磨着他的心。

6 glut   

n.存货过多，供过于求；v.狼吞虎咽

参考例句：

• The glut of coffee led to a sharp drop in prices.咖啡供过于求道致价格急剧下跌。
• There's a glut of agricultural products in Western Europe.西欧的农产品供过于求。

7 strenuous   

adj.奋发的，使劲的；紧张的；热烈的，狂热的

参考例句：

• He made strenuous efforts to improve his reading. 他奋发努力提高阅读能力。
• You may run yourself down in this strenuous week.你可能会在这紧张的一周透支掉自己。

8 trophies   

n.（为竞赛获胜者颁发的）奖品( trophy的名词复数 )；奖杯；（尤指狩猎或战争中获得的）纪念品；（用于比赛或赛跑名称）奖

参考例句：

• His football trophies were prominently displayed in the kitchen. 他的足球奖杯陈列在厨房里显眼的位置。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The hunter kept the lion's skin and head as trophies. 这猎人保存狮子的皮和头作为纪念品。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》