让我们成为更有爱心的人

The More Loving One                    
让我们成为更有爱心的人                
W.H.Auden/W.H.奥登                    

Looking up at the stars, I know quite well  仰望群星的时分，我一清二楚，
That, for all they care, I can go to hell,    尽管它们关怀备至，我亦有可能赴地府，
But on earth indifference¹ is the least      可是尘世间我们丝毫不必畏惧
We have to dread² from man or beast.     人类或禽兽的那份冷漠。

How should we like it were stars to burn   倘若群星燃烧着关怀我们的激情，
With a passion for us we could not return? 我们却无法回报，我们作何感想？
If equal affection cannot be,             倘若无法产生同样的感情，
Let the more loving one be me.           让我成为更有爱心的人。

Admirer as I think I am                  尽管我自视为群星的崇拜者，
Of stars that do not give a damn,         它们满不在乎，
I cannot, now I see them ,say            现在我看群星，我却难以启齿，
I missed one terribly all day.              说我成天思念一颗星星。

Were all stars to disappear or die         倘若所有的星星消失或者消亡，
I should learn to look at an empty sky     我应该学会仰望空荡的天空，
And feel its total dark sublime,           同时感受天空一片漆黑的崇高，
Though this might take me a little time.   虽然这样可能要花费一点时间。

1 indifference   

n.不感兴趣，不关心，冷淡，不在乎

参考例句：

• I was disappointed by his indifference more than somewhat.他的漠不关心使我很失望。
• He feigned indifference to criticism of his work.他假装毫不在意别人批评他的作品。

2 dread   

vt.担忧，忧虑；惧怕，不敢；n.担忧，畏惧

参考例句：

• We all dread to think what will happen if the company closes.我们都不敢去想一旦公司关门我们该怎么办。
• Her heart was relieved of its blankest dread.她极度恐惧的心理消除了。