Spoon River Anthology — Page 11

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And then, suppose;

那么，试想一下；

You are a woman well endowed,

你是一个条件优越的女人，

And the only man with whom the law and morality

而法律与道德所允许你

Permit you to have the marital relation

与之缔结婚姻关系的唯一男人，

Is the very man that fills you with disgust

恰恰是那个令你厌恶至极的男人，

Every time you think of it while you think of it

每当你想到他的时候，

Every time you see him?

每当你看见他的时候？

That's why I drove him away from home

这就是为什么我把他赶出了家门，

To live with his dog in a dingy room

让他和他的狗住在一间昏暗的小屋里，

Back of his office.

就在他办公室的后面。

Reuben Pantier

鲁本·潘蒂尔

Well, Emily Sparks, your prayers were not wasted,

哦，艾米丽·斯帕克斯，你的祈祷并未枉费，

Your love was not all in vain.

你的爱也并非全然徒劳。

I owe whatever I was in life

我此生所有的成就，

To your hope that would not give me up,

皆源于你那不曾放弃我的希望，

To your love that saw me still as good.

源于你那始终视我为善的爱。

Dear Emily Sparks, let me tell you the story.

亲爱的艾米丽·斯帕克斯，让我来告诉你这段故事。

I pass the effect of my father and mother;

我略去父母对我的影响不提；

The milliner's daughter made me trouble

那帽商的女儿给我惹来了麻烦，

And out I went in the world,

于是我便走入了这个世界，

Where I passed through every peril known

在那里我历经了种种已知的危险，

Of wine and women and joy of life.

美酒、女人与人生的欢愉。

One night, in a room in the Rue de Rivoli,

一夜，在里沃利街的一间屋子里，

I was drinking wine with a black-eyed cocotte,

我正与一个黑眼睛的风尘女子饮酒，

And the tears swam into my eyes.

泪水涌上了我的眼眶。

She though they were amorous tears and smiled

她以为那是爱慕的泪水，于是微笑着，

For thought of her conquest over me.

心想她已将我征服。

But my soul was three thousand miles away,

然而我的灵魂已飘离三千英里之外，

In the days when you taught me in Spoon River.

回到了你在斯普恩河教导我的那些岁月。

And just because you no more could love me,

而正因为你再也无法爱我，

Nor pray for me, nor write me letters,

无法为我祈祷，也无法给我写信，

The eternal silence of you spoke instead.

你那永恒的沉默反而代为诉说了一切。

Vocabulary

那么: nàme — then; in that case; so
试想: shì xiǎng — just imagine; consider this hypothetically
一下: yīxià — once; briefly; give it a try
你: nǐ — you (second person singular pronoun)
是: shì — to be; is, am, are
一个: yīgè — one; a single (general measure word)
条件: tiáojiàn — condition; terms; circumstances; prerequisites
优越: yōuyuè — superior; advantageous; privileged circumstances
的: de — structural particle indicating possession or modification
女人: nǚrén — woman; female adult person
而: ér — yet; but; and; transitional conjunction
法律: fǎlǜ — law; legal system; legislation
与: yǔ — and; together with; plus
道德: dàodé — morality; ethics; moral principles
所: suǒ — particle used before verbs to nominalize actions
允许: yǔnxǔ — to permit; to allow; to approve
之: zhī — classical possessive or linking particle
缔结: dìjié — to conclude; to form a formal agreement or bond
婚姻: hūnyīn — marriage; matrimony; marital relationship
关系: guānxi — relationship; connection; ties between people
唯一: wéiyī — only; sole; the one and only
男人: nánrén — man; adult male person
恰恰: qiàqià — exactly; just; precisely; happen to be
那个: nàgè — that one; that particular person or thing
令: lìng — to cause; to make someone feel something
厌恶: yànwù — to detest; to loathe; strong disgust
至极: zhìjí — to the extreme; in the utmost degree
每当: měidāng — whenever; every time that something occurs
想到: xiǎngdào — to think of; to occur to one's mind
他: tā — he; him (third person male pronoun)
时候: shíhou — time; moment; when something happens
看见: kànjiàn — to see; to catch sight of something
这: zhè — this; indicating something nearby
就是: jiùshì — exactly is; that is precisely why
为什么: wèishénme — why; for what reason
我: wǒ — I; me (first person singular pronoun)
把: bǎ — disposal marker; takes object before verb
赶出: gǎnchū — to drive out; to expel from a place
了: le — particle indicating completed action or change
家门: jiāmén — family's door; the home; household
让: ràng — to let; to allow; to make someone do
和: hé — and; together with; alongside
狗: gǒu — dog; canine animal
住在: zhùzài — to live in; to reside at a place
一间: yījiān — one room; a single enclosed space
昏暗: hūn'àn — dim; gloomy; poorly lit space
小屋: xiǎowū — small hut; little cabin or room
里: lǐ — inside; within; interior location marker
就在: jiùzài — right at; located exactly at a spot
办公室: bàngōngshì — office; room used for administrative work
后面: hòumiàn — behind; at the back of something
哦: ó / ò — oh; exclamation of realization or response
祈祷: qídǎo — to pray; to offer prayers or supplication
并未: bìng wèi — did not at all; never actually happened
枉费: wǎngfèi — to waste in vain; fruitless expenditure of effort
爱: ài — love; affection; to love someone
也: yě — also; too; as well; neither (in negatives)
并非: bìngfēi — is not at all; definitely not the case
全然: quánrán — completely; entirely; wholly; utterly
徒劳: túláo — futile; in vain; wasted effort
此生: cǐ shēng — this lifetime; one's entire present life
所有: suǒyǒu — all; every; all that one possesses
成就: chéngjiù — achievement; accomplishment; success attained
皆: jiē — all; each and every (literary usage)
源于: yuányú — to originate from; to stem from a source
那: nà — that; those; referring to something distant
不曾: bùcéng — never; have never done something before
放弃: fàngqì — to give up; to abandon; to relinquish
希望: xīwàng — hope; to hope; wish for something
始终: shǐzhōng — always; from beginning to end; consistently
视: shì — to regard as; to look upon; to view
为善: wéi shàn — to do good; to act virtuously and kindly
亲爱: qīn'ài — dear; beloved; affectionate term of address
来: lái — come; used as directive complement marker
告诉: gàosu — to tell; to inform someone about something
这段: zhè duàn — this section; this passage or period of time
故事: gùshi — story; tale; narrative account
略去: lüèqù — to omit; to leave out; to skip over
父母: fùmǔ — parents; father and mother together
对: duì — toward; regarding; in relation to something
影响: yǐngxiǎng — influence; impact; effect on someone
不提: bù tí — not to mention; to leave unmentioned
女儿: nǚ'ér — daughter; one's female child
给: gěi — to give; for; on behalf of someone
惹来: rělái — to invite trouble; to bring about problems
麻烦: máfan — trouble; inconvenience; to bother someone
于是: yúshì — thereupon; as a result; consequently
便: biàn — then; consequently; literary then/so
走入: zǒurù — to walk into; to enter a place or situation
这个: zhège — this; this particular one
世界: shìjiè — world; the whole earth; society at large
在: zài — at; in; to be present at a location
那里: nàlǐ — there; that place; over there
历经: lìjīng — to have gone through; to experience repeatedly
种种: zhǒngzhǒng — all kinds of; various sorts of things
已知: yǐzhī — already known; previously understood dangers
危险: wēixiǎn — danger; risk; hazardous situation
美酒: měijiǔ — fine wine; delicious alcoholic drink
人生: rénshēng — life; human life; one's existence
欢愉: huānyú — joy; pleasure; happiness and delight
一夜: yīyè — one night; a single night's duration
屋子: wūzi — room; house; enclosed living space
正: zhèng — just; right; currently in the act of
黑: hēi — black; dark; lacking light
眼睛: yǎnjīng — eyes; the organs of sight
饮酒: yǐnjiǔ — to drink wine or alcohol; drinking
泪水: lèishuǐ — tears; teardrops; water from crying
涌上: yǒng shàng — to well up; to surge upward into eyes
眼眶: yǎnkuàng — eye socket; rim of the eye; eye area
她: tā — she; her (third person female pronoun)
以为: yǐwéi — to think mistakenly; to assume wrongly
爱慕: àimù — to adore; to admire with affection
微笑: wēixiào — to smile; a gentle smile
着: zhe — particle indicating ongoing action or state
心想: xīn xiǎng — to think inwardly; to say to oneself
已: yǐ — already; literary particle for completion
将: jiāng — about to; will; going to (future marker)
征服: zhēngfú — to conquer; to win over; to overcome
然而: rán'ér — however; yet; but; nevertheless
灵魂: línghún — soul; spirit; one's inner essence
飘离: piāolí — to drift away; to float far from somewhere
三千: sānqiān — three thousand; a large number
英里: yīnglǐ — mile; unit of distance (approximately 1.6 km)
之外: zhīwài — beyond; outside of; apart from
回到: huídào — to return to; to go back to a place
教导: jiàodǎo — to teach and guide; to instruct morally
那些: nàxiē — those; referring to plural distant things
岁月: suìyuè — years; time passing; the passage of time
正因为: zhèng yīnwèi — precisely because; exactly for the reason that
再也: zài yě — never again; no longer able to do something
无法: wúfǎ — unable to; no way to; cannot
为: wèi — for; on behalf of; for the sake of
写信: xiě xìn — to write a letter; to compose correspondence
永恒: yǒnghéng — eternal; everlasting; permanent and unchanging
沉默: chénmò — silence; to be silent; quietness
反而: fǎn'ér — instead; on the contrary; unexpectedly opposite
代为: dài wèi — to do on behalf of; to act as substitute
诉说: sùshuō — to tell; to recount; to narrate everything
一切: yīqiè — everything; all things; the whole of it

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