The Angel in the House — Page 7
作为朋友在场(既然如此),
To be there as a friend, (since more),
那时如此,现在依然,足以令人自豪;
Seem'd then, seems still, excuse for pride;
因为那里有某种东西长久留存,
For something that abode endued
宛若神殿般的宁静,一种氛围,
With temple-like repose, an air
生命美好的目标在此追寻,
Of life's kind purposes pursued
以有序的自由,甘美而明朗。
With order'd freedom sweet and fair.
这似乎是扎在一个不完美世界里的帐篷,
A tent pitch'd in a world not right
其中的住客,每一个人,
It seem'd, whose inmates, every one,
平静的面容上承载着光辉,
On tranquil faces bore the light
那是将职责完成得美好无瑕的光辉,
Of duties beautifully done,
虽少有人能与之相提并论,却谦逊依旧,
And humbly, though they had few peers,
恪守着自己的准则,那准则仿佛是
Kept their own laws, which seem'd to be
六千年岁月积淀的美好总和——
The fair sum of six thousand years'
文明礼仪代代相传的传统。
Traditions of civility.
第二章:玛丽与米尔德里德。
CANTO II. Mary And Mildred.
序曲。其一:《无与伦比者》。
PRELUDES. I. The Paragon.
当我仰望高空的苍穹,
WHEN I behold the skies aloft
那壮景超越了梦中的奇幻,
Passing the pageantry of dreams,
那云朵的胸怀,柔软如天鹅绒,
The cloud whose bosom, cygnet-soft,
仿佛是婚神朱诺的安卧之榻,
A couch for nuptial Juno seems,
那辽阔的大海,那明媚的山峦,
The ocean broad, the mountains bright,
那阴影笼罩的山谷中牧群悠然,
The shadowy vales with feeding herds,
我拨动琴弦,奏出悠扬的乐音,
I from my lyre the music smite,
从不缺乏恰如其分的对应词句。
Nor want for justly matching words.
大海与长空的一切力量,
All forces of the sea and air,
山丘与平原的一切情趣,
All interests of hill and plain,
我皆能在晴好时节加以吟咏,
I so can sing, in seasons fair,
使曾有所感者再度涌起情怀。
That who hath felt may feel again.
常因这般自由的歌声而心潮激荡,
Elated oft by such free songs,
我以为能以自由的言辞唱响
I think with utterance free to raise
那首全世界久久渴盼的颂歌——
That hymn for which the whole world longs,
一首真正配得上赞颂女性的颂歌;
A worthy hymn in woman's praise;
一首明亮悦耳如鸟鸣的颂歌,
A hymn bright-noted like a bird's,
用完美词句谱成的狂想,
With rhapsodies of perfect words,
唤醒这沉浸于歌声中昏睡的时代,
Arousing these song-sleepy times
受韵脚往复亲吻般的旋律所统领。
Ruled by returning kiss of rhymes.
Vocabulary
- To
- 表示目的、方向或动作的对象
- be
- 存在;是;表示状态或身份
- there
- 在那里;那个地方
- as
- 作为;因为;当...时候
- friend
- 朋友;友好的人或事物
- since
- 自从;既然;因为
- more
- 更多的;额外的;进一步
- Seem
- 似乎;看起来;显得
- then
- 那时;然后;接着
- seems
- 似乎;看起来(第三人称单数)
- still
- 仍然;还是;平静的
- excuse
- 借口;原谅;辩解
- for
- 为了;因为;对于
- pride
- 骄傲;自豪感;尊严
- For
- 为了;因为;对于
- something
- 某事;某物;重要的事
- that
- 那个;那;用来指代事物
- With
- 用;以;伴随
- an
- 一个(元音前的不定冠词)
- air
- 空气;气氛;样子
- Of
- 的;属于;由...组成
- life
- 生活;生命;生物
- kind
- 种类;善良的;友好的
- purposes
- 目的;意图;用途
- pursued
- 追求;追赶;继续进行
- order
- 秩序;命令;整齐
- freedom
- 自由;自主;解放
- sweet
- 甜的;甜蜜的;可爱的
- and
- 和;与;而且
- fair
- 公平的;漂亮的;展览会
- tent
- 帐篷;临时住所
- pitch
- 投掷;搭建;音高
- in
- 在...里面;进入;穿着
- world
- 世界;地球;领域
- not
- 不;否定词
- right
- 对的;正确的;权利
- It
- 它;代词
- seem
- 似乎;看起来;显得
- whose
- 谁的;其中...的
- every
- 每个;每一个;各个
- one
- 一个;一;任何人
- On
- 在...上;开着;继续
- faces
- 脸;面孔;面向
- bore
- 承受;展现;使厌烦
- the
- 定冠词
- light
- 光;光线;灯
- duties
- 责任;义务;职责
- beautifully
- 美丽地;优雅地;出色地
- done
- 完成的;做好的;熟的
- And
- 和;与;而且
- though
- 虽然;尽管;然而
- they
- 他们;她们;它们
- had
- 有;拥有;经历
- few
- 很少的;少数的;几个
- Kept
- 保持;保留;遵守
- own
- 自己的;拥有;承认
- laws
- 法律;规律;法则
- which
- 哪个;哪一个;的
- The
- 定冠词
- sum
- 总和;总数;金额
- of
- 的;属于;由...组成
- six
- 六;六个
- thousand
- 一千;千位
- years
- 年;岁月;时间
- Traditions
- 传统;习俗;惯例
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