The Complete Works of William Shakespeare — Page 4
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Lo in the orient when the gracious light
瞧,当那仁慈的光芒在东方
Lifts up his burning head, each under eye
升起它燃烧的头颅,每一双仰望的眼睛
Doth homage to his new-appearing sight,
都向它初现的光辉致以敬意,
Serving with looks his sacred majesty,
以凝视侍奉它神圣的威严,
And having climbed the steep-up heavenly hill,
当它攀上那陡峭的天穹之巅,
Resembling strong youth in his middle age,
宛如壮年时期精力充沛的青春,
Yet mortal looks adore his beauty still,
凡人的目光仍然仰慕它的美丽,
Attending on his golden pilgrimage:
伴随着它金色的巡游之旅:
But when from highmost pitch with weary car,
但当它驾着疲惫的车从最高处
Like feeble age he reeleth from the day,
如同衰老者般踉跄着离开白昼,
The eyes (fore duteous) now converted are
那些眼睛(曾经虔诚恭敬)如今转开了
From his low tract and look another way:
从它低沉的轨迹上移开,望向别处:
So thou, thyself out-going in thy noon:
你亦如此,在你的正午时分超越了自身:
Unlooked on diest unless thou get a son.
若不留下一子,你将无人注目地死去。
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Music to hear, why hear'st thou music sadly?
你是音乐本身,为何你却悲伤地聆听音乐?
Sweets with sweets war not, joy delights in joy:
甜蜜与甜蜜不相争,欢乐以欢乐为乐:
Why lov'st thou that which thou receiv'st not gladly,
为何你爱那不能令你愉悦接受之物,
Or else receiv'st with pleasure thine annoy?
抑或是以愉悦之心接受那令你烦恼之事?
If the true concord of well-tuned sounds,
若那调和悦耳之音的真正和谐,
By unions married do offend thine ear,
以联合交融之态令你的耳朵不快,
They do but sweetly chide thee, who confounds
它们不过是温柔地责备你,因你将
In singleness the parts that thou shouldst bear:
本该由你承担的各部分混于孤独一身:
Mark how one string sweet husband to another,
看那一弦如何甜蜜地为另一弦作伴,
Strikes each in each by mutual ordering;
彼此相应,互相呼应而鸣;
Resembling sire, and child, and happy mother,
恰似父亲、孩子与幸福的母亲,
Who all in one, one pleasing note do sing:
他们合而为一,共同唱出一个悦耳的音符:
Whose speechless song being many, seeming one,
那无言之歌,声部众多,却似浑然一体,
Sings this to thee, 'Thou single wilt prove none'.
向你唱道:'你若孤身一人,终将化为虚无'。
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Is it for fear to wet a widow's eye,
是否因为怕让一位寡妇流泪,
That thou consum'st thyself in single life?
你才将自己消耗在孤独的生涯之中?
Vocabulary
- 瞧
- qiáo — To look at; to see; to observe.
- 当
- dāng — When; while; to serve as.
- 那
- nà — That; those; in that case.
- 仁慈
- rén cí — Benevolent; merciful; kind and compassionate.
- 的
- de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.
- 光芒
- guāng máng — Rays of light; radiance; brilliant beams.
- 在
- zài — At; in; on; to be present.
- 东方
- dōng fāng — The East; eastern direction or region.
- 升起
- shēng qǐ — To rise up; to ascend; to go up.
- 它
- tā — It; third-person singular pronoun for objects.
- 燃烧
- rán shāo — To burn; to combust; to be on fire.
- 头颅
- tóu lú — The head; skull; one's head.
- 每一双
- měi yī shuāng — Every pair; each set of two things.
- 仰望
- yǎng wàng — To look up at; to gaze upward admiringly.
- 眼睛
- yǎn jing — Eyes; the organs of sight.
- 都
- dōu — All; both; every; entirely.
- 向
- xiàng — Toward; facing; in the direction of.
- 初现
- chū xiàn — To first appear; to emerge for the first time.
- 光辉
- guāng huī — Radiance; glory; brilliant and splendid light.
- 致以
- zhì yǐ — To extend; to offer; to express respect.
- 敬意
- jìng yì — Respect; reverence; a tribute of honor.
- 以
- yǐ — With; by means of; using.
- 凝视
- níng shì — To gaze fixedly; to stare intently at.
- 侍奉
- shì fèng — To serve; to attend to; to wait upon.
- 神圣
- shén shèng — Sacred; holy; divine and revered.
- 威严
- wēi yán — Majestic; dignified; awe-inspiring authority.
- 攀上
- pān shàng — To climb up; to scale; to ascend by gripping.
- 陡峭
- dǒu qiào — Steep; precipitous; sharply inclined.
- 天穹
- tiān qióng — The heavenly vault; the dome of the sky.
- 之巅
- zhī diān — The peak of; the summit of something.
- 宛如
- wǎn rú — Just like; as if; resembling closely.
- 壮年
- zhuàng nián — The prime of life; vigorous middle years.
- 时期
- shí qī — Period; era; a span of time.
- 精力充沛
- jīng lì chōng pèi — Full of energy; vigorous and energetic.
- 青春
- qīng chūn — Youth; youthfulness; the prime of youth.
- 凡人
- fán rén — Ordinary person; mortal; common human being.
- 目光
- mù guāng — Gaze; eyesight; the direction of one's look.
- 仍然
- réng rán — Still; yet; as before; continuing to be.
- 仰慕
- yǎng mù — To admire; to look up to with reverence.
- 美丽
- měi lì — Beautiful; gorgeous; pleasing to the eye.
- 伴随着
- bàn suí zhe — Accompanied by; together with; alongside.
- 金色
- jīn sè — Golden color; the color of gold.
- 巡游
- xún yóu — To tour; to travel around; to make a circuit.
- 之旅
- zhī lǚ — Journey of; a trip or voyage.
- 但
- dàn — But; however; yet; nevertheless.
- 驾着
- jià zhe — Driving; riding; steering a vehicle or carriage.
- 疲惫
- pí bèi — Exhausted; weary; extremely tired.
- 车
- chē — Vehicle; car; carriage; cart.
- 从
- cóng — From; following; since.
- 最高处
- zuì gāo chù — The highest point; the topmost place.
- 如同
- rú tóng — Just like; similar to; as though.
- 衰老者
- shuāi lǎo zhě — An aging person; one who has grown old.
- 般
- bān — Like; similar to; in the manner of.
- 踉跄
- liàng qiàng — To stagger; to totter; to walk unsteadily.
- 着
- zhe — Particle indicating ongoing action or state.
- 离开
- lí kāi — To leave; to depart; to go away from.
- 白昼
- bái zhòu — Daytime; daylight; the hours of the day.
- 那些
- nà xiē — Those; those ones; referring to plural things.
- 曾经
- céng jīng — Once; formerly; used to; at one time.
- 虔诚
- qián chéng — Devout; pious; sincere and reverent.
- 恭敬
- gōng jìng — Respectful; deferential; showing proper courtesy.
- 如今
- rú jīn — Nowadays; now; at the present time.
- 转开
- zhuǎn kāi — To turn away; to avert; to look elsewhere.
- 了
- le — Particle indicating completed action or change.
- 低沉
- dī chén — Low; deep; sunken; subdued in tone.
- 轨迹
- guǐ jì — Trajectory; track; path of movement.
- 上
- shàng — Above; on; up; upper.
- 移开
- yí kāi — To move away; to shift aside; to remove.
- 望向
- wàng xiàng — To look toward; to gaze in a direction.
- 别处
- bié chù — Elsewhere; another place; somewhere else.
- 你
- nǐ — You; second-person singular pronoun.
- 亦如此
- yì rú cǐ — Also like this; likewise; the same applies.
- 正午
- zhèng wǔ — Noon; midday; twelve o'clock in the day.
- 时分
- shí fēn — The time of; a particular moment or period.
- 超越
- chāo yuè — To surpass; to transcend; to go beyond limits.
- 自身
- zì shēn — Oneself; one's own self; personally.
- 若
- ruò — If; supposing; in case; like.
- 不
- bù — No; not; negation particle.
- 留下
- liú xià — To leave behind; to remain; to keep.
- 一子
- yī zǐ — A son; one child; an heir.
- 将
- jiāng — Will; shall; about to; future tense marker.
- 无人
- wú rén — Nobody; no one; without any person.
- 注目
- zhù mù — To fix one's gaze; to pay attention to.
- 地
- de — Adverbial structural particle; in a manner of.
- 死去
- sǐ qù — To die; to pass away; to cease living.
- 是
- shì — To be; is; am; are.
- 音乐
- yīn yuè — Music; the art of combining sounds.
- 本身
- běn shēn — Itself; in itself; by itself; inherently.
- 为何
- wèi hé — Why; for what reason; wherefore.
- 却
- què — But; yet; however; on the contrary.
- 悲伤
- bēi shāng — Sad; sorrowful; feeling grief or sorrow.
- 聆听
- líng tīng — To listen carefully; to hearken attentively.
- 甜蜜
- tián mì — Sweet; honeyed; pleasantly agreeable.
- 与
- yǔ — And; with; together with.
- 不相争
- bù xiāng zhēng — Not competing; not in conflict with each other.
- 欢乐
- huān lè — Joy; happiness; gaiety; cheerful delight.
- 为乐
- wéi lè — To take as joy; to find pleasure in.
- 爱
- ài — Love; affection; to love; to cherish.
- 不能
- bù néng — Cannot; unable to; not capable of.
- 令
- lìng — To cause; to make; to order; to let.
- 愉悦
- yú yuè — Joyful; delighted; pleasantly happy.
- 接受
- jiē shòu — To accept; to receive; to take in.
- 之物
- zhī wù — The thing of; that which belongs to.
- 抑或
- yì huò — Or; either…or; alternatively.
- 之心
- zhī xīn — The heart of; the mind that belongs to.
- 烦恼
- fán nǎo — Worry; annoyance; troubled state of mind.
- 之事
- zhī shì — The matter of; things pertaining to.
- 调和
- tiáo hé — To harmonize; to blend; to reconcile differences.
- 悦耳
- yuè ěr — Pleasing to the ear; melodious; sweet-sounding.
- 之音
- zhī yīn — The sound of; musical tones belonging to.
- 真正
- zhēn zhèng — True; genuine; real; authentic.
- 和谐
- hé xié — Harmonious; concordant; in peaceful agreement.
- 联合
- lián hé — To unite; to combine; joint; allied.
- 交融
- jiāo róng — To blend together; to merge; to intermingle.
- 之态
- zhī tài — The state of; the manner or appearance of.
- 耳朵
- ěr duo — Ear; the organ of hearing.
- 不快
- bù kuài — Displeasure; discomfort; unhappy; dissatisfied.
- 它们
- tā men — They; them; third-person plural for objects.
- 不过
- bù guò — However; but; merely; only; no more than.
- 温柔
- wēn róu — Gentle; tender; soft and mild in manner.
- 责备
- zé bèi — To reproach; to blame; to rebuke someone.
- 因
- yīn — Because; due to; as a result of.
- 本该
- běn gāi — Should have originally; ought to by right.
- 由
- yóu — By; from; due to; through.
- 承担
- chéng dān — To bear; to undertake; to shoulder responsibility.
- 各
- gè — Each; every; respective; various.
- 部分
- bù fen — Part; portion; section; component.
- 混于
- hùn yú — Mixed into; blended within; combined in.
- 孤独
- gū dú — Lonely; solitary; isolated; alone.
- 一身
- yī shēn — One body; alone; entirely on oneself.
- 看
- kàn — To look; to see; to watch; to observe.
- 一弦
- yī xián — One string; a single string of an instrument.
- 如何
- rú hé — How; in what way; what is it like.
- 为
- wèi — For; on behalf of; in order to.
- 另一弦
- lìng yī xián — The other string; another string alongside it.
- 作伴
- zuò bàn — To accompany; to keep company; to be a companion.
- 彼此
- bǐ cǐ — Each other; one another; mutually.
- 相应
- xiāng yìng — To correspond; to respond to each other.
- 互相
- hù xiāng — Mutually; reciprocally; each other.
- 呼应
- hū yìng — To echo; to respond; to coordinate with.
- 而鸣
- ér míng — And resound; to ring out; to sound together.
- 恰似
- qià sì — Just like; exactly as; resembling perfectly.
- 父亲
- fù qīn — Father; one's male parent.
- 孩子
- hái zi — Child; children; kid; offspring.
- 幸福
- xìng fú — Happiness; wellbeing; blessed and content.
- 母亲
- mǔ qīn — Mother; one's female parent.
- 他们
- tā men — They; them; third-person plural pronoun.
- 合而为一
- hé ér wéi yī — To unite as one; to merge into a single whole.
- 共同
- gòng tóng — Together; jointly; common; shared by all.
- 唱出
- chàng chū — To sing out; to produce by singing.
- 一个
- yī gè — One; a single; one piece or unit of.
- 音符
- yīn fú — Musical note; a symbol representing sound.
- 无言
- wú yán — Wordless; speechless; without words.
- 之歌
- zhī gē — The song of; a song belonging to something.
- 声部
- shēng bù — Voice part; vocal section in music.
- 众多
- zhòng duō — Numerous; many; a great multitude.
- 却似
- què sì — Yet like; but resembling; however appearing as.
- 浑然一体
- hún rán yī tǐ — Completely unified; seamlessly integrated as one whole.
- 唱道
- chàng dào — To sing saying; to proclaim through song.
- 孤身一人
- gū shēn yī rén — Alone; all by oneself; completely solitary.
- 终将
- zhōng jiāng — Will ultimately; shall in the end; eventually.
- 化为
- huà wéi — To turn into; to transform into; to become.
- 虚无
- xū wú — Nothingness; void; emptiness; nihility.
- 是否
- shì fǒu — Whether or not; is it or isn't it.
- 因为
- yīn wèi — Because; due to; for the reason that.
- 怕
- pà — To fear; to be afraid of; to dread.
- 让
- ràng — To let; to allow; to cause; to yield.
- 一位
- yī wèi — One (person); a (polite counter for people).
- 寡妇
- guǎ fu — Widow; a woman whose husband has died.
- 流泪
- liú lèi — To shed tears; to cry; to weep.
- 才
- cái — Only then; just; barely; indicating condition.
- 自己
- zì jǐ — Oneself; self; one's own.
- 消耗
- xiāo hào — To consume; to deplete; to use up resources.
- 生涯
- shēng yá — Career; life course; one's span of life.
- 之中
- zhī zhōng — Within; among; in the midst of.
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