The divine comedy — Page 3
Now much I dread lest he past help have stray'd,
我如今深深忧惧，恐他已误入歧途，无可救援，
And I be ris'n too late for his relief,
而我醒来已迟，救助无望，
From what in heaven of him I heard. Speed now,
此乃我在天堂所闻之事。速去，
And by thy eloquent persuasive tongue,
凭你那雄辩善劝之口，
And by all means for his deliverance meet,
以一切可救助他脱困之法，
Assist him. So to me will comfort spring.
助他一臂之力。如此我心方得慰藉。
I who now bid thee on this errand forth
今遣你出行此使命者，
Am Beatrice; from a place I come.
乃是贝雅特丽齐；我从一处而来。
(Note: Beatrice. I use this word, as it is pronounced in the Italian, as consisting of four syllables, of which the third is a long one.) Revisited with joy. Love
（注：贝雅特丽齐。此词依意大利语发音，共四音节，第三音节为长音。）重游此处，心满欢喜。爱，
brought me thence,
将我引来此地，
Who prompts my speech. When in my Master's sight
亦催动我言语。当我立于吾师面前，
I stand, thy praise to him I oft will tell."
我将时常向他述说你的功绩。"
She then was silent, and I thus began:
她随即沉默，而我如此开口道：
"O Lady! by whose influence alone,
「哦，夫人！唯凭你一人之德行，
Mankind excels whatever is contain'd
人类方能超越一切所含之物，
Within that heaven which hath the smallest orb,
那最小天轮之中所有之物，
So thy command delights me, that to obey,
你的命令令我如此欢欣，以至于服从，
If it were done already, would seem late.
即便已然完成，仍似嫌迟。
No need hast thou farther to speak thy will;
你无需再多言你的心意；
Yet tell the reason, why thou art not loth
然请告知，为何你不以为苦，
To leave that ample space, where to return
愿离那广阔之所，而你本渴望重返，
Thou burnest, for this centre here beneath."
却降临此处中心之地。"
She then: "Since thou so deeply wouldst inquire,
她答道：「既然你欲深究，
I will instruct thee briefly, why no dread
我将简言以告，为何无所惧怕
Hinders my entrance here. Those things alone
阻我入此。唯有那些事物
Are to be fear'd, whence evil may proceed,
方值得惧怕，即那能生恶果之物，
None else, for none are terrible beside.
其余皆不，因无他物令人生畏。
I am so fram'd by God, thanks to his grace!
我乃上帝所造，感谢其恩典！
Vocabulary
- 我
- wǒ — I, me; first-person singular pronoun
- 如今
- rújīn — nowadays, at present, currently
- 深深
- shēnshēn — deeply, profoundly
- 忧惧
- yōujù — anxious and fearful, filled with worry and dread
- 恐
- kǒng — fear; to fear, be afraid
- 他
- tā — he, him; third-person singular male pronoun
- 已
- yǐ — already; to have done something
- 误入
- wùrù — to stray into, enter by mistake
- 歧途
- qítú — wrong path, road of error or deviation
- 无可
- wúkě — cannot, no way to; used before verb
- 救援
- jiùyuán — rescue, relief; to save someone in danger
- 而
- ér — and, yet, but; conjunctive particle
- 醒来
- xǐnglái — to wake up, come to awareness
- 迟
- chí — late, tardy, slow
- 救助
- jiùzhù — to aid, rescue; provide assistance to someone
- 无望
- wúwàng — hopeless, without hope or prospect
- 此
- cǐ — this, here; demonstrative pronoun
- 乃
- nǎi — is, then, thus; classical copula or connector
- 在
- zài — at, in, on; indicating location or existence
- 天堂
- tiāntáng — heaven, paradise
- 所闻
- suǒwén — what one hears, things heard
- 之事
- zhī shì — matters of, things pertaining to
- 凭
- píng — relying on, by means of, based on
- 你
- nǐ — you; second-person singular pronoun
- 那
- nà — that; demonstrative pronoun or adjective
- 雄辩
- xióngbiàn — eloquent, powerful rhetoric, skilled argumentation
- 善劝
- shànquàn — skillful at persuading, good at advising others
- 之
- zhī — classical possessive or linking particle, of
- 口
- kǒu — mouth; opening; measure word for mouths
- 以
- yǐ — using, by means of, with
- 一切
- yīqiè — all, everything, every possible means
- 可
- kě — can, able to, possible
- 脱困
- tuōkùn — escape from difficulty, get out of trouble
- 助
- zhù — to help, assist, aid
- 一臂之力
- yī bì zhī lì — a helping hand, lend one's strength to someone
- 如此
- rúcǐ — like this, in this way, thus
- 方得
- fāng dé — only then can obtain, will finally achieve
- 慰藉
- wèijiè — comfort, consolation, solace
- 今
- jīn — now, today, the present
- 遣
- qiǎn — to dispatch, send, assign a mission
- 出行
- chūxíng — to travel, set out on a journey
- 使命
- shǐmìng — mission, calling, assigned duty or purpose
- 者
- zhě — one who, person that; nominalizing suffix
- 乃是
- nǎi shì — is precisely, is none other than
- 从
- cóng — from, since; following a direction or source
- 一处
- yī chù — one place, a certain location
- 而来
- ér lái — and come, coming from a direction or source
- 注
- zhù — note, annotation, remark
- 依
- yī — according to, following, based on
- 意大利语
- Yìdàlìyǔ — Italian language
- 发音
- fāyīn — pronunciation, to pronounce sounds
- 共
- gòng — altogether, in total, together
- 四
- sì — four; the number 4
- 音节
- yīnjié — syllable, unit of pronunciation
- 第三
- dìsān — third, the number three in sequence
- 为
- wéi — is, to be; serve as, act as
- 长音
- cháng yīn — long vowel, elongated sound in pronunciation
- 重游
- chóngyóu — to revisit, travel again to a place
- 此处
- cǐchù — here, this place, this location
- 心满
- xīn mǎn — heart full, content, inwardly satisfied
- 欢喜
- huānxǐ — joy, delight, happy and pleased
- 爱
- ài — love, affection; to love
- 将
- jiāng — will, about to; future action marker
- 引来
- yǐnlái — to lead here, attract or bring to this place
- 此地
- cǐdì — this place, here, this location
- 亦
- yì — also, too, likewise; classical particle
- 催动
- cuīdòng — to urge into motion, drive or prompt action
- 言语
- yányǔ — speech, words, language used in speaking
- 当
- dāng — when, at the time of; to face
- 立于
- lì yú — standing at, positioned before or in front of
- 面前
- miànqián — in front of, before, in someone's presence
- 时常
- shícháng — often, frequently, from time to time
- 向
- xiàng — toward, to; facing a direction or person
- 述说
- shùshuō — to recount, narrate, tell in detail
- 的
- de — possessive or descriptive particle
- 功绩
- gōngjì — merit, achievement, distinguished contribution
- 她
- tā — she, her; third-person singular female pronoun
- 随即
- suíjí — immediately, right away, forthwith
- 沉默
- chénmò — silence, to be silent or quiet
- 开口
- kāikǒu — to open one's mouth, begin to speak
- 道
- dào — to say, speak; way, path, principle
- 哦
- ó / ò — oh; exclamation of surprise or realization
- 夫人
- fūren — lady, madam, wife; respectful address for woman
- 一人
- yī rén — one person, a single individual
- 德行
- déxíng — virtue, moral conduct, integrity
- 人类
- rénlèi — humanity, humankind, the human race
- 方能
- fāng néng — only then can, only thus able to
- 超越
- chāoyuè — to surpass, transcend, go beyond limits
- 最小
- zuìxiǎo — smallest, least, the minimum in size
- 之中
- zhī zhōng — within, inside, among, in the middle of
- 所有
- suǒyǒu — all, every, everything; to possess
- 命令
- mìnglìng — order, command, directive
- 令
- lìng — to cause, make, order; command
- 欢欣
- huānxīn — joy, delight, cheerful happiness
- 以至于
- yǐzhìyú — to the point that, so much so that
- 服从
- fúcóng — to obey, comply with, submit to authority
- 即便
- jíbiàn — even if, even though, regardless
- 已然
- yǐrán — already done, having already become so
- 完成
- wánchéng — to complete, finish, accomplish a task
- 无需
- wúxū — no need to, unnecessary, not required
- 再
- zài — again, once more, further
- 多言
- duō yán — say more, speak further, elaborate unnecessarily
- 心意
- xīnyì — intention, wish, one's true feelings
- 然
- rán — but, however, yet; classical adversative particle
- 请
- qǐng — please; to request, invite politely
- 告知
- gàozhī — to inform, notify, let someone know
- 为何
- wèihé — why, for what reason
- 不以为苦
- bù yǐ wéi kǔ — not consider it bitter, not find it burdensome
- 广阔
- guǎngkuò — vast, expansive, wide and spacious
- 本
- běn — originally, fundamentally; this, root
- 渴望
- kěwàng — to long for, yearn, desire strongly
- 重返
- chóngfǎn — to return again, come back to a place
- 却
- què — yet, but, however; adversative adverb
- 降临
- jiànglín — to descend, arrive, come down upon
- 中心
- zhōngxīn — center, core, central point
- 答道
- dá dào — to reply saying, answer in these words
- 既然
- jìrán — since, given that, now that
- 欲
- yù — to wish, desire, want to do something
- 深究
- shēnjiū — to investigate deeply, probe thoroughly
- 无所
- wú suǒ — nothing to, have no grounds for something
- 惧怕
- jùpà — to fear, dread, be afraid of
- 阻
- zǔ — to obstruct, hinder, block the way
- 唯有
- wéiyǒu — only, solely, nothing but
- 那些
- nàxiē — those, those things or people
- 事物
- shìwù — things, matters, objects, affairs
- 方
- fāng — only then; just, right, square
- 值得
- zhídé — worth, deserving of, meriting attention
- 即
- jí — namely, that is, immediately
- 恶果
- èguǒ — bad outcome, evil result, harmful consequence
- 其余
- qíyú — the rest, the remainder, other things
- 因
- yīn — because, due to, by reason of
- 令人
- lìng rén — to make people feel, causing one to feel
- 生畏
- shēng wèi — inspire awe or fear, cause dread
- 上帝
- Shàngdì — God, the Lord, the supreme divine being
- 感谢
- gǎnxiè — to thank, express gratitude, be grateful
- 其
- qí — his, her, its, their; third-person classical pronoun
- 恩典
- ēndiǎn — grace, divine favor, benevolent blessing
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