The divine comedy — Page 3
我多么担心他已经迷失,无法得救,
Now much I dread lest he past help have stray'd,
而我醒来得太晚,无法救助他,
And I be ris'n too late for his relief,
这是我在天堂听到有关他的消息后所感到的。快去吧,
From what in heaven of him I heard. Speed now,
用你能言善道、极具说服力的口才,
And by thy eloquent persuasive tongue,
用一切适合拯救他的方法,
And by all means for his deliverance meet,
帮助他。这样,我将从中得到安慰。
Assist him. So to me will comfort spring.
我如今派你执行这一使命的人
I who now bid thee on this errand forth
是贝雅特丽齐;我来自一个地方。
Am Beatrice; from a place I come.
(注:贝雅特丽齐。我使用这个词,按意大利语发音,由四个音节组成,其中第三个音节是长音节。)充满喜悦地重游旧地。爱
(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
将我带至彼处,
brought me thence,
爱激励着我的言语。当我站在我主人的面前,
Who prompts my speech. When in my Master's sight I stand,
我将常常向他讲述你的美德。"
thy praise to him I oft will tell."
她随即沉默了,我于是开口道:
She then was silent, and I thus began:
"哦,夫人!仅凭您一人的影响,
"O Lady! by whose influence alone,
人类超越了那拥有最小天球的天堂中所包含的一切,
Mankind excels whatever is contain'd Within that heaven which hath the smallest orb,
您的命令令我如此喜悦,以至于若能立即服从,也似乎显得太迟。
So thy command delights me, that to obey, If it were done already, would seem late.
您无需再多言您的意愿;
No need hast thou farther to speak thy will;
然而请告诉我,您为何不惜离开那广阔的空间——
Yet tell the reason, why thou art not loth To leave that ample space,
您渴望回归的那处天堂——来到这里低处的中心。"
where to return Thou burnest, for this centre here beneath."
她于是说:"既然你如此深切地想要探究,
She then: "Since thou so deeply wouldst inquire,
我将简短地告诉你,为何没有恐惧阻碍我进入这里。
I will instruct thee briefly, why no dread Hinders my entrance here.
唯有那些可能产生邪恶的事物才值得畏惧,
Those things alone Are to be fear'd, whence evil may proceed,
其他的则不然,因为再无别的可怕之物。
None else, for none are terrible beside.
我是如此被上帝塑造,感谢他的恩典!
I am so fram'd by God, thanks to his grace!
Vocabulary
- Now
- 此刻,当前的时间
- much
- 大量的,很多的
- dread
- 害怕,恐惧
- lest
- 以免,生怕
- he
- 他,男性代词
- past
- 过去的,已经过去
- help
- 帮助,救助
- have
- 有,拥有
- stray
- 走失,偏离正路
- And
- 和,而且
- be
- 是,存在
- too
- 太,也
- late
- 晚的,迟到的
- for
- 为了,因为
- his
- 他的,属于他
- relief
- 救济,解脱
- From
- 从,来自
- what
- 什么,哪个
- in
- 在,里面
- heaven
- 天堂,天空
- of
- 的,属于
- him
- 他,宾格代词
- heard
- 听见,听说
- Speed
- 快速,加快速度
- by
- 通过,被
- eloquent
- 有说服力的,雄辩的
- persuasive
- 有劝服力的,令人信服的
- tongue
- 舌头,语言
- all
- 所有的,全部
- means
- 方法,手段
- deliverance
- 拯救,解救
- meet
- 适合,满足
- Assist
- 帮助,协助
- So
- 所以,这样
- to
- 到,向
- me
- 我,宾格代词
- will
- 将会,愿意
- comfort
- 安慰,舒适
- spring
- 春天,泉源
- who
- 谁,哪个人
- bid
- 命令,邀请
- on
- 在,上面
- this
- 这个,这样的
- errand
- 差事,任务
- forth
- 向前,出去
- Am
- 是,第一人称现在式
- place
- 地方,位置
- come
- 来,到达
- use
- 使用,运用
- word
- 单词,言语
- as
- 如同,当
- it
- 它,代词
- is
- 是,第三人称现在式
- pronounced
- 发音,读出
- the
- 这个,定冠词
- Italian
- 意大利语,意大利的
- consisting
- 由构成,包含
- four
- 四,数字
- syllables
- 音节,单位音素
- which
- 哪个,关系代词
- third
- 第三个,三分之一
- long
- 长的,很久
- one
- 一个,某个
- Revisited
- 重新访问,再次回到
- with
- 和,用
- joy
- 快乐,喜悦
- Love
- 爱,喜欢
- brought
- 带来,引起
- Who
- 谁,哪个人
- prompts
- 提示,促使
- my
- 我的,属于我
- speech
- 演讲,言论
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