美国语文第六册 第50期:生命之虚妄(2)

 　　Oh, that thou wouldest conceal¹ me in the realm of departed souls! 啊，你会把我藏在天各一方的灵魂的国度！

　　Hide me in secret, till thy wrath² be past; 我籍籍无名，知道你的狂怒成为过去；

　　Appoint me then a new term, 然后为我安排一个新的期限，

　　And remember me again. 又将我忘怀。

　　But alas³! if a man die 哎！人死后

　　Shall he live again? 还能复生吗？

　　So long, then, as my toil⁴ endureth, 如此漫长，我忍受艰难困苦，

　　Will I wait till a change come to me. 我在等待改变悄悄降临，

　　Thou wilt⁵ call me, and I shall answer; 你呼唤我，我作答；

　　Thou wilt pity the work of thy hands. 你对双手的劳作自爱自怜。

　　Though now thou numberest my steps, 尽管现在你在数我的脚步，

　　Thou shalt then not watch for my sin. 可你不会看到我的过错。

　　My transgression⁶ will be sealed in a bag, 我的罪过会藏匿在袋子里，

　　Thou wilt bind⁷ up and remove my iniquity⁸. 你会卷起来，移开我的邪恶。

　　Yet alas! the mountain falleth and is swallowed up, 哎，高山陷落，夷为平地，

　　The rock is removed out of its place, 岩石离开原来的位置，

　　The waters hollow out the stones, 水在石间流淌回荡，

　　The floods overflow⁹ the dust of the earth, 洪流漫过大地的尘土，

　　And thus, thou destroyest the hope of man. 就这样，你摧毁了人们的希望。

　　Thou contendest with him, till he faileth, 你与他争斗，直到他败退，

　　Thou changest his countenance¹⁰, and sendeth him away. 你改变了他的容颜，将他赶到远方。

　　Though his sons become great and happy, 尽管他的后代显赫而快乐，

　　Yet he knoweth it not; 但你晓得往事不再；

　　If they come to shame and dishonor, 要是他们知耻而觉丢脸，

　　He perceiveth it not. 他也察觉不到了。

1 conceal   

v.隐藏，隐瞒，隐蔽

参考例句：

• He had to conceal his identity to escape the police.为了躲避警方，他只好隐瞒身份。
• He could hardly conceal his joy at his departure.他几乎掩饰不住临行时的喜悦。

2 wrath   

n.愤怒，愤慨，暴怒

参考例句：

• His silence marked his wrath. 他的沉默表明了他的愤怒。
• The wrath of the people is now aroused. 人们被激怒了。

3 alas   

int.唉(表示悲伤、忧愁、恐惧等)

参考例句：

• Alas!The window is broken!哎呀！窗子破了！
• Alas,the truth is less romantic.然而，真理很少带有浪漫色彩。

4 toil   

vi.辛劳工作，艰难地行动；n.苦工，难事

参考例句：

• The wealth comes from the toil of the masses.财富来自大众的辛勤劳动。
• Every single grain is the result of toil.每一粒粮食都来之不易。

5 wilt   

v.(使)植物凋谢或枯萎；(指人)疲倦，衰弱

参考例句：

• Golden roses do not wilt and will never need to be watered.金色的玫瑰不枯萎绝也不需要浇水。
• Several sleepless nights made him wilt.数个不眠之夜使他憔悴。

6 transgression   

n.违背；犯规；罪过

参考例句：

• The price can make an action look more like a transaction than a transgression.罚款让一个行为看起来更像是一笔交易而不是一次违法行为。
• The areas of transgression are indicated by wide spacing of the thickness contours.那幢摩天大楼高耸入云。

7 bind   

vt.捆，包扎；装订；约束；使凝固；vi.变硬

参考例句：

• I will let the waiter bind up the parcel for you.我让服务生帮你把包裹包起来。
• He wants a shirt that does not bind him.他要一件不使他觉得过紧的衬衫。

8 iniquity   

n.邪恶；不公正

参考例句：

• Research has revealed that he is a monster of iniquity.调查结果显示他是一个不法之徒。
• The iniquity of the transaction aroused general indignation.这笔交易的不公引起了普遍的愤怒。

9 overflow   

v.(使)外溢，(使)溢出；溢出，流出，漫出

参考例句：

• The overflow from the bath ran on to the floor.浴缸里的水溢到了地板上。
• After a long period of rain,the river may overflow its banks.长时间的下雨天后，河水可能溢出岸来。

10 countenance   

n.脸色，面容；面部表情；vt.支持，赞同

参考例句：

• At the sight of this photograph he changed his countenance.他一看见这张照片脸色就变了。
• I made a fierce countenance as if I would eat him alive.我脸色恶狠狠地，仿佛要把他活生生地吞下去。