美国语文第六册 第171期:希腊游吟诗人之歌(3)

 Fill high the howl with Samian wine! 且将杯子斟满萨摩斯的美酒！

We will not think of themes like these! 我们不再去想这样的话题，

It made Anacreon's song divine: 美酒令阿那克里翁的歌声更神圣：

He served, but served Polycrates, a tyrant¹; but our masters then were still, at least, Our countrymen. 他却为暴君波利克拉底卖命，但我们的主人，至少是我们的同胞。

The tyrant of the Chersonese was freedom's best and bravest friend; 半岛的那个暴君是自由最好和最勇敢的朋友，

That tyrant was Miltiades! 那暴君是米尔蒂阿德斯

Oh that the present hour would lend another despot of the kind! 啊，所幸我们有另一个和他一样的暴君

Such chains as his were sure to bind². 由他结成的纽带一定会成为一体。

Fill high the bowl with Samian wine! 且将杯斟满萨摩斯美酒!

Our virgins³ dance beneath the shade; 我们的姑娘在树荫下轻歌曼舞，

I see their glorious, black eyes shine; 我看见她们快乐的黑眼睛里光彩流转，

But gazing on each glowing maid, 可是，望着每个热情洋溢的姑娘，

My own the burning tear-drop laves, 我泪眼蒙眬的眼睛燃烧着渴望：

To think such breasts must suckle slaves. 心想这乳房必定要哺育奴隶了。

Place me on Sunium's marbled steep, 我登上苏尼乌姆的石坡，

Where nothing save the waves and I may hear our mutual⁴ murmurs⁵ sweep; 只有海浪与我可以听见彼此的低语呜咽，

There, swanlike, let me sing and die: 在那里，让我像天鹅那样歌尽而亡，

A land of slaves shall ne'er be mine,— 奴隶的国度绝不属于我——

Dash down yon cup of Samian wine! 干脆掷下萨摩斯酒杯共存亡！

 

1 tyrant   

n.暴君，专制的君主，残暴的人

参考例句：

• The country was ruled by a despotic tyrant.该国处在一个专制暴君的统治之下。
• The tyrant was deaf to the entreaties of the slaves.暴君听不到奴隶们的哀鸣。

2 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。

3 virgins   

处女，童男( virgin的名词复数 )； 童贞玛利亚（耶稣之母）

参考例句：

• They were both virgins when they met and married. 他们从相识到结婚前都未曾经历男女之事。
• Men want virgins as concubines. 人家买姨太太的要整货。 来自汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子

4 mutual   

adj.相互的，彼此的；共同的，共有的

参考例句：

• We must pull together for mutual interest.我们必须为相互的利益而通力合作。
• Mutual interests tied us together.相互的利害关系把我们联系在一起。

5 murmurs   

n.低沉、连续而不清的声音( murmur的名词复数 )；低语声；怨言；嘀咕

参考例句：

• They spoke in low murmurs. 他们低声说着话。 来自辞典例句
• They are more superficial, more distinctly heard than murmurs. 它们听起来比心脏杂音更为浅表而清楚。 来自辞典例句