莎士比亚十四行诗全集:第21篇

 　　So is it not with me as with that Muse¹, 我并不像那一位诗人一样，

　　Stirred by a painted beauty to his verse, 因画布上的美人便感而成章

　　Who heaven itself for ornament² doth use, And every fair with his fair doth rehearse; 连苍天都成为他笔底的装饰，驱群美以衬托他那美貌之郎，

　　Making a couplement of proud compare 满纸绣词丽句、比附夸张，

　　With sun and moon, with earth and sea's rich gems³, 海底、珠宝、大地、月亮和太阳，

　　With April's first-born flowers, and all things rare 四月的鲜花，以及一切奇珍异物，

　　That heaven's air in this huge rondure hems⁴. 环挂长空，直面宇宙的浩茫。

　　O, let me true in love but truly write, 啊，让我忠实地爱、忠实地写吧，

　　And then believe me, my love is as fair As any mother's child, though not so bright 请相信我，我的爱虽难与苍穹金烛台般的星斗争光，

　　As those gold candles fixed⁵ in heaven's air:  但其美恰如任何母亲的孩子一样。

　　Let them say more that like of hearsay⁶ well; 让别的诗人说尽陈词滥调吧，

　　I will not praise that purpose not to sell. 我不是贩夫，绝不自卖又自夸。

1 muse   

n.缪斯（希腊神话中的女神），创作灵感

参考例句：

• His muse had deserted him,and he could no longer write.他已无灵感，不能再写作了。
• Many of the papers muse on the fate of the President.很多报纸都在揣测总统的命运。

2 ornament   

v.装饰，美化；n.装饰，装饰物

参考例句：

• The flowers were put on the table for ornament.花放在桌子上做装饰用。
• She wears a crystal ornament on her chest.她的前胸戴了一个水晶饰品。

3 gems   

growth； economy； management； and customer satisfaction 增长

参考例句：

• a crown studded with gems 镶有宝石的皇冠
• The apt citations and poetic gems have adorned his speeches. 贴切的引语和珠玑般的诗句为他的演说词增添文采。

4 hems   

布的褶边，贴边( hem的名词复数 )； 短促的咳嗽

参考例句：

• I took the hems of my dresses up to make them shorter. 我把我的连衣裙都改短了。
• Hems must be level unless uneven design feature is requested. 袖口及裤脚卷边位置宽度必须一致（设计有特别要求的除外）。

5 fixed   

adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的

参考例句：

• Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？
• Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。

6 hearsay   

n.谣传，风闻

参考例句：

• They started to piece the story together from hearsay.他们开始根据传闻把事情的经过一点点拼湊起来。
• You are only supposing this on hearsay.You have no proof.你只是根据传闻想像而已，并没有证据。