莎士比亚十四行诗全集:第26篇

 　　Lord of my love, to whom in vassalage¹ 爱呵，您是我的主，您的德行

　　Thy merit hath my duty strongly knit, 早已赢得我臣服于您的忠心，

　　To thee I send this written ambassage, 我而今缮写谨呈上片纸诗行，

　　To witness duty, not to show my wit. 只为鞠躬尽职，不敢小露锋芒。

　　Duty so great, which wit so poor as mine 重命在肩，可怜我才疏学陋，

　　May make seem bare, in wanting words to show it, 赤胆忠心找不到诗句遮羞。

　　But that I hope some good conceit² of thine In thy soul's thought, all naked, will bestow³ it; 盼只盼您灵魂深处的奇思妙想，使我粗裸的才具有个安息之邦。

　　Till whatsoever⁴ star that guides my moving 等到某一颗星星导引着我前进，

　　Points on me graciously with fair aspect, 为我施恩般照亮吉地浓荫，

　　And puts apparel on my tottered⁵ loving 使我这褴楼之爱罩上锦套头，

　　To show me worthy⁶ of thy sweet respect. 方配得上您仁慈浩荡的皇恩。

　　Then may I dare to boast how I do love thee; 唯有那时我才敢夸口对您柔情似水，

　　Till then, not show my head where thou mayst prove me. 我从前躲闪，是怕您考验我的雄威。

1 vassalage   

n.家臣身份，隶属

参考例句：

• The exploration of the Chinese ancient civilization involves the analysis of the early vassalage. 对中国古代国家文明起源的探索，就包括在对早期分封的剖析观察中。 来自互联网

2 conceit   

n.自负，自高自大

参考例句：

• As conceit makes one lag behind,so modesty helps one make progress.骄傲使人落后，谦虚使人进步。
• She seems to be eaten up with her own conceit.她仿佛已经被骄傲冲昏了头脑。

3 bestow   

v.把…赠与，把…授予；花费

参考例句：

• He wished to bestow great honors upon the hero.他希望将那些伟大的荣誉授予这位英雄。
• What great inspiration wiII you bestow on me?你有什么伟大的灵感能馈赠给我？

4 whatsoever   

adv.（用于否定句中以加强语气）任何；pron.无论什么

参考例句：

• There's no reason whatsoever to turn down this suggestion.没有任何理由拒绝这个建议。
• All things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you,do ye even so to them.你想别人对你怎样，你就怎样对人。

5 tottered   

v.走得或动得不稳( totter的过去式和过去分词 )；踉跄；蹒跚；摇摇欲坠

参考例句：

• The pile of books tottered then fell. 这堆书晃了几下，然后就倒了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The wounded soldier tottered to his feet. 伤员摇摇晃晃地站了起来。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 worthy   

adj.(of)值得的，配得上的；有价值的

参考例句：

• I did not esteem him to be worthy of trust.我认为他不值得信赖。
• There occurred nothing that was worthy to be mentioned.没有值得一提的事发生。