莎士比亚十四行诗全集:第64篇

 　　When I have seen by Time's fell hand defaced 曾见过时间的毒手跋扈飞扬，

　　The rich proud cost of outworn buried age; 抹掉前代留下的豪华与荣光；

　　When sometime lofty towers I see down-razed 曾见过高楼俄倾成平地，

　　And brass¹ eternal slave to mortal rage; 浩劫尘封了铁壁铜墙。

　　When I have seen the hungry ocean gain Advantage on the kingdom of the shore, 曾见过饥海层翻滚滚浪，吞蚀了周遭沃土岸边王；

　　And the firm soil win of the watery² main, 转眼陆地又反攻侵大海，

　　Increasing store with loss and loss with store; 唉，这念头令我死一般迷茫，

　　When I have seen such interchange of state, Or state itself confounded to decay; 得失盈亏无常事，几度沧桑。睁泪眼强抓住惟恐失掉的情郎，

　　Ruin hath taught me thus to ruminate³, 看透了天道循环无止歇，

　　That Time will come and take my love away. 今日伟大风光，难免他日凄凉。

　　This thought is as a death, which cannot choose 天灾人祸，忍教我细细思量，

　　But weep to have that which it fears to lose. 时辰若到，我的爱终究水涸苍江。

1 brass   

n.黄铜；黄铜器，铜管乐器

参考例句：

• Many of the workers play in the factory's brass band.许多工人都在工厂铜管乐队中演奏。
• Brass is formed by the fusion of copper and zinc.黄铜是通过铜和锌的熔合而成的。

2 watery   

adj.有水的，水汪汪的；湿的，湿润的

参考例句：

• In his watery eyes there is an expression of distrust.他那含泪的眼睛流露出惊惶失措的神情。
• Her eyes became watery because of the smoke.因为烟熏，她的双眼变得泪汪汪的。

3 ruminate   

v.反刍；沉思

参考例句：

• It is worth while to ruminate over his remarks.他的话值得玩味。
• The cow began to ruminate after eating up grass.牛吃完草后开始反刍。