莎士比亚十四行诗全集:第73篇

 　　O, lest the world should task you to recite 哦，为了防止世人对你究底盘根，

　　What merit lived in me, that you should love 我即身已殁，尚有何德何能

　　After my death, dear love, forget me quite, For you in me can nothing worthy¹ prove; 敢蒙你垂青？呵，爱啊，忘掉我，因为你确实找不到我可爱的铁证。

　　Unless you would devise some virtuous² lie, 除非你能罗织出无害的谎言，

　　To do more for me than mine own desert, 对我大肆吹嘘，施朱着粉，

　　And hang more praise upon deceased I 为九泉之下的我捧出更多的颂词，

　　Than niggard truth would willingly impart: 全不顾夸张的话当以事实为本。

　　O, lest your true love may seem false in this, 哦，怕你的真爱又因此显得虚伪，

　　That you for love speak well of me untrue, 怕人说你为了爱对我阿谀奉承。

　　My name be buried where my body is, 我倒愿我的姓名和肢体同卧荒丘，

　　And live no more to shame nor me nor you. 免得它苟行于世令你抱惭蒙羞。

　　For I am shamed by that which I bring forth³, 我因此愧对自己的涂鸦之作，

　　And so should you, to love things nothing worth. 你爱了不值得爱的也会脸红如大。That time of year thou mayst in me behold⁴ When yellow leaves, or none, or few, do hang 你在我身上会看到这样的时候，那时零落的黄叶会残挂枝头，

　　Upon those boughs⁵ which shake against the cold, 三两片在寒风中索索发抖，

　　Bare ruin'd choirs⁶, where late the sweet birds sang. 荒凉的歌坛上不再有甜蜜的歌喉。

　　In me thou seest the twilight⁷ of such day 你在我身上会看到黄昏时侯

　　As after sunset fadeth in the west, 落霞消残，渐沉入西方的天际，

　　Which by and by black night doth take away, 夜幕迅速将它们通统带走，

　　Death's second self, that seals up all in rest. 恰如死神的替身将一切锁进牢囚。

　　In me thou see'st the glowing of such fire 你在我身上会看到这样的火焰，

　　That on the ashes of his youth doth lie, 它在青春的灰烬上闪烁摇头，

　　As the death-bed whereon it must expire 如安卧于临终之塌，待与

　　Consumed with that which it was nourish'd by. 供养火种的燃料一同烧尽烧透。

　　This thou perceivest, which makes thy love more strong, 看到了这一切，你的爱会更加坚贞，

　　To love that well which thou must leave ere long. 宝爱我吧，我在世的日子已不会太久。

1 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。

2 virtuous   

adj.有品德的，善良的，贞洁的，有效力的

参考例句：

• She was such a virtuous woman that everybody respected her.她是个有道德的女性，人人都尊敬她。
• My uncle is always proud of having a virtuous wife.叔叔一直为娶到一位贤德的妻子而骄傲。

3 forth   

adv.向前；向外，往外

参考例句：

• The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

4 behold   

v.看，注视，看到

参考例句：

• The industry of these little ants is wonderful to behold.这些小蚂蚁辛勤劳动的样子看上去真令人惊叹。
• The sunrise at the seaside was quite a sight to behold.海滨日出真是个奇景。

5 boughs   

大树枝( bough的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The green boughs glittered with all their pearls of dew. 绿枝上闪烁着露珠的光彩。
• A breeze sighed in the higher boughs. 微风在高高的树枝上叹息着。

6 choirs   

n.教堂的唱诗班( choir的名词复数 )；唱诗队；公开表演的合唱团；（教堂）唱经楼

参考例句：

• They ran the three churches to which they belonged, the clergy, the choirs and the parishioners. 她们管理着自己所属的那三家教堂、牧师、唱诗班和教区居民。 来自飘（部分）
• Since 1935, several village choirs skilled in this music have been created. 1935以来，数支熟练掌握这种音乐的乡村唱诗班相继建立起来。 来自互联网

7 twilight   

n.暮光，黄昏；暮年，晚期，衰落时期

参考例句：

• Twilight merged into darkness.夕阳的光辉融于黑暗中。
• Twilight was sweet with the smell of lilac and freshly turned earth.薄暮充满紫丁香和新翻耕的泥土的香味。