莎士比亚十四行诗全集:第74篇

 　　But be contented¹: when that fell arrest 有一天，地狱的阴差自地狱来临

　　Without all bail² shall carry me away, 不由分说将我拘走，但不必担心，

　　My life hath in this line some interest, 我的诗行与我的生命已藕断丝连，

　　Which for memorial still with thee shall stay. 宛若纪念旧情之物长随在作身。

　　When thou reviewest this, thou dost review 旦你重读这些诗行，你会看到

　　The very part was consecrate³ to thee: 我专为奉献于你的那一部分，

　　The earth can have but earth, which is his due; 恰如土本属于土，理所当然，

　　My spirit is thine, the better part of me: 那是我的精萃，是我的精神。

　　So then thou hast but lost the dregs of life, 因而，我的肉体一旦泯灭，

　　The prey⁴ of worms, my body being dead, 你失去的不过是生命的渣滓，

　　The coward conquest of a wretch's knife, 是蛆虫之食和恶棍刀下的懦夫，

　　Too base of thee to be remembered. 太卑贱了，其不配你口诵心记。

　　The worth of that is that which it contains, 我这微躯所值全赖有内在之魂

　　And that is this, and this with thee remains⁵. 忠魂化诗句，长伴你度过余生。

1 contented   

adj.满意的，安心的，知足的

参考例句：

• He won't be contented until he's upset everyone in the office.不把办公室里的每个人弄得心烦意乱他就不会满足。
• The people are making a good living and are contented,each in his station.人民安居乐业。

2 bail   

v.舀（水），保释；n.保证金，保释，保释人

参考例句：

• One of the prisoner's friends offered to bail him out.犯人的一个朋友答应保释他出来。
• She has been granted conditional bail.她被准予有条件保释。

3 consecrate   

v.使圣化，奉…为神圣；尊崇；奉献

参考例句：

• Consecrate your life to the church.把你的生命奉献给教堂吧。
• The priest promised God he would consecrate his life to helping the poor.牧师对上帝允诺他将献身帮助穷人。

4 prey   

n.被掠食者，牺牲者，掠食；v.捕食，掠夺，折磨

参考例句：

• Stronger animals prey on weaker ones.弱肉强食。
• The lion was hunting for its prey.狮子在寻找猎物。

5 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。