莎士比亚十四行诗全集:第120篇

 　　That you were once unkind befriends me now, 今日因祸得福于你过去对我的无情，

　　And for that sorrow which I then did feel Needs must I under my transgression¹ bow, 回首当初，我曾感到多么伤心，至今难以承受自已过失的重负，

　　Unless my nerves were brass² or hammer'd steel. 因为我的神经毕竟不是钢铁铸成。

　　For if you were by my unkindness shaken 假如我曾像你这样对我无情相待，

　　As I by yours, you've pass'd a hell of time, And I, a tyrant³, have no leisure taken 那你就会至今在炼狱里栖身。我这粗心的暴君竟从未偷空

　　To weigh how once I suffered in your crime. 把你对我伤害的程度加以权衡。

　　O, that our night of woe⁴ might have remember'd My deepest sense, how hard true sorrow hits, 但愿我们凄凉的夜晚还会记得你残酷的打击深深刺伤了我的心灵，

　　And soon to you, as you to me, then tender'd 我于是立刻仿效你向你奉献歉意，

　　The humble⁵ salve which wounded bosoms⁶ fits! 它如同药膏可医治你受伤的胸襟！

　　But that your trespass⁷ now becomes a fee; 你那时的过错而今变成了补偿，

　　Mine ransoms⁹ yours, and yours must ransom⁸ me. 我的抵消你的错误，你的抵消我的罪行。

1 transgression   

n.违背；犯规；罪过

参考例句：

• The price can make an action look more like a transaction than a transgression.罚款让一个行为看起来更像是一笔交易而不是一次违法行为。
• The areas of transgression are indicated by wide spacing of the thickness contours.那幢摩天大楼高耸入云。

2 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。

3 tyrant   

n.暴君，专制的君主，残暴的人

参考例句：

• The country was ruled by a despotic tyrant.该国处在一个专制暴君的统治之下。
• The tyrant was deaf to the entreaties of the slaves.暴君听不到奴隶们的哀鸣。

4 woe   

n.悲哀，苦痛，不幸，困难；int.用来表达悲伤或惊慌

参考例句：

• Our two peoples are brothers sharing weal and woe.我们两国人民是患难与共的兄弟。
• A man is well or woe as he thinks himself so.自认祸是祸，自认福是福。

5 humble   

adj.谦卑的，恭顺的；地位低下的；v.降低，贬低

参考例句：

• In my humble opinion,he will win the election.依我拙见，他将在选举中获胜。
• Defeat and failure make people humble.挫折与失败会使人谦卑。

6 bosoms   

胸部( bosom的名词复数 )； 胸怀； 女衣胸部（或胸襟）； 和爱护自己的人在一起的情形

参考例句：

• How beautifully gold brooches glitter on the bosoms of our patriotic women! 金光闪闪的别针佩在我国爱国妇女的胸前，多美呀！
• Let us seek out some desolate shade, and there weep our sad bosoms empty. 我们寻个僻静的地方，去痛哭一场吧。

7 trespass   

n./v.侵犯，闯入私人领地

参考例句：

• The fishing boat was seized for its trespass into restricted waters.渔船因非法侵入受限制水域而被扣押。
• The court sentenced him to a fine for trespass.法庭以侵害罪对他判以罚款。

8 ransom   

n.赎金，赎身；v.赎回，解救

参考例句：

• We'd better arrange the ransom right away.我们最好马上把索取赎金的事安排好。
• The kidnappers exacted a ransom of 10000 from the family.绑架者向这家人家勒索10000英镑的赎金。

9 ransoms   

付赎金救人，赎金( ransom的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The kidnappers exacted ransoms for their hostages. 绑匪勒索人质的赎金。
• Hotel:Wealthy captives sleep at the hotel for an increase in their ransoms. 酒店：富有的俘虏们要住在酒店等待足够的赎金以回家。