莎士比亚十四行诗全集:第131篇

 　　Thou art as tyrannous, so as thou art, 有的人残暴因为有美色作资本，

　　As those whose beauties proudly make them cruel; 平庸如你，却竟和她们一样专横；

　　For well thou know'st to my dear doting¹ heart 只因为你知道我已爱迷了心窍，

　　Thou art the fairest and most precious jewel. 总把你视作世上的至美奇珍。

　　Yet, in good faith, some say that thee behold² 可实话实说，凡见过你的都讲，

　　Thy face hath not the power to make love groan³: 你的脸还难以使人一往情深。

　　To say they err⁴ I dare not be so bold, 尽管我私下里绝不信他们的胡说，

　　Although I swear it to myself alone. 可在公开场合却不敢推翻他们的讥评。

　　And, to be sure that is not false I swear, 我发誓我的话毫无半点欺心，

　　A thousand groans⁵, but thinking on thy face, 一想到你的娇容，万千叹息

　　One on another's neck, do witness bear Thy black is fairest in my judgment's place. 便不绝如缕涌出我口为我作证：我看你的黑比天下绝色也不稍逊。

　　In nothing art thou black save in thy deeds, 你其实一点不黑，黑的是你的骄横，

　　And thence this slander⁶, as I think, proceeds. 我想是因为后者，诽谤才应运而生。

1 doting   

adj.溺爱的，宠爱的

参考例句：

• His doting parents bought him his first racing bike at 13.宠爱他的父母在他13岁时就给他买了第一辆竞速自行车。
• The doting husband catered to his wife's every wish.这位宠爱妻子的丈夫总是高度满足太太的各项要求。

2 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。

3 groan   

vi./n.呻吟，抱怨；(发出)呻吟般的声音

参考例句：

• The wounded man uttered a groan.那个受伤的人发出呻吟。
• The people groan under the burden of taxes.人民在重税下痛苦呻吟。

4 err   

vi.犯错误，出差错

参考例句：

• He did not err by a hair's breadth in his calculation.他的计算结果一丝不差。
• The arrows err not from their aim.箭无虚发。

5 groans   

n.呻吟，叹息( groan的名词复数 )；呻吟般的声音v.呻吟( groan的第三人称单数 )；发牢骚；抱怨；受苦

参考例句：

• There were loud groans when he started to sing. 他刚开始歌唱时有人发出了很大的嘘声。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• It was a weird old house, full of creaks and groans. 这是所神秘而可怕的旧宅，到处嘎吱嘎吱作响。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 slander   

n./v.诽谤，污蔑

参考例句：

• The article is a slander on ordinary working people.那篇文章是对普通劳动大众的诋毁。
• He threatened to go public with the slander.他威胁要把丑闻宣扬出去。