莎士比亚十四行诗全集:第134篇

 　　So, now I have confess'd that he is thine, 他是你的，这点我已经承认，

　　And I myself am mortgaged to thy will, 为填你的欲壑我成为你的抵押品。

　　Myself I'll forfeit¹, so that other mine Thou wilt² restore, to be my comfort still: 心甘情愿作你的俘虏，好让另一个我能被你释放，我从而感到快乐舒心。

　　But thou wilt not, nor he will not be free, 而你却不能放他走，他也不想自由。

　　For thou art covetous³ and he is kind; 你虽纵欲无度，他倒也体谅温存。

　　He learn'd but surety-like to write for me Under that bond that him as fast doth bind⁴. 他本是为我作保，才在契约上签字，却谁知那契约反把他箍得紧紧。

　　The statute⁵ of thy beauty thou wilt take, 你的美貌使你能得到特权，

　　Thou usurer, that put'st forth⁶ all to use, 随心所欲地使用你的抵押品，

　　And sue a friend came debtor⁷ for my sake; 我的朋友也因我而成为你的债务人，

　　So him I lose through my unkind abuse. 我连累和失去了他，你的控诉得逞。

　　Him have I lost; thou hast both him and me: 我不再拥有他，你却把我们两个抓牢，

　　He pays the whole, and yet am I not free. 他了清旧债，我却不能自在逍遥。

1 forfeit   

vt.丧失；n.罚金，罚款，没收物

参考例句：

• If you continue to tell lies,you will forfeit the good opinion of everyone.你如果继续撒谎，就会失掉大家对你的好感。
• Please pay for the forfeit before you borrow book.在你借书之前请先付清罚款。

2 wilt   

v.(使)植物凋谢或枯萎；(指人)疲倦，衰弱

参考例句：

• Golden roses do not wilt and will never need to be watered.金色的玫瑰不枯萎绝也不需要浇水。
• Several sleepless nights made him wilt.数个不眠之夜使他憔悴。

3 covetous   

adj.贪婪的，贪心的

参考例句：

• She is envious of Jane's good looks and covetous of her car.她既忌妒简的美貌又垂涎她的汽车。
• He raised his head,with a look of unrestrained greed in his covetous eyes.他抬起头来，贪婪的眼光露出馋涎欲滴的神情。

4 bind   

vt.捆，包扎；装订；约束；使凝固；vi.变硬

参考例句：

• I will let the waiter bind up the parcel for you.我让服务生帮你把包裹包起来。
• He wants a shirt that does not bind him.他要一件不使他觉得过紧的衬衫。

5 statute   

n.成文法，法令，法规；章程，规则，条例

参考例句：

• Protection for the consumer is laid down by statute.保障消费者利益已在法令里作了规定。
• The next section will consider this environmental statute in detail.下一部分将详细论述环境法令的问题。

6 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。

7 debtor   

n.借方，债务人

参考例句：

• He crowded the debtor for payment.他催逼负债人还债。
• The court granted me a lien on my debtor's property.法庭授予我对我债务人财产的留置权。