英语诗歌精选 当初我俩分别时

When We Two Parted

当初我俩分别时

George Gordon Byron

乔治·戈登·拜伦

When we two parted in silence and tears,

当我们俩分手时 沉默不语满含泪花

Half broken-hearted to sever¹ for years,

想起来都心碎 要分离好几年

Pale grew thy cheek and cold Colder thy kiss;

你的脸苍白冰冷 吻你似冰霜

Truly that hour foretold² Sorrow to this!

当时真预兆了 今天的悲痛

The dew of the morning Sunk chill on my brow

早晨的寒露 覆在我的眉毛上

It felt like the warning Of what I feel now.

那种感觉好像是 对我发出警告

Thy vows³ are all broken,

你抛弃了所有声誉

And light is thy fame: I hear thy name spoken,

变得声名狼藉 我听到别人说你的名字

And share in its shame.

顿感脸红

They name thee before me, A knell⁴ to mine ear;

他们当着我的面讲你 如丧钟入耳

A shudder⁵ comes o'er me—Why wert thou so dear?

我全身立即颤抖——为什么对你如此情重？

They know not I knew thee

他们不知道我认识你

Who knew thee too well: long, long shall I rue⁶ thee,

对你太熟悉了 我将长久为你感到惋惜，

Too deeply to tell. In secret we met- In silence I grieve,

悲痛不已 我们秘密相会 我感到默默悲伤

That thy heart could forget, Thy spirit deceive

你的心把我欺骗 以致遗忘

If I should meet thee

如果在遇见你

After ling year, How should I greet thee?

多年以后 我该如何招呼你？

With silence and tears.

只好沉默不语满含泪花

1 sever   

v.切开，割开；断绝，中断

参考例句：

• She wanted to sever all her connections with the firm.她想断绝和那家公司的所有联系。
• We must never sever the cultural vein of our nation.我们不能割断民族的文化血脉。

2 foretold   

v.预言，预示( foretell的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She foretold that the man would die soon. 她预言那人快要死了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Must lose one joy, by his life's star foretold. 这样注定：他，为了信守一个盟誓／就非得拿牺牲一个喜悦作代价。 来自英汉 - 翻译样例 - 文学

3 vows   

誓言( vow的名词复数 )； 郑重宣布，许愿

参考例句：

• Matrimonial vows are to show the faithfulness of the new couple. 婚誓体现了新婚夫妇对婚姻的忠诚。
• The nun took strait vows. 那位修女立下严格的誓愿。

4 knell   

n.丧钟声；v.敲丧钟

参考例句：

• That is the death knell of the British Empire.这是不列颠帝国的丧钟。
• At first he thought it was a death knell.起初，他以为是死亡的丧钟敲响了。

5 shudder   

v.战粟，震动，剧烈地摇晃；n.战粟，抖动

参考例句：

• The sight of the coffin sent a shudder through him.看到那副棺材，他浑身一阵战栗。
• We all shudder at the thought of the dreadful dirty place.我们一想到那可怕的肮脏地方就浑身战惊。

6 rue   

n.懊悔，芸香，后悔；v.后悔，悲伤，懊悔

参考例句：

• You'll rue having failed in the examination.你会悔恨考试失败。
• You're going to rue this the longest day that you live.你要终身悔恨不尽呢。