英语诗歌精选 失乐园（1）

Paradise Lost

失乐园

John Milton

约翰·弥尔顿

Nine times the space that measures day and night

依照人间的计算，大约九天九夜，

To mortal men, he with his horrid¹ crew

他和他那一伙可怕的徒众

Lay vanquished², rolling in the fiery³ gulf⁴

沉沦辗转在烈火的深渊中

Confounded though immortal⁵: But his doom⁶

虽属不死之身，却象死者一样横陈；

Reserved him to more wrath⁷; for now the thought

但这个刑罚反激起他更大的忿怒，

Both of lost happiness and lasting⁸ pain

既失去了幸福，又受无尽痛苦的煎熬。

Torments(折磨) him; round he throws his baleful eyes

他抬起忧虑的双眼，环视周遭，

That witnessed huge affliction and dismay

摆在眼前的是莫大的隐忧和烦恼，

Mixed with obdurate⁹ pride and steadfast¹⁰ hate:

顽固的傲气和难消的憎恨交织着。

At once as far as angels ken¹¹ he views

霎时间，他竭尽天使的目力，望断

The dismal¹² situation waste and wild,

际涯，但见被风弥漫，浩渺无限，

A dungeon¹³ horrible, on all sides round

四面八方围着他的是个可怕的地牢，

As one great furnace flamed, yet from those flames

象一个洪炉的烈火四射，但那火焰

No light, but rather darkness visible

却不发光，只是灰蒙蒙的一片，

Served only to discover sights of woe¹⁴

可以辨认出那儿的苦难景况，

Regions of sorrow, doleful shades, where peace

悲惨的境地和凄怆的暗影。

And rest can never dwell, hope never comes

和平和安息决不在那儿停留，

That comes to all; but torture without end

希望无所不到，唯独不到那里。

Still urges, and a fiery deluge¹⁵, fed

只有无穷无尽的苦难紧紧跟着

With ever-burning sulphur unconsumed:

永燃的硫磺不断的添注，不灭的火焰，洪水般向他们滚滚逼来。

Such place Eternal Justice had prepared

这个地方，就是正义之神为那些

For those rebellious¹⁶, here their prison ordained¹⁷

叛逆者准备的，在天外的冥荒中

In utter darkness, and their portion set

为他们设置的牢狱，那个地方

As far removed from God and light of Heaven

离开天神和天界的亮光

As from the Center thrice to th' utmost pole.

相当于天极到中心的三倍那么远。

1 horrid   

adj.可怕的；令人惊恐的；恐怖的；极讨厌的

参考例句：

• I'm not going to the horrid dinner party.我不打算去参加这次讨厌的宴会。
• The medicine is horrid and she couldn't get it down.这种药很难吃，她咽不下去。

2 vanquished   

v.征服( vanquish的过去式和过去分词 )；战胜；克服；抑制

参考例句：

• She had fought many battles, vanquished many foes. 她身经百战，挫败过很多对手。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I vanquished her coldness with my assiduity. 我对她关心照顾从而消除了她的冷淡。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

3 fiery   

adj.燃烧着的，火红的；暴躁的；激烈的

参考例句：

• She has fiery red hair.她有一头火红的头发。
• His fiery speech agitated the crowd.他热情洋溢的讲话激动了群众。

4 gulf   

n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂

参考例句：

• The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
• There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。

5 immortal   

adj.不朽的；永生的，不死的；神的

参考例句：

• The wild cocoa tree is effectively immortal.野生可可树实际上是不会死的。
• The heroes of the people are immortal!人民英雄永垂不朽！

6 doom   

n.厄运，劫数；v.注定，命定

参考例句：

• The report on our economic situation is full of doom and gloom.这份关于我们经济状况的报告充满了令人绝望和沮丧的调子。
• The dictator met his doom after ten years of rule.独裁者统治了十年终于完蛋了。

7 wrath   

n.愤怒，愤慨，暴怒

参考例句：

• His silence marked his wrath. 他的沉默表明了他的愤怒。
• The wrath of the people is now aroused. 人们被激怒了。

8 lasting   

adj.永久的，永恒的；vbl.持续，维持

参考例句：

• The lasting war debased the value of the dollar.持久的战争使美元贬值。
• We hope for a lasting settlement of all these troubles.我们希望这些纠纷能获得永久的解决。

9 obdurate   

adj.固执的，顽固的

参考例句：

• He is obdurate in his convictions.他执着于自己所坚信的事。
• He remained obdurate,refusing to alter his decision.他依然固执己见，拒不改变决定。

10 steadfast   

adj.固定的，不变的，不动摇的；忠实的；坚贞不移的

参考例句：

• Her steadfast belief never left her for one moment.她坚定的信仰从未动摇过。
• He succeeded in his studies by dint of steadfast application.由于坚持不懈的努力他获得了学业上的成功。

11 ken   

n.视野，知识领域

参考例句：

• Such things are beyond my ken.我可不懂这些事。
• Abstract words are beyond the ken of children.抽象的言辞超出小孩所理解的范围.

12 dismal   

adj.阴沉的，凄凉的，令人忧郁的，差劲的

参考例句：

• That is a rather dismal melody.那是一支相当忧郁的歌曲。
• My prospects of returning to a suitable job are dismal.我重新找到一个合适的工作岗位的希望很渺茫。

13 dungeon   

n.地牢，土牢

参考例句：

• They were driven into a dark dungeon.他们被人驱赶进入一个黑暗的地牢。
• He was just set free from a dungeon a few days ago.几天前，他刚从土牢里被放出来。

14 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。

15 deluge   

n./vt.洪水，暴雨，使泛滥

参考例句：

• This little stream can become a deluge when it rains heavily.雨大的时候，这条小溪能变作洪流。
• I got caught in the deluge on the way home.我在回家的路上遇到倾盆大雨。

16 rebellious   

adj.造反的，反抗的，难控制的

参考例句：

• They will be in danger if they are rebellious.如果他们造反，他们就要发生危险。
• Her reply was mild enough,but her thoughts were rebellious.她的回答虽然很温和，但她的心里十分反感。

17 ordained   

v.任命（某人）为牧师( ordain的过去式和过去分词 )；授予（某人）圣职；（上帝、法律等）命令；判定

参考例句：

• He was ordained in 1984. 他在一九八四年被任命为牧师。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He was ordained priest. 他被任命为牧师。 来自辞典例句