英语诗歌精选 失乐园（2）

Paradise Lost

失乐园

John Milton

约翰·弥尔顿

O how unlike the place from whence they fell!

啊，这里和他所从坠落的地方比起来是何等的不同呀！

There the companions of his fall, o'erwhelmed

和他一起坠落的伙伴们

With floods and whirlwinds of tempestuous¹ fire,

淹没在猛火的洪流和旋风之中，

He soon discerns, and weltering by his side

他辨认得出，在他近旁挣扎的，

One next himself in power, and next in crime,

论权力和罪行都仅次于他的神魔，

Long after known in Palestine, and named

后来在巴勒斯坦知道他的名字叫

Beelzebub. To whom th' Arch-Enemy,

别西卜。这个在天上叫做撒旦的

And thence(之后) in Heaven called Satan, with bold words

首要神敌，用豪言壮语打破可怕的

Breaking the horrid² silence thus began.

沉寂，开始向他的伙伴这样说道：

“If thou beest(=be) he; But O how fallen! how changed

“是你啊；这是何等的堕落！

From him, who in the happy Realms of light

何等的变化呀！你原来住在

Clothed with transcendent brightness didst outshine

光明的乐土，全身披覆着、

Myriads³ though bright: If he whom mutual⁴ league,

无比的光辉，胜过群星的灿烂；

United thoughts and counsels, equal hope,

你曾和我结成同盟，同心同气，

And hazard in the glorious enterprise,

同一希望，在光荣的大事业中

Joined with me once, now misery⁵ hath joined

和我在一起。现在，我们是从

In equal ruin: into what Pit thou seest

何等高的高天上，沉沦到了

From what height fallen, so much the stronger proved

何等深的深渊呀！他握有雷霆，

He with his Thunder: and till then who knew

确是强大，谁知道这凶恶的

The force of those dire⁶ arms? yet not for those

武器竟有那么大的威力呢？

1 tempestuous   

adj.狂暴的

参考例句：

• She burst into a tempestuous fit of anger.她勃然大怒。
• Dark and tempestuous was night.夜色深沉，狂风肆虐，暴雨倾盆。

2 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。

3 myriads   

n.无数，极大数量( myriad的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Each galaxy contains myriads of stars. 每一星系都有无数的恒星。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The sky was set with myriads of stars. 无数星星点缀着夜空。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

4 mutual   

adj.相互的，彼此的；共同的，共有的

参考例句：

• We must pull together for mutual interest.我们必须为相互的利益而通力合作。
• Mutual interests tied us together.相互的利害关系把我们联系在一起。

5 misery   

n.痛苦，苦恼，苦难；悲惨的境遇，贫苦

参考例句：

• Business depression usually causes misery among the working class.商业不景气常使工薪阶层受苦。
• He has rescued me from the mire of misery.他把我从苦海里救了出来。

6 dire   

adj.可怕的，悲惨的，阴惨的，极端的

参考例句：

• There were dire warnings about the dangers of watching too much TV.曾经有人就看电视太多的危害性提出严重警告。
• We were indeed in dire straits.But we pulled through.那时我们的困难真是大极了，但是我们渡过了困难。