英语沙龙：Ode on a Grecian Urn

THOU still unravish'd bride of quietness, 

Thou foster-child of Silence and slow Time, 

Sylvan¹ historian, who canst thus express 

A flowery tale more sweetly than our rhyme: 

What leaf-fringed legend haunts about thy shape 

Of deities² or mortals, or of both, 

In Tempe or the dales of Arcady? 

What men or gods are these? What maidens³ loth? 

What mad pursuit? What struggle to escape? 

What pipes and timbrels? What wild ecstasy⁴?

Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard 

Are sweeter; therefore, ye soft pipes, play on; 

Not to the sensual ear, but, more endear'd, 

Pipe to the spirit ditties of no tone: 

Fair youth, beneath the trees, thou canst not leave 

Thy song, nor ever can those trees be bare; 

Bold Lover, never, never canst thou kiss, 

Though winning near the goal—yet, do not grieve; 

She cannot fade, though thou hast not thy bliss, 

For ever wilt⁵ thou love, and she be fair!

Ah, happy, happy boughs⁶! that cannot shed 

Your leaves, nor ever bid the Spring adieu; 

And, happy melodist, unwearièd, 

For ever piping songs for ever new; 

More happy love! more happy, happy love! 

For ever warm and still to be enjoy'd, 

For ever panting, and for ever young; 

All breathing human passion far above, 

That leaves a heart high-sorrowful and cloy'd, 

A burning forehead, and a parching⁷ tongue.

Who are these coming to the sacrifice? 

To what green altar, O mysterious priest, 

Lead'st thou that heifer lowing at the skies, 

And all her silken flanks with garlands drest? 

What little town by river or sea-shore, 

Or mountain-built with peaceful citadel, 

Is emptied of its folk, this pious⁸ morn? 

And, little town, thy streets for evermore 

Will silent be; and not a soul, to tell 

Why thou art desolate⁹, can e'er return.

O Attic¹⁰ shape! fair attitude! with brede 

Of marble men and maidens overwrought, 

With forest branches and the trodden weed; 

Thou, silent form! dost tease us out of thought 

As doth eternity¹¹: Cold Pastoral! 

When old age shall this generation waste, 

Thou shalt remain, in midst of other woe 

Than ours, a friend to man, to whom thou say'st, 

'Beauty is truth, truth beauty,—that is all 

Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know.

1 sylvan   

adj.森林的

参考例句：

• Venerable oaks forms a sylvan archway.古老的栎树形成一条林荫拱道。
• They lived in a sylvan retreat.他们住在一个林中休养地。

2 deities   

n.神，女神( deity的名词复数 )；神祗；神灵；神明

参考例句：

• Zeus and Aphrodite were ancient Greek deities. 宙斯和阿佛洛狄是古希腊的神。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Taoist Wang hesitated occasionally about these transactions for fearof offending the deities. 道士也有过犹豫，怕这样会得罪了神。 来自汉英文学 - 现代散文

3 maidens   

处女( maiden的名词复数 )； 少女； 未婚女子； （板球运动）未得分的一轮投球

参考例句：

• stories of knights and fair maidens 关于骑士和美女的故事
• Transplantation is not always successful in the matter of flowers or maidens. 花儿移栽往往并不成功，少女们换了环境也是如此。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

4 ecstasy   

n.狂喜，心醉神怡，入迷

参考例句：

• He listened to the music with ecstasy.他听音乐听得入了神。
• Speechless with ecstasy,the little boys gazed at the toys.小孩注视着那些玩具，高兴得说不出话来。

5 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。

6 boughs   

大树枝( bough的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The green boughs glittered with all their pearls of dew. 绿枝上闪烁着露珠的光彩。
• A breeze sighed in the higher boughs. 微风在高高的树枝上叹息着。

7 parching   

adj.烘烤似的，焦干似的v.（使）焦干， （使）干透( parch的现在分词 )；使（某人）极口渴

参考例句：

• A burning forehead, and a parching tongue. 没有炽热的头脑，焦渴的嘴唇。 来自互联网

8 pious   

adj.虔诚的；道貌岸然的

参考例句：

• Alexander is a pious follower of the faith.亚历山大是个虔诚的信徒。
• Her mother was a pious Christian.她母亲是一个虔诚的基督教徒。

9 desolate   

adj.荒凉的，荒芜的；孤独的，凄凉的；v.使荒芜，使孤寂

参考例句：

• The city was burned into a desolate waste.那座城市被烧成一片废墟。
• We all felt absolutely desolate when she left.她走后，我们都觉得万分孤寂。

10 attic   

n.顶楼，屋顶室

参考例句：

• Leakiness in the roof caused a damp attic.屋漏使顶楼潮湿。
• What's to be done with all this stuff in the attic?顶楼上的材料怎么处理？

11 eternity   

n.不朽，来世；永恒，无穷

参考例句：

• The dull play seemed to last an eternity.这场乏味的剧似乎演个没完没了。
• Finally,Ying Tai and Shan Bo could be together for all of eternity.英台和山伯终能双宿双飞，永世相随。