From fairest creatures we desire increase, 我们总愿美的物种繁衍昌盛,
That
thereby1 beauty's rose might never die, 好让美的玫瑰永远也不凋零。
But as the riper should by time decease, 纵然时序难逆,物壮必老,
His tender heir might bear his memory; 自有年轻的子孙来一脉相承。
But thou contracted to thine own bright eyes, 而你,却只与自己的明眸定婚,
Feed'st thy light's flame with self-substantial fuel, 焚身为火,好烧出眼中的光明。
Making a famine where abundance lies, 你与自我为敌,作践甜蜜的自身,
Thyself thy
foe2, to thy sweet self too cruel. 有如在丰饶之地偏造成满目饥民。
Thou that art now the world's fresh
ornament3, 你是当今世界鲜美的装饰,
Within thine own bud buriest thy content, 你用自己的花苞埋葬了自己的花精,
And, tender
churl6, mak'st waste in niggarding. 如慷慨的吝啬者用吝啬将血本赔尽。
Pity the world, or else this
glutton7 be, 可怜这个世界吧,否则你就无异贪夫,
To eat the world's due, by the grave and thee. 不留遗嗣在人间,只落得萧条葬孤坟。
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thereby
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adv.因此,从而 |
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- I have never been to that city,,ereby I don't know much about it.我从未去过那座城市,因此对它不怎么熟悉。
- He became a British citizen,thereby gaining the right to vote.他成了英国公民,因而得到了投票权。
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foe
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n.敌人,仇敌 |
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- He knew that Karl could be an implacable foe.他明白卡尔可能会成为他的死敌。
- A friend is a friend;a foe is a foe;one must be clearly distinguished from the other.敌是敌,友是友,必须分清界限。
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ornament
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v.装饰,美化;n.装饰,装饰物 |
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- The flowers were put on the table for ornament.花放在桌子上做装饰用。
- She wears a crystal ornament on her chest.她的前胸戴了一个水晶饰品。
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herald
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vt.预示...的来临,预告,宣布,欢迎 |
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- In England, the cuckoo is the herald of spring.在英国杜鹃鸟是报春的使者。
- Dawn is the herald of day.曙光是白昼的先驱。
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gaudy
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adj.华而不实的;俗丽的 |
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- She was tricked out in gaudy dress.她穿得华丽而俗气。
- The gaudy butterfly is sure that the flowers owe thanks to him.浮华的蝴蝶却相信花是应该向它道谢的。
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churl
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n.吝啬之人;粗鄙之人 |
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- The vile person shall be no more called liberal,nor the churl said to be bountiful.愚顽人不再称为高明、吝啬人不再称为大方。
- He must have had some ups and downs in life to make him such a churl.他一生一定经历过一些坎坷,才使他变成这么一个粗暴的人。
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glutton
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n.贪食者,好食者 |
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- She's a glutton for work.She stays late every evening.她是个工作狂,每天都很晚才下班。
- He is just a glutton.He is addicted to excessive eating.他就是个老饕,贪吃成性。
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