莎士比亚十四行诗全集:第11篇

 　　As fast as thou shalt wane¹, so fast thou grow'st In one of thine, from that which thou departest; 迅速地萎缩，一如你迅速地成长在你那个之内，那个你进出两由的地方，

　　And that fresh blood which youngly thou bestow'st 你年轻时贡献的一注精血若存，

　　Thou mayst call thine, when thou from youth convertest.      你不再年轻时便成为你收获的对象。

　　Herein lives wisdom, beauty, and increase; 那其中活跃着智慧、美丽和繁荣昌盛，

　　Without this, folly², age, and cold decay. 而不是愚蠢、衰老和朽败的冰凉。

　　If all were minded so, the times should cease, And threescore year would make the world away.      若天下都听独身主张，则灭宗灭族，不出六十年，世界也会消亡。

　　Let those whom Nature hath not made for store, 让造化使无心传宗接代的人

　　Harsh, featureless, and rude, barrenly perish. 变得丑陋、粗暴、无后而死亡，

　　Look whom she best endowed, she gave the more; 而造化的宠爱者得到最多的恩赐，

　　Which bounteous³ gift thou shouldst in bounty⁴ cherish.      这些丰厚的馈赠你都理当珍存。

　　She carved thee for her seal, and meant thereby⁵ 她刻你是要把你作为一枚圆章，

　　Thou shouldst print more, not let that copy die. 多多盖印，岂可让圆章徒有虚名！

1 wane   

n.衰微，亏缺，变弱；v.变小，亏缺，呈下弦

参考例句：

• The moon is on the wane.月亮渐亏。
• Her enthusiasm for him was beginning to wane.她对他的热情在开始减退。

2 folly   

n.愚笨，愚蠢，蠢事，蠢行，傻话

参考例句：

• Learn wisdom by the folly of others.从别人的愚蠢行动中学到智慧。
• Events proved the folly of such calculations.事情的进展证明了这种估计是愚蠢的。

3 bounteous   

adj.丰富的

参考例句：

• Because of the spring rains,the farmers had a bounteous crop.因为下了春雨，农夫获得了丰收。
• He has a bounteous imagination.他有丰富的想象力。

4 bounty   

n.慷慨的赠予物，奖金；慷慨，大方；施与

参考例句：

• He is famous for his bounty to the poor.他因对穷人慷慨相助而出名。
• We received a bounty from the government.我们收到政府给予的一笔补助金。

5 thereby   

adv.因此，从而

参考例句：

• 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。