莎士比亚十四行诗全集:第42篇

 　　That thou hast her, it is not all my grief,

　　你占有了她，我并不因此过度伤情，

　　And yet it may be said I loved her dearly;

　　虽说我对她也还算有一片痴心。

　　That she hath thee, is of my wailing¹ chief,

　　她占有了你，这才令我嚎啕欲绝，

　　A loss in love that touches me more nearly.

　　这至爱的丧失使我几乎痛彻心庭。

　　Loving offenders², thus I will excuse ye:

　　情场作案者呵我只好这样来为你们开脱：

　　Thou dost love her, because thou knowst I love her;

　　你爱她，不过是因为我是她的情人；

　　And for my sake even so doth she abuse me,

　　她骗我，也因为她对我无限倾心，

　　Suffering my friend for my sake to approve her.

　　所以才让我的朋友与她试续云雨情。

　　If I lose thee, my loss is my love's gain,

　　我虽失掉你，我情人却因之有所补，

　　And losing her, my friend hath found that loss;

　　我虽失掉她，我朋友却因之有所进。

　　Both find each other, and I lose both twain,

　　你俩互进互补，我却两头落空。

　　And both for my sake lay on me this cross:

　　只是为我着想，你们才让我尝尽酸辛。

　　But here's the joy; my friend and I are one;

　　我且把单相思当苦中乐：你我本同根，

　　Sweet flattery! then she loves but me alone.

　　随她如何爱，爱的也只可能是我本人。

1 wailing   

v.哭叫，哀号( wail的现在分词 )；沱

参考例句：

• A police car raced past with its siren wailing. 一辆警车鸣着警报器飞驰而过。
• The little girl was wailing miserably. 那小女孩难过得号啕大哭。

2 offenders   

n.冒犯者( offender的名词复数 )；犯规者；罪犯；妨害…的人（或事物）

参考例句：

• Long prison sentences can be a very effective deterrent for offenders. 判处长期徒刑可对违法者起到强有力的威慑作用。
• Purposeful work is an important part of the regime for young offenders. 使从事有意义的劳动是管理少年犯的重要方法。