莎士比亚十四行诗全集:第60篇

 　　Like as the waves make towards the pebbled¹ shore, 宛如不息滔滔长波拍岸，

　　So do our minutes hasten to their end; 我们的分分秒秒匆匆奔赴向前。

　　Each changing place with that which goes before, In sequent toil² all forwards do contend. 后浪推前浪，今天接明天，奋发趋行，你争我赶。

　　Nativity, once in the main of light, 那初生于光海中的生命，

　　Crawls to maturity³, wherewith being crown'd, 渐次成熟，直达辉煌的顶端，

　　Crooked⁴ elipses 'gainst his glory fight, 便有凶恶的日蚀与之争光斗彩，

　　And Time that gave doth now his gift confound. 时间于是将自己的馈赠捣个稀烂。

　　Time doth transfix the flourish set on youth 韶华似刀会割掉青春的面纱，

　　And delves⁵ the parallels in beauty's brow, 会在美人的前额上刻下沟槽，

　　Feeds on the rarities of nature's truth, 会吞掉自然天成的奇珍异宝，

　　And nothing stands but for his scythe⁶ to mow⁷: 唉，天下万物没一样躲得过它的镰刀。

　　And yet to times in hope my verse shall stand, 但我的诗章将逃过时间的毒手，

　　Praising thy worth, despite his cruel hand. 讴歌你的美德，越千年而不朽。

1 pebbled   

用卵石铺（pebble的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• And quick to the white-pebbled bottom it fell! 接着它飞快地回落到白色卵石的井底潺潺！
• Outside, the rain had stopped but the glass was still pebbled with bright drops. 窗外的雨已经停了，但玻璃上还是布满明亮的水珠。

2 toil   

vi.辛劳工作，艰难地行动；n.苦工，难事

参考例句：

• The wealth comes from the toil of the masses.财富来自大众的辛勤劳动。
• Every single grain is the result of toil.每一粒粮食都来之不易。

3 maturity   

n.成熟；完成；(支票、债券等)到期

参考例句：

• These plants ought to reach maturity after five years.这些植物五年后就该长成了。
• This is the period at which the body attains maturity.这是身体发育成熟的时期。

4 crooked   

adj.弯曲的；不诚实的，狡猾的，不正当的

参考例句：

• He crooked a finger to tell us to go over to him.他弯了弯手指，示意我们到他那儿去。
• You have to drive slowly on these crooked country roads.在这些弯弯曲曲的乡间小路上你得慢慢开车。

5 delves   

v.深入探究，钻研( delve的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• That delves the grave duly. 误不了你的洞房。 来自互联网
• The exhibition delves deep into the physics, aromatics and even the timbre of flatulence. 此次展览向人们介绍了人体物理、气味甚至肠胃胀气的声音等各方面知识。 来自互联网

6 scythe   

n. 长柄的大镰刀，战车镰； v. 以大镰刀割

参考例句：

• He's cutting grass with a scythe.他正在用一把大镰刀割草。
• Two men were attempting to scythe the long grass.两个人正试图割掉疯长的草。

7 mow   

v.割（草、麦等），扫射，皱眉；n.草堆，谷物堆

参考例句：

• He hired a man to mow the lawn.他雇人割草。
• We shall have to mow down the tall grass in the big field.我们得把大田里的高草割掉。