莎士比亚十四行诗全集:第68篇

 　　Thus is his cheek the map of days outworn, 他的脸俨然如往古岁月的留纹，

　　When beauty lived and died as flowers do now, 那时的美恰如今日之花自灭自生。

　　Before the bastard¹ signs of fair were born, Or durst inhabit on a living brow; 那时虚矫粉饰之美尚未出世，更不敢在活人的额上兀自存身。

　　Before the golden tresses of the dead, 那时死者的金发尚能安然

　　The right of sepulchres, were shorn away, 长存于墓穴，尚未遭祸于快剪

　　To live a second life on second head; 以便在第二个额头上苟延年命，

　　Ere beauty's dead fleece made another gay: 好使美艳在别人头上借发重生。

　　In him those holy antique hours are seen, 在他们身上活现出远古圣洁的光彩，

　　Without all ornament², itself and true, 天然去雕饰，惟有朴质天真，

　　Making no summer of another's green, 不借他人之绿铺陈夏色，

　　Robbing no old to dress his beauty new; 不掠旧美使华服如新。

　　And him as for a map doth Nature store, 天教他权作一幅美色活标本，

　　To show false Art what beauty was of yore. 好使假匠人得识古代美人真身。

1 bastard   

n.坏蛋，混蛋；私生子

参考例句：

• He was never concerned about being born a bastard.他从不介意自己是私生子。
• There was supposed to be no way to get at the bastard.据说没有办法买通那个混蛋。

2 ornament   

v.装饰，美化；n.装饰，装饰物

参考例句：

• 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。