莎士比亚十四行诗全集:第70篇

 　　That thou art blamed shall not be thy defect, 骂你责你并不是你的过失，

　　For slander¹'s mark was ever yet the fair; 因为美人从来难逃流言蜚语。

　　The ornament² of beauty is suspect, 世人的猜忌无异是美人的装饰，

　　A crow that flies in heaven's sweetest air. 恰如孤鸦飞鸣点缀碧空如洗。

　　So thou be good, slander doth but approve Thy worth the greater, being woo'd of time; 才高德广，则谗言只能证明你该领受更大的尊重，世不你欺。

　　For canker vice³ the sweetest buds doth love, 毒虫恶蛆最偏爱娇花嫩蕊，

　　And thou present'st a pure unstained prime. 当心呀，你正当妙龄，纯洁无疵。

　　Thou hast pass'd by the ambush⁴ of young days, 你已越过青春路上的潜敌，

　　Either not assail'd or victor being charged; 或安然脱险，或得胜班师，

　　Yet this thy praise cannot be so thy praise, 然而对你这样的赞美还远远不够

　　To tie up envy evermore enlarged: 为你堵住日益扩大的嫉妒之口。

　　If some suspect of ill mask'd not thy show, 倘若恶意的猜忌遮掩不住你的真相，

　　Then thou alone kingdoms of hearts shouldst owe. 那你独自一人将拥有多少心灵之邦。

1 slander   

n./v.诽谤，污蔑

参考例句：

• The article is a slander on ordinary working people.那篇文章是对普通劳动大众的诋毁。
• He threatened to go public with the slander.他威胁要把丑闻宣扬出去。

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。

3 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

4 ambush   

n.埋伏(地点)；伏兵；v.埋伏；伏击

参考例句：

• Our soldiers lay in ambush in the jungle for the enemy.我方战士埋伏在丛林中等待敌人。
• Four men led by a sergeant lay in ambush at the crossroads.由一名中士率领的四名士兵埋伏在十字路口。