莎士比亚十四行诗全集:第100篇

 　　Where art thou, Muse¹, that thou forget'st so long 缪斯，你在何方？为什么许久以来

　　To speak of that which gives thee all thy might? 你沉默，竞把你力量的源泉忘怀。

　　Spend'st thou thy fury on some worthless song, 你徒费狂放的诗情于陈词滥调，

　　Darkening thy power to lend base subjects light? 让你的诗威屈尊于卑贱的题材。

　　Return, forgetful Muse, and straight redeem² In gentle numbers time so idly spent; 归来吧，健忘的诗神，年华已虚度，何妨奏壮歌一曲方不负诗才。

　　Sing to the ear that doth thy lays esteem³ And gives thy pen both skill and argument. 将你的歌唱传向知音者的耳朵，是他们赋予你的健笔主题和文采。

　　Rise, resty Muse, my love's sweet face survey, 起来，慵困的诗神，快端详我爱的面庞，

　　If Time have any wrinkle graven there; 看有否长沟横渠在上面铺排。

　　If any, be a satire⁴ to decay, And make Time's spoils despised every where. 如果有，就写下讽刺衰朽的诗句，好让时光的劫掠品处处无人踩。

　　Give my love fame faster than Time wastes life; 快，趁我残生未了，使我爱名远扬，

　　So thou prevent'st his scythe⁵ and crooked⁶ knife. 我就再也不怕无常横剑刈老除衰。

1 muse   

n.缪斯（希腊神话中的女神），创作灵感

参考例句：

• His muse had deserted him,and he could no longer write.他已无灵感，不能再写作了。
• Many of the papers muse on the fate of the President.很多报纸都在揣测总统的命运。

2 redeem   

v.买回，赎回，挽回，恢复，履行（诺言等）

参考例句：

• He had no way to redeem his furniture out of pawn.他无法赎回典当的家具。
• The eyes redeem the face from ugliness.这双眼睛弥补了他其貌不扬之缺陷。

3 esteem   

n.尊敬，尊重；vt.尊重，敬重；把…看作

参考例句：

• I did not esteem him to be worthy of trust.我认为他不值得信赖。
• The veteran worker ranks high in public love and esteem.那位老工人深受大伙的爱戴。

4 satire   

n.讽刺，讽刺文学，讽刺作品

参考例句：

• The movie is a clever satire on the advertising industry.那部影片是关于广告业的一部巧妙的讽刺作品。
• Satire is often a form of protest against injustice.讽刺往往是一种对不公正的抗议形式。

5 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。

6 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。