莎士比亚十四行诗全集:第103篇

 　　Alack, what poverty my Muse¹ brings forth², 唉，我的诗神本可趁机纵横诗坛，

　　That having such a scope to show her pride, 却谁知到头只写出平庸的诗篇，

　　The argument all bare is of more worth 它的题材本身就价值无比，

　　Than when it hath my added praise beside! 有了我的颂词却贬值不如从前。

　　O, blame me not, if I no more can write! 啊，如我不复写作请别责难我，

　　Look in your glass, and there appears a face That over-goes my blunt invention quite, 照照镜子吧，镜中有一张脸蛋远远超过我钝拙的涂鸦之作，

　　Dulling my lines and doing me disgrace. 狼藉了我的声名使我诗趣大减。

　　Were it not sinful then, striving to mend, 好端端的题材反失于修修补补，

　　To mar³ the subject that before was well? 我茫然：自己是否已成了罪犯？

　　For to no other pass my verses tend 我的诗之为诗只为要颂扬你，

　　Than of your graces and your gifts to tell; 颂扬你阔大的美德与才干。

　　And more, much more, than in my verse can sit 你有镜子，照照你自己的镜子吧，

　　Your own glass shows you when you look in it. 我的歪诗所写远不如你镜中所见。

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 forth   

adv.向前；向外，往外

参考例句：

• The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

3 mar   

vt.破坏，毁坏，弄糟

参考例句：

• It was not the custom for elderly people to mar the picnics with their presence.大人们照例不参加这样的野餐以免扫兴。
• Such a marriage might mar your career.这样的婚姻说不定会毁了你的一生。