英语散文：Love's Witness(爱情的见证)

 　　Love's Witness

　　Slight unpremeditated Words are borne

　　By every common Wind into the Air;

　　Carelessly utter'd, die as soon as born，

　　And in one instant give both Hope and Fear：

　　Breathing all Contraries with the same Wind

　　According to the Caprice of the Mind.

　　But Billetdoux are constant Witnesses，

　　Substantial Records to Eternity¹;

　　Just Evidences，who the Truth confess,

　　On which the Lover safely may rely；

　　They're serious Thoughts，digested and resolv'd；

　　And last，when Words are into Clouds devolv'd.

　　不加思索的轻率话语，

　　被每一次平凡的呼吸载入空气；

　　随便说说，刚出口即消失，

　　一瞬间给人希望和恐惧：

　　同一气息呼出万般矛盾心肠，

　　追随心灵无常的遐想。

　　但情书则是恒常的见证，

　　直至永恒的实体记录；

　　公道的证物，它道出真诚，

　　恋人能在其上安心依附；

　　它们是严肃的思想，经过深思熟虑；

　　当话语在云外消失，它们还将延续。

1 eternity   

n.不朽，来世；永恒，无穷

参考例句：

• The dull play seemed to last an eternity.这场乏味的剧似乎演个没完没了。
• Finally,Ying Tai and Shan Bo could be together for all of eternity.英台和山伯终能双宿双飞，永世相随。