环球慢速英语 西班牙语系诗人巴勃罗·聂鲁达(3)

Voice 1: In 1920, he began to use a pseudonym¹, or false name, in his writing. You see, Pablo Neruda was born as Ricardo Eliecer Neftalí Reyes Basoalto. But Neruda's father did not approve of his son's writing. So, Neruda used a false name to hide his writing from his family. He had great respect for a Czech writer named Jan Neruda. So, he used part of her name in his new name.

声音1：1920年，他开始用笔名写作。聂鲁达原名内夫塔利·里卡多·雷耶斯·巴索阿尔托。但是聂鲁达的父亲不同意他写作。所以聂鲁达在写作时使用笔名，不让家人知道。他非常尊敬捷克作家扬·聂鲁达。所以他用她的名字作为自己的笔名。

Voice 2: In 1923 Neruda published his first set of poems. It was called "Book of Twilights" ["Crepusculario"]. And in 1924, Neruda published his second set of poems. It was called "Twenty Love Poems And A Song of Despair²" ["Veinte poemas de amor y una conci?n desesperada"]. Some people thought these poems were too erotic, or sexual³. But they were very popular. Here is part of one of the poems.

声音2：1923年，聂鲁达发表了首本诗集《黄昏》。1924年，聂鲁达发表了第二本诗集《二十首情诗和一首绝望的歌》。有人认为这些诗过于色情。但是这些诗非常受欢迎。下面是其中一首诗的部分内容。

Voice 3: I can write the saddest lines tonight.

声音3：今夜我能写下最悲伤的诗句。

Write for example: 'The night is (broken)

比如，我写着：夜晚繁星满天，

and the stars, blue, shiver⁴ in the distance'

蓝色的星星在远方闪烁。

...

……

On nights like these I held her in my arms

多少个这样的夜晚我把她拥在怀中，

I kissed her so many times under the (endless) sky.

在无尽的夜空下我一遍遍地亲吻她。

...

……

I can write the saddest lines tonight.

今夜我能写下最悲伤的诗句。

To think I (do not) have her, to feel I have lost her.

想到我已不再拥有她，觉着我已将她失去。

...

……

1 pseudonym   

n.假名，笔名

参考例句：

• Eric Blair wrote under the pseudonym of George Orwell.埃里克·布莱尔用乔治·奧威尔这个笔名写作。
• Both plays were published under the pseudonym of Philip Dayre.两个剧本都是以菲利普·戴尔的笔名出版的。

2 despair   

vi.灰心丧气，感到沮丧绝望；n.绝望，沮丧

参考例句：

• If you are in the depths of despair,you will be extremely unhappy.如果你彻底地失望，你会十分不开心。
• Don't despair;things will get better soon.不必绝望，事情不久就会好起来。

3 sexual   

adj.性的，两性的，性别的

参考例句：

• He was a person of gross sexual appetites.他是个性欲旺盛的人。
• It is socially irresponsible to refuse young people advice on sexual matters.拒绝向年轻人提供性方面的建议是对社会不负责任。

4 shiver   

vi.战栗，发抖；n.战栗，发抖

参考例句：

• A sudden gust of cold wind made me shiver.一股突然刮来的冷风吹得我打哆嗦。
• It kept him in a cold shiver all the time.这些话让他不停地打寒噤。