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英文诗歌欣赏:人生颂

时间:2018-04-02 11:16:26  来源:http://www.pinghe.com  作者:Frank

 人生颂

 

A Psalm of Life           

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow          


I    

Tell me not, in mournful numbers,                             

Life is but an empty dream!                                 

For the soul is dead that slumbers,                            

And things are not what they seem.                           

         

II    

Life is real—life is earnest—         

And the grave is not its goal:          

Dust thou art, to dust returnest,       

Was not spoken of the soul.         

         

III    

Not enjoyment, and not sorrow,        

Is our destined end or way;           

But to act, that each to-morrow         

Find us farther than to-day.          

        

IV    

Art is long, and time is fleeting,        

And our hearts, though stout and brave,     

Still, like muffled drums, are beating      

Funeral marches to the grave.      

       

V    

In the world’s broad field of battle,       

In the bivouac of Life,               

Be not like dumb, driven cattle!         

Be a hero in the strife8!          

        

VI    

Trust no Future, howe’er pleasant!       

Let the dead Past bury its dead!         

Act—act in the glorious Present!         

Heart within, and God o’er head!     

       

VII    

Lives of great men all remind us         

We can make our lives sublime,           

And, departing, leave behind us         

Footsteps on the sands of time.        

         

VIII    

Footsteps, that, perhaps another,        

Sailing o’er life’s solemn main,           

A forlorn and shipwrecked brother,         

Seeing, shall take heart again.       

       

IX    

Let us then be up and doing,        

With a heart for any fate;            

Still achieving, still pursuing,          

Learn to labor and to wait.   

 

 

I    

别用悲伤诗句对我吟唱;        

人生不过是场空虚的梦!      

因为灵魂沉睡等于死亡,  

事物本质与其表象不同。 

        

II          

人生皆真实人生非虚无!        

最终的归宿决不是坟地       

“你本是尘土必归尘土,”          

这话所说的并不是灵魂。 

          

III       

我们命定的道路和终点,           

既不是享乐也不是受苦;         

而是行动,让每个明天            

都觉超越今天在迈新步。 

         

IV        

艺海无涯时光却眨眼逝,      

任我们的心勇敢又坚强,      

却仍像蒙住的鼓击。         

哀乐送我们步步向坟场。 

         

V      

在世界角逐的广阔战场,               

在人生征途的露宿营地,         

别像被驱赶的哑口牛羊!           

要做个英雄去奋斗搏击! 

        

VI       

别指望未来,不管多可爱!         

让死的过去把死的埋葬!         

快行动在活生生的现在!       

胸怀一颗心头顶有上苍! 

         

VII          

伟人的生平向我们昭示;           

我们能使一生变得辉煌,       

而我们一朝告别,都是          

将脚印留在时间沙滩上; 

         

VIII         

脚印!也许有别的弟兄,            

航行在人生严峻的海上,        

当沉船遇难而惨遭不幸,          

看到这脚印信心又增长。 

         

IX          

就让我们奋发精神抖擞,           

敞开胸怀迎接任何命运;         

不断地获得不断地追求,           

学会苦干还要待机而进。

 

词汇注解:

1 psalm     

n.赞美诗,圣诗

参考例句:

The clergyman began droning the psalm.牧师开始以单调而低沈的语调吟诵赞美诗。

The minister droned out the psalm.牧师喃喃地念赞美诗。

 

2 slumbers   

睡眠,安眠( slumber的名词复数 )

参考例句:

His image traversed constantly her restless slumbers. 他的形象一再闯进她的脑海,弄得她不能安睡。

My Titan brother slumbers deep inside his mountain prison. Go. 我的泰坦兄弟就被囚禁在山脉的深处。

 

3 enjoyment     

n.乐趣;享有;享用

参考例句:

Your company adds to the enjoyment of our visit. 有您的陪同,我们这次访问更加愉快了。

After each joke the old man cackled his enjoyment.每逢讲完一个笑话,这老人就呵呵笑着表示他的高兴。

 

4 destined     

adj.命中注定的;(for)以…为目的地的

参考例句:

It was destined that they would marry.他们结婚是缘分。

The shipment is destined for America.这批货物将运往美国。

 

5 fleeting     

adj.短暂的,飞逝的

参考例句:

The girls caught only a fleeting glimpse of the driver.女孩们只匆匆瞥了一眼司机。

Knowing the life fleeting,she set herself to enjoy if as best as she could.她知道这种日子转瞬即逝,于是让自已尽情地享受。

 

6 stout     

adj.强壮的,粗大的,结实的,勇猛的,矮胖的

参考例句:

He cut a stout stick to help him walk.他砍了一根结实的枝条用来拄着走路。

The stout old man waddled across the road.那肥胖的老人一跩一跩地穿过马路。

 

7 muffled   

adj.(声音)被隔的;听不太清的;(衣服)裹严的;蒙住的v.压抑,捂住( muffle的过去式和过去分词 );用厚厚的衣帽包着(自己)

参考例句:

muffled voices from the next room 从隔壁房间里传来的沉闷声音

There was a muffled explosion somewhere on their right. 在他们的右面什么地方有一声沉闷的爆炸声。 来自《简明英汉词典》

 

8 strife     

n.争吵,冲突,倾轧,竞争

参考例句:

We do not intend to be drawn into the internal strife.我们不想卷入内乱之中。

Money is a major cause of strife in many marriages.金钱是造成很多婚姻不和的一个主要原因。

 

9 sublime     

adj.崇高的,伟大的;极度的,不顾后果的

参考例句:

We should take some time to enjoy the sublime beauty of nature.我们应该花些时间去欣赏大自然的壮丽景象。

Olympic games play as an important arena to exhibit the sublime idea.奥运会,就是展示此崇高理念的重要舞台。

 

10 labor   

n.劳动,努力,工作,劳工;分娩;vi.劳动,努力,苦干;vt.详细分析;麻烦

参考例句:

We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。

He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后,他已经疲惫不堪了。


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