莎士比亚true love英文赏析
The course of true love never did run smooth.
真诚的爱情之路永不会是平坦的。(莎士比亚)
Sonnet 60
Like as the waves make towards the pibbled shore,
So do our minutes hasten to their end;
Each changing place with that which goes before,
In sequent toil all forwards do contend,
Nativity, once in the main of light,
Crawls to maturity, wherewith being crowned,
Crooked eclipses against his glory fight,
And time that gave doth now his gift confound.
Time doth transfix the flourish set on youth
And delves the parallels in beauty's brow,
Feeds on the rarities but for his scythe to move.
And nothing stands but for his scythe to move.
And yet to times in hope my verse shall stand,
Praising thy worth, despite his cruel hand.
Notes:
1. pibbled : pebbled 铺着卵石的
2.In sequent toil all forwards do contend: Toiling and following each othe, the waves struggle to press forward. 波浪前推后涌,一个个在奋勇争先。此处是比喻,指时光不停息地流逝。
3.in the main of light: 光明的金海
4.crawls: 爬行
5.crooked eclipses: 凶恶的日蚀
6.transfix the flourish set on youth: remove the embellishment on the face of the youth.戳破了青春面颊上的光华(指时间)。
7. delves the paralles: dig the paralledl furrows (wrinkles):挖下沉陷的战壕 (比喻用法,即时间在人的交前额上流下深深的皱纹)
8.scythe to mow: 镰刀的收割(比喻用法,意指光阴的无情流逝)
9. times in hope: future times 未来,将来,
1.像波浪滔不息地滚向沙滩
2.我们的光阴息息奔赴着终点;
3.后浪和前浪不断地循环替换,
4.前推后拥,一个个在奋勇争先。
5.生辰,一度涌现于光明的金海,
6.爬行到壮年,然后,既登上极顶,
7.凶冥的日蚀便遮没它的光彩,
8.时光又撕毁了它从前的赠品。
9.时光戳破了青春颊上的光艳,
10.在美的前额挖下深陷的战壕,
11.自然的至珍都被它肆意狂喊,
12.一切挺立的都难逃它的镰刀:
13.可是我的诗未来将屹立千古,
14.歌颂你的美德,不管它多残酷!
这首诗的主题是时间的无情,以及诗歌的不朽和永恒。诗人一开始便以生动的视觉意象为比喻,吸引了读者的注意力。诗人除了用大海波浪的滚滚向前比喻人生时光的无情流淌,生生不息外,还用了太阳的金光被日蚀遮住作比喻,说明时光无情消亡,一切美好的东西和青春都不会永远停留,而会随时间的流逝而迅速消逝。(delves the .... )这句,比喻时间会使青春美貌老去。这个比喻乍一听有点夸张,太虚张声势或小题大做,实际上这正与诗的崇高严肃的主题相和谐,显示出时间强大的破坏力。第2行,诗人又用了第三个意象来比喻时间:时间的流逝就像镰刀的收割。最后这两个不太温柔的比喻都暗示了时间的无情和残忍,生动之极。像通常十四行诗的最后现行一样,诗人在最后做了结论:时间残酷,但他的诗将屹立千古,歌颂“你”的美德。
这首诗的最后的“你”,颇令人疑惑。照一些批评家的猜测,莎士比亚的十四行诗或者是献给一个英俊的独身青年,或者是给一们黝黑的美丽女士。这首诗的“你”到底是谁,让人费思量。