For shame, deny that thou bear'st love to any
羞呀,你甭说你还爱着什么人,
Who for thyself art so unprovident.
既然你对自己只打算坐吃山空。
Grant if thou wilt1, thou art beloved of many,
好吧,就算你见爱于很多很多人,
But that thou none lov'st is most evident;
说你不爱任何人却地道天公;
For thou art so possessed2 with murd'rous hate,
因为你心中有这种谋杀的毒恨,
That 'gainst thyself thou stick'st not to conspire3,
竟忙着要对你自己图谋不轨,
Seeking that beauteous roof to ruinate,
渴求着要去摧毁那崇丽的屋顶,
Which to repair should be thy chief desire.
照理,你应该希望修好它才对。
O, change thy thought, that I may change my mind.
你改变想法吧,好教我改变观点!
Shall hate be fairer lodged4 than gentle love?
毒恨的居室可以比柔爱的更美?
Be as thy presence is, gracious and kind,
你应该像外貌一样,内心也和善,
Or to thyself at least kind-hearted prove.
至少也得对自己多点儿慈悲;
Make thee another self for love of me,
你爱我,就该去做另一个自身,
That beauty still may live in thine or thee.
使美在你或你后代身上永存。
1 wilt [wɪlt] 第10级 | |
vt. 使枯萎;使畏缩;使衰弱 vi. 枯萎;畏缩;衰弱 n. 枯萎;憔悴;衰弱 | |
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2 possessed [pəˈzest] 第12级 | |
adj.疯狂的;拥有的,占有的 | |
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