To his Coy Mistress 致羞怯的情人.doc

To his Coy Mistress 致羞怯的情人by Andrew Marvell Had we but world enough, and time,如果我們的世界夠大，時間夠多，This coyness, lady, were no crime.小姐，這樣的羞怯就算不上罪過。We would sit down and think which way我們會坐下來，想想該上哪邊To walk, and pass our long loves day;去散步，度過我們漫漫的愛情天。Thou by the Indian Ganges side你會在印度的恒河河畔Shouldst rubies find; I by the tide尋得紅寶石：我則咕噥抱怨，Of Humber would complain. I would傍著洪泊灣的潮汐。我會在Love you ten years before the Flood;諾亞洪水前十年就將你愛，And you should, if you please, refuse你如果高興，可以一直說不要，Till the conversion of the Jews.直到猶太人改信別的宗教。My vegetable love should grow我植物般的愛情會不斷生長，Vaster than empires, and more slow.比帝國還要遼闊，還要緩慢；An hundred years should go to praise我會用一百年的時間贊美Thine eyes, and on thy forehead gaze;你的眼睛，凝視你的額眉；Two hundred to adore each breast,花兩百年愛慕你的每個乳房，But thirty thousand to the rest;三萬年才贊賞完其它的地方；An age at least to every part,每個部位至少花上一個世代，And the last age should show your heart.在最后一世代才把你的心秀出來。For, lady, you deserve this state,因為，小姐，你值得這樣的禮遇，Nor would I love at lower rate.我也不愿用更低的格調(diào)愛你。But at my back I always hear可是在我背后我總聽見Times winged chariot hurrying near;時間帶翼的馬車急急追趕；And yonder all before us lie而橫陳在我們眼Deserts of vast eternity.卻是無垠永恒的荒漠。你Thy beauty shall no more be found,的美絕不會再現(xiàn)芳蹤，Nor, in thy marble vault, shall sound你大理石墓穴里，我的歌聲My echoing song; then worms shall try也不會回蕩：那是蛆蟲將品嘗That long preservd virginity,你那珍藏已久的貞操，And your quaint honour turn to dust,你的矜持會化成灰塵，And into ashes all my lust.我的情欲會變成灰燼：The graves a fine and private place,墳?zāi)故莻€隱密的好地方，But none I think do there embrace.但沒人會在那里擁抱，我想。Now therefore, while the youthful hue因此，現(xiàn)在趁青春色澤Sits on thy skin like morning dew,還像朝露在你的肌膚停坐，And while thy willing soul transpires趁你的靈魂自每個毛孔欣然At every pore with instant fires,散發(fā)出實時的火焰，Now let us sport us while we may;此刻讓我們能玩就玩?zhèn)€盡興；And now, like amrous birds of prey,此刻，像發(fā)情的猛禽Rather at once our time devour,寧可一口把我們的時光吞掉Than languish in his slow-chappd power.也不要在慢嚼的嘴里虛耗。Let us roll all our strength, and all讓我們把所有力氣，所有Our sweetness, up into one ball;甜蜜，滾成一個圓球，And tear our pleasures with rough strife粗魯狂猛地奪取我們的快感Thorough the iron gates of life.沖破一扇扇人生的鐵欄柵：Thus, though we cannot make our sun這樣，我們雖無法叫太陽Stand still, yet we will make him run.駐足，卻可使他奔向前。Theme and Summary .“To His Coy Mistress” presents a familiar theme in literaturecarpe diem (meaning seize the day), a term coined by the ancient Roman poet Quintus Horatius Flaccus, as Horace (65-8 B.C.). Here is the gist of Andrew Marvells poem: In response to a young mans declarations of love for a young lady, the lady is playfully hesitant, artfully demure. But dallying will not do, he says, for youth passes swiftly. He and the lady must take advantage of the moment, he says, and “sport us while we may.” Oh, yes, if they had “world enough, and time” they would spend their days in idle pursuits, leisurely passing time while the young man heaps praises on the young lady. But they do not have the luxury of time, he says, for “times wingd chariot” is ever racing along. Before they know it, their youth will be gone; there will be only the grave. And so, the poet pleads his case: Seize the day。Meter and Rhyme The poem is in iambic tetrameter, with eight syllables (four feet) per line. Each foot consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable. The last syllable of Line 1 rhymes with the last syllable of line 2, the last syllable of line 3 rhymes with the last syllable of line 4, the last syllable of line 5 rhymes with the last syllable of line 6, and so on. Such pairs of rhyming lines are called couplets. William Congreve: love for lovePlot Valentine has fallen under the displeasure of his father by his extravagance, and is besieged by creditors. His father, Sir Sampson Legend, offers him 4000 (only enough to pay his debts) if he will sign a bond engaging to make over his right to his inheritance to his younger brother Ben. Valentine, to escape from his embarrassment, signs the bond. He is in love with Angelica, who possesses a fortune of her own, but so far she has not yielded to his suit. Sir Sampson has arranged a match between Ben, who is at sea, and Miss Prue, an awkward country girl, the daughter of Foresight, a superstitious old fool who claims to be an astrologer. Valentine, realizing the ruin entailed by the signature of the bond, tries to move his father by submission, and fails; then pretends to be mad and unable to sign the final deed of conveyance to his brother. Finally Angelica intervenes. She induces Sir Sampson to propose marriage to her, pretends to accept, and gets possession of Valentines bond. When Valentine, in despair at finding that Angelica is about to marry his father, declares himself ready to sign the conveyance, she reveals the plot, tears up the bond, and declares her love for Valentine.A Mans A Man For A That by Robert Burns1795Type: SongTune: For a that. (Song)Is there for honest PovertyThat hings his head, an a that;The coward slave-we pass him by,We dare be poor for a that!For a that, an a that.Our toils obscure an a that,The rank is but the guineas stamp,The Mans the gowd for a that.What though on hamely fare we dine,Wear hoddin grey, an a that;Gie fools their silks, and knaves their wine;A Mans a Man for a that:For a that, and a that,Their tinsel show, an a that;The honest man, tho eer sae poor,Is king o men for a that.Ye see yon birkie, cad a lord,Wha struts, an stares, an a that;Tho hundreds worship at his word,Hes but a coof for a that:For a that, an a that,His ribband, star, an a that:The man o independent mindHe looks an laughs at a that. A prince can mak a belted knight,A marquis, duke, an a that;But an honest mans abon his might,Gude faith, he maunna fa that!For a that, an a that,Their dignities an a that;The pith o sense, an pride o worth,Are higher rank than a that. Then let us pray that come it may,(As come it will for a that,)That Sense and Worth, oer a the earth,Shall bear the gree, an a that.For a that, an a that,Its coming yet for a that,That Man to Man, the world oer,Shall brothers be for a that.男兒當(dāng)自強(qiáng)，不管怎么著作者：羅布特彭斯我窮但我正直，有什么丟人的.窮就抬不起頭，這么的那么的.膽小鬼的奴才，給我滾一邊去.我們?nèi)烁F志不窮，不管怎么的！管他這么著，還是那么著說我們是臭苦力，低賤鄉(xiāng)巴佬等級不過是金幣上刻著的印標(biāo).人才是真金實料，不管怎么著 盡管我們吃糠咽菜、粗茶淡飯.穿的都是破衣爛衫，諸如這般.讓傻瓜穿綢緞，讓惡棍泡酒壇.男人就該當(dāng)爺們，就該這么辦管他這么著，還是那么著.讓他們穿金戴銀徒有華麗外表.正直誠實的人，雖然窮困潦倒.也是那人中之王，不管怎么著.你瞧那闊少，叫什么勛爵大佬.就會跋扈、吹胡子瞪眼那一套雖然有那么多人對他點頭哈腰.不過是蠢驢草包，不管怎么著.管他這么著，還是那么著.看他身掛綬帶勛章，這些徽標(biāo)是個爺們，自強(qiáng)獨立他會思考看一看就會大笑，少來這一套.別看君王至高無上能賜爵封號.什么侯爵公爵，頭銜沒完沒了只要正氣在身，管他皇權(quán)龍袍信義在胸，又怎能為官位折腰.管他這么著，還是那么著;什么尊榮顯貴，不過是老一套.做人高風(fēng)亮節(jié)，有尊嚴(yán)和