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爱情的见证--关于情书

编辑:chaxungu时间:2022-10-13 02:22:01分类:英语诗歌

Love's Witness

          Slight unpremeditated Words are borne
          By every common Wind into the Air;
          Carelessly utter'd, die as soon as born,
          And in one instant give both Hope and Fear:
          Breathing all Contraries with the same Wind
          According to the Caprice of the Mind.
          But Billetdoux are constant Witnesses,
          Substantial Records to Eternity;
          Just Evidences, who the Truth confess,
          On which the Lover safely may rely;
          They're serious Thoughts, digested and resolv'd;
          And last, when Words are into Clouds devolv'd.


            不加思索的轻率话语,
            被每一次平凡的呼吸载入空气;
            随便说说,刚出口即消失,
            一瞬间给人希望和恐惧:
            同一气息呼出万般矛盾心肠,
            追随心灵无常的遐想。
            但情书则是恒常的见证,
            直至永恒的实体记录;
            公道的证物,它道出真诚,
            恋人能在其上安心依附;
            它们是严肃的思想,经过深思熟虑;
            当话语在云外消失,它们还将延续。

          注释:unpremeditated adj. 非预谋的
             carelessly adv. 不注意的、粗心的
             utter v. 发出、做声
             caprice n. 反复无常
             billet-doux n. 情书
             witness n. 证据、证明
             confess v. 坦白、承认
             digest v. 消化
             devolve v. 传下