讀點(diǎn)好英文:Down by the Salley Gardens 來到柳園

Down by the Salley Gardens 來到柳園

William Butler Yeats

Down by the salley gardens my love and I did meet；

She passed the salley gardens with little snow-white feet.

She bid me take love easy, as the leaves grow on the tree；

But I, being young and foolish, with her would not agree.

In a field by the river my love and I did stand，

And on my leaning shoulder she laid her snow-white hand.

She bid me take life easy, as the grass grows on the weirs；

But I was young and foolish, and now am full of tears.

來到柳園

威廉·巴特勒·葉芝

我與她赴幽會(huì)來到柳園，

她來時(shí)足嬌小色白如棉。

聽她講愛莫急如葉慢長(zhǎng)，

那時(shí)候小而蠢，和她意見不一

我與她站立在河邊田野，

她雪白的手倚在我肩。

聽她講生活像水草慢長(zhǎng)，

那時(shí)候小而蠢，如今空把淚灑。

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背景知識(shí)

威廉·巴特勒·葉芝（William Butler Yeats），愛爾蘭詩(shī)人、劇作家，著名的神秘主義者。葉芝是“愛爾蘭文藝復(fù)興運(yùn)動(dòng)”的領(lǐng)袖，也是艾比劇院（Abbey Theatre）的創(chuàng)建者之一。1865年6月13日出生于都柏林。曾在都柏林大都會(huì)美術(shù)學(xué)院學(xué)習(xí)繪畫，1887年開始專門從事詩(shī)歌創(chuàng)作，被詩(shī)人艾略特譽(yù)為“當(dāng)代最偉大的詩(shī)人”。

這首詩(shī)也被譯為《莎莉花園》，在時(shí)態(tài)的運(yùn)用上也有獨(dú)特之處。全詩(shī)除了最后半行用現(xiàn)在時(shí)態(tài)以外都是過去時(shí)態(tài)。這說明過去對(duì)人們的現(xiàn)在具有十分重要的意義。在詩(shī)的最后，詩(shī)人用一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)是意味深長(zhǎng)的。雖然對(duì)現(xiàn)在情況的描述只有五個(gè)詞便戛然而止，但是，由于詩(shī)人把這幾個(gè)詞放在全詩(shī)最突出的位置，所以給人意猶未盡的感覺。這首貌似簡(jiǎn)單的詩(shī)，卻向人們揭示了生活的哲理：對(duì)待愛情和生活，人們應(yīng)當(dāng)順其自然，就像“綠葉長(zhǎng)在樹枝上”，“青草長(zhǎng)在河堰上”。不然，會(huì)因?yàn)橐粫r(shí)的“愚蠢”而遺恨終生。

單詞注解

bid[bid]命令，吩咐

snow-white 雪白的；純白的

weir[wi?]堰；壩

名句誦讀

Down by the salley gardens my love and l did meet；She passed the salley gardens with little snow-white feet.

ln a field by the river my love and l did stand, And on my leaning shoulder she laid her snow-white hand. She bid me take life easy, as the grass grows on the weirs；But l was young and foolish, and now am full of tears.