心儿灌水--勃朗宁夫人十四行诗

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亲爱的，那你教我吧，教我怎么样
Nothing repels thee, ... Dearest, teach me so
把感激尽量倾吐，正象你把恩惠布施。
To pour out gratitude, as thou dost, good.

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是啊，咱们这世道，谈情说爱，多的是！
Oh, yes! They love through all this world of ours!
我不想问：真有爱这回事吗？有就有吧--
I will not gainsay love, called love forsooth.

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从小，我就听惯了人们嘴里的“爱”，
I have heard love talked in my early youth,
直到才不久--那会儿采来的鲜花
And since, not so long back but that the flowers

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香味还没散呢。不管是回教徒、“外教徒”，
Then gathered, smell still. Mussulmans and Giaours
笑一笑，手绢儿就摔过来；可是一哭，
Throw kerchiefs at a smile, and have no ruth

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谁也不理了。“独眼龙”的白牙齿咬不紧
For any weeping. Polypheme's white tooth
硬果子，假使淋过了几阵骤雨，
Slips ib the nut if, after frequent showers,

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果壳变得滑溜溜--从没想把这称做
The shell is over-smooth, -- and not so much
“爱”的东西，也跟他们的“恨”、以至
Will turn the thing called love, aside to hate
跟“淡漠”并列。可是你，亲爱的，你不是
Or else to oblivion. But thou art not such

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那样的情人！你从那哀怨和疾病里
A lover, my Beloved! Thou canst wait
伺候了过来，教心灵终于接通了心灵，
Through sorrow and sickness, to bring souls to touch
人家会嫌“太晚”了，而你想还没想到。
And think it soon when others cry `Too late.'

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我满怀着感激和爱，向凡是在心里
I thank all who have loved me in their hearts,
爱过我的人们道谢。深深的感谢啊，
With thanks and love from mine. Deep thanks to all

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好心的人们，打牢墙外经过，驻足
Who paused a little near the prison-wall
听取我三两声稍微响亮些的音乐，
To hear my music in its louder parts

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这才继续赶路，奔赴市场或是圣殿、
Ere they went onward, each one to the mart's
各自的前程，再无从召唤。可是你，
Or temple's occupation, beyond call.