科羅拉多州丹佛市西郊,有一個叫莫裏森的小鎮。小鎮的西麵是一個自然公園,丹佛公園。丹佛公園因有許多巨型怪狀的紅色岩石遠近聞名。它原來被稱為“天使花園”(1870-1906),後來又被稱為“巨人花園”(1906-1927)。但是,這個公園一直被當地人稱為“紅岩石”。最著名的是位於那些紅色岩石之間的那個露天圓形劇場。露天圓形劇場因其天然舞台後方的那塊巨型的,圓盤[
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Threepassions
三種激情
BertrandRussell
伯特蘭·羅素
Threepassions,simplebutoverwhelminglystrong,havegovernedmylife:thelongingforlove,thesearchforknowledge,andunbearablepityforthesufferingofmankind.Thesepassions,likegreatwinds,haveblownmehitherandthither,inawaywardcourse,overadeepoceanofanguish,reachingtotheveryvergeofdespair.
三種激情,簡單卻異乎熱烈,左右著我的生命:對愛的渴望...[
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Oh!howIlove,onafairsummer'seve
作者:濟慈(1816)
ByJohnKeats
屠岸譯
Oh!howIlove,onafairsummer'seve,
Whenstreamsoflightpourdownthegoldenwest,
Andonthebalmyzephyrstranquilrest
Thesilverclouds,--far,farawaytoleave
啊!我真愛----在一個美麗的夏夜,
當霞光注向金燦的西天長空,
銀亮的白雲靜倚著溫馨的西風----
我真願遠遠地拋開一切
Allmeanerthoughts,andtakeaswee...[
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卡思卡特上校不再想有關牧師的任何事情,但是,他被一個全新的,可怕的問題纏繞著:尤塞瑞恩!
尤塞瑞恩!隻要一提起這個令人討厭、醜陋的名字,卡思卡特上校就會血液冰涼、呼吸困難而費力。牧師第一次提到尤塞瑞恩這個名字時,那就像在他的記憶深處敲響了一麵預示不祥之兆的銅鑼。門栓喀噠一聲,門關上了,他腦海裏立刻湧出的是使他感到羞辱的記憶,隊[
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希臘古甕頌
OdeonaGrecianUrn
作者濟慈
I.Thoustillunravish'dbrideofquietness,
Thoufoster-childofSilenceandslowTime,
Sylvanhistorian,whocanstthusexpress
Aflowerytalemoresweetlythanourrhyme:
Whatleaf-fringedlegendhauntsaboutthyshape
Ofdeitiesormortals,orofboth,
InTempeorthedalesofArcady?
Whatmenorgodsarethese?Whatmaidensloth?
Whatmadpursuit?Whatstrugg...[
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希臘古甕頌
OdeonaGrecianUrn
作者濟慈
I.
Thoustillunravish'dbrideofquietness,
Thoufoster-childofSilenceandslowTime,
Sylvanhistorian,whocanstthusexpress
Aflowerytalemoresweetlythanourrhyme:
Whatleaf-fringedlegendhauntsaboutthyshape
Ofdeitiesormortals,orofboth,
InTempeorthedalesofArcady?
Whatmenorgodsarethese?Whatmaidensloth?
Whatmadpursuit?What...[
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OntheGrasshopperandCricket
蟈蟈和蟋蟀
作者濟慈
屠岸譯
Thepoetryofearthisneverdead:
Whenallthebirdsarefaintwiththehotsun,
Andhideincoolingtrees,avoicewillrun
Fromhedgetohedgeaboutthenew-mownmead;
大地的歌吟永遠也不會消亡:
盡管烈日下小鳥們曬得發暈,
躲進了清涼的樹蔭,卻有個嗓音
越重重篥笆,沿著新割的草場飛揚;
ThatistheGrasshopper's--hetakesth...[
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OnleavingsomeFriendsatanearlyHour
一清早送別友人們
作者濟慈
屠岸譯
Givemeagoldenpen,andletmelean
Onheap'dupflowers,inregionsclear,andfar;
Bringmeatabletwhiterthanastar,
Orhandofhymningangel,when'tisseen
給我支金筆,讓我依傍著一叢
鮮花異卉,在遙遠,聖潔的仙鄉,
給我白紙,比星星更瑩白晶亮,
不然就給我天使的素手,好撥弄
Thesilverstringsofheavenlyh...[
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ADDRESSEDTOHAYDON
致海登(2)
作者:濟慈
屠岸譯
Greatspiritsnowoneartharesojourning;
Heofthecloud,thecataract,thelake,
WhoonHelvellyn’ssummit,wideawake,
CatcheshisfreshnessfromArchange’swing:
幾個偉大的靈魂寄寓在大地上;
一個屬於雲彩,湖泊,急湍,
精神抖擻,在赫爾韋林山巔,
從天使的翅膀取得常新的力量;
Heoftherose,theviolet,thespring,
Theso...[
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AddressedToHaydon(1)
致海登(1)
作者濟慈
High-mindedness,ajealousyforgood,
Aloving-kindnessforthegreatman'sfame,
Dwellshereandtherewithpeopleofnoname,
Innoisomealley,andinpathlesswood:
誌向高潔,就是歆慕善行,
也是伶愛偉人之聲名,
四處跟無名的人們為伍,
在惡臭的陋巷,在無路的窮林:(張同吾譯)
高尚的情操,渴念著嘉言懿行,
衷心傾慕偉大人物的美名,
往...[
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