前天從Amazon買的書都送到了,看到大字版的莎翁的書,被兒子狠狠嘲笑了一把,因為書後麵寫著"This EasyRead Super Large 18 Edition is optimized for readers with significantly reduced vision"。他明年的英文課程會讀莎翁的書,所以買幾本,想跟著他一起讀。想著自己開始老花的眼睛,所以買的是大字版。書到手,卻發現,字實在太大了,眼睛卻歡暢地在笑:)。
前年跟朋友學會了怎麽從Amazon海淘,結果我家的實體書更加泛濫。就是喜歡捧著實體書的感覺!
關於Amazon海淘:(1)選可以global運輸、Amazon自營的產品;(2)總額超過USD125可以免運費,可是匯率很差,就當付了部分運費。
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飛鳥集 41-50
41
The trees, like the longings of the earth, stand a-tiptoe to peep at the heaven.
樹木帶著大地的渴望,
踮著腳尖,
窺探天空的秘密。
42
You smiled and talked to me of nothing and I felt that for this I had been waiting long.
你微笑著
一句話也沒有說
為了這一刻
我已經等了很久很久
43
The fish in the water is silent, the animal on the earth is noisy, the bird in the air is singing,
But Man has in him the silence of the sea, the noise of the earth and the music of the air.
魚在水中靜默,
獸在地上刮躁,
鳥在天上鳴唱,
人卻擁有
大海的沉默、
世界的喧囂、
天空的樂章。
44
The world rushes on over the strings of the lingering heart making the music of sadness.
世界在徘徊的心弦上
奏響悲傷的樂章
45
He has made his weapons his gods. When his weapons win he is defeated himself.
他把武器視為神明,
當武器贏得戰爭的時候,
也是他自己被打敗的時候。
46
God finds himself by creating.
上帝在創造中找到自己。
我認為:
上帝在創世中彰顯自己。
受造物的唯一目的是榮耀祂,讚美祂。
47
Shadow, with her veil drawn, follows Light in secret meekness, with her silent steps of love.
影子,
拉下她的麵紗,
踏著愛戀的腳步,
以無限的溫柔,
悄悄地 追逐著光明
48
The stars are not afraid to appear like fireflies.
繁星不懼如螢火般明滅。
49
I thank thee that I am none of the wheels of power but I am one with the living creatures that are crushed by it.
感謝你,
我不是那強而有力的車輪,
卻與那些被碾碎的生靈在一起。
50
The mind, sharp but not broad, sticks at every point but does not move.
尖銳卻不寬廣的心胸,
刺痛每一處,
卻無法感動。
(第50首,沒有完全讀懂,先大概放在這裏)
42 首曾是我的最愛,還記得一種譯文是:
你微微地笑著,不和我說什麽,可就為了這,我已等了很久很久。。
我那邊有一首不Browning 夫人的詩,妹妹有興趣翻翻?