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To his Coy Mistress 致羞怯的情人by Andrew Marvell Had we but world enough, and time,如果我们的世界够大，时间够多，This coyness, lady, were no crime.小姐，这样的羞怯就算不上罪过。We would sit down and think which way我们会坐下来，想想该上哪边To walk, and pass our long loves day;去散步，度过我们漫漫的爱情天。Thou by the Indian Ganges side你会在印度的恒河河畔Shouldst rubies find; I by the tide寻得红宝石：我则咕哝抱怨，Of Humber would complain. I would傍着洪泊湾的潮汐。我会在Love you ten years before the Flood;诺亚洪水前十年就将你爱，And you should, if you please, refuse你如果高兴，可以一直说不要，Till the conversion of the Jews.直到犹太人改信别的宗教。My vegetable love should grow我植物般的爱情会不断生长，Vaster than empires, and more slow.比帝国还要辽阔，还要缓慢；An hundred years should go to praise我会用一百年的时间赞美Thine eyes, and on thy forehead gaze;你的眼睛，凝视你的额眉；Two hundred to adore each breast,花两百年爱慕你的每个乳房，But thirty thousand to the rest;三万年才赞赏完其它的地方；An age at least to every part,每个部位至少花上一个世代，And the last age should show your heart.在最后一世代才把你的心秀出来。For, lady, you deserve this state,因为，小姐，你值得这样的礼遇，Nor would I love at lower rate.我也不愿用更低的格调爱你。But at my back I always hear可是在我背后我总听见Times winged chariot hurrying near;时间带翼的马车急急追赶；And yonder all before us lie而横陈在我们眼Deserts of vast eternity.却是无垠永恒的荒漠。你Thy beauty shall no more be found,的美绝不会再现芳踪，Nor, in thy marble vault, shall sound你大理石墓穴里，我的歌声My echoing song; then worms shall try也不会回荡：那是蛆虫将品尝That long preservd virginity,你那珍藏已久的贞操，And your quaint honour turn to dust,你的矜持会化成灰尘，And into ashes all my lust.我的情欲会变成灰烬：The graves a fine and private place,坟墓是个隐密的好地方，But none I think do there embrace.但没人会在那里拥抱，我想。Now therefore, while the youthful hue因此，现在趁青春色泽Sits on thy skin like morning dew,还像朝露在你的肌肤停坐，And while thy willing soul transpires趁你的灵魂自每个毛孔欣然At every pore with instant fires,散发出实时的火焰，Now let us sport us while we may;此刻让我们能玩就玩个尽兴；And now, like amrous birds of prey,此刻，像发情的猛禽Rather at once our time devour,宁可一口把我们的时光吞掉Than languish in his slow-chappd power.也不要在慢嚼的嘴里虚耗。Let us roll all our strength, and all让我们把所有力气，所有Our sweetness, up into one ball;甜蜜，滚成一个圆球，And tear our pleasures with rough strife粗鲁狂猛地夺取我们的快感Thorough the iron gates of life.冲破一扇扇人生的铁栏栅：Thus, though we cannot make our sun这样，我们虽无法叫太阳Stand still, yet we will make him run.驻足，却可使他奔向前。Theme and Summary .“To His Coy Mistress” presents a familiar theme in literaturecarpe diem (meaning seize the day), a term coined by the ancient Roman poet Quintus Horatius Flaccus, as Horace (65-8 B.C.). Here is the gist of Andrew Marvells poem: In response to a young mans declarations of love for a young lady, the lady is playfully hesitant, artfully demure. But dallying will not do, he says, for youth passes swiftly. He and the lady must take advantage of the moment, he says, and “sport us while we may.” Oh, yes, if they had “world enough, and time” they would spend their days in idle pursuits, leisurely passing time while the young man heaps praises on the young lady. But they do not have the luxury of time, he says, for “times wingd chariot” is ever racing along. Before they know it, their youth will be gone; there will be only the grave. And so, the poet pleads his case: Seize the day。Meter and Rhyme The poem is in iambic tetrameter, with eight syllables (four feet) per line. Each foot consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable. The last syllable of Line 1 rhymes with the last syllable of line 2, the last syllable of line 3 rhymes with the last syllable of line 4, the last syllable of line 5 rhymes with the last syllable of line 6, and so on. Such pairs of rhyming lines are called couplets. William Congreve: love for lovePlot Valentine has fallen under the displeasure of his father by his extravagance, and is besieged by creditors. His father, Sir Sampson Legend, offers him 4000 (only enough to pay his debts) if he will sign a bond engaging to make over his right to his inheritance to his younger brother Ben. Valentine, to escape from his embarrassment, signs the bond. He is in love with Angelica, who possesses a fortune of her own, but so far she has not yielded to his suit. Sir Sampson has arranged a match between Ben, who is at sea, and Miss Prue, an awkward country girl, the daughter of Foresight, a superstitious old fool who claims to be an astrologer. Valentine, realizing the ruin entailed by the signature of the bond, tries to move his father by submission, and fails; then pretends to be mad and unable to sign the final deed of conveyance to his brother. Finally Angelica intervenes. She induces Sir Sampson to propose marriage to her, pretends to accept, and gets possession of Valentines bond. When Valentine, in despair at finding that Angelica is about to marry his father, declares himself ready to sign the conveyance, she reveals the plot, tears up the bond, and declares her love for Valentine.A Mans A Man For A That by Robert Burns1795Type: SongTune: For a that. (Song)Is there for honest PovertyThat hings his head, an a that;The coward slave-we pass him by,We dare be poor for a that!For a that, an a that.Our toils obscure an a that,The rank is but the guineas stamp,The Mans the gowd for a that.What though on hamely fare we dine,Wear hoddin grey, an a that;Gie fools their silks, and knaves their wine;A Mans a Man for a that:For a that, and a that,Their tinsel show, an a that;The honest man, tho eer sae poor,Is king o men for a that.Ye see yon birkie, cad a lord,Wha struts, an stares, an a that;Tho hundreds worship at his word,Hes but a coof for a that:For a that, an a that,His ribband, star, an a that:The man o independent mindHe looks an laughs at a that. A prince can mak a belted knight,A marquis, duke, an a that;But an honest mans abon his might,Gude faith, he maunna fa that!For a that, an a that,Their dignities an a that;The pith o sense, an pride o worth,Are higher rank than a that. Then let us pray that come it may,(As come it will for a that,)That Sense and Worth, oer a the earth,Shall bear the gree, an a that.For a that, an a that,Its coming yet for a that,That Man to Man, the world oer,Shall brothers be for a that.男儿当自强，不管怎么着作者：罗布特彭斯我穷但我正直，有什么丢人的.穷就抬不起头，这么的那么的.胆小鬼的奴才，给我滚一边去.我们人穷志不穷，不管怎么的！管他这么着，还是那么着说我们是臭苦力，低贱乡巴佬等级不过是金币上刻着的印标.人才是真金实料，不管怎么着 尽管我们吃糠咽菜、粗茶淡饭.穿的都是破衣烂衫，诸如这般.让傻瓜穿绸缎，让恶棍泡酒坛.男人就该当爷们，就该这么办管他这么着，还是那么着.让他们穿金戴银徒有华丽外表.正直诚实的人，虽然穷困潦倒.也是那人中之王，不管怎么着.你瞧那阔少，叫什么勋爵大佬.就会跋扈、吹胡子瞪眼那一套虽然有那么多人对他点头哈腰.不过是蠢驴草包，不管怎么着.管他这么着，还是那么着.看他身挂绶带勋章，这些徽标是个爷们，自强独立他会思考看一看就会大笑，少来这一套.别看君王至高无上能赐爵封号.什么侯爵公爵，头衔没完没了只要正气在身，管他皇权龙袍信义在胸，又怎能为官位折腰.管他这么着，还是那么着;什么尊荣显贵，不过是老一套.做人高风亮节，有尊严和