标题: 丁尼生 《尤利西斯》 节选 [打印本页] 作者: erha 时间: 2013-1-4 23:36 标题: 丁尼生 《尤利西斯》 节选 本杰明格雷厄姆八十岁生日爬梯上对儿孙们做了个演讲，演讲最后以这一段诗作结尾。这首诗是写老年的，不过我看了后觉得很受激励，就抄录下来以作自勉：$ s& |/ G. D# b0 |) T; h6 H+ k4 P
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'Tis not too late to seek a newer world. 1 I& R$ `/ i+ O y( O( B $ @0 o. K5 {5 W) _$ x( O. b& WPush off, and sitting well in order smite3 Q; n% _( s6 ]( g6 R U! W
9 ^& T1 w4 j5 W$ X t# yThe sounding furrows; for my purpose holds3 P6 h! k; B4 L0 u
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To sail beyond the sunset, and the baths 2 t J. N" e1 ~% N% {* R" |" y 9 q- D: J7 P& x3 MOf all the western stars，until I die. ) w, R3 \; f- ~! c+ I$ Q 4 Z, T$ y) y: ], V9 a( h- iIt may be that the gulfs will wash us down;' {0 ~5 h! b+ N+ L5 Y
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It may be we shall touch the Happy Isles,/ J- V) ~# Y$ E3 g: ?" x) _9 W
0 k& U5 D0 X; \; z. [And see the great Achilles, whom we knew. 2 {' K v% Y q0 \/ J ; U4 w6 k9 k4 }3 eThough much is taken, much abides; and though( v8 m, E3 i: O5 ~2 B' v
" O, c; x/ W6 w6 s" d3 s2 @We are not now that strength which in old days; D" ~- p4 u$ c) f* }9 u
$ W7 q$ g% U4 K) K2 O" F: zMoved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are2 r- t9 l7 D, n/ j3 b
6 w8 _" ^' B8 b5 T1 hOne equal temper of heroic hearts， / D4 M7 ~9 l' I2 A7 D " A' ? A. M: }# V
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will/ q4 R1 p/ }: c( r) R @: Y# v& o
' Y6 B+ ` `1 j4 p, d1 O0 u) o% nTo strive, to seek, to find and not to yield.* H& Y* R8 D- T) z' G! u