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： 9 L1 T! l7 ?6 T: J6 l3 X- j . g# ^0 `3 `, r" u& L) ]7 w5 _
'Tis not too late to seek a newer world. 7 |3 J# J, \7 \( O8 G+ v2 T; \ $ r t I+ a% z D# l- ]( GPush off, and sitting well in order smite , U+ `, b; j0 p& Q5 G 2 j6 X( P: D; |) F% t
The sounding furrows; for my purpose holds / h# q$ U5 B' M5 G! f1 K ( a/ }% j3 @/ U3 STo sail beyond the sunset, and the baths + g+ u) P, B2 |8 d0 o" R) m 3 k& A- z5 i/ I* lOf all the western stars，until I die.( [7 p) ^& O( {4 d, `
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It may be that the gulfs will wash us down;0 l7 T2 O G( o% B6 f
1 Z* J6 ?9 D- J2 l% S( L; T/ oIt may be we shall touch the Happy Isles, 4 N6 g; U4 a* V& x: r5 ^3 i . N% p! U8 x8 m2 W9 n
And see the great Achilles, whom we knew.3 n0 F. i" R2 k: y
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Though much is taken, much abides; and though" G3 b: N7 C- |6 }
8 z0 y, r! f4 Q, Z) jWe are not now that strength which in old days+ V8 L" ~9 p# S1 N
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Moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are; A8 L7 }$ i4 S
% C3 j( s" i, P q" mOne equal temper of heroic hearts，# i8 h" Z9 _% o6 x
; T" r% ?7 g6 W7 m. T! v. lMade weak by time and fate, but strong in will ( J9 i {+ D8 x% v9 |2 V* ^2 d 7 ^( l5 y" v$ ZTo strive, to seek, to find and not to yield. $ w" {# k, C' e4 ~7 k4 h; Y3 \. l" f2 a