William Shakespeare　莎士比亚 THRENOS

Beauty, truth, and rarity,

Grace in all simplicity ,

Here enclos'd in cinders lie.

Death is now the phoenix' nest;

And the turtle's loyal breast

To eternity doth rest,

Leaving no posterity :

Twas not their infirmity ,

It was married chastity.

Truth may seem, but cannot be;

Beauty brag , but 'tis not she;

Truth and beauty buried be.

To this urn let those repair

That are either true or fair;

For these dead birds sigh a prayer.

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-simplicity

[simˈplisiti] n.

简单，简易，朴素

-eternity

[i(ː)ˈtəːniti] n.

永远，不朽

-posterity

[pɔsˈteriti] n.

子孙，后裔

-infirmity

[inˈfəːmiti] n.

虚弱，衰弱，缺点

-brag

[bræɡ] n.

吹牛

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William Shakespeare　莎士比亚 哀　歌

美，真，圣洁的情操，

单纯之中蕴含的崇高，

已化为灰烬，火灭烟消。

如今凤凰的巢穴是死亡；

斑鸠的无限忠诚的胸膛

休憩在不朽的永恒之乡。

他们也没有留下后裔，

并非他们有什么痼疾，

只因他们是童贞的结缡。

真，有表象，没有真相，

美，靠炫耀，本色消亡，

真，美，双双被埋葬。

让两只非真即美的飞禽

一同进入这只骨灰瓶；

为两只死鸟，请哀告神明！