艾米莉·勃朗特经典英文诗歌：希望

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艾米莉·勃朗特经典英文诗歌：希望　　Hope was but a timid friend;
/ N' z! ^9 S$ o' @5 ]　　希望只是个羞怯的友伴，
' R: _( k; ~0 S+ Q1 B: f( m# T　　She sat without the grated den,
  Y; ~$ }$ R9 f+ S. x# Z4 E1 Z　　她坐在我的囚牢之外，
: t' F/ F. e* L3 ^  R5 {0 F　　Watching how my fate would tend,
# Z1 H5 e3 w& r0 |) s　　以自私者的冷眼旁观
* Z7 U* v+ K1 D' t" e" c' |　　Even as selfish-hearted men.
　　观察我的命运的好歹。
　　She was cruel in her fear;
$ F) J. l8 }+ u: |! F　　她因胆怯而如此冷酷。
　　Through the bars one weary day,
　　郁闷的一天，我透过铁栏，
4 r) o$ t3 `% Q2 `　　I looked out to see her there,
　　想看到我的希望的面目，
　　And she turned her face away!
. k" ?4 o& R1 l0 P　　却见她立即背转了脸!
　　Like a false guard, false watch keeping,
　　像一个假看守在假意监视，
　　Still in strife, she whispered peace;
; E, o% Z8 S% G1 ?5 P6 x　　一面敌对一面又暗示和平;
1 }# A9 q% u" R, c' |　　She would sing while I was weeping,
. p/ e3 S. f' r  |' m$ h4 H" G& J　　当我哀泣时她吟唱歌词，
" u2 @7 x5 W" J. x/ w" S　　If I listened, she would cease.
6 K% J# U2 J  V' d9 P6 u5 C+ n　　当我静听她却噤口无声。
8 v! Q' L: ~' @　　False she was, and unrelenting;
　　她心如铁石而且虚假。
　　When my last joys strewed the ground,
　　当我最后的欢乐落英遍地，
* ]3 n; H6 i5 [8 b4 A* R　　Even Sorrow saw, repenting,
　　见此悲惨的遗物四处抛撒
　　Those sad relics scattered round;
　　就连“哀愁”也遗憾不已;
0 x6 w/ F: q# z7 O+ h& F% M& e　　Hope, whose whisper would have given
# e' x5 w: `0 r' N9 X　　而希望，她本来能悄悄耳语
: `* p! D* U2 a& y) G% n　　Balm to all my frenzied pain,
( l. s' A' t5 \' I) [, v　　为痛苦欲狂者搽膏止痛，
　　Stretched her wings, and soared to heaven,
. @; V2 |) T  ~/ T! ]  ?　　却伸展双翼向天堂飞去，
　　Went, and ne'er returned again!
( l- c- o) M; ]　　一去不回，从此不见影踪。