Ulysses 尤利西斯
It little profits that an idle king,
By this still hearth, among these barren crags,
Matched with an aged wife, I mete and dole
Unequal laws unto a savage race,
That hoard, and sleep, and feed, and know not me.
我是一个老国王,整天坐在火炉旁,
陪着我的老皇后,生活清闲又无聊,
我的岛国山连山,人民愚蠢又野蛮。
我颁布法律数不清,好让他们不捣乱。
法律不是很公平,整治他们难上难。
他们吃了睡,睡了吃,一点不懂我心思。
I cannot rest from travel: I will drink
Life to the lees: all times I have enjoyed
Greatly, have suffered greatly, both with those
我已休息很充分,我要出门去远征。
不爱享受和安闲,乘风破浪若等闲。
在我过去一生里,吃过的苦头赛黄连,
享受的快乐比密甜。
That loved me, and alone; on shore, and when
Through scudding drifts the rainy Hyades
Vest the dim sea: I am become a name;
For always roaming with a hungry heart
有时结队去远航,有时孤独去高原,
穿越深林和河流,不怕艰险永向前。
Much have I seen and known; cities of men
And manners, climates, councils, governments,
Myself not least, but honoured of them all;
见过无数大城市,古怪的民族和衣裳,
风俗,动物,和王朝,奇花异草吐芬芳。
交往结交皆洋人,天下无人不知君 。