Sonnet 77 William Shakespeare 新译原创

Thy glass will show thee how thy beauties wear，

镜子会告诉你红颜易老，

Thy dial how thy precious minutes waste;

日晷会告诉你年华易逝；

The vacant leaves thy mind's imprint will bear,

这空白的纸页能记录你的所思所想，

And of this book this learning mayst thou taste. 4

这书中的学识你能鉴赏。

The wrinkles which thy glass will truly show,

镜中的皱纹真实的表明，

Of mouthed graves, will give thee memory;

坟墓之口会留传你的芳名；

Thou by thy dial's shady stealth mayst know

日晷悄悄移动的阴影是向你说明

Time's thievish progress to eternity. 8

时光正偷偷迈向不朽、永恒。

Look what thy memory cannot contain,

看看有什么是你的芳名包括不了，

Commit to these waste blanks, and thou shalt find

就交给这书中的空白，你会看到

Those children nursed, delivered from thy brain,

你的大脑孕育抚养的孩子，

To take a new acquaintance of thy mind. 12

会成为你的头脑新的知交。

These offices, so oft as thou wilt look,

这些职能，如果你经常垂顾，

Shall profit thee, and much enrich thy book.

对你大有益处，你的著述会大大丰富。