莎士比亚十四行诗全集:第121篇
时间：2019-02-24 作者：英语课 分类：莎士比亚十四行诗全集
英语课
Tis better to be vile 1 than vile esteem'd, When not to be receives reproach of being, 冰清玉洁反蒙不辩的沉冤，倒不如去作恶又不受恶名牵缠；
And the just pleasure lost which is so deem'd Not by our feeling but by others' seeing: 所谓合法爱的快乐早已经消失，它徒投俗好，无视我们自身的情感。
For why should others false adulterate eyes 为什么别人的挑逗卖俏的目光
Give salutation to my sportive blood? 欲把我动荡不安的天性点燃？
Or on my frailties 2 why are frailer 3 spies, 为什么更脆弱的人要窥视我的弱点，
Which in their wills count bad what I think good? 我以为善者他们却恣意称为卑贱？
No, I am that I am, and they that level At my abuses reckon up their own: 不，我就是我，任他们对我恶言相加，不过是暴露他们自己的丑恶嘴脸。
I may be straight, though they themselves be bevel; 他们可以弯腰驼背，我们却要挺直腰杆，
By their rank thoughts my deeds must not be shown; 他们龌龊的思想岂可把我们的行为评判！
Unless this general evil they maintain, 除非他们坚信这样一种异端：
All men are bad, and in their badness reign 4. 全人类都是坏蛋，作恶是他们的本钱。
adj.卑鄙的，可耻的，邪恶的；坏透的
- Who could have carried out such a vile attack?会是谁发起这么卑鄙的攻击呢？
- Her talk was full of vile curses.她的话里充满着恶毒的咒骂。
n.脆弱( frailty的名词复数 )；虚弱；（性格或行为上的）弱点；缺点
- The fact indicates the economic frailties of this type of farming. 这一事实表明，这种类型的农业在经济上有其脆弱性。 来自辞典例句
- He failed therein to take account of the frailties of human nature--the difficulties of matrimonial life. 在此，他没有考虑到人性的种种弱点--夫妻生活的种种难处。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
脆弱的( frail的比较级 )； 易损的； 易碎的
- Somehow he looked older and frailer in his city clothes. 不知怎么回事，他穿着城市服装，显得衰老一点。
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