美國(guó)語(yǔ)文第五冊(cè) 第200期：遺產(chǎn)（01）

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The rich man's son inherits lands,

富家子弟，繼承了土地，

And piles of brick, and stone, and gold,

成片房舍，還有大把金錢，

And he inherits soft white hands,

以及，那雙蒼白無(wú)力的手，

And tender flesh that fears the cold,

弱不禁風(fēng)，耐抵嚴(yán)寒，

Nor dares to wear a garment old;

生性嬌嫩，不愿穿粗布舊衫，

A heritage, it seems to me,

遺產(chǎn)，對(duì)我來(lái)說(shuō)，

One scarce would wish to hold in fee.

弱者，希望永遠(yuǎn)擁有他的所有。

The rich man's son inherits cares;

富家子弟，繼承了憂慮，

The bank may break, the factory burn,

或許，銀行破產(chǎn)工廠倒閉，

A breath may burst his bubble shares,

泡沫股票，轉(zhuǎn)瞬消失，

And soft white hands could hardly earn

雙手無(wú)力，很難養(yǎng)活自己，

A living that would serve his turn;

任何生者，難逃自己的責(zé)任義務(wù)，

A heritage, it seems to me,

遺產(chǎn)，似乎對(duì)我來(lái)說(shuō)，

One scarce would wish to hold in fee.

弱者，希望永遠(yuǎn)擁有他的所有。

The rich man's son inherits wants,

富家子弟，繼承奢侈欲望，

His stomach craves for dainty fare;

山珍海味，貪圖生活靡麗，

With sated heart, he hears the pants

酒醉飯飽后，或許瞥見(jiàn)，

Of toiling hinds with brown arms bare!

黝黑的農(nóng)民，汗珠摔成八瓣，

And wearies in his easy-chair;

裸露在烈日下，拼死勞累，

A heritage, it seems to me,

遺產(chǎn)，似乎對(duì)我來(lái)說(shuō)，

One scarce would wish to hold in fee.

弱者，希望永遠(yuǎn)擁有他的所有。

What doth the poor man's son inherit?

窮人子弟，繼承什么？

Stout muscles and a sinewy heart,

強(qiáng)健的肌肉，意志堅(jiān)定，

A hardy frame, a hardier spirit;

結(jié)實(shí)的骨骼，神情如一，

King of two hands, he does his part

依靠雙手，開(kāi)創(chuàng)自己天地，

In every useful toil and art;

有所擔(dān)當(dāng)，留下堅(jiān)實(shí)腳??；

A heritage, it seems to me,

遺產(chǎn)，似乎對(duì)我來(lái)說(shuō)，

A king might wish to hold in fee.

強(qiáng)者，希望永遠(yuǎn)擁有他的所有。

What doth the poor man's son inherit?

窮人子弟，繼承什么？

Wishes o'erjoyed with humble things,

懷感恩之情，面對(duì)卑微萬(wàn)物，

A rank adjudged by toil-won merit,

不懈奮斗，決心改變厄運(yùn)，

Content that from employment springs,

知足常樂(lè)，自身不斷完善，

A heart that in his labor sings;

在勞動(dòng)中，尋求幸福旋律，