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情诗一首应景，聊博正公一粲。
Mon Feb 14 04:04:48 2000
Elizabeth Browning: Sonnet 43 (Sonnets from the Portuguese)
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height
My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight
For the ends of Being and ideal Grace.
I love thee to the level of everyday's
Most quiet need, by sun and candlelight.
I love thee freely, as men strive for Right;
I love thee purely, as they turn from Praise.
I love thee with the passion put to use
In my old griefs, and with my childhood's faith.
I love thee with a love I seemed to lose
With my lost saints,--I love thee with the breath,
Smiles, tears, of all my life!--and, if God choose,
I shall but love thee better after death.
伊利萨伯 白朗宁：十四行诗
我怎样爱你？让我细倾诉。
我爱你以我魂所能达之深之广之高，
而对天地大德的终极目标
却茫然无措，视若无睹。
我爱你到极平淡处，
如日常所需阳光烛火的照耀。
我自由地爱，如义士的怀抱；
我纯洁地爱，如仁者的谦朴。
我以童年的信心来爱你，
更以耗在宿怨上的热忱。
我以对往圣的旧情爱你；
此生一息尚存，纵使泪水流尽，
也将含笑地说：我爱你！
天可怜见，死后我当爱你更深。
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作者：妞 - 2000/02/18 08:32:19
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Mon Feb 14 19:39:06 2000
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Happy Valentine's day from the Beatles..
作者：ds - 2000/02/18 09:13:21
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Sun Feb 13 17:26:01 2000
When I am 64. Beatles.
When I get older losing my hair,
Many years from now.
Will you still be sending me a Valentine
Birthday greetings bottle of wine.
If I'd been out till quarter to three
Would you lock the door,
Will you still need me, will you still feed me,
When I'm sixty-four
You'll be older too,
And if you say the word,
I could stay with you.
I could be handy, mending a fuse
When your lights have gone.
You can knit a sweater by the fireside
Sunday morning go for a ride,
Doing the garden, digging the weeds,
Who could ask for more.
Will you still need me, will you still feed me,
When I'm sixty-four
Every summer we can rent a cottage,
In the Isle of Wight, if it's not too dear
We shall scrimp and save
Grandchildren on your knee
Vera Chuck & Dave
Send me a postcard, drop me a line
Stating point of view
Indicate precisely what you mean to say
Yours sincerely, wasting away
Give me your answer, fill in a form
Mine for evermore
Will you still need me, will you still feed me.
When I'm sixty-four
:-)
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A Valedictory Valentine's Greeting
作者：tian xin - 2000/02/18 09:15:25
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Sun Feb 13 17:46:53 2000
Off she goes on the plane
towards home with her train
Mrs Shakespeare leaves her bed of roses
to learn more fragrant poses
A break from Confucius' preachings
now saved for her siblings
No more nit-picking by that pedant
thinking herself a swan if not a pheasant
I hate to steal your pompous clown
but shall return her with a modest crown
My tender thanks and sad adieu
to you and you and you and you
A full moon will pass in cyber space
So play the game and run the race
I will be back to enroll my name
Hoping to find you all just the same
...adieu, adieu, I say goodbye to you, goodbye...
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早点回来。
作者：渔夫 - 2000/02/18 09:23:53
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Sun Feb 13 20:07:01 2000
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已按您的愿望将甜心同志的返程日期提前。
作者：民航办事处 - 2000/02/18 09:25:20
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Mon Feb 14 04:33:49 2000
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Fragrant posies
作者：古月 - 2000/02/18 09:28:06
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Sun Feb 13 20:42:11 2000
Please bring along more fragrant posies,
As you leave the bilingual bed of roses.
Well remembered is Confucius' preaching,
Even more cherished is Anne's poetizing.
Often pricked by the pedantic thorns,
Always bemused by the clownish horns.
All your potatoes as the heart are sweet
And every one of your whims is a treat.
Bon voyage until you return to the game!
You'll find th'inconstant remains the same.
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看了你们每个人的帖(DS, Tian Xin, 渔夫和古月)
作者：hz - 2000/02/18 09:16:54
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Sun Feb 13 21:09:21 2000
我都要哭了，却又想微笑
Happy Valentine to you all, my dear friends!
愿Tian Xin故乡之行圆满，早日平安归来！
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同学们，让我们过一个革命化的情人节，作一道练习题：
作者：代课老师 - 2000/02/18 09:18:23
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Mon Feb 14 05:37:10 2000
作题要求：不许互相商量，不许传纸条，不许偷看标准答案，
将下文译成中文：
In Monterey, CA, there is little rain in the summer and the grass on the hills are brown and dry. When winter
comes, there are many cloudy and rainy days, and it often rains non stop for days. The hills are turned green.
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不知您暗藏的啥机关，先冲上去了
作者：hz - 2000/02/18 09:29:46
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Mon Feb 14 10:56:24 2000
在加州的蒙特瑞，夏日少雨，山草枯黄。冬季来临时，却常常阴雨
绵绵，数日不绝，山坡上一派青青。
(嘿，不比不知道壶君原文好，谢您的妙题:-)
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估计机关设在Monterrey，CA。
作者：px - 2000/02/18 09:34:52
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Mon Feb 14 11:09:08 2000
又可解作墨西哥新莱昂州首府蒙特雷？
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Sorry!
作者：px - 2000/02/18 09:37:18
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Mon Feb 14 18:32:46 2000
我钻了牛角尖。大师的译文美极了！
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那是大师原文！:-)))
作者：hz - 2000/02/18 09:38:41
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Mon Feb 14 18:38:51 2000
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估计机关设在Monterrey，CA。
作者：px - 2000/02/18 09:35:23
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Mon Feb 14 11:09:08 2000
又可解作墨西哥新莱昂州首府蒙特雷？
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Roses are red, violets are blue...
作者：野草 - 2000/02/18 09:41:22
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Mon Feb 14 11:14:01 2000
Happy Valentine's Day to HZ and all those who may like this lovely nostalgic song as well as I always do:
Roses Are Red
by Fabares Shelley
A long, long time ago,
On graduation day,
You handed me your book�
I signed this way:
"Roses are red, my love,
Violets are blue.
Sugar is sweet, my love,
But not as sweet as you."
We dated through high school,
And when the big day came,
I wrote into your book
Next to my name:
"Roses are red, my love,
Violets are blue.
Sugar is sweet, my love,
But not as sweet as you."
Then I went far away
And you found someone new.
I read your letter dear,
And I wrote back to you:
"Roses are red, my love,
Violets are blue.
Sugar is sweet, my love,
But luck may god bless you."
Is that your little girl?
She looks a lot like you.
Someday some boy will write
In her book, too:
"Roses are red, my love,
Violets are blue.
Sugar is sweet, my love,
But not as sweet as you."
- The Things We Did Last Summer (Album)
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刚要关机看见了您的歌
作者：hz - 2000/02/18 09:43:09
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Mon Feb 14 11:25:15 2000
外面是绵绵冬雨。。。
Happy Valentine's Day to you, too, 一向如兄长般的野草君！
容后复，请谅！
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红艳艳的玫瑰，紫色的罗兰
作者：hz - 2000/02/18 09:45:07
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Mon Feb 14 17:38:11 2000
红艳艳的玫瑰
-Fabares Shelley
记不清多少年前
在毕业的那一天
你交给我纪念册
我这样写下留言
“红艳艳的玫瑰
还有紫色的罗兰
我爱恋的人儿啊
你比蜜糖更甜”
青春年少时相伴
在定情的那一天
重许初恋的蜜语
在我的名字旁边
“红艳艳的玫瑰
还有紫色的罗兰
我爱恋的人儿啊
你比蜜糖更甜”
后来我离你远行
你的心别有所衷
读着你亲爱的信
怎忍忆旧影前情
“红色的玫瑰花啊
还有忧郁的紫罗兰
我的心啊我的眷恋
常愿幸运与你相伴”
那可是你的女孩
长得一如你当年
将会有一位男孩
给她一样的留言
“红艳艳的玫瑰
还有紫色的罗兰
我爱恋的人儿啊
你比蜜糖更甜”
(歌集：去年的夏日)
鹤子试译 Saint Valentine's Day, 2000
再谢野草君录下这么美的歌。
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忘了说，
作者：hz - 2000/02/18 09:46:10
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Mon Feb 14 18:36:42 2000
因为译歌译得有点伤感。翻译得不好，但是是一份心意，送给所有喜
欢这首歌并且不弃hz译文:-)的朋友们作今天的礼物。愿你们都梦想
成真。
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才见帖，非常感谢您鹤子姑娘把歌译得那么美！You're really sweet!
作者：野草 - 2000/02/18 13:30:55
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谢谢野草君 :-)
作者：hz - 2000/02/18 15:13:07
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作业讲评
作者：代课老师 - 2000/02/18 09:48:22
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Mon Feb 14 14:27:38 2000
这正是让同学们做这道练习题的目的。看到方壶斋的那段中文，觉得
写得很美，地道的中文，每次看到方君的中文就让我想起私塾，再看
下去又是同一内容的英文，然而不是字对字的翻译，好象两种语言都
是原文。有的字在英文中没有，在中文里有, 却让人觉得所传递的信
息在实质上更一致了。例如，最后一句。看方君的双原文使我受到了
很大的翻译方面启发。套用前人说过的话，就是形似与神似方面的启
发。所以拿出来供诸位欣赏。谢谢方君。就算是把您的作文在全班同
学面前当范文念了吧。我估计您的作文没少当范文念。我则是总想当
老师，总没当上，到这过把瘾。
盼见到方君更多的帖子。
加州蒙特瑞夏日少雨，山草枯黄。进入冬季后，多阴雨天，往往一下
数日，绵绵不绝，山也因之而绿。
In Monterey, CA, there is little rain in the summer and the grass on the hills are brown and dry. When winter
comes, there are many cloudy and rainy days, and it often rains non stop for days. The hills are turned green.
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谢谢好老师！
作者：hz - 2000/02/18 09:50:02
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Mon Feb 14 16:17:50 2000
方壶君的文字表现力也一直给我极深的印象，举双手赞成您的建议！
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深夜做功课……
作者：Last Hermit - 2000/02/18 09:33:15
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Mon Feb 14 12:04:43 2000
在加州的梦特伟，夏天雨少，山草干枯。冬天一来，就阴雨绵绵，而且一下就不停。群山青色再现。
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先译一段，代表汉英一群有口不开的男孩子，送给汉英可爱的女孩们
作者：渔夫 - 2000/02/18 09:20:39
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Mon Feb 14 15:21:47 2000
When I am 64. Beatles.
当我六十四岁时 披头士
When I get older losing my hair,
Many years from now.
Will you still be sending me a Valentine
Birthday greetings bottle of wine.
当我年老体衰
当我华发不再
你是否仍旧
寄来情人问候
赠我生日美酒
If I'd been out till quarter to three
Would you lock the door,
Will you still need me, will you still feed me,
When I'm sixty-four
You'll be older too,
And if you say the word,
I could stay with you.
若我深夜外出
请你闭门锁户
当我六十四岁时
你亦花容不复
你是否依旧
小鸟依人
相呵相护
只要你肯开口
我愿相守白头
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译得真好！您不把它译全么？
作者：hz - 2000/02/18 09:51:58
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Mon Feb 14 17:45:34 2000
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来而不往非君女，--情人节特别的poem给特别的渔夫。
作者：女孩 - 2000/02/18 09:54:02
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Mon Feb 14 22:50:02 2000
代表汉英论坛里所有美丽如花、热爱、崇拜渔夫的女孩。
I could be handy, mending a fuse
When your lights have gone.
You can knit a sweater by the fireside
Sunday morning go for a ride,
Doing the garden, digging the weeds,
Who could ask for more.
Will you still need me, will you still feed me,
When I'm sixty-four
Every summer we can rent a cottage,
In the Isle of Wight, if it's not too dear
We shall scrimp and save
Grandchildren on your knee
Vera Chuck & Dave
Send me a postcard, drop me a line
Stating point of view
Indicate precisely what you mean to say
Yours sincerely, wasting away
Give me your answer, fill in a form
Mine for evermore
Will you still need me, will you still feed me.
When I'm sixty-four
当我的灯泡坏了你可会亲手焊合钨丝？
壁炉前请让我为你缝织温暖的毛衣。
周日的清晨让我们去骑马？
我们一起来耕耘我们的花园吧，
清除所有的杂草。
拥有你，我不再羡慕神仙！
当我我六十四岁时
你是否依然爱我？
你是否会跟我一起老去？？
每到夏天我们可以租一庄农舍，
如果不是太贵的话，就在怀特的小岛上。
我们将过淡泊宁静的生活，存一点钱。
我们将会儿孙绕膝！
噢，多可爱的维娜，还有戴伟！
给我寄个明信片吧，请写上哪怕是片言只语，
请告诉我你的想法，
请写上你内心的感受？！
我虔诚的爱你，
在苦苦的思念中等待着你的回音，
我爱你直到永远，。。。。。。。
当我六十四岁时
你是否依然爱我？
你是否会跟我一起老去？？
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谢谢你美丽的问候，如花的诗句。。。
作者：渔夫 - 2000/02/18 09:57:47
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Mon Feb 14 23:12:21 2000
云儿嬉逐矜持的太阳
水波轻抚岩石的胸膛
风起了
我的佳人
你可听到我的心跳吗
弯月拥抱不眠的思想
灯火叩动半掩的心房
夜深了
我的佳人
你可听到我的心跳吗
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听到了，听到了，....
作者：女孩 - 2000/02/18 10:03:36
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Tue Feb 15 09:08:34 2000
是什么能使枯枝结鲜果？
是什么能变沙漠为黄金？
漫天飞雪里，
(whisper)
渔夫你可知道？
我一点都不冷。
是什么能化贫穷为富贵？
是什么能使柔弱呈豪雄？
暮色狂风里
(whisper)
渔夫你可知道？
我一点都不惊。
渔夫请原谅，我英语没学好，中文快忘了。
这里正好下大雪，所以瞎涂了这几句。
Please laugh out loudly, :-)
Thank you for all!!
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从心底发出的歌声是多么的美妙灿烂，谢谢。
作者：渔夫 - 2000/02/18 10:06:55
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Tue Feb 15 22:27:26 2000
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感谢渔夫同志送温情，
作者：妇联 - 2000/02/18 09:55:39
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Tue Feb 15 10:17:43 2000
渔夫款款送温情
谢字未出泪成行
千言万语并一句
来年佳节何时到
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Happy Valentine's Day, HZ. See inside...
作者：渔夫 - 2000/02/18 09:22:32
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Mon Feb 14 22:30:21 2000
I could be handy, mending a fuse
When your lights have gone.
我虽无能，多个帮手
换个灯泡，打个酱油
You can knit a sweater by the fireside
Sunday morning go for a ride,
Doing the garden, digging the weeds,
Who could ask for more.
你围火炉，打打毛线
周末早上，出去遛弯
拔拔野草，拾掇菜园
给个县长也不换
Will you still need me, will you still feed me,
When I'm sixty-four
Every summer we can rent a cottage,
In the Isle of Wight, if it's not too dear
We shall scrimp and save
Grandchildren on your knee
Vera Chuck & Dave
当我六十四岁时
你还要我，你还管饭
一钱俩用，攒到夏天
北戴河的，咱也转转
儿孙满地爬
黑妞，铁牛，狗蛋
Send me a postcard, drop me a line
Stating point of view
Indicate precisely what you mean to say
Yours sincerely, wasting away
Give me your answer, fill in a form
给俺送个卡，给俺落句话
竹筒倒豆子，有啥就说啥
有心别绕圈，无意甭磨牙
Mine for evermore
Will you still need me, will you still feed me.
When I'm sixty-four
当我六十四岁时
你还要我，你还管饭
咱俩是两个蚂蚱一线拴
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哈哈，有趣！非常感谢。Happy Valentine's Day!
作者：hz - 2000/02/18 10:09:23
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Mon Feb 14 23:28:39 2000
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致鹤子妹妹并汉英诸位姐妹……
作者：Last Hermit - 2000/02/18 10:12:13
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Wed Feb 16 01:43:12 2000
本应能赶及情人节给妹妹，可惜找不到队伍……
时不我予，奈若何！
如今，我已困乏，先发前部分，未及整理，请宥！
When I get older losing my hair, Many years from now. 此去经年，发落朱颜改 Will you still be sending me a
Valentine Birthday greetings bottle of wine. 卿卿会否赠我华伦泰与我祝寿，共饮美酒开怀 If I'd been out
till quarter to three Would you lock the door, Will you still need me, will you still feed me,
夜深沉，出门夜归至四更卿卿会否锁柴门会否弃我不顾，会否侍我如故 When I'm sixty-four You'll be
older too, 杖乡之年卿也高年 And if you say the word, I could stay with you.
只要卿卿开口，何妨偕老白头 I could be handy, mending a fuse When your lights have gone.
卿卿何惧韶华不守我尚手巧添灯油 You can knit a sweater by the fireside Sunday morning go for a ride,
Doing the garden, digging the weeds, Who could ask for more.
炉火旁边卿织布清晨偕汝外出漫步浇浇花，除除草舍汝爱卿何处找 Will you still need me, will you still
feed me, When I'm sixty-four 杖乡风烛，卿卿会否弃我不顾，会否侍我如故 Every summer we can rent a
cottage, In the Isle of Wight, if it's not too dear 暑夏偕卿出草庐，不作逸士逸妻众人妒，海角天涯共飞渡
We shall scrimp and save Grandchildren on your knee Vera Chuck & Dave Send me a postcard, drop me a line
Stating point of view Indicate precisely what you mean to say Yours sincerely, wasting away Give me your
answer, fill in a form Mine for evermore Will you still need me, will you still feed me. When I'm sixty-four
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深受感动。。。
作者：hz - 2000/02/18 10:13:48
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Wed Feb 16 02:31:43 2000
不仅仅为您诚挚而出色的节日礼物，也为这些日子不时(尤其是今天)
看到的您排除险难寻找伙伴的记录中所流露的友爱、真挚和执着。而
且写得那么幽默，令人忍俊不禁 :-) 鞠躬！
替您将译文整理了一下，换行处未必尽如本意，望谅。等着看后一部
分呢:-) 但愿下次上山一路顺风！:-)
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此去经年，发落朱颜改
卿卿会否赠我华伦泰
与我祝寿，共饮美酒开怀
夜深沉，出门夜归至四更
卿卿会否锁柴门
会否弃我不顾
会否侍我如故
杖乡之年卿也高年
只要卿卿开口
何妨偕老白头
卿卿何惧韶华不守
炉火旁边卿织布
清晨偕汝外出漫步
浇浇花，除除草
舍汝爱卿何处找
杖乡风烛，
卿卿会否弃我不顾
会否侍我如故
暑夏偕卿出草庐
不作逸士逸妻众人妒
海角天涯共飞渡
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实在译得太好了！
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但愿鹤子及众姐妹不要失望
作者：Last Hermit - 2000/02/18 10:15:17
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Wed Feb 16 11:49:14 2000
从未译过诗词或歌曲，请姐妹们并各方家多提意见。最后一阕不好译，理解上好象也有些问题。
When I am 64.
By Beatles.
When I get older losing my hair,
Many years from now.
Will you still be sending me a Valentine
Birthday greetings bottle of wine.
If I'd been out till quarter to three
Would you lock the door,
Will you still need me, will you still feed me,
When I'm sixty-four
You'll be older too,
And if you say the word,
I could stay with you.
I could be handy, mending a fuse
When your lights have gone.
You can knit a sweater by the fireside
Sunday morning go for a ride,
Doing the garden, digging the weeds,
Who could ask for more.
Will you still need me, will you still feed me,
When I'm sixty-four
Every summer we can rent a cottage,
In the Isle of Wight, if it's not too dear
We shall scrimp and save
Grandchildren on your knee
Vera Chuck & Dave
Send me a postcard, drop me a line
Stating point of view
Indicate precisely what you mean to say
Yours sincerely, wasting away
Give me your answer, fill in a form
Mine for evermore
Will you still need me, will you still feed me.
When I'm sixty-four
＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊
此去经年，发落朱颜改
卿卿会否赠我华伦泰
与我祝寿，共饮美酒开怀
夜深沉，出门夜归至四更
卿卿会否锁柴门
会否弃我不顾
会否侍我如故
杖乡之年卿也高年
只要卿卿开口
何妨偕老白头
卿卿何惧韶华不守
我尚手巧可添灯油
炉火旁边卿织布
清晨偕汝外出漫步
浇浇花，除除草
舍汝爱卿何处找
杖乡风烛
卿卿会否弃我不顾
会否侍我如故
暑夏偕卿出草庐
不作逸士逸妻众人妒
海角天涯共飞渡
箪食瓢饮，卿卿我我不为苦
儿孙绕膝最知足
凡雅，泽克，东夫
相思最是苦
但教尺素传两言
明明白白说清楚
我早为伊消得面容枯
卿卿可识绵绵情愫
不可尽倾诉
杖乡风烛
卿卿会否弃我不顾
会否侍我如故
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哪里的话，我们激动的热泪盈眶，特别是
作者：xy - 2000/02/18 10:16:35
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Wed Feb 16 13:06:30 2000
得知您历尽千难万险才找到了自己的队伍，就那样还掂挂着情人节，
这是什么样的精神啊！
言归正传，您译的非常好，这古文底子也颇深厚呢！看来同一篇东西可以
译出截然不同的风格，就象是同一首歌用美声和通俗两种唱法演唱有两种不
的效果，各有千秋，再说俗点儿，一鱼两吃，岂不美哉！看来您已经不
困乏了。:-)))
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当然不会失望。感谢还来不及呢:-)
作者：hz - 2000/02/18 10:18:22
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Wed Feb 16 22:04:14 2000
硬要挑毛病的话，我觉得“Mine for evermore”似乎没有译出来？
或者就包含在“不可尽倾诉”一句中了？说得不一定对，还望海涵。
再谢！
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愚见以为……
作者：Last Hermit - 2000/02/18 10:19:26
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Wed Feb 16 23:26:11 2000
Mine for
evermore这句话的意思应该是“心底有话，但怎么说也说不完”。此所谓“问世间情是何物，直教人死生相许”？
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Yeah, I guess you are right. Sorry and thanks!
作者：hz - 2000/02/18 10:20:29
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Thu Feb 17 00:20:24 2000
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尽管明言是给HZ的，可忍不住偷看了，实在太好了，大家都来看一看
作者：xy - 2000/02/18 10:10:41
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Tue Feb 15 10:34:15 2000
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真正情人节小礼物：May every pair be happy together!
作者：Last Hermit - 2000/02/18 10:25:14
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Mon Feb 14 08:33:03 2000
Usage Note: When constructions headed by one appear as the subject of a sentence or relative clause, there
may be a question as to whether the verb should be singular or plural. Such a construction is exemplified in the
sentence One of every ten rotors was found defective. Although the plural were is sometimes used in such
sentences, an earlier survey found that the singular was preferred by a large majority of the Usage Panel. Another
problem is raised by constructions such as one of those people who or its variants. In the sentence The defeat
turned out to be one of the most costly blows that were
ever inflicted on our forces, most grammarians would hold that the plural were is correct, inasmuch as the
subject of the verb is the plural noun blows. However, constructions of this sort are often used with a singular verb even by the best writers. Note also that when the phrase containing one is introduced by the definite article, the
verb in the relative clause must be singular: He is the only one of the students who has (not have) already
taken Latin.(The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Third Edition Copyright 1992)
Usage Note: Pair as a noun can be followed by a singular or plural verb. The singular is always used when pair
denotes the set taken as a single entity: This pair of shoes is on sale. A plural verb is used when the members are
considered as individuals: The pair are working more harmoniously now. After a number other than one pair
itself can be either singular or plural, but the plural is now more common: She bought six pairs (or pair) of
stockings.(The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Third Edition Copyright 1992)
当“a pair
of”与复数名词连用时，若动词出现在同一个句子里，就用单数；若动词出现在随后的关系从句里，通常用复数。（Collins
COBUILD English Grammar）
3、“a
group＋of＋复形名词face="黑体">”结构可用单数动词，亦可用复数动词。前者强调整体，后者强调各个组成部分。（略）
Usage Note: As a collective noun number may take either a singular or a plural verb. It takes a singular verb
when it is preceded by the definite article the: The number of skilled workers is small. It takes a plural verb
when preceded by the indefinite article a: A number of the workers are unskilled.(The American Heritage
Dictionary of the English Language, Third Edition Copyright 1992)
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万分抱歉，汉英！楼下的礼物飞到楼上来了！
作者：Last Hermit - 2000/02/18 10:26:23
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Mon Feb 14 08:38:12 2000
无怪乎，世人对此“情”字，搞了这么多年，还是搞不懂！
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12万分感谢您的节日礼包，越多越好，谢谢！
作者：px - 2000/02/18 10:27:25
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Mon Feb 14 08:45:29 2000
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请注意子弹，别浪费了！还有很多敌人！
作者：Last Hermit - 2000/02/18 10:28:32
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Mon Feb 14 08:57:38 2000
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是！往后传：节约子弹！
作者：px - 2000/02/18 10:29:32
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Mon Feb 14 09:01:24 2000
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哈哈哈，我笑得真开心！
作者：得利渔翁 - 2000/02/18 10:30:34
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Wed Feb 16 18:41:57 2000
请用“天津快板”韵来读：
我笑，我笑，我笑那写书的。
“利”为爽心之笑。请不要介意。
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谢谢各位老师
作者(Author)：深深折服 - 2003/07/20 03:55:48
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不知各位老师有无听过BEATLES的原唱
俏皮 活泼
在这个意义上
我觉得
渔夫老师的风格更近些
Roses are red, violets are blue
When I am 64
都是我非常非常喜欢的歌曲
感谢各位老师
如此美妙的诠释
这是晚了两年的帖子
:)
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更正 3年半 NOT 两年
作者(Author)：乌兰 - 2003/07/20 03:58:12
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再次感谢
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