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   　Never seek to tell the love,
　　Love that never told can be;
　　For the gentle wind doth move
　　Silently, invisibly.

　　I told my love, I told my love,
　　I told her all my heart,
　　Trembling, cold in ghastly fears,
　　Ah! she did depart!

　　Soon after she was gone from me,
　　A travelier came by,
　　Silently, invisibly;
　　He took her with a sigh.

　　
　　朱光潜先生的翻译：
　　一。
　　切莫告诉你的爱情，爱情是永远不可以告诉的
　　因为她像微风一样，不做声不做气地吹着。　　
　　二。
　　我曾经把我的爱情告诉而又告诉，我把一切都披肝沥胆
　　地告诉爱人了，
　　打着寒颤，耸头发地苦诉，然而她终于离我去了！
　　三。
　　她离我去了，不多时一个过客来了。
　　不做声不做气地，只微叹一声，便把她带去了。
　　
　　李太保的翻译：
　　(一)
　　君莫诉衷情
　　衷情不能诉
　　微风拂面来，
　　寂寂如重雾。
　　(二)
　　我曾诉衷情，
　　万语皆烟树。
　　惶恐心难安，
　　伊人莫我顾。
　　(三)
　　伊人离我后，
　　行者方过路。
　　无言只太息，
　　双双无寻处。 p?t=246331
英国神秘主义诗人Blake

I''d rather be a sparrow than a snail
我宁可是只麻雀，也不愿做一隻蜗牛
Yes I would. If I could, I surely would
沒错，如果可以，我会这样这样选择
I''d rather be a hammer than a nail
我宁可是支铁锤，也不愿是一根铁钉
Yes I would, If I only could, I surely would
沒错，如果真的可以，我会这样选择

Away, I''d rather sail away
我愿航行到远方
Like a swan that''s here and gone
像来了又去的天鵝
A man gets tied up to the ground
一个人如果被束缚在地上
He gives the world its saddest sound
他会向世界发出最悲傷的声音
It''s saddest sound
最悲伤的声音

I''d rather be a forest than a street
我宁可是座森林，也不愿是一条街道
Yes I would, If I could, I surely would
沒错，如果可以，我会这样选择
I''d rather feel the earth beneath my feet
我宁可感受大地就在你的脚下
Yes I would, If I only could, I surely would
沒错，如果真的可以，我会这样选择

A romantic country opera describing the wisdom of a village girl who beats the rich with her songs, which in turn leads the viewers into the natural beauty of Guilin.
根据广西歌仙刘三姐曲折动人的民间故事改编。风光如画的桂林山水，悦耳动听的僮
族山歌，令人沉醉。


Winners of the Best Music, the Best Cinematography, the Best Art Design, the Best Supporting Actor of 1962 in China.
it is the story of a courageous woman in southwestern China who sings folk mountain songs and rebels against oppressive landlords. According to the Zhuang legend from which the film was adapted, Third Sister Liu was a Tang dynasty (618-907) peasant girl who became a heroine among her people.



"The film is based on an ancient folk tale. Beautiful and clever Third Sister Liu, the legendary Maiden of Song, is charged with false crimes and thrown into the river. Fortunately, she is rescued by an old fisherman who takes her into his family. Third Sister Liu and some young women tear down the sign put up by tyrant landlord Mu Huai-jen forbidding people to pick tea in the mountains. In a battle of wits by songs, Third Sister Liu sends Mu and his flunkeys scurrying. The irate landlord kidnaps Thirs Sister Liu and tries to intimidate her but fails. Ah Niu, son of the old fisherman, rescues her. Landlord Mu and his flunkeys pursue them. The villagers hide Third Sister Liu and Ah Niu and make fools of Mu and his men. Beginning life in a new place, Third Sister Liu and Ah Niu continue to inspire the people to fight feudal forces with their songs. 'Third Sister Liu' was honoured with the prestigious of the Hundred Flowers' 'Best Music Award,' 'Best Photography Award' and also the 'Best Art Award,' showing that it was supported by most of the audience."

 

wash one's dirty linen in public

魏晋时代，富贵人家喜欢斗有钱斗奢华。当时有七月七日晒衣习俗，贫寒的名士阮咸见达官贵人都趁这机会炫耀纱罗锦绮，于是以“未能免俗”为名，用竹竿挑一短裤在院子里晒，“人或怪之”(《世说新语．任诞》)。他们感到奇怪是很自然的事∶家无锦衣这样的“丑事”，一般人是不会外扬的。

在英国，“人或怪之”的会是 wash one'sdirty linen in public。按linen是亚麻布造的衣物，“当众洗肮脏衣物”，对英国人来说，等于家丑外扬了，例如∶ Diana penly dwelled on her extra marital relationships with such gus to that she evidently had no scruples whatever about washing her dirty linen in pubic(戴安娜公开详谈自己的奸情，谈得那么津津有味，显然是完全不怕家丑外扬的了)。



the best-laid schemes of mice and men

我国有一句古话∶“智者千虑，必有一失。”智者千虑订出的计划，英文可以叫做thebest-laidschemesofmiceandmen(老鼠和人所订最周详的计划)。到底周详的计划跟老鼠有甚么关系呢?

原来这成语出自苏格兰诗人朋思(Robert Burns,1759-96)的《致老鼠》(To a Mouse)诗。诗人说老鼠的冬窝毁在了农夫犁下，又说∶ But, Mousie,thou are no thy lane/Inproving foresight may be vein:/The best-laid schemes o'mice and men/Gang aft agley.(但是，老鼠啊，证明深谋远虑可能只是白费气力的，不只是你。老鼠和人所订最周详的计划，都往往出错。

现有，人们就用the best-laid schemes of mice and men gang aft agley (或oft go astray)来说最周详的计划也会出错，例如∶ Well, the best-laid schemes of mice and men oft go astray. The school athletic meet has to be postponed because of the typhoon.(嗯，人有千算，天教一算。台风一来，学校运动会就要延期了。)



lay an egg 下蛋

英文说“生蛋”，不是bear an egg，而是lay an egg，这该是多数读者都知道的了。可是，lay an egg 也可以解“彻底失败”或“表现异常差劲”，特别是指表演不受欢迎、笑话不逗人笑等，那是什么道理呢?

原来从前英国人玩板球(cricket)，没有得分的一队叫做“得了个鸭蛋”(achieved a duck's egg)，原因自然是记分析上的阿拉伯数字“O”跟鸭蛋相似。这个鸭蛋后来进了美国棒球(baseball)界，“枳化为橘”，变成较大的鹅蛋(goose egg)同样是比赛零分的代名词。在早期一些杂耍舞台，丑角说了笑话，却换不到一丝笑声，往往就会说 I have laid a duck's egg/goose egg(我下了个鸭蛋/鹅蛋)。现在，我们也不计较是鹅蛋还是鸭蛋，总之下蛋(lay an egg)就是彻底失败了，例如∶Thejokelaidanegg(那个笑话完会没有逗得人笑)。



make someone's day

语言经常受电影影响。年前香港有一部叫做“飞越”什么的电影，于是“飞越”二字风靡一时，这一本流行的香港鸟瞰大画册都胡胡闹闹取名为《飞越香港》了。近年流行的俗语“无厘头”，也是拾戏子涕唾的。

西方当然也有同样现象，一个例子就是 make some one's day。这成语直译是“成就某人的一天”，意译则是“使人家那一天快活得很”，例如 Tell them the news; it will make their day 即“把这消息告诉他们吧；他们准会开心得不得了”。不过，近年来，这成语却往往用于好勇斗狠场合。为什么呢?原来专扮大英雄的演员奇连伊士活(Clint Eastwood)在一部电影 Magnum Force 里曾经叫歹徒打他，让他可以快快活活“自卫”杀人∶ Go ahead, punk. Make my day.(动手吧，废物，给我一个快活的机会。)

现在，拳师等等接到人家挑战，有时会夸口说 He will make my day，就是向奇连伊士活学舌的。



ham actors

看电影，我们常常见到一些演技拙劣的演员。他们有的演得过火，有的似乎只是要表现自己。那样的演员，英文叫做 ham actors。这个词是怎么来的呢?

一个说法是∶十九世纪期间，美国一些滑稽演奏团常有白人把脸涂黑，演奏黑人音乐。这些假黑人要用火腿油(ham fat)卸去脸上的妆，所以他们演唱的歌曲之中，有一首就叫做The Ham fat Man(《火腿油的人》)。这些“火腿油的人”表演一般都很夸张，人们于是就把这类三流演员叫做 ham actors了。

另一个说法则是∶从前美国有一个 Hamish McCullough，带着戏班四处巡回演出。这个戏班叫做 Ham's Actors，据说演技甚劣，ham actor一词就是由此而来的。

又 ham 字也可以作动词用，意思是“拙劣或过火地扮演(某角色)”，例如∶ He hammed the part of Romeo(他扮演罗密欧，演得极劣)。