英语诗句

Sonnet 18 Wlliam ShakespeareShall I compare thee to a summer's day?Thou art more lovely and more temperate:Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,And summer's lease hath all too short a date,我怎么能够将你比作夏天?你比夏天更美丽温婉。

狂风将五月的蓓蕾凋残，夏日的勾留何其短暂。

Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,And often is his gold complexion dimmed,And every fair from fair sometime declines,By chance, or nature's changing course, 休恋那丽日当空，转眼会云雾迷蒙;休叹那百花凋零，摧折于无常天命untrimmed.But thy eternal summer shall not fade,Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow'st,Nor shall death brag thou wand'rest in his shade,When in eternal lines to time thou grow'st.唯有你永恒的夏日长新，你的美貌亦毫发无损。

死神也无缘将你幽禁，你在我永恒的诗中长存。

So long as men can breathe or eyes can see,So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.只要世间尚有人吟诵我的诗篇，这诗就将不朽，永葆你的芳颜。

莎翁的这首十四行诗自十六世纪以来一直被传颂至今，可谓是诗歌中的经典之作。

该诗包括三个四行诗和一个英雄双韵体，诗歌的押韵形式为ABAB CDCD EFEF GG。

莎翁的这首诗展现了文艺复兴时期的人文精神，诗歌语言及音律之美为世人所赞扬，而这首诗歌也让许多不懂英文的人颇感遗憾。

When You Are Old 《当你老了》William Butler YeatsWhen you are old and grey and full of sleep,And nodding by the fire, take down this book,And slowly read, and dream of the soft lookYour eyes had once, and of their shadows deep;当你老了，头白了，睡思昏沉在炉火旁打盹，请取下这部诗歌慢慢读，回想你过去眼神的柔和回想它们昔日浓重的阴影How many loved your moments of glad grace,And loved your beauty with love false or true,But one man loved the pilgrim soul in you,And loved the sorrows of your changing face;多少人爱你青春欢畅的时辰爱慕你的美丽，假意或真心只有一个人爱你朝圣者的灵魂爱你衰老了的脸上痛苦的皱纹And bending down beside the glowing bars,Murmur, a little sadly, how love fledAnd paced upon the mountains overheadAnd hid his face amid a crowd of stars.垂下头来，在红火闪耀的炉子旁凄然地轻轻诉 说那爱情的消逝在头顶上的山上它缓缓地踱着步子在一群星星中间隐藏着脸庞.叶芝可以说是最痴情的诗人了，他一生中的大部分诗歌都为同于个女人所做。

他一生向这个女人求婚三次，虽然到最后都没有成功，但是叶芝一生都深爱着这个女人。

这首诗歌就是叶芝为自己的爱人所写。

该诗歌影响深远，为世人传唱。

在中国这首诗被改编成了同名歌曲，绝美的歌词令无数人热泪盈眶。

好的诗歌不分国界，无论是中国的古诗词还是英美的英文诗歌，只要是好的作品，历经时间的洗涤之后，沉淀出的是更加香醇的佳酿！

【1】Rain雨Rain is falling all around, 雨儿在到处降落，It falls on field and tree, 它落在田野和树梢，It rains on the umbrella here, 它落在这边的雨伞上，And on the ships at sea. 又落在航行海上的船只。

（二）Never give up永不放弃Never give up, Never lose hope. Always have faith, It allows you to cope. Trying times will pass, As they always do. Just have patience, Your dreams will come true. So put on a smile, You'll live through your pain. Know it will pass, And strength you will gain 永 不 放 弃 ， 永 不 心 灰 意 冷 。

永 存 信 念 ， 它 会 使 你 应 付 自 如 。

难 捱 的 时 光 终 将 过 去 ， 一 如 既 往 。

只 要 有 耐 心 ， 梦 想 就 会 成 真 。

露 出 微 笑 ， 你 会 走 出 痛 苦 。

相 信 苦 难 定 会 过 去 ， 你 将 重 获 力 量 。

（三）A Grain of Sand 一粒沙子William Blake/威廉.布莱克To see a world in a grain of sand,And a heaven in a wild fllower,Hold infinity in the palm of your hand,And eternity in an hour.从一粒沙子看到一个世界，从一朵野花看到一个天堂，把握在你手心里的就是无限，永恒也就消融于一个时辰(四）Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening雪夜林畔驻马By Robert FrostWhose woods these are I think I know.His house is in the village though;He will not see me stopping hereTo watch his woods fill up with snow.My little horse must think it queerTo stop without a farmhouse nearBetween the woods and frozen lakeThe darkest evening of the year.He gives his harness bells a shakeTo ask if there is some mistake.The only other sound's the sweepOf easy wind and downy flake.The woods are lovely, dark and deep.But I have promises to keep,And miles to go before I sleep,And miles to go before I sleep.雪夜林畔驻马罗伯特.弗罗斯特我想我知道这是谁的树林.他的家虽在那边乡村;他看不到我驻足在此地,伫望他的树林白雪无垠.我的小马一定会觉得离奇,停留于旷无农舍之地,在这树林和冰湖中间一年中最昏暗的冬夕.它将它的佩铃朗朗一牵问我有没有弄错了地点.此外但闻微风的拂吹和纷如鹅毛的雪片这树林真可爱,黝黑而深邃.可是我还要赶好几英里路才能安睡,还要赶好几英里才能安睡.（五）ALWAYS HAVE A DREAM 总是有一个梦想Forget about the days when it's been cloudy. But don't forget your hours in the sun. Forget about the times you have been defeated. But don't forget the victories you have won. Forget about the misfortunes you have encountered. But don't forget the times your luck has turned. Forget about the days when you have been lonely. But don't forget the friendly smiles you have seen. Forget about the plans that didn't seem to work out right. But don't forget to always have a dream. 忘掉你失意的日子，但不要忘记黄金的时光。

忘掉你的一次次失败，但不要忘记你夺取的胜利。

忘掉你遭遇的不幸，但不要忘记你的时来运转。

忘掉你的孤独日子，但不要忘记你得到的友善微笑。

忘掉你没有得以顺利实施的计划，但不要放弃你的梦想（六）THE CUCKOO布谷鸟In April, 四月里，Come he will, 它就来了，In May, 五月里，Sing all day, 整天吟唱多逍遥，In June, 六月里，Change his tune, 它在改变曲调，In July, 七月里，Prepare to fly, 准备飞翔，In August, 八月里，Go he must! 它就得离去了！【七】Boats Sail On The RiversBoats sail on the rivers, 小舟在河上航行，And ships sail on the seas; 大船在海中 *** 轮，But clouds that sail across the sky, 然而白云飘过天空时，Are prettier far than these. 比这些更为悦人。

（八）There are bridges on the rivers, 河上有桥，As pretty as you please; 如你所愿的那么悦目；But the bow that bridges heaven, 然而横跨在穹苍的长虹，And overtops the trees, 却比树梢更高，And builds a road from earth to sky, 而能建筑一条通行天际的道路，Is prettier far than these. 比这些更为美好。

（九）Hold fast to dreams 紧紧抓住梦想，For if dreams die 梦想若是消亡Life is a broken-winged bird 生命就象鸟儿折了翅膀That can never fly. 再也不能飞翔Hold fast to dreams 紧紧抓住梦想，For when dreams go 梦想若是消丧Life is a barren field 生命就象贫瘠的荒野，Frozen only with snow 雪覆冰封，万物不生(十）The Star 星星Twinkle, twinkle, little star! 闪耀，闪耀，小星星！How I wonder what you are, 我想知道你身形，Up above the world so high, 高高挂在天空中，Like a diamond in the sky. 就像天上的钻石。

(2)When the blazing sun is gone, 灿烂太阳已西沉，When he nothing shines upon, 它已不再照万物，Then you show your little light, 你就显露些微光，Twinkle, twinkle all the night. 整个晚上眨眼睛。

(3)The dark blue sky you keep 留恋漆黑的天空And often thro' my curtains peep, 穿过窗帘向我望，For you never shut your eye 永不闭上你眼睛Till the sun is in the sky. 直到太阳又现形。

(4)'Tis your bright and tiny spark 你这微亮的火星，Lights the traveler in the dark; 黑夜照耀着游人，Though I know not what you are 虽我不知你身形，Twinkle, twinkle, little star! 闪耀，闪耀，小星星！