苏轼的《前赤壁赋》英文翻译片段

苏子曰：“客亦知夫水与月乎？逝者如斯，而未尝往也；盈虚者如彼，而卒莫消长也。盖将自其变者而观之，而天地曾不能一瞬；自其不变者而观之，则物于我皆无尽也。而又何羡乎？且夫天地之间，物各有主。苟非吾之所有，虽一毫而莫取。惟江上之清风，与山间之明月，耳得之而为声，目遇之而成色。取之无禁，用之不竭。是造物者之无尽藏也，而吾与子之所共适。”

【英文翻译】

To this lament, I dissented,"Do you know of the water and the moon?The river flows endlessly,day and night, but it seems motionless.The moon waxes and wanes, yet it never grows bigger or smaller. Therefore, seen through the eyes of change, everything in this world changes in an instant shorter than the twinkling of an eye.But when seen through the eyes of stability, everything in this world, including humanity, is eternal. Why then should we be envious of things? Everything in the universe has its owner. I will not take even a tiny bit if it does not belong to me.As to the gentle breeze on the river and the bright moon over the mountains, they are a harmonious sound to our ears if we listen to them, and a pleasing sight to our eyes if we watch them. No one can prevent us from possessing them. Their supply is infinite for our use.They are an inexhaustible treasure given to us by Nature, which I may enjoy with you."

【语言点】

1.lament: n. 挽歌；恸哭；悲痛之情

2.dissent: v. 不同意；对国教（或东正教教义）不遵循

3.motionless:adj. 静止的；不运动的

4.wane: vi. 衰落；变小；亏缺；退潮；消逝n. 衰退；月亏；衰退期；缺损

5.twinkling: n. 瞬间，霎时；闪烁 adj. 闪烁的；闪亮的

6.stability: n. 稳定性；坚定，恒心

7.humanity:n. 人类；人道；仁慈；人文学科

8.eternal: adj. 永恒的；不朽的

9.envious: adj. 羡慕的；嫉妒的

10.harmonious: adj. 和谐的，和睦的；协调的；悦耳的

11.inexhaustible: adj. 用不完的；不知疲倦的