Sonnets of William Shakespeare-Sonnet 4
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Unthrifty loveliness, why dost thou spend
Upon thyself thy beauty's legacy1?
Nature's bequest2 gives nothing but doth lend,
And being frank she lends to those are free.
Then, beauteous niggard, why dost thou abuse
The bounteous3 largess given thee to give?
Profitless usurer, why dost thou use
So great a sum of sums, yet canst not live?
For having traffic with thyself alone,
Thou of thyself thy sweet self dost deceive.
Then how, when nature calls thee to be gone,
What acceptable audit4 canst thou leave?
  Thy unused beauty must be tomb'd with thee,
  Which, used, lives th' executor to be.

俊俏的浪子,为什么把你那份
美的遗产在你自己身上耗尽?
造化的馈赠非赐予,她只出赁;
她慷慨,只赁给宽宏大量的人。
那么,美丽的鄙夫,为什么滥用
那交给你转交给别人的厚礼?
赔本的高利贷者,为什么浪用
那么一笔大款,还不能过日子?
因为你既然只和自己做买卖,
就等于欺骗你那妩媚的自我。
这样,你将拿什么账目去交代,
当造化唤你回到她怀里长卧?
  你未用过的美将同你进坟墓;
  用呢,就活着去执行你的遗嘱。



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1 legacy 59YzD     
n.遗产,遗赠;先人(或过去)留下的东西
参考例句:
  • They are the most precious cultural legacy our forefathers left.它们是我们祖先留下来的最宝贵的文化遗产。
  • He thinks the legacy is a gift from the Gods.他认为这笔遗产是天赐之物。
2 bequest dWPzq     
n.遗赠;遗产,遗物
参考例句:
  • In his will he made a substantial bequest to his wife.在遗嘱里他给妻子留下了一大笔遗产。
  • The library has received a generous bequest from a local businessman.图书馆从当地一位商人那里得到了一大笔遗赠。
3 bounteous KRgyQ     
adj.丰富的
参考例句:
  • Because of the spring rains,the farmers had a bounteous crop.因为下了春雨,农夫获得了丰收。
  • He has a bounteous imagination.他有丰富的想象力。
4 audit wuGzw     
v.审计;查帐;核对;旁听
参考例句:
  • Each year they audit our accounts and certify them as being true and fair.他们每年对我们进行账务审核,以确保其真实无误。
  • As usual,the yearly audit will take place in December.跟往常一样,年度审计将在十二月份进行。
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