Love and Friendship | 爱情与友谊

Love and Friendship | 爱情与友谊

BY EMILYBRONTË

[英]艾米莉·勃朗特

Love is like the wild rose-briar,

爱情就像一朵野生的玫瑰,

Friendship like the holly-tree—

友情就像一棵冬青树,

The holly is dark when the rose-briar blooms

当玫瑰绽放的时候冬青也枝繁叶茂,

But which will bloom most constantly?

但是哪个能够更加持久的富有生机呢?

The wild rose-briar is sweet in spring,

野玫瑰在春天绽放,

Its summer blossoms scent the air;

夏日里她的花朵使空气中都弥漫着芳香.

Yet wait till winter comes again

但当严冬再次来临之时,

And who will call the wild-briar fair?

谁还会赞美野玫瑰的美丽?

Then scorn the silly rose-wreath now

她那残枝败叶不过招人冷嘲热讽而已.

And deck thee with the holly’s sheen,

当冬日的肃杀使你失去神采时,

That when December blights thy brow

用冬青的美丽来装扮你,

He still may leave thy garland green.

他依然能让那花环绿意盎然.