自深深处中英对照多种翻译版.doc

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Dear Bosie,
After long and fruitless waiting I have determined to write to you myself, as much for your sake as for mine, as I would not like to think that I had passed through two long years of imprisonment without ever having received a single line from you, or any news or message even, except such as gave me pain.
Our ill-fated and most lamentable friendship has ended in ruin and public infamy for me, yet the memory of our ancient affection is often with me, and the thought that loathing, bitterness and contempt should for ever take that place in my heart once held by love is very sad to me: and you yourself will, I think, feel in your heart that to write to me as I lie in the loneliness of prison-life is better than to publish my letters without my permission or to dedicate poems to me unasked, though the world will know nothing of whatever words of grief or passion, of remorse or indifference you may choose to send as your answer or your appeal.
【孙宜学译本】
亲爱的波茜:
在经过漫长徒劳的等待之后,我决定亲自给你写信,这既是为了你的缘故,也是为了我,我不愿想到在我被监禁的这漫长的两年里,除了使我痛苦的消息外,却得不到你的只言片语。
我们不幸的最可悲的友谊,已经在公众对我的谩骂声中毁于一旦了。但我仍然常常回忆起过去的友情。当想到憎恶、仇恨、轻蔑会永远占据我那一度充满爱的心灵时,我就不禁感到无限悲哀。我想你自己也不难想到,当我孤独地生活在监狱中时,你给我写信远比未经我的允许就公开我的信或献给我我所不需要的诗好得多。虽然,无论你选择什么:悲哀或激情、悔恨或冷漠作为你的回答或要求,世人对你说过的任何话都会一无所知。
【Point】
1、fruitless 不结果实的,引申为“无益的,徒劳的”【举例】 a fruitless attempt 徒劳的尝试
2、be determined to do sth. 下定决心去做某事【举例】 I'm determined to quit