英文
97. The Ruined Maid
——T. Hardy
“O 'Melia, my dear, this does everything crown!
Who could have supposed I should meet you in Town?
And whence such fair garments, such prosperi-ty?”
“O didn't you know I'd been ruined?”said she.
“You left us in tatters, without shoes or socks,
Tired of digging potatoes, and spudding up docks;
And now you've gay bracelets and bright feathers three!”
“Yes: that's how we dress when we're ruined,”said she.
“At home in the barton’you said‘thee’and‘thou,’
And‘thik oon,’and‘the?s oon,’and‘t’other’; but now
Your talking quite fits ’ee for high compa-ny!”
“Some polish is gained with one's ruin”said she.
“Your hands were like paws then, your face blue and bleak
But now I'm bewitched by your delicate cheek,
And your little gloves fit as on any la-dy!”
“We never do work when we're ruined,”said she.
“You used to call home-life a hag-ridden dream,
And you'd sigh, and you'd sock; but at present you seem
To know not of megrims' or melancho-ly!”
“True. One's pretty lively when ruined,”said she.
“I wish I had feathers, a fine sweeping gown,
And a delicate face, and could strut about Town!”
“My dear-a raw coutry girl, such as you be,
Cannot quite expect that. You ain't ruined,”said she.
中文
97 堕落的姑娘
哈代
“奥米莉娅，亲爱的，这真叫凑巧！
能在城里见到你，谁能想象得到？
哪来这漂亮的衣服，哪来这福气？”
她说：“我已堕落，你蒙在鼓里？”
“你出门时破破烂烂，没鞋也没袜，
你讨厌挖土豆，不愿意锄草种瓜；
如今你戴起镯子，一身绫罗绸缎！”
她说：“是的，堕落的人都这打扮。”
“在家乡时，你说‘唔奴’和‘其奴’，
管姨妈叫‘姨嬷’，娘亲叫‘阿姆’；
如今你说话，已完全符合上流社会。”
她说：“人一旦堕落，就拥有了高贵。”
“当年你的手像爪子，脸黄中带青，
如今你的脸又白又嫩，十分的迷人，
手上还戴小手套，俨然一个贵妇。”
她说：“我们堕落后就不再有劳苦。”
“你总说家乡的生活是一场噩梦，
你又是叹息又是捶胸；但如今
你好像无忧无虑，心情从不低落。”
她说：“是的，堕落的人都很快活。”
“我想拥有珠宝，让长袍拖到地上，
脸也那样白嫩，在城里招摇闲逛。”
她说：“亲爱的，你不能想那么多：
你是刚来的乡下姑娘，还没有堕落。”
