Question

请高手帮忙翻译 Alexander pope的诗歌！

"Behold the child, by nature's kindly law,
Pleas'd with a rattle, tickl'd with a straw:
Some livelier plaything gives his youth delight,
A little louder, but as empty quite:
Scarfs, garters, gold, amuse his riper stage,
And beads and pray'r books are the toys of age."

-Alexander Pope, in Essay on Man

Answer 1

这诗歌翻译成现代英文都不容易...还不给分. 看在POPE是我喜欢的诗人份上给你的翻吧...

"Behold the child, by nature's kindly law,
看看这个孩子, 因为大自然慈悲的法则,
Pleas'd with a rattle, tickl'd with a straw:
他为了一个拨浪鼓而快乐, 为了一跟稻草而开心,
Some livelier plaything gives his youth delight,
当他是个年轻人的时候, 他比较喜欢些更有活力的玩意 (指女人)
A little louder, but as empty quite:
她们比拨浪鼓更加鼓噪, 却跟稻草差不多空洞,
Scarfs, garters, gold, amuse his riper stage,
当他更加年长的时候, 颈巾袜带(暗指荣誉勋章)和黄金给他带来娱乐,
And beads and pray'r books are the toys of age."
念珠和祈祷经却是晚年的玩具.

Answer 2

“看哪儿童，由大自然的慷慨法律，

高兴拨浪鼓，逗乐了稻草：

一些活跃的玩物使他的青年高兴的是，

有一点声音，但随着空相当：

颈巾，袜带，黄金，逗他的成熟阶段，

和珠和祈祷书是玩具的年龄。 “

亚历山大教宗，在人论