《孤独》及赏析

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目录
目录 ................................................................................................................................................... i
1 SOLITUDE ............................................................................................................................... 1
1.1 Poem ............................................................................................................................. 1
1.2 Main Theme .................................................................................................................. 1
1.3 Translation ..................................................................................................................... 2
1.4 Biography of Ella Wheeler Wilcox ............................................................................... 2
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1 SOLITUDE
1.1 Poem
Solitude
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Laugh, and the world laughs with you;
Weep, and you weep alone.
For the sad old earth must borrow it's mirth,
But has trouble enough of its own.
Sing, and the hills will answer;
Sigh, it is lost on the air.
The echoes bound to a joyful sound,
But shrink from voicing care.

Rejoice, and men will seek you;
Grieve, and they turn and go.
They want full measure of all your pleasure,
But they do not need your woe.
Be glad, and your friends are many;
Be sad, and you lose them all.
There are none to decline your nectared wine,
But alone you must drink life's gall.

Feast, and your halls are crowded;
Fast, and the world goes by.
Succeed and give, and it helps you live,
But no man can help you die.
There is room in the halls of pleasure
For a long and lordly train,
But one by one we must all file on
Through the narrow aisles of pain.

1.2 Main Theme
The main theme is the cruelty of humanity. When you are in a joyful mood, people want to keep
your compamy since they want a share of happiness. However if you are sowncast and gloomy,
people tend to avoid you due to their desire to avoid pain and seek happiness. The world is like
echo, which ersponds and resounds to happiness. When there is sadness and melancholy, 'solitude'
(as indicated in the title) is the only thing you are with.
One message that the author is trying to point out is that, we have to be self-reliant, there are
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things that we have to do alone and bear the pain sine no one is willing to shoulder your burden.
Keeping ourselves cheerful is very importnat since you are the only one who will shed light into
your own life.

1.3 Translation
孤独
译者：普敬
欢笑世人同你笑，
悲泣一人独饮泣。
忧伤尘世寻快乐，
落入无边之烦恼。
欢唱时群山应和，
叹息时风儿隐匿。
快乐之声百般和，
叹息之音自消弭。

喜悦之时客满堂，
悲痛之时皆离去。
分享你满心快乐，
拒绝你无尽悲哀。
高兴时纷沓而至，
伤悲时只身孤影。
美酒人人争相饮，
苦涩无人来共品。

盛宴款待宾满座，
喧嚣散尽成过客。
成功惠施生存道，
死亡独自去面对。
快乐大厅宽无比，
驶过豪华长列车。
人人鱼贯争相入，
穿过苦难狭天梯。

1.4 Biography of Ella Wheeler Wilcox
埃拉·惠勒·威尔科克斯（Ella Wheeler Wilcox，1850-1919）是十九世纪美国著名作家
和诗人。对于中国读者来说，她的声名虽不如沃尔特·惠特曼（Walter Whitman）那般卓著，
但却当之无愧成为她那个时代最受欢迎的诗人。她的诗平实质朴、清新自然、韵律精美、意
境遂远，意想典雅而纤丽，被许多报刊杂志书籍争相刊登，也受到无数诗歌爱好者的喜爱，
其中有13首作品被选入《最受喜爱美国诗歌选集》，而《孤独》则被读者评选为最难忘的诗
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歌之一。
诗的首句“Laugh, and the world laughs with you”广为流传，
相信很多读者都有似曾相识的感觉；而尾部的高潮部分，则通
过贴切的比喻散发出一种非凡的气度：人生磨难和快乐总是相
随相伴，然而时光匆匆，真情永驻，只要保持一颗快乐的心，
便是拥有了整个世界。读诗，是一种感悟，不同的人生阅历，
读诗的心情和体会也都有不同。但好的诗篇，总能发人深省、
动人心弦，《孤独》便是这样一首令人口齿噙香的佳作
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