奥德赛之旅 | 《伊萨卡》·永清

为你读英语美文·第559期 奥德赛之旅 | 《伊萨卡》·永清主播：永清Ithaka《伊萨卡》作者：C. P. Cavafy｜康斯坦蒂诺斯·卡瓦菲斯第一节As you set out for Ithaka/æz ju sɛt aʊt fər ˈɪθəkə/当你动身前往伊萨卡，hope your road is a long one,/hoʊp jʊr roʊd ɪz ə lɔːŋ wʌn/愿你的旅途漫长，full of adventure, full of discovery./fʊl əv ədˈvɛntʃər, fʊl əv dɪˈskʌvəri/充满冒险，也充满发现。Laistrygonians, Cyclops,/laɪˌstrɪɡəˈniənz, ˈsaɪklɑːps/莱斯特律戈涅斯人，独眼巨人，angry Poseidon—don’t be afraid of them:/ˈæŋɡri poʊˈsaɪdən — doʊnt bi əˈfreɪd əv ðəm/愤怒的波塞冬——不要害怕他们：you’ll never find things like that on your way/jul ˈnɛvər faɪnd θɪŋz laɪk ðæt ɑn jʊr weɪ/只要你一路前行，你永远不会遇见这样的怪物，as long as you keep your thoughts raised high,/æz lɔŋ æz ju kip jʊr θɔts reɪzd haɪ/只要你让自己的思想保持高远，as long as a rare excitement/æz lɔŋ æz ə rɛr ɪkˈsaɪtmənt/只要一种难得的激动，stirs your spirit and your body./stɝz jʊr ˈspɪrɪt ən jʊr ˈbɑdi/仍然能够激荡你的心灵与身体。Laistrygonians, Cyclops,/laɪˌstrɪɡəˈniənz, ˈsaɪklɑːps/莱斯特律戈涅斯人，独眼巨人，wild Poseidon—you won’t encounter them/waɪld poʊˈsaɪdən — ju woʊnt ɪnˈkaʊntər ðəm/野蛮的波塞冬——你不会遇见他们，unless you bring them along inside your soul,/ənˈlɛs ju brɪŋ ðəm əˈlɔŋ ɪnˈsaɪd jʊr soʊl/除非你把他们带进自己的灵魂，unless your soul sets them up in front of you./ənˈlɛs jʊr soʊl sɛts ðəm ʌp ɪn frʌnt əv ju/除非是你的灵魂，把他们召唤到你的面前。第二节Hope your road is a long one./hoʊp jʊr roʊd ɪz ə lɔːŋ wʌn/愿你的旅途漫长。May there be many summer mornings when,/meɪ ðɛr bi ˈmɛni ˈsʌmər ˈmɔrnɪŋz wɛn/愿途中有许多个夏日清晨，with what pleasure, what joy,/wɪð wʌt ˈplɛʒər, wʌt dʒɔɪ/带着无比的愉悦与欢喜，you enter harbors you’re seeing for the first time;/ju ˈɛntər ˈhɑrbərz jʊr ˈsiɪŋ fər ðə fɝst taɪm/你驶入那些第一次见到的港湾；may you stop at Phoenician trading stations/meɪ ju stɑp æt fəˈnɪʃən ˈtreɪdɪŋ ˈsteɪʃənz/愿你在腓尼基人的贸易驿站停留，to buy fine things,/tə baɪ faɪn θɪŋz/购买精美的物品，mother of pearl and coral, amber and ebony,/ˈmʌðər əv pɝl ən ˈkɔrəl, ˈæmbər ən ˈɛbəni/珍珠母、珊瑚、琥珀与乌木，sensual perfume of every kind—/ˈsɛnʃuəl pərˈfjum əv ˈɛvri kaɪnd/各种令人沉醉的香水——as many sensual perfumes as you can;/æz ˈmɛni ˈsɛnʃuəl pərˈfjumz æz ju kæn/能拥有多少这样的香水，就尽情拥有多少；and may you visit many Egyptian cities/ən meɪ ju ˈvɪzɪt ˈmɛni ɪˈdʒɪpʃən ˈsɪtiz/愿你还访问许多埃及的城市，to learn and go on learning from their scholars./tə lɝn ən ɡoʊ ɑn ˈlɝnɪŋ frəm ðɛr ˈskɑlərz/向那里的学者学习，并不断地学习。第三节Keep Ithaka always in your mind./kip ˈɪθəkə ˈɔlweɪz ɪn jʊr maɪnd/始终把伊萨卡铭记于心。Arriving there is what you’re destined for./əˈraɪvɪŋ ðɛr ɪz wʌt jʊr ˈdɛstənd fɔr/抵达那里，是你注定要完成的事。But don’t hurry the journey at all./bət doʊnt ˈhɝi ðə ˈdʒɝni æt ɔl/但千万不要匆匆赶路。Better if it lasts for years,/ˈbɛtər ɪf ɪt læsts fər jɪrz/最好让这段旅程持续多年，so you’re old by the time you reach the island,/soʊ jʊr oʊld baɪ ðə taɪm ju ritʃ ði ˈaɪlənd/等你抵达那座岛屿时，已经年长，wealthy with all you’ve gained on the way,/ˈwɛlθi wɪð ɔl juv ɡeɪnd ɑn ðə weɪ/因一路上的所得而变得丰足，not expecting Ithaka to make you rich./nɑt ɪkˈspɛktɪŋ ˈɪθəkə tə meɪk ju rɪtʃ/而不是期待伊萨卡让你变得富有。第四节Ithaka gave you the marvelous journey./ˈɪθəkə ɡeɪv ju ðə ˈmɑrvələs ˈdʒɝni/伊萨卡给予你的，是这场奇妙的旅程。Without her you wouldn’t have set out./wɪˈðaʊt hər ju ˈwʊdənt əv sɛt aʊt/没有她，你便不会踏上旅途。She has nothing left to give you now./ʃi hæz ˈnʌθɪŋ lɛft tə ɡɪv ju naʊ/而如今，她已经没有什么可以再给你。And if you find her poor, Ithaka won’t have fooled you./ən ɪf ju faɪnd hər pʊr, ˈɪθəkə woʊnt əv fuːld ju/如果你发现她贫瘠不富裕，伊萨卡也从未欺骗过你。Wise as you will have become, so full of experience,/waɪz æz ju wɪl əv bɪˈkʌm, soʊ fʊl əv ɪkˈspɪriəns/那时的你，已经变得睿智，阅历丰厚，you’ll have understood by then what these Ithakas mean./jul əv ˌʌndərˈstʊd baɪ ðɛn wʌt ðiz ˈɪθəkəz min/那时你将终于明白，这些“伊萨卡”究竟意味着什么。▎主播介绍永清：西安外国语大学英语专业毕业后期制作：永清文章，音乐，图片非商业用途，版权归作者或版权方所有我们生活在世界各地，从事不同职业，和你分享我们喜欢的美文。我们的公众号是：“为你读英语美文”。