Solitude

by Ella Wheeler Wilcox

孤独

作者：埃拉·惠勒·威尔科克斯

　　Laugh, and the world laughs with you;Weep, and you weep alone.For the sad oldearth must borrow its mirth,But has trouble enough of its own.Sing, and thehills will answer;Sigh, it is lost on the air.The echoes bound to a joyfulsound,But shrink from voicing care.

　　你笑，这世界和你一起笑;你哭，却只能一个人哭。因为古老而悲伤的大地必须注入欢乐，它自身的麻烦已经足够多。你歌唱，则群山回应;你叹息，则散落空寂。欣喜之声引来回声不绝;忧虑之声悄然销声匿迹。

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

　　你高兴，人们会与你相随;你悲伤，人们便转身离去。人们愿意分享你所有的喜悦，但不需要你的痛苦。你快乐，就会拥有很多朋友;你难过，就会失去所有的朋友。没人会拒绝你的美酒，但生活的苦水，你必须独自饮下。

　　Feast, and your halls arecrowded;Fast, and the world goes by.Succeed and give, and it helps you live,Butno man can help you die.There is room in the halls of pleasureFor a long andlordly train,But one by one we must all file onThrough the narrow aisles ofpain.

　　你设宴，便会宾客盈门;你禁食，便会与这世界擦肩而过。成功和慷慨有助于你的生，但没有人能够挽救你的死。欢乐的殿堂能容下一节长长的豪华火车，而那狭长而充满痛苦的通道我们却必须独自穿过。