How Thought You That This Thing Could Captivate
[英]阿爾弗萊德·丁尼生
Alfred Tennyson
你怎麽認為這能打動你的心？
怎樣的優雅讓她如此可愛？
她無聊地嘲弄，
沒有根由地怨恨。
嚶嚶低語，
在耳邊回響，
能讓你在牙醫與理發師的聒噪之後，
一周內精神煥發。
纖手舞動揮搖，花樣萬千，
眼睛瞟著鄰人的衣裝；
玉足浮擺，牽引我的視線；
天使的容顏——侍女的心意，
美妙絕倫的臉，
沒有一絲表情，猶如撲克上的女王。
How thought you that this thing could captivate？
What are those graces that could make her
Who is not worth the notice of a sneer
To rouse the vapid devil of her hate？
A speech conventional， so void of weight
That after it has buzzed about one's ear，
T were rich refreshment for a week to hear
The dentist babble or the barber prate.
A hand display with many a little art；
An eye that glances on her neighbour's dress；
A foot too often shown for my regard；
An angel's form-a waiting-woman's heart；
A perfected-featured face， expressionless，
Insipid， as the Queen upon a card.