莎士比亚十四行情诗精选（二十三）

　　As an unperfect actor on the stage,

　　Who with his fear is put beside his part,

　　Or some fierce thing replete with too much rage,

　　Whose strength's abundance weakens his own heart;

　　So I, for fear of trust, forget to say.

　　The perfect ceremony of love's rite,

　　And in mine own love's strength seem to decay,

　　O'ercharg'd with burthen of mine own love's might.

　　O! let my looks be then the eloquence,

　　And dumb presagers of my speaking breast,

　　Who plead for love, and look for recompense,

　　More than that tongue that more hath more express'd.

　　O! learn to read what silent love hath writ:

　　To hear with eyes belongs to love's fine wit.

　　翻译：
　　就像是，首次登上舞台的艺人，

　　惶惶不安地，踏错了自己脚步；

　　或因，某些充满激烈情绪场景，

　　其强力的张度令他，视作畏途；

　　就像我司仪，完美的爱情盛典，

　　却因怕辜负信任而，忘记词组；

　　对我而言，爱欲似乎正在衰退，

　　它超过了我身心，所能的担负；

　　喔！就让我以这沉默寡言示人，

　　这远远超过，那些个为爱辩护；

　　并且还企求报偿的，口舌者们，

　　大费周章和不厌其烦的，表述；

　　喔！学会阅读缄默写就的情书；

　　耳听眼看，那才是爱情的妙术。

　　推荐理由：这是莎士比亚154首十四行情诗其中的Sonnet23《寡言》，如果你莎翁的忠实读者，那你就一定不能错过了。