高级英语1Unit4Oxford翻译.docxVIP

精品文档 精品文档 PAGE PAGE5 精品文档 PAGE 精品文档 Unit4牛津 Therearecertainthingsintheworldthataresopraiseworthythatitseemsaneedless,indeed analmostlaughablethingtopraisethem;suchthingsareloveandfriendship,foodandsleep, springandsummer;suchthings,too,arethewisestbooks,thegreatestpictures,thenoblest cities.ButforallthatImeantotryandmakealittlehymninproseinhonourofOxford,acityI haveseenbutseldom,andwhichyetappearstomeoneofthemostbeautifulthingsinthe world. 此世间确有诸多凡物，它们本身便是值得人们去品味和赞誉的，譬如说爱情和友谊、美 食和睡梦、春色和夏日，还有如那些注满了智慧的书卷、注满了心血的画作和注满了圣意的城邦。也许对于这些凡物而言，再多的赞誉已无非是陈词滥调，荒唐可笑的，但我之所以 还是想要对上述这些事物品味、赞誉一番，都是为了向牛津城表示我的敬意。牛津城对