美国语文第五册 第201期：遗产（02）
A heritage, it seems to me,
遗产，似乎对我来说，
A king might wish to hold in fee.
强者，希望永远拥有他的所有。
What doth the poor man's son inherit?
穷人子弟，继承什么？
A patience learned of being poor,
安于贫困忧患，面容坚毅，
Courage, if sorrow come, to bear it,
应对各种变故，宠辱不惊，
A fellow-feeling that is sure
身处逆境，心系他人冷暖，
To make the outcast bless his door;
心地善良，援手弱势群体；
A heritage, it seems to me,
遗产，似乎对我来说，
A king might wish to hold in fee.
强者，希望永远拥有他的所有。
O rich man's son! there is a toil
哦，富家子弟的抉择，
That with all others level stands:
岂非金钱，便能全部应对？
Large charity doth never soil,
诸恶莫做，悲悯众生，
But only whiten soft, white hands,—
扎实低调地行事做人，
This is the best crop from thy lands;
最好收获，来自庇阴的土地。
A heritage, it seems to me,
遗产，似乎对我来说，
Worth being rich to hold in fee.
富人，值得永远拥有他的所有。
O poor man's son! scorn not thy state;
哦，穷家子弟，莫轻视自己，
There is worse weariness than thine
那些，有钱人或大人物，
In merely being rich and great:
与你相比，更为纠结焦虑，
Toil only gives the soul to shine,
磨难，让心灵熠熠生辉，
And makes rest fragrant and benign;
苦酒，最终酿成芬芳四溢，
A heritage, it seems to me,
遗产，似乎对我来说，
Worth being poor to hold in fee.
穷人，值得永远拥有他的所有。
Both, heirs to some six feet of sod,
富人穷人，最终皈依一抔黄土，
Are equal in the earth at last;
地狱门口，等级不再具有意义，
Both, children of the same dear God,
芸芸众生，沐浴在圣父光辉下，
Prove title to your heirship vast
见证自己，天赋的神圣权利，
By record of a well-filled past;
充实的人生，记录真实，
A heritage, it seems to me,
遗产，似乎对我来说，
Well worth a life to hold in fee.
永远值得，拥有生命本质的所有。
