on beg a bore
论招人讨厌的人
robert lynd/罗伯特·林德
the worst bores，i tis thk，are those who love tellg people the vario routes fro one pce to anotheri have never been ore bored y life than when listeng to an old ntlean expg to an old dy the several ways which she ight have e fro nottg hill gate to hapsteadshe had ped of the ti the journey had taken and idiately he was off on a long rigarole nsistg of the nuber of bes and the fras of streets and stationshe went on a ft voice nductg her，as it seed to ，through every street west and north londonhe told her of all the vario pces where she ight have chand bes and nad ost of the public-hoes on the way the end，it seed to ，he was borg hiself as well as the rest of ；but he dared not s，i fancy，becae he uld thk of nothg else to talk aboutby the ti he rose to go i was a a with words like caden high street，prce of wales road and britannia jostlg each other y bra
我有时觉得，最招人厌烦的人就是那种喜欢跟人讲从一个地方到另一地方有多少条路好走的人。我一生中感到最厌烦的一回，是听一位老先生向一位上年纪的女人讲解，她从诺丁山门回汉普斯特德可能走的全部街道。她向他抱怨说她走的那条路太费时间。于是，他一大串的絮絮叨叨便开了头，其中包括所有的公共汽车路线、街道名和站名。接下来，他用一种平铺直叙的语调指点给她整个西部和北部伦敦的每一条路。他告诉她所有可以换车方的地名，并且还为她一一详述一路上所有的酒店名称。最后我感觉到，他好像把他自己也弄烦了，至于我们这些人就更不用说了；但他还是不敢把话停下来，想来或许因为他再没有别的什么好谈了。等到最后他起身走开时，我早已陷入昏迷状态，什么卡门敦大街、威尔士亲王路以及不列颠街等等之类街名在我的脑海中不断碰撞，乱作一团。
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i shouted the wildest nonsense to his ear as i walked beside hi the streets，tellg hi with bzg eyes of all the good engnd had done to irend and yellg all the ual ty otations fro the pre-ho-rule gdstone and sir willia harurtnot once did i e an origal argunt，for i knew nonei was rely an furiated parrot，speakg out of the richest store of ignorance nceivablesigns of distress on his patient face uld not s ；but one day，driven beyond endurance，he turned to with a slight fsh and said ietly，“y god，what a bore you are！”now no one likes to be thought a bore，and it is difficult to go on argug with a an who tells you that you are borg hito realize that one is borg body is to bee a pricked ballooni certaly did roche-foucauld tells that“we can five those who bore ，but we cannot five those who we bore，”yet，after the first ont of shock，i never liked y friend the less for his candoursce then i t have bored any people；but outside the faily circle no one has sce told that i was borg thei have to study the expression on their faces to know
另外一种使人厌烦的谈话方式是这样一种人的谈话方式，这种人一谈起政治来，就把所有陈词滥调全都抖搂出来，那神情活像他是第一次使用这些语句。我自己就一向是这类讨人厌烦的人。年轻的时候，我因为认识不清，曾误以为格莱斯顿先生的爱尔兰自治提案是危险和有害的，于是每次遇见我那位倡议地方自治的好朋友时，我总爱把话题扯到那个大问题上去。路上并肩走着的时候，我便往他的耳朵里塞那些荒唐的糊涂话，目光炯炯地为他讲述英国历来对爱尔兰的全部德政，并向他大声疾呼那些从自治之前的格莱斯顿以及威廉？哈考特爵士那里引来的尽人皆知的陈词滥调。我从来没有发表过一点新鲜的议论，因为我对那些一无所知。我像一只被激怒了的鹦鹉，只知道重复一大堆可以想到的愚昧无知的话语。就连他那张很有耐性的脸孔上的痛苦表情也不能让我停止。但是有一天，他实在忍无可忍，突然脸一红，冲着我冷冷来了句：“我的天，你真是个够讨厌的人。”当然，谁也不愿意被人当成讨厌的人，而对一个当面说你讨厌的人，你便很难继续再和他辩论下去了。当我们了解到自己在招人厌烦时，我们就像泄气的气球。我当时的情况就是这样。拉？罗什富科曾说过：“我们能原谅那些使我们感到厌烦的人，但不能原谅感到我们厌烦的人。”不过震动一过，我倒没有因为友人的坦率而减少了对他的友情。从那次以后我肯定还曾经招不少人厌烦过；但是除了家里人之外，倒一直还没有人向我讲过我令他们厌烦。我得认真研究别人的面部表情才能知道我是否在招他们厌烦……青春的飞逝the flight of youth青春的飞逝richard henry stoddard/理查德·亨·斯托达德there are gas for all our losses
there are bals for all our pa：
but when youth，the drea，departs
it takes thg fro our hearts，
and it never es aga
we are stronr，and are better，
under anhood’s sterner reign：
still we feel that thg sweet
followed youth，with flyg feet，
and will never e aga
thg beautiful is vanished，
and we sigh for it va；
we behold it everywhere，
on the earth，and the air，
but it never es aga！
我们失去的一切都能得到补偿，
我们所有的痛苦都能得到安慰；
可是梦境似的青春一旦消逝，
它带走了我们心中某种美好的事物，
从此一去不复返回。
严峻的成年生活将我们驱使，
我们变得日益刚强、更臻完美；
可是依然感到某种甜美的东西，
已随着青春飞逝，
永不再返回。
美好的东西已经消失，
我们枉自为此叹息；
虽然在天地之间，
我们到处能看见青春的魅力，
可是它永不再返回！
告诉我爱的真相
tell the truth of love
告诉我爱的真相
anonyo/佚名
say that love‘s a little boy，
and say it’s a bird，