摘錄：它以耐心積聚力量，在重重困難中成長，在嚴冬獲得溫暖，在春天開花生長，在夏天送去柔柔清風，在秋天繁茂結果——那就是愛情。

　　As the Sun withdrew his rays from the garden, and the moon threwcushioned beams upon the flower I sat under the trees pondering upon thephenomena of the atmosphere, looking through the branches at the strewn stars which glittered like chips of silver upon a blue carpet; and I could hear from a distance theagitated murmur of the rivulet singing its way briskly into the valley.

　　When the birds took shelter among the bough and the flowers folded their petal and tremendous silence descended, I heard a rustle of feet through the grass. I took heed and saw a young couple approaching my 18)arbour. They sat under a tree where I could see them without being seen.

　　太陽漸漸從花園收起余輝，月亮在花朵上灑下柔美的銀光，此時我正坐在樹叢下，思索著這瞬息萬變的景象，仰望枝葉間的滿天繁星，這點點繁星就像撒落在藍色地毯上的閃爍銀幣;我側耳細聽，遠處傳來山澗小溪淙淙的流水聲。

　　夜鳥投林，花兒合攏起花瓣，四周一片寂靜，這時，我聽到草地上傳來一陣沙沙的腳步聲。我留神地聽著，然后看到一對青年男女向我坐著的涼棚走來。他們坐在一棵枝繁葉茂的樹下，他們看不見我，我卻能看清他倆。

　　After he looked about in every direction, I heard the young man saying, “Sit by me, my beloved, and listen to my heart; smile, for your happiness is a symbol of our future; be merry, for the 19)sparkling days 20)rejoice with us.

　　“Soon you will be the owner of this vast land, lighted by this beautiful moon; soon you will be the mistress of my palace, and all the servants and maids will obey your commands.

　　小伙子先向四周望了望，然后才聽見他開腔：“坐在我身旁吧，親愛的，細聽我的心跳;笑一笑吧，因為你的歡樂象征著我們的未來;高興起來吧，因為我們精彩的日子充滿歡樂。

　　“不久以后，月光照耀下的這片廣闊土地將屬于你;不久以后，你就會成為我宮殿的女主人，所有的隨從和女仆都任你使喚。

　　“Smile, my beloved, like the gold smiles from my father's coffers.

　　“微笑吧，親愛的，就像我父親寶庫中的黃金那樣微笑吧。

　　“My heart refuses to deny you its secret. Twelve months of comfort and travel await us; for a year we will spend my father's gold at the blue lakes of Switzerland; you will meet the princesses who will envy you for your jewels and clothes.

　　“我的心執(zhí)意要在你面前傾吐秘密。在未來的一年里，我們將共享舒適，挽手旅游;在這一年里，我們將帶上父親的金錢，到瑞士的蔚藍湖泊邊度假;你將會見諸位公主，你一身的珠光寶氣和奢華穿著，連她們都會對你妒忌。

　　“All these things I will do for you; will you be satisfied?”

　　“這一切都是我要獻給你的;你可滿意?”

　　In a little while I saw them walking and stepping on flowers as the rich step upon the hearts of the poor. As they disappeared from my sight, I 22)commenced to make 23)comparison between love and money, and to 24)analyze their position in the heart.

　　過了一會兒，我看到他倆慢慢地走開，腳下踩踏著鮮花，就好像富人踐踏著窮人的心。他們消失在我視線之外之后，我開始比較愛情與金錢，分析愛情和金錢在心靈中所占的地位。

　　Money! The source of insincere love; the spring of false light and fortune; the well of poisoned water; the desperation of old age!

　　金錢!這虛情假意之源;這虛假光明和命運之源;這毒鴆之源;這暮年時的絕望之源!

　　I was still wandering in the vast desert of 25)contemplation when a 26)forlorn couple passed by me and sat on the grass; a young man and a young woman who had left their farming shacks in the nearby fields for this cool and 28)solitary place.

　　在我浮想聯(lián)翩之際，一對潦倒的情侶經過我面前，然后坐在草地上;這又是一對青年男女，他們離開附近的田間農舍，來到這個清靜的地方。

　　After a few moments of complete silence, I heard the following words uttered with sighs from 29)weather-bitten lip “Shed not tear my beloved; love that opens our eyes and 30)enslaves our hearts can give us the blessing of patience. Be 31)consoled in our delay, for we have taken an 32)oath and entered Love's 33)shrine; for our love will ever grow in 34)adversity; for it is in Love's name that we are suffering the 35)obstacles of 36)poverty and the sharpness of 37)misery and the emptiness of separation. Good-bye, my beloved; I must leave before the heartening moon 38)vanishes.”

　　先是一陣沉默，然后我聽到那粗糙的唇間吐出的話語和嘆息：“別哭了，親愛的;愛情使我們眼亮心明，讓我們成為它的仆從，也賦予我們耐心。雖然我們要推遲婚期，但不要悲痛，因為我們已經發(fā)過誓，踏入了愛的神殿;因為我們的愛會在逆境中茁壯成長;因為是在愛的名義之下，我們承受著貧困的折磨與分離的慘痛和空虛。親愛的，再見了;在鼓舞人心的月亮落去之前，我該走了!”

　　They separated, and the elegy to their union was smothered by the wails of my crying heart.

　　隨后，他倆分了手，為他們奏起的重逢挽歌被我內心的哭喊重重壓下。

　　I looked upon slumbering Nature, and with deep 43)reflection discovered the reality of a vast and infinite thing—something no power could demand, influence acquire, nor riches 44)purchase. Nor could it be effaced by the tears of time or 46)deadened by sorrow; a thing which cannot be discovered by the blue lakes of Switzerland or the beautiful edifices of Italy.

　　我注視著沉睡的大自然，深思之后參透了一樣無邊無際的東西——一種用權力無法強求，用勢力無法獲得，用金錢也無法買到的東西;一種用時間的淚水所不能抹掉，悲傷不能沖淡的東西;一種不能為嚴冬的悲愁所扼殺的東西;一種在瑞士的蔚藍湖畔、意大利的優(yōu)美建筑所找不到的東西。

　　It is something that gathers strength with patience, grows despite obstacle warms in winter, flourishes in spring, casts a breeze in summer, and bears fruit in autumn—I found Love.

　　它以耐心積聚力量，在重重困難中成長，在嚴冬獲得溫暖，在春天開花生長，在夏天送去柔柔清風，在秋天繁茂結果——那就是愛情。