莎士比亚《麦克白斯》汉译（选段）

MACBETH

She should have died hereafter;
There would have been a time for such a word.
To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day
To the last syllable of recorded time,
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage
And then is heard no more: it is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.

卞之琳译:

“明天，又一个明天，又一个明天”④

……

明天，又一个明天，又一个明天，

一天天偷搬着这种琐碎的脚步，

直到时间记录的末一个音节；

我们的昨天全部给傻子们照明了

入土的道路。熄了吧，熄了吧，短蜡烛！

人生只是个走影，可怜的演员

在台上摇摆了，暴跳了一阵子以后

就没有下落了；这是篇荒唐故事，

是白痴讲的，充满了喧嚣和吵闹，

没有一点儿意义。

④ 见《麦克白斯》第五幕第五场，是麦克白斯听说了夫人死了，接着讲的一段话。