Sonnet 73: That Time of Year thou mayst in me Behold 在我身上你能看到这般景象

That time of year thou mayst in me behold                   在我身上你能看到这般景象，

When yellow leaves, or none, or few, do hang                黄叶全掉或还剩几片没掉光。

Upon those boughs which shake against the cold,             挂在枝头抵抗冷风颤抖摇晃，

Bare ruin'd choirs, where late the sweet birds sang.        唱诗廊废墟上倦鸟不再鸣唱。

In me thou see'st the twilight of such day                  你也能看到这般黄昏的模样，

As after sunset fadeth in the west,                         西山之后是那已落幕的残阳，

Which by and by black night doth take away,                 黑夜很快便将傍晚携裹退场，

Death's second self, that seals up all in rest.             死亡的化身将一切封紧安葬。

In me thou see'st the glowing of such fire                  在我身上你会看到通红火亮，

That on the ashes of his youth doth lie,                    在他那青春的灰烬之上歇躺。

As the death-bed whereon it must expire,                    宛如必要躺上去的临终之床，

Consum'd with that which it was nourish'd by.               滋养了它，再将它销毁灭亡，

This thou perceiv'st, which makes thy love more strong,         你看到这点，你的爱会更强烈，

To love that well which thou must leave ere long.               好好地爱吧，我们很快会分别。