《市集上》At The Fair 流浪者－紀伯倫 @ ∞ Love § Sprit。靈龢問路

一位非常秀麗的姑娘從農村來到了市集。她有著百合玫瑰般的容顏。
她的頭髮有如夕陽般金黃，唇上是朝陽般的微笑。

There came to the Fair a girl from the country-side, most comely.
There was a lily and a rose in her face.

There was a sunset in her hair, and dawn smiled upon her lips.

這美麗的陌生人一走入年輕男子視野，他們便把她團團圍住起追求她。

這個要與她跳舞，那個要切塊蛋糕招待她。他們都渴望親吻她的臉頰。

畢竟，這不就是市集嗎？

No sooner did the lovely stranger appear in their sight

than the young men sought her and surrounded her.

One would dance with her, and another would cut a cake in her honour.

And they all desired to kiss her cheek.

For after all, was it not the Fair?

然而這姑娘吃驚又害怕，認為這些年輕男子都不是好人。
她喝斥他們，甚至打了其中一兩個人耳光。然後逃跑了。

But the girl was shocked and started,

and she thought ill of the young men.

She rebuked them,

and she even struck one or two of them in the face.

Then she ran away from them.

那天黃昏時分，在回家的路上，她心裡說道：

"真叫人厭惡。這些男人多沒禮貌、多麼沒教養。簡直叫人無法忍受。"

And on her way home that evening

she was saying in her heart,

"I am disgusted. How unmannerly and ill bred are these man.

It is beyond all patience."

一年過去了，

在這一年裡，這個十分秀麗的姑娘念念不忘市集和年輕的男子們。

於是她又去趕集了，

帶著她百合玫瑰般的容顏，帶著秀髮裡的夕陽和唇邊朝陽般的微笑。

A year passed during which that very comely girl thought much of Fairs and men.

Then she came again to the Fair

with the lily and the rose in her face,

the sunset in her hair and the smile of dawn upon her lips.

然而，如今年輕的男子們一看見她，都掉頭就走了。

她一整天都是孤零零的，沒有人來追求她。

But now the young men, seeing her, turned from her.

And all the day long she was unsought and alone.

日暮十分，她走在回家的路上，心裡哭泣道：

"真叫人厭惡。這些年輕男子太沒禮貌、太沒教養。簡直叫人忍無可忍。"

And at eventide as she walked the road toward her home she cried in her heart,

"I am disgusted. How unmannerly and ill bred are these youths.

It is beyond all patience."
　
　

#紀伯倫#

would：will的過去式，表示過去未來式

beyond

一、beyond作介詞用時，使用最廣，常用於下列幾種情況：

1.表示位置，意思是“在……的那一邊；在……之外；在更遠處”。例如：

Beyond the river stood a power station．過了這條河就是一個發電站。

The sea is beyond that hill．大海在山的那邊。

2.表示時間，其意為“遲于；超過”。例如：

Some shops keep open beyond midnight有些商店營業到半夜以後。

He never sees beyond the present．他從未看到將來。

3.表示範圍、水準、限度、能力等，意思是“超出；多於；為……所不能及”。在句中常作表語、定語或狀語。

①作表語

Your work is beyond all praise．你的作品叫人讚揚不盡。

②作定語

These were matters beyond his understanding as yet．這些事情他那時候還不了解。

③作狀語

We succeeded beyond our hopes．我們獲得如此之成功，是我們始料所不及的。

She was really touched beyond words．她確實感動得無法形容。

4.用在否定和疑問句中，意思是“除……之外”。例如：

I know nothing beyond what he told me．除了他告訴我的以外，別的我都不知道。

Is there anything more you can say beyond that？除了那點之外，你還能說些什麼嗎？

5.beyond有時還可表示年齡或數量，意思是“超過”。例如：

He didn't believe in people living beyond 100．他不相信人能活到100歲以上。

At the meeting there were not beyond 20 people．到會的人不超過二十。

二、beyond也常作副詞用，主要有下面兩種用法：

1.指時空或正在進行中的活動，意思是“在遠處；向遠處；更遠處”。例如：

If we cross the mountains we may find people living in the valley beyond．如果我們翻過這些大山，我們就可以發現在遠處山谷中生活的人們。

I'll go with you to the bridge，but not a step beyond．我願意同你一道走到橋頭，但再遠的地方一步也不願意去。

2.表示外加，意思是“此外；以外”。例如：

He told me nothing beyond．此外他沒告訴我什麼。

三、beyond也可作名詞用，常有下面三種情況：

1.指“遠處的東西”。例如：

That is a river for small boats expending 30miles back into the beyond．那是一條小船能上行30英里的河流。

2.表示超出普通經驗範圍的某種事物。例如：

What can we poor human beings know of the great beyond？我們可憐的人類能知道來世的什麼情況呢？

3.表示遠處的性質或狀態。例如：

His dream of beyond was forgotten in the actual life．他的不著邊際的夢想被現實生活所吞沒。