And see the brave day sunk in hideous night,
我数着报时的钟声，
看着大好的白昼陷入夜晚;
[英][ˈhɪdiəs][美][ˈhɪdiəs]
adj.令人惊骇的; 极其丑陋的，可怕的; 丑恶的，讨厌的; 媸
When I behold the violet past prime
And sable curls all silvered o'er with white,
我看到紫罗兰开过了全盛，
一层银白罩上了貂黑的发鬈;
silvered
['sɪlvəd]
镀银的，饰以银的，银白色的
When lofty trees I see barren of leaves,
Which erst from heat did canopy the herd,
我看见曾为牧群遮荫的高树，
如今树叶已经完全脱光，
lofty
['lɒftɪ]
a.高耸的，巍峨的，高尚的，傲慢的
Erst
[ɜ:st]
adv.以前，往昔的;
And summer's green all girded up in sheaves
Borne on the bier with white and bristly beard;
夏季的绿苗都紧紧捆扎成束，
带着白硬芒须被抬了去埋葬;
Bier
[bɪr]
n .棺材，棺材架;
Then of thy beauty do I question make
That thou among the wastes of time must go,
Since sweets and beauties do themselves for sake
And die as fast as they see others grow;
于是对于斧美貌我就开始担心，
恐怕你要随着时间而被淘汰，
因为美妙的事物总要蠲弃自身，
很快的死去，看着别个生长起来;
And nothing 'gainst Time's scy the can make defense
Save breed, to brave him when he takes thee hence.
时间的镰刀没人能够阻挡，
除非是你被抓走，让孩子去抵抗。
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