ELISA ENGLISH's Blog 英語園地

Someone has mistaken this poem to be Shakepeare's.  Not all well-written poems or famous quotes came from Shakespeare.  I think that this is a pretty good poem and would like to share it with you.  I tried to translate it into Chinese.   The translation is very close to what was translated by others.  Maybe not as beautiful.

See http://www.zftrans.com/bbs/read.php?tid=4772&fpage=1&toread=&page=4

Poetry by Robert Herrick - To Electra 

I dare not ask a kiss,
I dare not beg a smile;
Lest having that, or this,
I might grow proud the while.

No, no, the utmost share
Of my desire shall be,
Only to kiss that air
That lately kissed thee.

我不求你一吻
我不求你一笑
因為
你的一吻一笑
會讓我變驕傲

不，不，

我心最大慾望

即親吻那空氣

只因它吻過你