Of Modern Books -- 翻译练习

Of Modern Books by Carolyn Wells	摩登图书 [美] 卡罗琳·韦尔斯
Of making many books there is no end,   Though myriads have to deep oblivion gone; Each day new manuscripts are being penned,   And still the ceaseless tide of ink flows on.	造书制封兮， 惟万卷成空。 新篇重重兮， 挟墨浪汹汹。
Though myriads have to deep oblivion gone,   New volumes daily issue from the press; And still the ceaseless tide of ink flows on—   The prospect is disheartening, I confess.	万卷成空兮， 彼新刊频送。 墨浪汹汹兮， 我心忧忡忡。
New volumes daily issue from the press;   My pile of unread books I view aghast. The prospect is disheartening, I confess;   Why will these modern authors write so fast?	新刊频送兮， 骇盈案充栋。 心忧忡忡兮， 恨彼作匆匆。
My pile of unread books I view aghast—   Of course I must keep fairly up to date— Why will these modern authors write so fast?   They seem to get ahead of me of late.	盈案充栋兮， 方苦随趄从。 彼作匆匆兮， 望项背已迥。
Of course I must keep fairly up to date;   The books of special merit I must read; They seem to get ahead of me of late,   Although I skim them very fast indeed.	苦随趄从兮， 于佳作必诵。 项背已迥兮， 怅草草以终。
The books of special merit I must read;   And then the magazines come round again; Although I skim them very fast indeed,   I can’t get through with more than eight or ten.	佳作必诵兮， 又杂志蜂拥。 草草以终兮， 只屈指可穷。
And then the magazines come round again!   How can we stem this tide of printer’s ink? I can’t get through with more than eight or ten—   It is appalling when I stop to think.	杂志蜂拥兮， 倩谁缚墨龙。 屈指可穷兮， 试思之极恐。
How can we stem this tide of printer’s ink?   Of making many books there is no end. It is appalling when I stop to think   Each day new manuscripts are being penned!	谁缚墨龙兮， 叹造书制封。 思之极恐兮， 忧新篇重重。