When I do count the clock that tells the time

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;

Hideous

[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.<古>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。