Audiobook Dictation: “Erect upon the other bank she…”

Erect upon the other bank she smiled, Bearing full many colours in her hands, Which that high land produces without seed.

她直立在對岸微笑，雙手捧著繽紛的花朵，那是那片高地無需種子便生出的。

Apart three paces did the river make us; But Hellespont, where Xerxes passed across, (A curb still to all human arrogance,)

河水將我們隔開三步之遙；而赫勒斯滂，薛西斯曾渡過的地方，（至今仍是對一切人類傲慢的約束，）

More hatred from Leander did not suffer For rolling between Sestos and Abydos, Than that from me, because it oped not then.

因在塞斯托斯與阿拜多斯之間翻湧而招致利安德的怨恨，也不及此河因當時不肯分開而招致我的怨恨。

"Ye are new-comers; and because I smile," Began she, "peradventure, in this place Elect to human nature for its nest,

「你們是新來的人；因為我在微笑，」她開口道，「也許，在這被選作人類本性之巢的地方，

Some apprehension keeps you marvelling; But the psalm 'Delectasti' giveth light Which has the power to uncloud your intellect.

某種疑慮使你們驚奇不已；但詩篇〈Delectasti〉會給予光明，它有力量驅散你們心智的迷霧。

"The water," said I, "and the forest's sound, Are combating within me my new faith In something which I heard opposed to this."

「這流水，」我說，「還有森林的聲響，正在我心中與我新近的信念交戰，那是關於我所聽聞與此相反之事的信念。」

The Good Supreme, sole in itself delighting, Created man good, and this goodly place Gave him as hansel of eternal peace.

至高之善，唯以自身為樂，造人本善，並將這美好之地賜給他，作為永恆安寧的信物。

By his default short while he sojourned here; By his default to weeping and to toil He changed his innocent laughter and sweet play.

因他的過失，他在此只短暫逗留；因他的過失，他把純真的歡笑與甜美的嬉戲換成了哭泣與勞苦。

And so much power the stricken plant possesses That with its virtue it impregns the air, And this, revolving, scatters it around;

那受了震動的草木擁有如此力量，以其德性浸透空氣，而空氣旋轉著，又將它播撒四方；

It should not seem a marvel then on earth, This being heard, whenever any plant Without seed manifest there taketh root.

既已聽聞此言，那麼在人間，每當有草木不見種子卻生根時，便不足為奇了。