My subject is War, and the pity of War. The Poetry is in the pity.

  • -- Wilfred Owen 威尔弗雷德·欧文

我的主题是战争,战争的怜悯。诗是可怜的。

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Poetry is not a turning loose of emotion, but an escape from emotion; it is not the expression of personality, but an escape from personality. But, of course, only those who have personality and emotions know what it means to want to escape from these things.

诗歌不是情感的放纵,而是情感的逃避;它不是个性的表现,而是对个性的一种逃避。但是,当然,只有那些有个性和情感的人才知道想要逃离这些东西意味着什么。

Self-pity is easily the most destructive of the nonpharmaceutical narcotics; it is addictive, gives momentary pleasure and separates the victim from reality.

自怜是最具破坏性的非药物麻醉品;它让人上瘾,给人短暂的快乐,让受害者脱离现实。

I pity the man who wants a coat so cheap that the man or woman who produces the cloth will starve in the process.

我同情那些想要一件便宜到生产这种衣服的男男女女在生产过程中挨饿的人。

The worst thing about war was the sitting around and wondering what you were doing morally.

战争最糟糕的地方就是坐在那里,不知道自己在道德上做了什么。

Listen; there's a hell of a good universe next door: let's go.

听;隔壁的宇宙好极了:我们走吧。

They plot, they plot, sleeping or afoot they never let up.

他们计划,他们计划,睡觉或步行,他们从不放松。