英媒评选出的十大史上最伟大英文情书!
爱你,爱情之火为你燃起
1796年,拿破仑写给约瑟芬的一封情书↓↓↓
Since I left you, I have been constantly depressed. My happiness is to be near you. Incessantly I live over in my memory your caresses, your tears, your affectionate solicitude. The charms of the incomparable Josephine kindle continually a burning and a glowing flame in my heart.
自从与你分离,我一直郁郁寡欢。我能快乐都是因为有你。只有不停地回忆你的爱抚、你的泪水,和你深情的关怀,我才得以活下去。亲爱的约瑟芬啊,你用你那无与伦比的魅力燃起我心中炽热的火焰。
爱你,我的眼里只有你
1964年,理查德·伯顿写给伊丽莎白·泰勒的一封情书↓↓↓
My blind eyes are desperately waiting for the sight of you. You don t realize of course, E.B., how fascinatingly beautiful you have always been, and how strangely you have acquired an added and special and dangerous loveliness.
我的双眼已被遮住,它们只期待能与你相会。你也许不知道自己有多么美丽迷人,你的魅力是那么独特,却又那么危险,让人感觉不可思议。
爱你,所有言语都变得苍白无力
1935年,温斯顿·丘吉尔写给挚爱的妻子克莱芒蒂娜·丘吉尔的一封情书(信中丘吉尔亲切地唤她Clemmie)↓↓↓
My darling Clemmie, in your letter from Madras you wrote some words very dear to me, about having enriched your life. I cannot tell you what pleasure this gave me, because I always feel so overwhelmingly in your debt, if there can be accounts in love.
亲爱的克莱米,收到来信,得知你的生活如此丰富,我如获珍宝。此刻的欢乐无法用言语来形容。如果爱情是笔账,那我欠你的实在太多太多。
爱你,没有你,我看不到前方的路
济慈传记电影《明亮的星》(Bright Star)剧照
1819年,约翰·济慈写给邻居芬妮·布朗的一封情书↓↓↓
I cannot exist without you — I am forgetful of every thing but seeing you again — my Life seems to stop there — I see no further. You have absorb d me.
如果没有你,我要怎么活呢?看不到你的时候,我记不起任何事情,我的生活似乎停滞,前方的路我什么也看不到。你吸引了我的全部注意。
爱你,我温馨的港湾
1951年,海明威写给演员玛琳·黛德丽的一封情书↓↓↓
I can t say how every time I ever put my arms around you I felt that I was home.
每次将你搂入怀中,感觉就像回家一样温馨。
爱你,痛并快乐着
英剧《都铎王朝》(The Tutors)剧照
1527年,亨利八世向安妮·博林示爱的一封情书↓↓↓
I beg to know expressly your intention touching the love between us. Necessity compels me to obtain this answer, having been more than a year wounded by the dart of love, and not yet sure whether I shall fail or find a place in your affection.
对于我们之间的爱,我很想知道你的看法。我有必要知道答案,因为一年多来我被这爱情的箭深深刺伤,而我还不确定自己在你心中是否占有一席之地。
爱你,永不停歇