Robert Frost - Neither Out Far nor In Deep 汉译

The people along the sand

All turn and look one way.

They turn their back on the land.

They look at the sea all day.

As long as it takes to pass

A ship keeps raising its hull;

The wetter ground like glass

Reflects a standing gull.

The land may vary more;

But wherever the truth may be---

The water comes ashore,

And the people look at the sea.

They cannot look out far.

They cannot look in deep.

But when was that ever a bar

To any watch they keep?

既不远，也不深

人们沿着沙滩站立，

全都朝着一个方向，

全都转身背对着陆地，

全都整天观望海洋。

只要有艘海伦出现，

逐渐升起他的船身；

明镜般的潮湿海面，

便映出鸥鸟的形影。

陆地变化也许更大，

但是不论情况怎样，

海水总是冲上海岸，

人们总是望着海洋。

他们不能看得很远，

他们不能看透海洋，

但是，何曾妨碍过