1. As for the other losses, the poet's relation doth well figure them: that he that preferred Helena, quitted the gifts of Juno and Pallas. For whosoever esteemeth too much of amorous affection, quitteth both riches and wisdom. 
   至于其他方面的损失，古诗人早已告诉我们，那追求海伦的人，是放弃了财富和智慧的。
2. So far as the difference between gods and men is concerned, the gods merely had divine powers of hurling thunderbolts in heaven and raising vegetation on earth, were immortal, and drank nectar instead of wine the fruits were pretty much the same. One feels one can be intimate with this crowd, can go hunting with a knapsack on one's back with Apollo or Athene, or stop Mercury on the way and chat with him as with a Western Union messenger boy, and if the conversation gets too interesting, we can imagine Mercury saying, "Yeah. Okay. 
   讲到神和人的分别，神不过有一些在天上起雷霆，在地上养植物的神力而已，他们能永生，喝花蜜造成的神酒，而不喝酒——其实所用的果实也不很两样。我们觉得可以亲近这一群的家伙，背了一个行囊和阿波罗(apollo——司日轮、音乐、诗、医疗、豫言等之神)或雅典娜(athene——司智慧、学术、技艺、战争之女神)一同去打猎，或在路上拦住了麦裘理(mercury——商人、旅客、盗贼及狡猾者之保护神)和他闲谈，正如和美国西方联合电报局(western　union)的信差闲谈一样，如果这阵谈话谈得太有趣的话，我们可以想象麦裘理说:“不错，好的。
3. For it is a true rule, that love is ever rewarded, either with the reciproque, or with an inward and secret contempt. By how much the more, men ought to beware of this passion, which loseth not only other things, but itself. As for the other losses,the poet's relation doth well figure them; that he that preferred Helena, quitted the gifts of Juno, and Pallas. For whosoever esteemeth too much of amorous affection,quitteth both riches, and wisdom. This passion hath his floods in the very times of weakness;which are, great prosperity; and great adversity; though this latter hath been less observed. Both which times kindle love, and make it more fervent, and therefore show it to be the child of folly. They do best, who, if they cannot but admit love, yet make it keep quarter:and sever it wholly from their serious affairs, and actions of life: for if it check once with business, it troubleth men s fortunes, and maketh men, that they can no ways be true to their own ends. I know not how, but martial men are given to love:I think it is, but as they are given to wine; for perils commonly ask to be paid in pleasures. There is in man's nature, a secret inclination, and motion, towards love of others; which, if it be not spent upon some one, or a few, doth naturally spread itself towards many; and maketh men become humane, and charitable; as it is seen sometime in friars. 
   因为，爱情底报酬永远是这样，要不是回爱，就是一种内心的隐藏的轻蔑，这条定理是真的。由此可见人们更应当如何提防这种情欲，因为它不但使人失去别的事物，简直连自己也保不住。至于其他的损失，古诗人的故事表现得极好；就是喜爱海伦的人是舍弃了攸诺和派拉斯底赏赐的。因为无论何人若过于重视爱情，则自将放弃财富与智慧也。这种情欲泛滥的时候正是在人心力极弱的时候；那就是在一个人最繁荣或最困厄的时候——虽然困厄是不甚受人注意过的。这两个时候都是燃起爱火并使之更为热烈的，由此足见“爱”是“愚”之子也。有些人，即在心中不能不有爱的时候，仍能使它受约束，并且把它与人生底要务严格分开，这些人可算做事极当；因为“爱”若是一旦参与正事，就要扰害人们底福利，并且使他们无术坚守自己底目的。我不懂为什么，可是武人最易堕入爱情。我想这也和他们喜欢喝酒一样；因为危险的事业多需要娱乐为报酬也。人性之中有一种隐秘地爱他人的倾向和趋势，这种倾向若不消耗在一个人或少数人身上，将很自然地普及于众人，并使人变为仁慈的，例如在僧侣之中有时就看得到这样的情形。

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