Chapter 16

A Translation

Horace, Bk. V. Ode 3

There are whose study is of smells,
??And to attentive¹ schools rehearse
How something mixed with something else
??Makes something worse.

Some cultivate in broths² impure³
??The clients of our body — these,
Increasing without Venus, cure,
??Or cause, disease.

Others the heated wheel extol⁴,
??And all its offspring, whose concern
Is how to make it farthest roll
??And fastest turn.

Me, much incurious if the hour
??Present, or to be paid for, brings
Me to Brundusium by the power
??Of wheels or wings;

Me, in whose breast no flame hath burned
??Life-long, save that by Pindar lit,
Such lore⁵ leaves cold: I am not turned
??Aside to it

More than when, sunk in thought profound
??Of what the unaltering Gods require,
My steward⁶ (friend but slave) brings round
??Logs for my fire.

1 attentive   

adj.注意的，专心的；关心(别人)的，殷勤的

参考例句：

• She was very attentive to her guests.她对客人招待得十分周到。
• The speaker likes to have an attentive audience.演讲者喜欢注意力集中的听众。

2 broths   

n.肉汤( broth的名词复数 )；厨师多了烧坏汤；人多手杂反坏事；人多添乱

参考例句：

• Other ingredients commonly used to thicken soups and broths include rice, flour and grains. 其它用来使羹汤或高汤变浓的配料通常包括米，面粉和谷物。 来自互联网
• When meat products, especially broths, are cooked, they often have lower oxidation-reduction potentials. 肉制品尤其是当肉汤被蒸煮时，它们经常有较低的氧化还原电势。 来自互联网

3 impure   

adj.不纯净的，不洁的；不道德的，下流的

参考例句：

• The air of a big city is often impure.大城市的空气往往是污浊的。
• Impure drinking water is a cause of disease.不洁的饮用水是引发疾病的一个原因。

4 extol   

v.赞美，颂扬

参考例句：

• We of the younger generation extol the wisdom of the great leader and educator.我们年轻一代崇拜那位伟大的引路人和教育家的智慧。
• Every day I will praise you and extol your name for ever and ever. 我要天天称颂你，也要永永远远赞美你的名。

5 lore   

n.传说；学问，经验，知识

参考例句：

• I will seek and question him of his lore.我倒要找上他，向他讨教他的渊博的学问。
• Early peoples passed on plant and animal lore through legend.早期人类通过传说传递有关植物和动物的知识。

6 steward   

n.乘务员，服务员；看管人；膳食管理员

参考例句：

• He's the steward of the club.他是这家俱乐部的管理员。
• He went around the world as a ship's steward.他当客船服务员，到过世界各地。