Chapter 7

My song has put off her adornments. She has no pride of dress and decoration. Ornaments¹ would mar² our union; they would come between thee and me; their jingling³ would drown thy whispers.
 
My poet’s vanity dies in shame before thy sight. O master poet, I have sat down at thy feet. Only let me make my life simple and straight, like a flute⁴ of reed for thee to fill with music.
 
我的歌曲把她的妆饰卸掉．她没有了衣饰的骄奢．妆饰会成为我们合一之玷：它们会横阻在我们之间，它们丁当的声音会掩没了你的细语．
 
我的诗人的虚荣心，在你的容光中羞死．呵，诗圣，我已拜倒在你的脚前．只让我的生命简单正直像一枝苇笛，让你来吹出音乐．

1 ornaments   

n.装饰( ornament的名词复数 )；点缀；装饰品；首饰v.装饰，点缀，美化( ornament的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The shelves were chock-a-block with ornaments. 架子上堆满了装饰品。
• Playing the piano sets up resonance in those glass ornaments. 一弹钢琴那些玻璃饰物就会产生共振。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 mar   

vt.破坏，毁坏，弄糟

参考例句：

• It was not the custom for elderly people to mar the picnics with their presence.大人们照例不参加这样的野餐以免扫兴。
• Such a marriage might mar your career.这样的婚姻说不定会毁了你的一生。

3 jingling   

叮当声

参考例句：

• A carriage went jingling by with some reclining figure in it. 一辆马车叮当驶过，车上斜倚着一个人。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
• Melanie did not seem to know, or care, that life was riding by with jingling spurs. 媚兰好像并不知道，或者不关心，生活正马刺丁当地一路驶过去了呢。

4 flute   

n.长笛；v.吹笛

参考例句：

• He took out his flute, and blew at it.他拿出笛子吹了起来。
• There is an extensive repertoire of music written for the flute.有很多供长笛演奏的曲目。