音乐剧《猫》中的一段歌词没有看懂

TinaIsBunny

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! M2 m5 i* M6 i这是音乐剧《猫》中，老首领的一段唱词，没怎么看懂，尤其是assign 那里。
! u6 l& @" Y2 R$ q7 d请帮分析一下，应该如何理解
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0 u4 ^! A1 z( J+ J[Old Deuteronomy]
The moments of happiness
! N- W& S' q- Q  \: zWe had the experience but missed the meaning
8 E% A$ L7 O  `; dAnd approach to the meaning restores the experience.
In a different form beyond any meaning we can assign to happiness
The past experience revived in the meaning
Is not the experience of one life only
. y! y7 H3 j+ W3 n, n; t4 kBut of many generations
Not forgetting something that is probably quite ineffable


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elusty

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好像，你的标点符号不对，所以也就不好理解（定语从句）：
The moments of happiness—not the sense of well-being,
Fruition, fulfilment, security or affecton,
; L: Z! i5 {, ]0 ROr even a very good dinner, but the sudden illumination—
We had the experience but missed the meaning,
And approach to the meaning restores the experience
# K* t. s+ p- }$ OIn a different form, beyond any meaning
4 c2 ?" v* s9 d. N* s1 c/ HWe can assign to happiness. I have said before
That the past experience revived in the meaning
5 U, M8 x1 h. wIs not the experience of one life only
But of many generations—not forgetting
Something that is probably quite ineffable:
9 I, Y; _% s/ |# @The backward look behind the assurance
3 _) X5 o: f5 s+ `# b7 _5 eOf recorded history, the backward half-look
Over the shoulder, towards the primitive terror.


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" u0 p, r9 _$ O7 TFor Eliot, the passage of time ought to teach us much about permanence: many people merely pass through experiences and miss their meaning. He ties this idea to the deceptive notion that momentary happiness is more important than well-being. It is the “meaning-of” which restores the meaning of experience: “We had the experience but missed the meaning,/And approach to the meaning restores the experience/In a different form, beyond any meaning/We can assign to happiness …”

TinaIsBunny

elusty 发表于 2020-1-26 22:03
好像，你的标点符号不对，所以也就不好理解（定语从句）：
5 k1 I0 h9 l# FThe moments of happiness—not the sense of we ...

The backward look behind the assurance
+ N+ h" q3 c' t2 GOf recorded history, the backward half-look
' h; ]: I9 r( N$ W9 [Over the shoulder, towards the primitive terror
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' j- q; s4 `; d: F这段什么意思啊。

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) B# O% y# R$ \) N还有解释中的这句话是什么意思啊
. k9 {6 A$ [$ a! TIt is the “meaning-of” which restores the meaning of experience:

elusty

翻译不好，大概这样理解：
) d: o, u$ Z- R! I  M) L回顾历史记录中确信背后的真相，越过（表象）的肩膀，观察最初的恐惧
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4 g0 C7 P2 E# G9 ~) p它是正确理解经验意义后的意义。

dgww

歌剧歌词是Four Quartets节选的文字，原文这样标点更容易阅读和理解。The moments of happiness not the sense of well-being, fruition, fulfilment, security or affection or even a very good dinner, but the sudden illumination — We had the experience but missed the meaning.And approach to the meaning restores the experience in a different form, beyond any meaning we can assign to happiness. I have said before that the past experience revived in the meaning is not the experience of one life only but of many generations—not forgetting something that is probably quite ineffable.
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翻译可以参考,哈
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