Fire and Ice
火与冰
Robert Frost · 罗伯特·弗罗斯特
Some say the world will end in fire,
Some say in ice.
From what I've tasted of desire
I hold with those who favor fire.
But if it had to perish twice,
I think I know enough of hate
To say that for destruction ice
Is also great
And would suffice.
有人说世界将毁于火，
有人说毁于冰。
以我品尝过的欲望，
我赞同火的那一方。
但如果它必须毁灭两次，
我想我足够了解恨，
足以说，为了毁灭，
冰同样伟大，
而且足够。
弗罗斯特九行短诗，短到极致却锋利无比——欲望与仇恨，哪一种更善于毁灭世界。