Book I How to love
第一卷 如何获得爱情
I：His Task
Should anyone here not know the art of love，read
this，and learn by reading how to love. By art the boat’s set
gliding，with oar and sail，by art the chariot’s swift：love’s ruled
by art. Automedon was skilled with Achilles’s chariot reins，Tiphys
in Thessaly was steersman of the Argo，Venus appointed me as guide
to gentle Love：I’ll be known as Love’s Tiphys，and Automedon. It’s
true Love’s wild，and one who often flouts me：but he’s a child of
tender years，fit to be ruled. Chiron made the young Achilles
perfect at the lyre，and tempered his wild spirits through peaceful
art. He，who so terrified his enemies and friends，they say he
greatly feared the aged Centaur. That hand that Hector was destined
to know，was held out，at his master’s orders，to be flogged；I am
Love’s teacher as Chiron was Achilles’s，both wild boys，both
children of a goddess. Yet the bullock’s neck is bowed beneath the
yoke，and the spirited horse’s teeth worn by the bit. And Love will
yield to me，though with his bow he wounds my heart，shakes at me his
burning torch. The more he pierces me，the more violently he burns
me，so much the fitter am I to avenge the wounds. Nor will I falsely
say you gave me the art，Apollo，no voice from a heavenly bird gives
me advice，I never caught sight of Clio or Clio’s sisterswhile
herding the flocks，Ascra，in your valleys：Experience prompts this
work：listen to the expert poet. I sing true； Venus，help my venture！
Far away from here，you badges of modesty，the thin headband，the
ankle-covering dress！ I sing of safe love，permissible intrigue，and
there’ll be nothing sinful in my song.
Now the first task for you who come as a raw
recruitis to find out who you might wish to love. The next task is
to make sure that she likes you：the third，to see to it that the
love will last. That’s my aim，that’s the ground my chariot will
cover：that’s the post my thundering wheels will scrape.
1.他的任务
愿意投到维纳斯的旗帜下学习的人，其一，你应当留心去寻找你的恋爱对象；其二，你应当留心去勾引你所爱的女子；其三，要使这爱情维持得久长。这就是我的范围，这就是我的马车要跑的跑道；这就是那应当达到的目的。
II：How to Find Her
While you’re still free，and can roam on a loose
rein，pick one to whom you could say “You alone please me” . She
won’t come falling for you out of thin air：the right girl has to be
searched for：use your eyes. The hunter knows where to spread nets
for the stag，he knows what valleys hide the angry boar：the
wild-fowler knows the woods：the fisherman knows the waters where
the most fish spawn：You too，who search for the essence of lasting
love，must be taught the places that the girls frequent. I don’t
demand you set your sails，and search，or wear out some long road to
discover them. Perseus brought Andromeda from darkest India，and
Trojan Paris snatched his girl from Greece，Rome will grant you lots
of such lovely girls，you’ll say：“Here’s everything the world has
had. ” Your Rome’s as many girls as Gargara’s sheaves，as Methymna’s
grapes，as fishes in the sea，as birds in the hidden branches，stars
in the sky：Venus，Aeneas’s mother，haunts his city. If you’d catch
them very young and not yet grown，real child-brides will come
before your eyes：if it’s young girls you want，thousands will please
you. You’ll be forced to be unsure of your desires：if you delight
greatly in older wiser years，here too，believe me，there’s an even
greater crowd.
2.如何找到她
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