A man should not love the moon.

一个男人不该喜爱月亮。 

An axe should not lose weight in his hand.

一把斧子不该在他手中失去重量。 

His garden should smell of rotting apples

他的花园应该发出烂苹果的气味 

And grow a fair amount of nettles.

还要长满金黄的荨麻。 

A man when he talks should not use words that are dear to him,

一个男人不该用亲切的词说话， 

Or split open a seed to find out what is inside it.

或劈开种子看里面有些什么。 

He should not drop a crumb of bread, or spit in the fire

他不该掉下面包屑，或向火中吐痰 

(So at least I was taught in Lithuania).

（至少我在立陶宛被这样教过）。 

When he steps on marble stairs,

当他踏上大理石台阶， 

He may, that boor, try to chip them with his boot

乡巴佬，他可以用靴子碾碎它们 

As a reminder that the stairs will not last forever.

好像提醒着台阶不会永远存在。