Flora之声-英语美文晨读

作者 | 木心

翻译 | Flora Fang

你强，强在你不爱我

我弱，弱在我爱你

You are powerful,

all because you don't love me.

I am weak, all because I love you.

生命好在无意义

才容得下各自赋予意义

假如生命是有意义的

这个意义却不合我的志趣

那才尴尬狼狈

The goodness of life lies in its meaninglessness, so as to be open to respective interpretations. If life has its own assured meaning which conform not to my values, that's when it's embarassed and awkward.

你的眉目笑语使我病了一场。

Your eyes and brows, smiles and words truely brought me to illness.

才能、心肠、头脑

缺一不可

三者难平均

也好 也就此滋生风格

Talent, heart and brain are indispensable. One can hardly have them even, which is totally fine, for various personal styles are created.

眼看一个个有志青年

熟门熟路地堕落了

许多“个人”加起来

便是“时代”

Aspirational youth, one following another, degenerates in the familiar way. Many such individuals form the times we live in.

爱情，亦三种境界耳

少年出乎好奇

青年在于审美

中年归向求知

老之将至 义无反顾

Love, too, has three stages. 

Arising from curiosity in juvenile,

lying in visual pleasure in youth,

seeking for truth together in midlife,

with agedness coming in sight,

none of those matters.

没有比粥更温柔的了

念予毕生流离红尘

就找不到一个似粥温柔的人

Nothing is tenderer than a bowl of conjee. While wandering in the earthly world of mortals for my while life, I ended up without finding a person so tender as that.

对生命，对人类

过分的悲观，过分的乐观

都是不诚实的

看轻世界荒谬，是一个智者的基本水准

看清了，不是感到恶心

而是会心一笑

Either to life or to humankind, being unduly pessimistic or optimistic is not honest attitude. The awareness of absurdity of the world is basic perception for the wise. Facing such a truth, he would only laugh it off instead of living in disgust.

浅浅的知识

比无知更使人栗六不安

深深的知识使人安定

我们无非是

落在这样的一片浅浅深深之中

Shallow knowlege, more than innocence, keeps you busy and uneasy. While, deep knowlege brings you peace of mind. We are simply located somewhere among them.

天才是被另一个天才发现的。

A genius is discovered by another genius.

离别，走的那个因为忙于应付新遭遇，接纳新印象，不及多想。

而送别的那个仍在原地，明显感到少一个人了。所以处处触发冷寂的酸楚——

我经识了无数次“送别”后才认为送别者更凄凉。

我好久没有以小步紧跑去迎接一个人的那种快乐了。

For quite a long time, I haven't had the joy to meet someone by trotting all the way to him.

一个人要从远处回，从高处下，从深处出。

One should return from afar, descend from hight and exit from depth.

生活的最佳状态是冷冷清清的风风火火。

The best state of life is staying passionate in solitude.

Across the world, numerous sages in ancient times had emphasized that morality values way much more than merits.

不管是哪国的先贤，都强调德比才更重要。

Many parents, too, taught their children that the first lesson about success is being a good person.

父母们也教导自己的孩子：学会做人，是成功的第一步。

A good reputation is the highest degree one can get. And it is the very foundation for you to put your talents to good use.

人品，是一个人能得到的最高学历，也是他施展一切才能的基础。

A talented man without the descipline of morality is merely a monster out of control no matter how capable he is.

一个无德之人，纵使他的才情再高，若没有良好的品德来驾驭，也只能是一只失控的猛兽。

There was a wise man named Tseng Guo-fan in China. He wrote in a letter to his younger brother that:

中国曾有一位叫曾国藩的智者，他在给弟弟的一封信里说到：

"A moral progress is just like an additional litre of grain."

“今日进一分德，便算积了一升谷。”

Morality is not a technique which can be explained technically, but rather a subtle power that works imperceptibly.

德，不是一门可以细致讲解的技术，它是一种潜移默化的微妙力量。

It works as the lubricant when you communicate with others.

他是人与人之间交流的润滑剂。

All the paths become unobstructed for you once you are armored with this. And the doors that used to be locked will open.

一个人若是拥有了这种特质，他的路便会更加通畅，许多紧锁的门都会为他打开。

This may look like luck in some people's eyes.

这在许多人看来可能像是运气。

But no, this is not luck.

但是，不，这并不是运气。

This is a kind of merit.

这是一种能力。

A good reputation is the highest degree one can get.

人品，是一个人能拥有的最高学位。

《No man is an island》

[英] John Donne

No man is an island entire of itself;

every man is a piece of the continent,

a part of the main;

if a clod be washed away by the sea,

Europe is the less,

as well as if a promontory were,

as well as any manor of thy friends or of thine own were;

any man's death diminishes me,

because I am involved in mankind.

And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls;

it tolls for thee.

《没有谁是一座孤岛》

——约翰•多恩

没有谁是一座孤岛，
在大海里独踞；
每个人都像一块小小的泥土，
连接成整个陆地。

如果有一块泥土被海水冲刷，
欧洲就会失去一角，
这如同一座山岬，
也如同一座庄园，
无论是你的还是你朋友的。

无论谁死了，

都是我的一部分在死去，

因为我包含在人类这个概念里。

因此，

不要问丧钟为谁而鸣，

丧钟为你而鸣。

长亭外，古道边，芳草碧连天。
Out the side of road shelter,grasses are green and wild.
晚风拂柳笛声残，夕阳山外山。
Flute wails at night,the setting sun in the western sky.
天之涯，地之角，知交半零落。
Friends of mine have gone by,leaving missing and I.
一壶浊酒尽余欢，今宵别梦寒。
A cup of wine with best wisheswaves you long goodbye.
长亭外，古道边，芳草碧连天。
Out the side of road shelter,grasses are green and wild.
问君此去几时来，来时莫徘徊。
Tell me when you will come back,come back anytime.
天之涯，地之角，知交半零落。
Friends of mine have gone by,leaving missing and I.
人生难得是欢聚，惟有别离多。
Short is life full of farewells,may your trip be fine.

《清明》

杜牧 (唐)

清明时节雨纷纷，路上行人欲断魂。

借问酒家何处有？牧童遥指杏花村。

【 The Pure Brightness Day 】

（吴钧陶译）

The Mourning Day

许渊冲（译）

作者 | 李叔同

翻译 | 覃军（湖北民族大学教师）

长亭外，古道边，芳草碧连天。

Out the side of road shelter,grasses are green and wild.

晚风拂柳笛声残，夕阳山外山。

Flute wails at night,the setting sun in the western sky.

天之涯，地之角，知交半零落。

Friends of mine have gone by,leaving missing and I.

一壶浊酒尽余欢，今宵别梦寒。

A cup of wine with best wisheswaves you long goodbye.

长亭外，古道边，芳草碧连天。

Out the side of road shelter,grasses are green and wild.

问君此去几时来，来时莫徘徊。

Tell me when you will come back,come back anytime.

天之涯，地之角，知交半零落。

Friends of mine have gone by,leaving missing and I.

人生难得是欢聚，惟有别离多。

Short is life full of farewells,may your trip be fine.

昨日我沿着河岸漫步到芦苇弯腰喝水的地方顺便请烟囱在天空为我写一封长长的信

Yesterday I strolled down the riverside
To where
The reeds bent to drink
And I asked the chimney
To write a long long letter in the sky

潦是潦草了些而我的心意则明亮亦如你窗前的烛光稍有暧昧之处势所难免因为风的缘故

A bit hasty and careless though
Yet my feelings
Shines bright like the candlelight at your window
If there is something vague
That is inevitable --
It’s because of the wind

此信你能否看懂并不重要重要的是你务必在雏菊尚未全部凋零之前赶快发怒，或者发笑

It doesn't matter whether you understand this letter or not
The important thing is
Before the daisies all fall
You must lose no time
In getting into a rage or having a laugh

赶快从箱子里找出我那件薄衫子赶快对镜梳你那又黑又柔的妩媚然后以整生的爱点燃一盏灯

Be quick to get my light shirt from the case
Be quick to comb your shiny hair and preen on your charm
Then use the love of your whole life
To kindle a lamp

我是火随时可能熄灭因为风的缘故

I am a flame
Which can be out at any time --
It’s because of the wind

燕子去了，有再来的时候；

If swallows go away, they will come back again. 

杨柳枯了，在再青的时候；

If willows wither, they will turn green again. 

桃花谢了，有再开的时候。

If peach blossoms fade, they will flower again. 

但是，聪明的，你告诉我，我们的日子为什么一去不复返呢？

But, tell me, you the wise, why should our days go by never to return? 

—— 是有人偷了他们罢：那是谁？又藏在何处呢？

Perhaps they have been stolen by someone. But who could it be and where could he hide them? 

是他们自己逃走了罢：现在又到了那里呢？

Perhaps they have just run away by themselves. But where could they be at the present moment?

我不知道他们给了我多少日子；但我的手确乎是渐渐空虚了。

I don’t know how many days I am entitled to altogether, but my quota of then is undoubtedly wearing away.

在默默里算着，八千多日子已经从我手中溜去；

Counting up silently, I find that more than 8000 days have already slipped away through my fingers.

像针尖上一滴水滴在大海里，我的日子滴在时间的流里，没有声音，也没有影子。

Like a drop of water falling off a needle point into the ocean, my days are quietly dripping into the stream of time without leaving a trace. 

我不禁头涔涔而泪潸潸了。

At the thought of this, sweat oozes from my forehead and tears trickle down my cheeks.

去的尽管去了，来的尽管来着；去来的中间，又怎样地匆匆呢？

What is gone is gone, what is to come keeps coming. How swift is the transition in between! 

早上我起来的时候，小屋里射进两三方斜斜的太阳。

When I get up in the morning, the slanting sun casts two or three squarish patches of light into my small room. 

太阳他也有脚啊，轻轻悄悄地挪移了；我也茫茫然跟着旋转。

The sun has feet too, edging away softly and stealthily. And, without knowing it, I am already caught in its revolution. 

于是——洗手的时候，日子从水盆里过去；

Thus the day flows away through the sink when I wash my hands;

吃饭的时候，日子从饭碗里过去；

vanishes in the rice bowl when I have my meal; 

默默时，便从凝然的双眼前过去。

passes away quietly before the fixed gaze of my eyes when I am lost in reverie. 

我觉察他去的匆匆了，伸出手遮挽时，他又从遮挽着的手边过去，

Aware of its fleeting presence, I reach out for it only to find it brushing past my outstretched hands. 

天黑时，我躺在床上，他便伶伶俐俐在从我身上跨过，从我脚边飞去了。

In the evening, when I lie on my bed, it nimbly strides over my body and flits past my feet. 

等我睁开眼和太阳再见，这算又溜走了一日。

By the time when I open my eyes to meet the sun again, another day is already gone.

我掩着面叹息，但是新来的日子的影儿又开始在叹息里闪过了。

I heave a sigh, my head buried in my hands. But, in the midst of my sighs, a new day is flashing past.

在逃去如飞的日子里，在千门万户的世界里的我能做些什么呢？只有徘徊罢了，只有匆匆罢了；

Living in this world with its fleeting days and teeming millions, what can I do but waver and wander and live a transient life?

在八千多日的匆匆里，除徘徊外，又剩些什么呢？

What have I been doing during the 8000 fleeting days except wavering and wandering? 

过去的日子如轻烟，被微风吹散了，如薄雾， 被初阳蒸融了；我留着些什么痕迹呢？

The bygone days, like wisps of smoke, have been dispersed by gentle winds, and, like thin mists, have been evaporated by the rising sun. What traces have I left behind? 

我何曾留着像游丝样的痕迹呢？

No, nothing, not even gossamer-like traces. 

我赤裸裸来到这世界，转眼间也将赤裸裸的回去罢？

I have come to this world stark naked, and in the twinkling of an eye, I am to go back as stark naked as ever. 

但不能平的，为什么偏要白白走这一遭啊？

However, I am taking it very much to heart: why should I be made to pass through this world for nothing at all?

你聪明的，告诉我，我们的日子为什么一去不复返呢？

O you the wise, would you tell me please: why should our days go by never to return?

“梦会开出花的”

“The dream will blossom” 

小乔治指着朋友送给我的凤尾兰

Little George pointed at the anchovies that others gave me 

“爸爸，我昨天梦见你的凤尾兰开花啦”

"I dreamed that she smiled sweetly last night" 

“可是它今天早晨并没有开”小乔治垂头丧气地说

"But it’s just a dream.” he said with head down 

“会开花的”

"It would bloom" 

“小乔治的梦也会开花的”

"Dreams will not be shattered" 

“乔治，你浇过水了吗”

"Honey, did you give it some water "

 “外面有点热，要不把他送给邻居吧”

"Too hot outside, I wonder if the neighbors like it"

 “那怎么可以呢”

"Oh, that doesn’t work” 

“好吧，我去看看”，小乔治懒洋洋的说

"Okay, I only glance at it" said he lazily

“你要用水灌溉，它才会开的”

"She won't blossom unless you put your heart into it" 

你的梦一定会开出花的

Hold on to your dream

外面就要下雨了

The sky is going to cry 

“把它搬进来吧，风雨会把它扯坏的”

"Give her a hand. She will catch a cold." 

He said anxiously

小乔治焦急地说 

“不用”，我笑了笑”

"Ha, it’s so lovely of you" 

我关上了门窗

I shut the doors and windows 

小乔治低着头 进了卧室

He left with his head drooping 

“晚安，你的梦会开花的”

"Lucky dog, have a good dream" 

看，你的梦，开出花了

Your dream is stepping towards you 

一大清早

The birds had just woken up 

“爸爸，快出来”

"Dad, come on" 

小乔治指着那朵花

He pointed to the flower 

欣喜若狂地说道：“看，开花了”

"She is smiling at me,” he said feverishly 

我看着黑眼圈的小乔治

I looked at George with his dark circles 

“你的梦开出花朵来了”

"The flowers are blooming" 

你的梦会开花的

Your dream came true

THE ORIGINAL VERSION | 原版 

If you love something,Set it free...If it comes back, it's yours,If it doesn't, it never was yours....

你若爱它就还它自由它若回头找你，那它注定是你的
它若不再回头，那它从曾不属于你

THE PESSIMIST VERSION | 悲观者版本

If you love somebody,Set her free ...If she ever comes back, she's yours,If she doesn't, well, as expected, she never was.

你若爱她
就还她自由
她若回头找你，那她注定是你的
她若不再回头，额，清醒点，她从不曾属于你

THE OPTIMIST VERSION | 乐观者版本

If you love somebody,Set her free ...Don't worry, she will come back.

你若爱她
就还她自由
别担心，她会回来的
　　
THE SUSPICIOUS VERSION | 好奇宝宝版本

If you love somebody,Set her free ...If she ever comes back, ask her why.

你若爱她
就还她自由

她若回头

问她理由　　

THE IMPATIENT VERSION | 不耐烦版本

If you love somebody,

Set her free ...

If she doesn't come back within some time limit,

Forget her.

你若爱她
就还她自由

她若超期还不回头

那就忘了她

THE PATIENT VERSION | 有耐心版本

If you love somebody,

Set her free ...

If she doesn't come back, 

continue to wait,

Until she comes back ...

你若爱她
就还她自由她若超期还不回头，

继续等直到她回头

THE LAWYER'S VERSION | 律师版本

If you love somebody,

Set her free...

Clause 1a of Paragraph 13a-1 in the second amendment of the Matrimonial Freedom Act clearly states that...

你若爱她
就还她自由《婚姻自由条款》第二版纠正法案第13a-1 段第1a条
明确规定
　
THE BILL GATES VERSION | 比尔盖茨版本

If you love somebody,

Set her free...

If she comes back,

I think we can charge her for re-installation fees and tell her that she's also going to get an upgrade.

你若爱她
就还她自由她若回头找你我们可以收取重装的费用
并提醒她系统需要升级了
　　
THE STATISTICIAN'S VERSION | 统计员版本

If you love somebody.

Set her free...

If she loves you, the probability of her coming back is high.

If she doesn't, your relationship was improbable anyway.

你若爱她
就还她自由她若爱你，

那她大概率会回头找你如果她不回头，

你们的关系要继续维系将是小概率事件

THE POSSESSIVE VERSION | 占有欲版本

If you love somebody,

Don't ever set her free.

你若爱她
坚决别还她自由

THE MBA VERSION | MBA版本

If you love somebody,

Set her free...

Instantaneously...

And look for others simultaneously.

你若爱她
就还她自由

然后趁其不备

攻防下一个
　　
THE PSYCHOLOGIST'S VERSION | 心理咨询师版本

If you love somebody,

Set her free...

If she comes back, 

her super ego is dominant.

If she doesn't come back, 

her ID is supreme.

If she doesn't go, she must be crazy.

你若爱她
就还她自由她若回头找你，

是她的超我在占主导地位她若不回头，

是她的本我在支配她的行动
她若坚决不走，

那大概是疯了
　
THE FINANCE EXPERT VERSION | 财务专家版本

If you love somebody,

Set her free...

If she comes back, 

its time to look for fresh loans.

If she doesn't, 

write her off as an asset gone bad.

你若爱她
就还她自由她若回头找你，

赶快去申请新一轮贷款她若不再回头，

把她当作一笔坏账注销吧

THE MARKETING VERSION | 市场营销版本

If you love somebody,

Set her free...

If she comes back, 

she has brand loyalty.

If she doesn't, reposition the brand in new markets.

你若爱她
就还她自由她若回头找你，

她的品牌忠诚度较高她若不再回头你要重新做一下品牌定位了