张保红文学翻译作业6小说EC原文.docx
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张保红文学翻译作业6小说EC原文
NephewfromTurkey
IlyasHalil
Onedaylastyear,therewasasuddenknockonthedoor.Withoutwarning,mynephewhadarrivedfromTurkey!
WhenIhadlastseenhim,hewasknee-hightoagrasshopper,withtimideyes,earsliketwofans,twofrontteethmissing,shorthairandcontinuallydirtyhands.Youknow,thelookthatfitseverynephew.Ilikedandwascloselyattachedtohim.Withthatknee-high-to-a-grasshoppersize,heusedtolookupatmeasifviewingatelephonepole,hisambereyessmilingandsecretlymakingfunofme.Thelegsstickingoutofhisshortpantswerealittlecrooked.Thoughhiseyeswerestraight,heappearedabitcross-eyed.IfeltsorrywhenIlookedathim…andInevergotangrywithhimorhithim.Whenwetalked,heseemedtohaveaweightonhisshouldersandappearedoffended.Whenhewasguilty,thisattributedefinitelyworsened.Hiseyesgrewmoistandhisvoicesoftenedtowherehecouldhardlybeheard;ittrembledlikealeaf.Thosewhosawhim,thoughthimanorphanandfeltsorry.Theyfeltlikeputtingtheirhandsintheirpocketsandgivinghimsomespendingmoneyorcandy.Inspiteofmyhittingmyothernephewsforanyoldthing,thisoneIcouldn’ttouch.Ilovedthelittlesonofagun!
Athome,nomatterwhogotangry,ournephewmanagedtokeephisdistance.Ifyouspoketohim,hedidn’treply.Ifhedidanswer,itwasquietly.Evenifyouhithim,hewasquiet.Whentakingabeating,insteadofincreasing,hiswailingdecreased.Thus,theangerofwhoeverwasbeatinghimturnedtocompassionandtheboywassavedfromfurtherpunishment.OnlymuchlaterdidIcometothisconclusion.WhentalkingwithothersIobservedthatourladhadneithercrookedlegs,cross-eyesnorbigearshanginglikefigleaves.Furthermore,whenhegotmad,heknewhowtoyellhisheadoff.Itwasonlywhenhedetecteddangerthathislegswentcrooked,hisearsgrewandhiseyescrossed.
Ihadn’tseenmynephewforthefifteenyearssinceIhademigratedtoCanada.Hehadbecomeastrappingyoungman,handsomeandstrong!
Afterbiddinghimwelcome,Iaskedafewquestionsaboutwhatheplannedtodo.
“Whatjobwillyoutake,Nephew?
’
“Golly,Uncle,I’lldoanyjobthereis.Nothingwillgetawayfromme.Justsayit,I’lldoit.I’vedoneeverything!
I’vebeenacarpenter,electrician,peddler,shoemaker,tailor,automechanic;youwantmore?
I’vebeenallofthese!
”
“Toobad!
Soyoudidn’tgetthechancetogotocollege?
”
“Whatkindoftalkisthat,Uncle!
Ifinishedlawschool.”
“Verywell,myboy,buthowdidyoufindtimetodoallthesethings?
You’reonlytwenty-threeyearsold!
Howdidyoumanageallthesejobsandstillgotocollege?
”
“Uncle,don’tworryaboutthedetails!
Justeatthegrapesanddon’taskaboutthevineyard!
Ifyoudon’tbelieveme,showmeabrokenelectricsewingmachine,radio,electricshaverorajuicerandI’llrepairit.Youcan’ttellasuitI’vereversedtheclothonfromanewone.IfIturnthathandkerchiefpocketoveritwilllookrealsharp!
It’snothardtoselloldclothesfornew!
Ifit’sfoodyouwant,letmecookforyoutoday!
SeeifwhatIcookisn’tsodeliciousyoucan’teatenoughofit?
Theflavorwillstayonyourpalateahundredyears!
There’snothingIdon’tknow,Uncle!
”
Isawthatourboycertainlyhadlearned“toshootthebull.”I’veheardofalltypesbutneveronelikethis.Theboywasawalkingtradesguild!
Furthermore,hehadstudiedlaw!
Belogical,Ithoughttomyself.Ifapersonspenttwoyearslearningeachjob,itwouldtakefiftyyearstolearnalltheseprofessions.“Something’srotteninDenmark.”It’llprobablysurfacelater!
“Whatjobcanyougethere?
Forgetlawfornow.ThesourceofCanadianlawisnotRomanlaw.NapoleonicCivilLawisn’tineffecthere,either,”Itoldhim.
“NapoleonicLaw?
What’sthat?
Wedidn’tstudysuchlaw.”
“Youmeanyoudon’tknowwhoNapoleonwas?
”
“No,”repliedournephew.
“So-o-o,whatkindofhistorydidyoustudy?
’
“Ordinaryhistory,Uncle!
Onlywedidn’thaveahistoryteacher.Acaptaincametoourclass,ahistorybufffromthenearbyregiment.Hegaveuslotsoflessonsonsoldieringandtherepairofweapons.Becauseofhim,IbecameaNumberOnegunsmith.Bringwhateveryouwant!
Blindfolded,Icantakeapartamachinegunandassembleitagain,Icanevenrepairheavytanks.Ifyouwant,I’llmakeyouapistolformawaterpipe!
Iknowlotsaboutweapons.Ourcaptainusedtosay,“Afteryouknowweapons,youmakehistoryyourself.There’snoneedtolearnhistorysomeoneelsehasmade!
”Idon’tknowwhodefeatedwhominbattlenorwhatyear.WhatdoIcare?
Wouldthatmakemepowerful?
It’shotair!
Nah!
Ifthisrightarmisstrong,OK,forgettherest!
”
“Verywell,Nephew!
Tomorrow,let’sgotothecapitalandregisteryouattheembassy.”
“ArewegoingtoWashington,Uncle?
”
“Comeon,isWashingtonthecapitalofCanada?
Whotaughtyougeography,myboy?
”
“O-hoh,Uncle,lookatthequestionyouasked.Gee,inalifetime,whoisgoingtoaskmethecapitalofCanada?
Insteadofthat,Ilearnedmoreusefulthings!
IfyourcoatgetstorntodaywillknowledgeaboutCanadasaveyouexpense?
Orisknowledgeofsewingneeded?
Tellme,Uncle!
Thethingsourgeographyteachertaughtusarealwaysuseful.Afterourschool’sgeographyteacher,OmerTemel,lefttoopenagrocerystore,thetowntailor,KasimEffendi,whoknewhowtoreadandwrite,cametoteachthegeographyclass.Hetaughtusforsixyears.Welearnedalot!
Everyyear,weturnedtheclothontwosuitsofclothes.Wepatchedandlearnedtopress!
Welearnedhowtosewtrousers.Ourteachersaid,“Learnthisandinlifeyou’llnevergohungry.Insteadofmemorizingthenamesofinfidelforeigncities,orlearningtheirrivers,learnsomethinguseful!
What’sthatknowledgegoodforexcepttoclimbmountainsandtearupyourshoes?
ForwhatGod-awfulreasondoyoulearnthepopulationofBerlinorLondon?
Doesn’tthenumberchangeeveryyear?
Notonlyeveryyear,itchangeseveryday,everyhour!
Thousandsofpeopledie,areborn,comeandgo…Don’tthosegeographershaveanybrains?
Theynevergettiredofgivingfalsefigurestothestudents.”
“TailorKasimEffendiusedtosay,“Nowsee!
LookatHaydar,theliteratureteacher’shouse,thenmine!
Tellmenow,whoseknowledgeisthemostuseful?
HaydarBeywritespoetry,buthe’shungry;sowhat’stheuseofthisknowledge?
Comeandseewhoseknowledgeprovidesmorebread,butterandhoney.Comeandseewholivesmorecomfortably.PayattentiontowhatIsay!
LearnwhatIshowyouandyouwon’teatbreadwithoutbutterandhoney!
”
Ilistenedtomynephewinamazement.Whathesaidwasprobablytrue.Icomparedmysituationwithhis.Therewasachasmbetweenus!
Iwasagraduatehistoryteacher,fifty-threeyearsold.ForthepastfifteenyearsI’vecontinuedattheuniversityeverywinterlearningnewthings.Everyyear,IrealizehowfarbehindIam!
Inspiteofthis,inthesameplace,likeadonkey’stail,Iteachonandon,hopingforbetterthings!
WiththiswayoflifeitseemsI’mgettingnowhere.
“Verywell,myboy,how’syourmathematics?
”Iasked.
“Hotasapistol,Uncle.Notathingwrongwithit!
Welearnedmathematicsfromitsorigin.Therewasnoonebetterthanourteacher.IfyousearchedallofTurkey,youtrulycouldn’tfindabetterteacher.Misoncametousformath.Hewastheaccountantforabiginstitution.Hetaughtushowtocountmoney,puttheexcessinthesafeandtobargain.
“Heimpressedonusthefinepointsofadditionandsubtraction.Forexample:
whenbuyingaproduct,additionisonethingwhenselling,somethingelse.It’sthesamewithsubtraction!
Noteveryoneknowsthesefinepoints.Misonisamanwhogivesthegovernmenttherun-around.Hepreparestaxreturnseveryyearandit’simpossibletofindamistakeinthem.Thegovernmentofferedhimthousandsoflira:
‘ComeandbeourMinisterofFinance!
’Hedidn’taccept.‘I’mjustaservanttofreeprinciples!
’hereplied.Truly,hewasamodestman.It’stoobadwecouldn’tlearnmultiplicationanddivisionformhim.Butnevermind,I’llhandlethesituationwithadditionandsubtraction.ThankGod,Ihaven’tbeencheatedyet.”
“Allright,son,didn’tyouhavedifficultyincollegewithsuchatwo-biteducation?
’
“Whatdifficulty,Uncle?
Theteachershadthedifficultyfromus.Itwasreallyeasyforus.AtthistimeIlearnedautorepair.Inthesecondyearoflaw,ourprofessorofInternationalLawwassickanddidn’tcometoclassthewholeyear.Duringthoseclassperiods,Iwenttothegarageacrossfromtheuniversityandworked.Ididautorepairs.Americantouristsusedtobringtheircarstothegarage.SoIlearnedforeignmoneyandexchangeinadditiontoimprovingmyknowledgeofEnglish.ThatyearIearnedasmuchasaprofessor.”
Iwasbecomingmoreandmoreinterested.Thiswasaphilosophyofeducationunfamiliartome.Theywereeducatingstudentsinanatmosphereconformingtothegoings-onintheworld.
“OK,son,whatdidyoulearncarpentryinplaceof?
’
“Ididn’tlearnitinplaceofanything,Uncle!
WhenourprofessorofCivilLawsuddenlydiedatthebeginningoftheschoolyear,Iworkedatacarpentryshoptofillmysparetime.Uncle,IhavenoregretsthatIlearnedthis.Ibuiltourhouse.Foundation,walls,ceiling,furniture----Imadeeverything.ToobadIdidn’tstaytherelonger.
“Sixmonthslater,ateachercametoourcollegeofMedicine,aspecialistininternalmedicine.Fromhim,Ipickedupmanyfactsrelatedtocivillaw.He’dbeenintheCollegeofMedicinewhenoneofhisteachersdied;aprofessorofCivilLawthencametoteachthem.Sothat’showhelearnedagreatdealaboutlaw.Thatyearhealsoincreasedourknowledgeofhealth.Ifsomeonegetssickathome,
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