SH01翻译边城一至八章沈从文.docx

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SH01翻译边城一至八章沈从文

SH01翻译：

边城（第一章:

一至八章）（沈从文）

Translation:

Border-City（ShenCongwen）

（translatedby:

alexcwlin;editedby:

AdamLam）

一九三四年四月二十四日记

DiarizedonApril24th,1934

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一

ChapterOne

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由四川过湖南去，靠东有一条官路。

OnthewayfromSichuangoingtoHunan,therewasagovernment-builtroadheadingtowardstheeast.

这官路将近湘西边境到了一个地方名为“茶峒”的小山城时，

WhenthisroadapproachedtheprovinceboundarylineofXiangxi,itcametoasmallmountaincitycalled“Chadong”.

有一小溪，溪边有座白色小塔，

Nearby,therewasastreamwithawhiteturretbyitsside.

塔下住了一户单独的人家。

Insidetheturretlivedasinglefamily.

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这人家只一个老人，一个女孩子，一只黄狗。

Thisfamilyconsistedonlyofanoldman,ayounggirlandayellowdog.

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小溪流下去，绕山岨流，

Circlingaroundthemountain,thelittlestreamflowedslowlydown.

约三里便汇入茶峒的大河。

Approximatelythreemilesdownstream,thecreekemptiedintoabigriveratChadong.

人若过溪越小山走去，则只一里路就到了茶峒城边。

Ifapersoncrossedthestreamandwentoverasmallhill,thenhewouldarriveattheoutskirts

（1）ofChadongCitylocatedapproximatelyonemileaway.

溪流如弓背，山路如弓弦，

Thestreamshapedlikethearchofabowwiththemountainfootpathasthebow-string.

故远近有了小小差异。

Therewasaslightdifferenceindistancedependingonwhichrouteapersontook.

小溪宽约二十丈，

Thestreamwasapproximatelytwenty“zhangs”acrossinwidth.

河床为大片石头作成。

Theriverbedwaslaidwithbigslapsofrocks.

静静的水即或深到一篙不能落底，

Thetranquilwaterwassodeepthatabarge-polecouldnotreachitsbottom.

却依然清澈透明，河中游鱼来去皆可以计数。

Yetthewaterwascrystal-clearthatyoucouldcountthefishswimminginit.

小溪既为川湘来往孔道，

ThesmallstreamwasanarrowpassagewaytravelingbetweenSichuanandChadong.

水常有涨落，

Therewerehigh-waterandlow-watertimes.

限于财力不能搭桥，就安排了一只方头渡船。

Duetofinancialreasons,abridgewasnotbuiltandsoasquare-headferryboatwasarrangedtofacilitatetravelers.

这渡船一次连人带马，约可以载二十位搭客过河，

Ineachtrip,thisferrycouldcarrytwentypassengersandtheirhorsesacrosstheriver.

人数多时则反复来去。

Ifpassengercountwashigh,thentheferrywouldmakeseveralconsecutivetrips.

渡船头竖了一枝小小竹竿，挂着一个可以活动的铁环，

Amovableironringwashungonasmallbamboostickerectedatthefrontoftheferry.

溪岸两端水槽牵了一段废缆，

Linkingwatertroughsatbothriverbankswasadilapidatedcable.

有人过渡时，把铁环挂在废缆上，

Whenpeoplecrossedtheriver,theironringwouldbehungonthecable.

船上人就引手攀缘那条缆索，慢慢的牵船过对岸去。

Apersonontheboatwouldslowlypullonthecableandleadtheboatacrosstotheoppositesideoftheriver.

船将拢岸了，管理这渡船的，一面口中嚷着“慢点慢点”，

Whentheboatapproachedshore,theferry-caretakerwouldshout:

“Takeiteasy!

Slowdown!

”

自己霍的跃上了岸，拉着铁环，

Thenhewouldabruptlyjumpashoreholdingontotheironring.

于是人货牛马全上了岸，翻过小山不见了。

Everythingontheboat,includingpeople,goods,cowsandhorses,wouldgetonshore,crossthesmallhill,anddisappear.

渡头为公家所有，故过渡人不必出钱。

Theferrywasagovernmentproperty,andassuch,therewasnochargeforpeoplecrossingintheferry.

有人心中不安，

Somepeoplefeltillateasegettingafreeride.

抓了一把钱掷到船板上时，

Theywouldgrabahandfulofcoppercoinsandthrowthemontheferry-deck.

管渡船的必为一一拾起，依然塞到那人手心里去，

Thecaretakerwouldpickthemuponebyoneandstuffthembacktothepalmsofthepersons.

俨然吵嘴时的认真神气：

“我有了口量，三斗米，七百钱，

Thenhewouldputonthesametypeofseriousexpressionduringargumentandsay:

“Igetpaidenoughtofeedmyselfatthree‘dous’ofriceandsevenhundredcoppercoins.

够了。

谁要这个!

”

That’senoughformeandIdon’tneedthese.”

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但不成，

Butthatwouldn’twork.

凡事求个心安理得，出气力不受酬谁好意思，

Peoplewantedpeaceofmindandtheywouldfeeluneasyifapersondidthemafavorandwouldnottaketheirmoney.

不管如何还是有人把钱的。

Regardlesstherewerestillpeoplewhowantedtostuffmoneyintotheboatman’spocket.

管船人却情不过，

Heobligedbecausesaying“no”persistentlycouldruinhisrapportwithpeople.

也为了心安起见，便把这些钱托人到茶峒去买茶叶和草烟，

However,toclearhisconscienceheaskedpeopletobuyteaandtobaccowiththatmoneyinChadong.

将茶峒出产的上等草烟，一扎一扎挂在自己腰带边，

ThenheputChadong-producedtop-gradetobaccoinsmallbundlesandhungthemonhiswaistband.

过渡的谁需要这东西必慷慨奉赠。

Hewouldgenerouslygiveawaythetobaccotoanyferry-commuterwhowantedit.

有时从神气上估计那远路人对于身边草烟引起了相当的注意时，便把一小束草烟扎到那人包袱上去，

Sometimesjudgingfromexpressionthatadistanttravelerwasconsiderablyinterestedinhistobacco,hewouldstickasmallbundleofitintheperson’sclothbaggage.

一面说，“不吸这个吗，

Atthesametimehewouldsay:

“Don’tyousmokethis?

这好的，这妙的，味道蛮好，

Thisisgood,wonderfulandgreat-tasting.

送人也合式!

”

Itmakesforterrificgiftaswell.”

茶叶则在六月里放进大缸里去，用开水泡好，给过路人解渴。

Forthosetea-leaves,hewouldmakeabigvatofteainJuneforpassers-by

（2）toquenchthirst.

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管理这渡船的，就是住在塔下的那个老人。

Thepersonwholookedafterthisferrywastheoldmanwholivedintheturret.

活了七十年，从二十岁起便守在这小溪边，

Hewasseventyyearsoldandhadbeencaretakingthissmallstreamsincehewastwenty.

五十年来不知把船来去渡了若干人。

Duringthesefiftyyears,hehadferriedcountlesspeoplebackandforththestream.

年纪虽那么老了。

本来应当休息了，但天不许他休息，

Eventhoughhewasoldandshouldhavequitworkingtorest,destinyappearedtogetintheway.

他仿佛便不能够同这一分生活离开。

Itseemedhecouldnotbeseparatedfromthispartofhislife.

他从不思索自己的职务对于本人的意义，只是静静的很忠实的在那里活下去。

Heneverthoughtaboutwhatworkmeanttohim,butdutifullylivedonatthatplacequietly.

代替了天，使他在日头升起时，感到生活的力量，当日头落下时，又不至于思量与日头同时死去的，是那个伴在他身旁的女孩子。

Thelittlegirlbyhissidewastheequivalentofheaventohim.Inher,hefeltthevivaciousnessoflifeatsunriseandwouldnotthinkaboutdeathinassociationatsunset.

他唯一的朋友为一只渡船与一只黄狗，唯一的亲人便只那个女孩子。

Hisonlyfriendsweretheferryandayellowdog;hislonerelativewasthelittlegirl.

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女孩子的母亲，老船夫的独生女，

Thelittlegirl’sdeceasedmotherwastheoldboatman’sonlydaughter.

十五年前同一个茶峒军人，很秘密的背着那忠厚爸爸发生了暧昧关系。

Fifteenyearsago,themothersecretlyhadanaffairwithaChadongsoldierbehindhergood-naturedfather’sback.

有了小孩子后，这屯戍军士便想约了她一同向下游逃去。

Aftershewaspregnant,theborder-guardingsoldierwantedtoelopewithherbygoingdownstreamoftheriver.

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但从逃走的行为上看来，一个违悖了军人的责任，一个却必得离开孤独的父亲。

Butanactofrunningawaywasseenasbreachingresponsibilityofasoldierforoneofthemandleavingalonesomefatherbehindfortheother.

经过一番考虑后，军人见她无远走勇气自己也不便毁去作军人的名誉，

Aftermuchconsideration,thesoldierrealizedshedidnothavethecouragetorunfaraway,anditwasinappropriateforhimtoruinthehonorofasoldier.

就心想：

一同去生既无法聚首，一同去死当无人可以阻拦，

Sohethoughtsincetheycouldnotbetogetheralive,thennobodycouldstopthemiftheychosetodieconcurrently.

首先服了毒。

Hetookthepoisonfirst.

女的却关心腹中的一块肉，不忍心，

Butthegirlwasconcernedaboutthefetusinherwombanddidnothavethehearttokillit.

拿不出主张。

Assuch,shecouldnottakeastand.

事情业已为作渡船夫的父亲知道，父亲却不加上一个有分量的字眼儿，

Thesituationwasfoundoutbytheferry-boatmanfatherandhedidnotutterasingleharshword.

只作为并不听到过这事情一样，仍然把日子很平静的过下去。

Hesimplypretendedheneverheardofthismatterandcontinuedtoliveaquietlife.

女儿一面怀了羞惭一面却怀了怜悯，仍守在父亲身边，

Thedaughterwasbothshamefulandsympathetic,butcontinuedtostaybyherfather’sside.

待到腹中小孩生下后，却到溪边吃了许多冷水死去了。

Afterthebabywasborn,shewenttothestreamanddiedfromdrinkingalotofcoldwater.

在一种近于奇迹中，这遗孤居然已长大成人，一转眼间便十三岁了。

Inadevelopmentthatapproachedmiracle,theorphansurprisinglygrewuptobethirteenyearsoldinaflash.

为了住处两山多篁竹，翠色逼人而来，老船夫随便为这可怜的孤雏拾取了一个近身的名字，叫作“翠翠”。

Sincetherewereplentyofbambooonthetwohillsnearwheretheylivedandtheywereoverwhelmedwiththecolorgreen,theoldboatmancasuallygavethispiteousorphanahandyname,“Cuicui”（whichmeant“green”inChinese）.

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翠翠在风日里长养着，

Cuicuiwasbroughtupamidstwindandsun.

把皮肤变得黑黑的，

Herskinwastanneddark.

触目为青山绿水，一对眸子清明如水晶。

Withgreenmountainsandbluishwatereverywhereinsight,hereyeswereclearascrystal.

自然既长养她且教育她，

Naturebroughtherupandeducatedher.

为人天真活泼，

Herdemeanorwasinnocentandlively.

处处俨然如一只小兽物。

Shestarklyresembledalittlewildanimalfromtoptobottom.

人又那么乖，如山头黄麂一样，

Likeamountaindeer,shewasverywell-behaved.

从不想到残忍事情，从不发愁，从不动气。

Inherpersonality,sheneverhadcruelthoughts,becamesad,orgotangry.

平时在渡船上遇陌生人对她有所注意时，便把光光的眼睛瞅着那陌生人，

Normallyintheferrywhensheranintoastrangerwhopaidattentiontoher,shewouldgazebackathimwithherbrighteyes.

作成随时皆可举步逃入深山的神气，

Concurrently,shewouldputonamannerasifshewouldtakeoffandrundeepintothemountainanytime.

但明白了人无机心后，就又从从容容的在水边玩耍了。

Butoncesheunderstoodthepersonhadnoillintention,shewouldthenputdownherguardandplayleisurelybesidethewater.

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老船夫不论晴雨，必守在船头。

Rainorshine,theoldboatmanwouldalwaysstandbyatthefrontoftheboat.

有人过渡时，便略弯着腰，两手缘引了竹缆，把船横渡过小溪。

Whensomeonewantedtocrossthestreamusingtheferry,hewouldbenddownslightlyandusebothhandstoguidetheboatacrossthestreamalongthebamboo-striprope.

有时疲倦了，躺在临溪大石上睡着了，

Somet