評論
打印
n. 仁慈，好意
The announcement of my Nobel Prize has led to controversy. At first I thought I was the target of the disputes, but over time I’ve come to realize that the real target was a person who had nothing to do with me. Like someone watching a play in a theater, I observed the performances around me. I saw the winner of the prize both garlanded with flowers and besieged by stone-throwers and mudslingers. I was afraid he would succumb to the assault, but he emerged from the garlands of flowers and the stones, a smile on his face; he wiped away mud and grime, stood calmly off to the side, and said to the crowd:
對一個作家來說，最好的說話方式是寫作。我該說的話都寫進了我的作品里。用嘴說出的話隨風而散，用筆寫出的話永不磨滅。我希望你們能耐心地讀一下我的書，當然，我沒有資格強迫你們讀我的書。即便你們讀了我的書，我也不期望你們能改變對我的看法，世界上還沒有一個作家，能讓所有的讀者都喜歡他。在當今這樣的時代里，更是如此。
For a writer, the best way to speak is by writing. You will find everything I need to say in my works. Speech is carried off by the wind; the written word can never be obliterated. I would like you to find the patience to read my books. I cannot force you to do that, and even if you do, I do not expect your opinion of me to change. No writer has yet appeared, anywhere in the world, who is liked by all his readers; that is especially true during times like these.
盡管我什么都不想說，但在今天這樣的場合我必須說話，那我就簡單地再說幾句。
Even though I would prefer to say nothing, since it is something I must do on this occasion, let me just say this:
我是一個講故事的人，我還是要給你們講故事。
I am a storyteller, so I am going to tell you some stories.
上世紀六十年代，我上小學三年級的時候，學校里組織我們去參觀一個苦難展覽，我們在老師的引領下放聲大哭。為了能讓老師看到我的表現，我舍不得擦去臉上的淚水。我看到有幾位同學悄悄地將唾沫抹到臉上冒充淚水。我還看到在一片真哭假哭的同學之間，有一位同學，臉上沒有一滴淚，嘴巴里沒有一點聲音，也沒有用手掩面。他睜著大眼看著我們，眼睛里流露出驚訝或者是困惑的神情。事后，我向老師報告了這位同學的行為。為此，學校給了這位同學一個警告處分。多年之后，當我因自己的告密向老師懺悔時，老師說，那天來找他說這件事的，有十幾個同學。這位同學十幾年前就已去世，每當想起他，我就深感歉疚。這件事讓我悟到一個道理，那就是：當眾人都哭時，應該允許有的人不哭。當哭成為一種表演時，更應該允許有的人不哭。
When I was a third-grade student in the 1960s, my school organized a field trip to an exhibit of suffering, where, under the direction of our teacher, we cried bitter tears. I let my tears stay on my cheeks for the benefit of our teacher, and watched as some of my classmates spat in their hands and rubbed it on their faces as pretend tears. I saw one student among all those wailing children – some real, some phony – whose face was dry and who remained silent without covering his face with his hands. He just looked at us, eyes wide open in an expression of surprise or confusion. After the visit I reported him to the teacher, and he was given a disciplinary warning. Years later, when I expressed my remorse over informing on the boy, the teacher said that at least ten students had done what I did. The boy himself had died a decade or more earlier, and my conscience was deeply troubled when I thought of him. But I learned something important from this incident, and that is: When everyone around you is crying, you deserve to be allowed not to cry, and when the tears are all for show, your right not to cry is greater still.
我再講一個故事：三十多年前，我還在部隊工作。有一天晚上，我在辦公室看書，有一位老長官推門進來，看了一眼我對面的位置，自言自語道：“噢，沒有人？”我隨即站起來，高聲說：“難道我不是人嗎？”那位老長官被我頂得面紅耳赤，尷尬而退。為此事，我洋洋得意了許久，以為自己是個英勇的斗士，但事過多年后，我卻為此深感內疚。
| 重點單詞 | 查看全部解釋 | |||
| kindness | ['kaindnis] |
想一想再看 |
聯想記憶 | |
| avenge | [ə'vendʒ] |
想一想再看 vt. 為 ... 報復，報仇 |
聯想記憶 | |
| fanciful | ['fænsifəl] |
想一想再看 adj. 奇怪的，稀奇的，想像的 |
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| popular | ['pɔpjulə] |
想一想再看 adj. 流行的，大眾的，通俗的，受歡迎的 |
聯想記憶 | |
| unspoken | [,ʌn'spəukən] |
想一想再看 adj. 未說出口的；無言的；不言而喻的 |
||
| supreme | [sju:'pri:m] |
想一想再看 adj. 最高的，至上的，極度的 |
||
| uphold | [ʌp'həuld] |
想一想再看 v. 支撐，贊成，鼓勵 |
聯想記憶 | |
| crouch | [krautʃ] |
想一想再看 vi. 蹲伏，蜷伏；卑躬屈膝 vt. 低頭；屈膝 n. |
聯想記憶 | |
| limited | ['limitid] |
想一想再看 adj. 有限的，被限制的 |
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| adequately | ['ædikwitli] |
想一想再看 adv. 足夠地，充分地，適當地 |
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