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《最珍贵的东西是免费的》翻译感言

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最珍贵的东西是免费的

苇迪

《广州日报》20061118

忽然发觉,在这个世界上,最珍贵的东西是免费的。

阳光,是免费的。芸芸众生,没有谁能够离开阳光活下去;然而,从小到大,可曾有谁为自己享受过的阳光支付过一分钱?慷慨的阳光,既照耀着豪华别墅,也照耀着农家小院;既照耀着国王,也照耀着乞丐;既照耀着老人,也照耀着孩子......

空气,是免费的。一个人只要活着,就需要源源不断的空气。可从古到今,又有谁为这须臾不可缺少的东西买过单?无论贩夫走卒还是明星政要,他们一样自由地呼吸着充盈天地间的空气。

亲情,是免费的。每一个婴儿来到世上,都受到了父母无微不至的呵护,那是一份深入血脉不求回报的疼爱。可从没有哪一个父母会对孩子说:“你给我钱我才疼你。”父母的这份爱,不因孩子的成年而贬值,更不因父母的衰老而削弱;只要父母还活着,这份爱就始终如一。

友情,是免费的。寂寞时默默陪伴你的那个人,摔倒时向你伸出手臂的那个人,伤心时将你揽在怀里的那个人,可曾将他()的付出折合成现金,然后要你还钱?

爱情,是免费的。那份不由自主的倾慕,那份无法遏制的思念,那份风雨同舟的深情,那份相濡以沫的挚爱,正是生命最深切的慰藉与最坚实的依靠。而这一切,都是免费的,更是金钱买不来的。

目标,是免费的。无论是锦衣玉食的王子,还是衣不蔽体的流浪儿,只要愿意,就能为自己的人生确立一个目标。这个目标既可以伟大也可以平凡,既可以辉煌也可以朴素,只要你愿意,你就能拥有

还有信念,还有希望,还有意志,还有梦想……所有这一切,都是免费的,只要你想要,你就能得到。还有春风,还有细雨,还有皎洁的月光,还有灿烂的星辉……世间多少滋润心灵美好风物,都是免费的啊……

再不要对着苍天唉声叹气;苍天是公正的,更是慷慨的;苍天早已把最珍贵的一切,免费地馈赠给了每一个人。

 

The most precious things cost nothing

It happens to come to my mind that the most precious things cost nothing in the world.

The sunshine is free. Nobody can live without sunshine in the world, but no one pay for it from the beginning of one’s life. Moreover, the sunlight pours on the splendid villadoms as well as the simple country yards; and on the king as well as beggars, old and young…

The air is free. Each person needs a continuous supply of fresh air to keep alive and kicking, but do you see anyone pay for it since the beginning of human life? Each person, whether the vendor and other ordinary person or the celebrity and the VIP, he can enjoy the air freely.

The familial affection is free. Every baby receives the meticulous love from its parents which penetrates into blood and calls for no payback. Never hear the saying from the parents such as “You must pay for me, otherwise I will not love you”. The love from parents does not change as the children growing up, and never decay for the parents’ growing old. It will be consecutive as long as the parents stay alive.

Friendship is free. Does the person, who accompanies you when you are lonely, stretches out his/her hands to you when you fall down and embraces you when you feel sad, converts his/her friendship into money and asks you to pay for him/her?

Love is free. The involuntary adoration, the missing which cannot be resisted for each other, the affectionateness of standing together regardless of situation and the help between each other at any time and situation, are the deepest comfort and strongest backbone for each other and all the things are free, which could not be purchased by money.

The goal for life is free. A person, whether the prince lives in luxury or the ragamuffin, they can determine their life goals for themselves which can be noble or ordinary, splendent or simple. You can own the goal only if you will.

Other things such as faith, hope, will, dream etc. are free, too. You can own them if you want to. Of course, the spring wind, drizzle, bright moonlight, and brilliant blaze of stars… all these beautiful and comfortable things for our heart and soul are free, too.

So, we should not complain for the god anymore. The god is just and generous, and it vouchsafes all the precious things to everyone in the world.

--Translated by carl: 2010-3-23

 

翻译感言:

这篇文章原文来源于《中国翻译》2010年第一期(pp.85),现在每每看到一篇精彩的文章,我都希望能自己动手翻译一遍,权当练笔,当然更是一种精神上的提升。

这篇文章写得非常“理想化”:文中说诸如阳光、空气、亲情、友情、爱情、目标、信念、希望、意志、梦想、春风、细雨、月光、星辉等美好事物都是免费的(不同的人有不同的人生观另当别论),给人勇气与力量。

最后一句话也写出了我的心声:

苍天是公正的,更是慷慨的;苍天在已把最珍贵的一切,免费赠给了每一个人。

我拥有苍天赠送给我的一切:健康、快乐、亲情、友情、信心、希望等等,每时每刻让我为之感恩。好好珍惜身边所有的这一切,踏踏实实地过好每一天。



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