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弗罗斯特经典诗歌双语赏析:星星破裂者 You know Orien always comes up sideways.
+ |, z+ B* D" e% d1 Q Throwing a leg up over our fence of mountains," q9 T% D. c p9 \; }
And rising on his hands, he looks in on me* ]& X. C/ v' ^- D$ X- e/ V: [, w
Busy outdoors by lantern-light with something; p! z1 r! _! Z7 e/ _% L
I should have done by daylight, and indeed,. _8 L. }" ]! S
After the ground is frozen, I should have done$ B- j& z+ ~: N6 O* `. V5 W. T
Before it froze, and a gust flings a handful; z7 }$ K; F1 C; ~$ ?& N3 q
Of waste leaves at my smoky lantern chimney
0 @* B3 c3 w2 W! [7 c- ? To make fun of my way of doing things,& d; i z/ p P( S" L8 S
Or else fun of Orion's having caught me.4 v" v6 K2 P/ K/ G- R
Has a man, I should like to ask, no rights) L& y1 c" c# {/ D9 c3 }) O* n, c9 z+ l" T
These forces are obliged to pay respect to?"
9 _1 h' g& `7 r: P% B% V So Brad McLaughlin mingled reckless talk
4 c0 u8 w9 U! `9 h Of heavenly stars with hugger-mugger farming,
1 p8 ]3 H) P4 [3 l& [0 m9 d Till having failed at hugger-mugger farming,- U& m$ B5 @4 g) x% n
He burned his house down for the fire insurance9 r: H( H4 r _+ I. X
And spent the proceeds on a telescope
! D( ^; w6 Z) o To satisfy a life-long curiosity G+ H3 g: S2 |" p8 d; K" j
About our place among the infinities.! c- Q" U6 O$ S) P. J
"What do you want with one of those blame things?"' E1 w: W) I3 O! O. W
I asked him well beforehand. "Don't you get one!"9 ]: l# R9 o7 [+ d. h
"Don't call it blamed; there isn't anything& y; I# Z$ q; \7 z
More blameless in the sense of being less3 n/ A* b8 r- M$ f
A weapon in our human fight," he said.6 g5 _0 a; ]# t* w) o+ M% |
"I'll have one if I sell my farm to buy it."
; g2 ^! S3 T0 I- e( ~/ @ There where he moved the rocks to plow the ground1 u6 m3 S5 b Q
And plowed between the rocks he couldn't move,1 C! L, R) {( G' @7 V
Few farms changed hands; so rather than spend years. n( h' `4 j3 ^. C( Z5 D3 O; y. c# J
Trying to sell his farm and then not selling,: v4 l6 E& S: M8 h8 u
He burned his house down for the fire insurance% g" D9 {+ R, o$ S% W
And bought the telescope with what it came to.
9 C+ M$ c9 H1 W, N/ | He had been heard to say by several:
3 E2 T: D2 Y1 A "The best thing that we're put here for's to see;
_) `4 |6 O* ?! d% V* d The strongest thing that's given us to see with's% f5 b2 V+ y8 v' G. l) T% g6 t; f6 ^, R$ ?: |
A telescope. Someone in every town
+ e, N- B: L1 b) L" | Seems to me owes it to the town to keep one.
9 k: E& }& A" `- ]; \/ n* y+ g In Littleton it may as well be me."9 W5 E3 C/ h7 ~+ {$ K) t
After such loose talk it was no surprise
b: B; r, ^- B When he did what he did and burned his house down.
3 h8 Z; E7 a7 o2 j1 E' y0 \6 Q Mean laughter went about the town that day0 ]/ Q/ W x7 G7 q1 A/ I; x
To let him know we weren't the least imposed on,
+ \8 q2 d3 K# ` T( Z* A. u And he could wait--we'd see to him to-morrow.
- i6 d+ W- X6 G3 `4 t1 e+ } But the first thing next morning we reflected
+ M+ `! f2 z8 j/ Z3 j If one by one we counted people out% _/ D3 b+ z/ X8 N
For the least sin, it wouldn't take us long# m' }$ l& K" I5 e" U
To get so we had no one left to live with.
6 A3 t# ^; Z2 `0 r! z) Z For to be social is to be forgiving.+ o: n" e( V: h8 p2 J; V
Our thief, the one who does our stealing from us,: e# t, E' h/ g
We don't cut off from coming to church suppers,5 [8 Y* p; G" m
But what we miss we go to him and ask for.
0 S3 @- ~7 ]: N6 G He promptly gives it back, that is if still4 B* r5 z8 R V# x
Uneaten, unworn out, or undisposed of.4 v- a0 a( z! j& }
It wouldn't do to be too hard on Brad g( _$ q4 X: o. T
About his telescope. Beyond the age- ?$ O: ~3 ^5 _6 p# O
Of being given one's gift for Christmas,[1]3 {! N) D) ~4 f# Q+ m' ?
He had to take the best way he knew how4 i' x! P, K; k8 K1 }' [& ^ d* w
To find himself in one. Well, all we said was2 F! R7 L, g* g6 @
He took a strange thing to be roguish over.: m! w! v# |) Y
Some sympathy was wasted on the house,4 q3 z2 z, y1 n8 }" U2 z6 n+ l) C
A good old-timer dating back along;
- Q& W7 h$ m) c% ?, s But a house isn't sentient; the house: e2 N& D7 \. u d! i# Y
Didn't feel anything. And if it did,
% K4 I( Z7 M" S! P" ?' y Why not regard it as a sacrifice,
, o1 Q# P7 `2 x% q2 y# f0 E5 X And an old-fashioned sacrifice by fire,+ }. T- }! R; E4 @: [
Instead of a new-fashioned one at auction?
- [2 t* o' J. x' v, P$ F Out of a house and so out of a farm
1 i' R' @' X" ^8 ] At one stroke (of a match), Brad had to turn
' \6 S8 r6 b9 o. h To earn a living on the Concord railroad,
( c/ K, z: K3 `, ^ As under-ticket-agent at a station8 M2 O0 m8 a* O$ j. b2 o
Where his job, when he wasn't selling tickets,
+ w1 @: Q: U3 U2 D8 S( R# H& E Was setting out up track and down, not plants
4 W4 ]5 ]9 Z( @* n As on a farm, but planets, evening stars
3 @( S9 K( N) U3 o0 \! N ?8 x- C That varied in their hue from red to green.5 {7 J& A9 `$ n: i3 {9 n* X- q
He got a good glass for six hundred dollars.
1 Z7 T$ M+ m$ `" w9 O; B. D; d His new job gave him leisure for star-gazing.
# @$ T- D: J3 z3 f# h, f4 Q Often he bid me come and have a look8 u9 e) d& [9 h2 V$ f& `0 `
Up the brass barrel, velvet black inside,
7 U1 K* W0 y w/ e At a star quaking in the other end.2 l r* s* x! c6 \0 }. w0 m
I recollect a night of broken clouds
$ t3 J1 s+ w" X& I- i$ G: U6 I And underfoot snow melted down to ice,
6 K7 X. C+ x/ i* r( C7 F8 L And melting further in the wind to mud.# i7 |" A4 }- j* a/ F0 b# X
Bradford and I had out the telescope.
$ F1 f& U- ~: [ We spread our two legs as it spread its three,
& z3 f8 y( @! v$ W/ ^ Pointed our thoughts the way we pointed it,# {: H0 c8 v( F- u9 v
And standing at our leisure till the day broke,1 ?% p9 E9 K% B
Said some of the best things we ever said.
* x' B+ I+ N, q( D0 @* i2 }, @ That telescope was christened the Star-splitter,
9 t5 }, `4 g, Z0 {) j$ F Because it didn't do a thing but split
! c) o& o3 F- ?, V0 M6 Z/ U A star in two or three the way you split
5 b3 l: Y% h5 z. k& } A globule of quicksilver in your hand
( I" `- r4 J: n+ [. ? With one stroke of your finger in the middle.
/ Z, L/ W9 z' e2 y! S! p4 u) G9 r It's a star-splitter if there ever was one0 C8 ?+ U) a* D H0 G) G
And ought to do some good if splitting stars5 V1 m# j6 }, m( t8 b
'Sa thing to be compared with splitting wood.
2 n3 D+ R9 @/ ^: A0 t* { We've looked and looked, but after all where are we?) F4 a8 i7 C" U' ?
Do we know any better where we are,/ E/ y. F) W6 B' ~
And how it stands between the night to-night
3 D1 M) ~. e0 C8 @ And a man with a smoky lantern chimney?! i a" K7 |, e# X) u2 O
How different from the way it ever stood?' S8 L$ v- P, B: D& x3 L
[1]Of being given one for Christmas gift
1 l) D, I. `* P 星星破裂者! g0 i1 H) C; Q6 y/ g
“你知道猎户座经常从路头上来。* T* W: ^% t2 f% c
先是一条腿穿过我们栅栏似的群山,9 ^9 l* L) |* L( i. y' ~
然后升起手臂,它看着我1 l9 w" c; V7 \2 V+ g
用灯笼光在户外忙碌于某些
0 X+ ~1 a: R3 I, J, _. C 我该在白天完成的
4 L; ~6 J4 y* X* s0 A5 E2 T' P 什么事情。确实,
2 A, a- }) b2 _' V& I 大地结冻后,我则是做它结冻
6 i2 f- g$ i3 D& V& W/ R/ o9 B/ g 之前应完成的,阵风将一些
: ?. e. q5 Z0 W+ [! R% M 无用的落叶丢进我冒烟的" \3 |" U6 d" L! ]' Y
灯罩,取笑我所做事情的方式,
7 V$ k; `- S+ h$ f1 O5 y, } 或取笑猎户座让我着迷了。
* A8 B( d a+ d/ R8 j0 Q 我应该问问,一个人,难道
8 g6 E% X. }' I 没有权利关心这些冥冥的影响力?”
3 F8 b( d. R" p8 P' R6 S. | 那么布雷·麦克罗林轻率地把
% c, m$ b- V$ T( o5 r6 {8 N5 M4 f 空中的星星与杂乱的农事混合,* D0 r2 o( b& r, ]3 e9 v/ s
直到不再做那杂乱的农事,! A6 e8 E: @2 b, A$ d" q I, n5 F
他为着火灾保险金将房子全部烧毁了
; y( W6 _% c" k* k+ o 然后用得来的钱买了台望远镜( e2 E! ^+ o7 T. W
以此满足我们在无穷宇宙之中
/ {; G8 Q0 W1 U4 r/ E% e A 所在之地里的——毕生好奇心。
( w$ v8 r) f0 l( e+ Q “你想要那该死的东西干什么?”" O9 ?& k& }6 e
我预先问他,“你不是有一个!”
) v# F1 w# E. D “不要把它叫该死;没有什么
' K: a% q9 B: U9 y7 |3 L" C 比起在我们人类打斗中所用的武器
; c+ [( s. N- \+ B9 i 更为无过失,”他说,/ ?2 ^5 h2 R* e2 \ A
“如果我卖掉农场我就要买一个。”
9 ~$ w/ s- I& }/ S 在那里他为着耕地而搬走了石块
& l! R. k4 G- P. J( w: Y% u2 G 且在他所不能搬动的石块之间耕着,
0 K* Y C- r2 k& E5 T( R3 @ 农场几乎不好转手;他花费了时间
# E+ i: C# b+ `. y9 b. r 想卖掉自己的农场却卖不掉,
/ l' N0 m% n% c* l 他便为着火灾保险将房子全部烧毁1 p# }5 X0 d" f/ }$ f7 k
然后用所得的买了台望远镜。 W. Z W% i+ V2 c+ I( v+ f
有几个人都听他这样说:
' o' F8 I1 m# A3 ?/ N. w4 n “在我们这儿最美的事就是观看;
0 s1 ]/ ~3 y( |7 V" q 最让我们看得远的东西就是. M: \9 B2 X- Q' Y% D& o, U9 Q
望远镜。似乎每个城镇都应该; V: N4 Z5 Q8 a- Y7 ?6 {
有人,来给城镇弄到一个。
9 T0 ]' p$ l+ p+ H2 c 在利特尔顿的人还是我最好。”
0 e% W5 m/ j( w' d0 O8 ? 在这样大开口后他烧毁了自己的房子& R0 n1 U1 `- L/ H4 N/ G0 M* D
并且做了他想做的,这实在没什么惊奇。) ]1 W! D" i6 R6 w7 j
可那天冷笑声在城镇里四处走动/ y1 Y6 T+ v. \
而让他知道我们一点也没受骗," g/ F1 I; m, B8 c! y1 T
他就等着吧——我们明天要注意他。
% _& h2 C. ?: w0 ]$ X0 Y& m/ r 但第二天早晨我们首先所想的8 |" J1 z9 n2 P
就是一个人最小的过失, E: o- n8 J+ n" b# b6 x7 A
若是我们一个接一个地数点,
M* O% u/ t0 _/ |" O 那么很快我们就会形只影单。
; [6 R) N1 K/ W8 E/ t4 a" e 因为要彼此来往就要变得仁慈。& |3 h8 v9 t e; l; r& r6 T, W
我们的盗贼,那个从我们那里偷窃的,
- N6 g. o/ [( e1 B 我们没有拒绝他来教堂参加圣餐仪式,
) ]5 }7 Z5 ]" g! z 但为着所丢失的我们会到他那里去索取。0 G. D2 E$ t! C8 z" M8 _
如若东西依然没被吃,没有弄坏,. x0 ~$ b; u+ r
或者没有处理掉,他会迅速地将它归还。* C5 ~0 I# M! n9 h: C
所以不要因为布雷的望远镜
% I% B: y3 L9 m B4 d0 R 而对他太刻薄。毕竟他超过了
8 ~& x; w$ k# }- J. `& E 得到这样一份圣诞礼物的年龄,
" i1 F# _7 u8 m0 O% ^0 E! ? 他要用自己所知道的最好方法: f$ e! K8 I0 y2 i
给自己提供一个。好,我们所要说的就是
$ e6 d$ t, c: K: i2 q 他以为这件奇怪的事情已蒙混过关。
& z2 A" f/ W' I' p7 v; l 有人将同情浪费在了那房屋上,+ C- r- T; \. h9 w. f; p' z% ?
是一幢不错的古老的原木房屋;4 _9 W3 ? v& S' Q" ^
但它没有感情;房屋不会6 m- p% o! q0 s# p
有任何感觉。如果它有,$ i4 T# e) I4 d
为什么不把当看作如同祭品一样的呢,1 y6 R: g3 Z6 c0 E
一个过时的火祭,
2 ~! ^# M1 d- @; z ~; @9 D 取代了新式的亏本拍卖?
4 w5 K, \4 a4 t [( H 在房屋外面同样在农场外面0 Y, V7 u* E- y; J6 V( ]& T- }
一划(一根火柴),布雷转到
$ k* c5 u1 J0 t5 N7 D8 { 了要靠在康科德铁路谋生,
0 f1 k% D3 s; Q' y 例如在他工作车站的地下0 D' N! j; ^7 F( B$ D9 O
做车票代理,当他不卖车票了,5 t. z8 _# G& d1 I% x
他就开始到处追看星星,不像是* P3 m3 h; ]$ n7 D% n
在农场上忙碌,而是追看行星,晚星
8 k! Y4 v9 ~: k- y 从红色到绿色地改变着颜色。
6 A, ~3 U4 t. V3 B$ k0 [! F 他用六百美元得到了个好镜子。
/ n( @8 ^. y7 L! h6 G3 g 新工作给了他注视星星的空闲。
0 N$ S! x& y. A" |1 G% s5 t 他经常欢迎我来看一看( z: ~* Y4 j( o5 A5 H( ~+ [
那黄铜色的圆筒,内面是柔软的黑色,
' G1 {, F% n% r/ d' P+ | 另一端对着星星震动着。
3 ^# k" T1 t1 @9 W6 E3 w+ M# { 我回想了一晚上那破裂的云朵: G( J" e7 l4 j) Q; Z! a" h4 E: ~
和在脚下融化成冰的雪花,9 y+ a$ N3 X' n& _% t0 @/ d
在风中更远地融化成了泥土。
+ R3 z! u2 Q7 y+ @- Z: o5 o4 J( h 布拉德福和我一起用着望远镜。
6 Y/ P; p" y+ q* r 我们伸展开双脚如同伸展开它的三根支架," {/ K' _3 D" b) t) k- i" k8 P, e; d7 F
让我们的想法对着它所对着的方向,9 A4 H5 F7 }. W$ `" n
在空闲时间中站立直到黎明到来, ^1 F! q- \+ _6 l7 O
并谈着那些我们从来没有说过的事情。 X% |) ~, t/ j# j) j( g. b
那望远镜被命名为星星破裂者,
! S' {6 k& t* P% z 因为它除了使星星如同4 Y4 w9 n/ E w# x6 M- y) x
在你手中的水银小球一样
" C$ r' ]3 P8 R; B6 d 从中间裂开而分成5 u" T& S) I F
两三块以外,它不做任何事情。
$ W7 H6 j0 L9 K M8 I3 D! `. j 如果曾经存在的话它就是星星破裂者
* \ {# \9 `5 _/ b7 K5 L 若破裂星星是件可以与砍木材3 W. [. `/ y+ A" C; B
相比较的事情那它也应算做了些好事。
8 O. O U$ D7 p+ H 我们看了又看,但我们终究在哪里?
* h6 Q9 h- {+ ]9 Z8 l" N 我们能更好地知道我们在哪里吗,/ S1 p( s9 i5 f6 n
它今晚是怎样立在夜晚
5 W, G% V, h# P, A$ I 和那有着冒烟灯笼的灯罩之间?- W' f X7 E$ T
与它曾经的站立方式会有多大有变化?
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