1
The Road Not Taken
未选择的路
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;
黄色的树林里分出两条路，
可惜我不能同时去涉足，
我在那路口久久伫立，
我向着一条路极目望去，
直到它消失在丛林深处。
Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,
它荒草萋萋，十分幽寂，
显得更诱人、更美丽，
虽然在这两条小路上，
都很少留下旅人的足迹，
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.
虽然那天清晨落叶满地，
两条路都未经脚印污染。
呵，留下一条路等改日再见！
但我知道路径延绵无尽头，
恐怕我难以再回返。
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I —
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
也许多少年后在某个地方，
我将轻声叹息把往事回顾，
一片树林里分出两条路，
而我选了人迹更少的一条，
从此决定了我一生的道路。
2
Sunrise at Sea
海上日出
作者：巴金 翻译：张培基
I would often get up early to watch the sunrise when it was not yet quite light and all was quiet except for the droning of the ship engine.
为了看日出，我常常早起。那时天还没有大亮，周围非常清静，船上只有机器的响声。
The sky was pale with a bluish hue. Soon a streak of pink dawn
broke over the horizon, expanding gradually and becoming brighter and brighter. Knowing that the sun was about to rise, I had my eyes fixed on the distant edge of the sea.
天空还是一片浅蓝，颜色很浅。转眼间天边出现了一道红霞，慢慢地在扩大它的范围，加强它的亮光。我知道太阳要从天边升起来了，便不转眼地望着那里。
果然过了一会儿，在那个地方出现了太阳的小半边脸，红是真红，却没有亮光。这个太阳好像负着重荷似的一步一步、慢慢地努力上升，到了最后，终于冲破了云霞，完全跳出了海面，颜色红得非常可爱。
Then，beforeI knew it, the dark red orb began to shine blazingly, dazzling my eyes until they stung and all of a sudden lighting up the surrounding cloud.
一刹那间，这个深红的圆东西，忽然发出了夺目的亮光，射得人眼睛发痛，它旁边的云片也突然有了光彩。
有时太阳走进了云堆中，它的光线却从云里射下来，直射到水面上。这时候要分辨出哪里是水，哪里是天，倒也不容易，因为我就只看见一片灿烂的亮光。
Sometimes, with thick layers of dark clouds hanging in the sky, the sun was hardly visible to the naked eye. But its radiance managed to show through the dark clouds to edge them with golden lace.
有时天边有黑云，而且云片很厚，太阳出来，人眼还看不见。然而太阳在黑云里放射的光芒，透过黑云的重围，替黑云镶了一道发光的金边。
Then, after gradually breaking through the tight encirclement, it came into full view and even dyed the dark clouds purple or scarlet. At the moment, apart from the sun，the clouds, and the seawater, I too was luminous. Wasn't that a marvelous spectacle?
后来太阳才慢慢地冲出重围，出现在天空，甚至把黑云也染成了紫色或者红色。这时候发亮的不仅是太阳、云和海水，连我自己也成了明亮的了。
这不是很伟大的奇观么?
3
Like This
像这样
If anyone asks you
how the perfect satisfaction
of all our sexual wanting
will look, lift your face
and say,
Like this.
如果有人问你
我们所有的性欲
都被完全满足
那会怎样?
你就抬起你的脸
然后说
就这样
When someone mentions the gracefulness
of the nightsky, climb up on the roof
and dance and say,
Like this.
当有人谈论夜空的美妙
你就爬上屋顶舞蹈
然后说
就这样?
If anyone wants to know what "spirit" is,
or what "God's fragrance" means,
lean your head toward him or her.
Keep your face there close.
Like this.
如果有人想要知道什么是"灵魂"
或者"神的芬芳"有何含义
将你的头靠近他或她
让你的脸贴得很近
就这样
When someone quotes the old poetic image
about clouds gradually uncovering the moon,
slowly loosen knot by knot the strings
of your robe.
Like this.
当有人引用古诗的意境：
浮云渐渐散去露出月亮
你就一节一节缓缓解开
你的长袍
就这样?
If anyone wonders how Jesus raised the dead,
don't try to explain the miracle.
Kiss me on the lips.
Like this. Like this.
如果有人怀疑耶稣如何让死人复活
不要尝试解释神迹
你就亲吻我的双唇
就这样, 就这样
When someone asks what it means
to "die for love," point
here.
如果有人问
"为爱而死"是什么意思
你就指指这里
If someone asks how tall I am, frown
and measure with your fingers the space
between the creases on your forehead.
This tall.
如果有人问我有多高
你要皱起眉头
用你的手指丈量
你额头皱纹的间距
这么高
The soul sometimes leaves the body, then returns.
When someone doesn't believe that,
walk back into my house.
Like this.
灵魂有时离开身体
然后返回
如果有人不信
你就回到我的房间
就这样
When lovers moan,
they're telling our story.
Like this.
当爱者在呻吟
他们是在讲述我们的故事
就这样
I am a sky where spirits live.
Stare into this deepening blue,
while the breeze says a secret.
Like this.
我是灵魂居住的天空
凝视这越来越深的湛蓝
这时, 微风在述说一个秘密
就这样
When someone asks what there is to do,
light the candle in his hand.
Like this.
当有人问有什么事要做
你就点亮他手中的蜡烛
就这样
How did Joseph's scent come to Jacob?
Huuuuu.
How did Jacob's sight return?
Huuuu.
约瑟的香味如何被雅各闻到?
呼——
雅各如何复明?
呼——
(*Huuuu: 阿拉-伯语中,代名词"呼"指代真-主.)
A little wind cleans the eyes.
Like this.
一阵风儿扫净眼睛
就这样
When Shams comes back from Tabriz,
he'll put just his head around the edge
of the door to surprise us
Like this.
当沙姆士从大不里士回来
他就会把头靠在门边
把我们吓一跳
就这样
4
Little Prince
小王子
I can see her.
我可以看到她
She was not a common rose.
她不是一朵寻常玫瑰
She was the only one of her kind in the whole universe.
全宇宙只有她这一朵玫瑰
I remember her.
我记得她
I remember all of it.
所有一切我都记得
She's not gone.
她没有消失
She's still here?
她还在这里
It is only with the heart that one can see rightly.
只有用心去看才能看得真切
5
The Orange桔子
At lunchtime I bought a huge orange —午饭时我买来一个特大的桔子The size of it made us all laugh.大得令我们全都发笑。I peeled and shared it with Robert and Dave —我剥了皮，跟罗伯特和戴维分着吃They got quarters and I had a half.他俩各吃四分之一，我吃了一半。And that orange, it made me so happy,那个桔子，真是让我开心As ordinary things often do就像最近，我时常开心于那些Just lately. The shopping. A walk in the park.平凡的事情。购物。在公园散步。This is peace and contentment. It’s new.这便是平静和满足。但很新鲜。The rest of the day was quite easy.那天剩下的时光都很惬意。I did all the jobs on my list我做完了清单上所有的活计，And enjoyed them and had some time over.享受那一切，并打发时间。I love you. I'm glad I exist.我爱你。我很开心我活着。
6
What You Need to Know About Tornadoes
丧钟为谁而鸣
No man is an island
Entire of itself,
Every man is a piece of the continent（大陆）,
A part of the main.
没有人是一座孤岛
能岿然当存
人人都是广袤大陆的一小团泥土
构成大地绵绵
If a clod be washed away by the sea,
Europe is the less,
As well as if a promontory（岬角）were,
As well as any manor of thy（你的）friend’s,
Or of thine（你的）own were.
如果一团泥土被海水冲走
欧洲就会缩小一片
如果嵬嵬海岬 失掉一角
如同朋友或自己的宅邸 缺失一席
Any man's death diminishes me,
Because I am involved in mankind.
And therefore never send to know
For whom the bell tolls;
It tolls for thee.
无论谁殒灭 我都受折损
因为我是人类的一员
因此 不要问丧钟为谁而鸣
7
One Cigarette
一支烟
No smoke without you, my fire.
每次抽烟都离不开你，我的火。
After you left, your cigarette glowed on in my ashtray
你走后，你的香烟在我的烟灰缸里燃着
and sent up a long thread of such quiet grey
留下长条状的烟灰，如此安静
I smiled to wonder who would believe its signal of so much love.
我微笑着思忖谁会相信它暗含了那么多的爱。
One cigarette in the non-smoker's tray.
一支烟，在不抽烟者的烟灰缸里。
As the last spire trembles up,
当最后螺旋形的烟雾
a sudden draught blows it winding into my face.
袅袅上升，突然一股风将它吹在我脸上。
Is it smell, is it taste?
气味？味道？
You are here again, and I am drunk on your tobacco lips.
你回来了，我醉在你烟草气息的唇间。
Out with the light.
掏出打火机
Let the smoke lie back in the dark.
让烟雾在黑暗里休息。
Till I hear the very ash sigh down among the flowers of brass
直到我听见那烟灰在黄铜的花朵间叹息
I'll breathe, and long past midnight, your last kiss.
午夜过后许久，我会呼吸到，你最后的吻。
8
Act right now
现在就开始行动
It's difficult to get up at six
六点起床很难
It's difficult to read books every day
坚持读书很难
It's hard to stay calm
静下心来很难
But there are always people who can get up at five
但总有一些人，五点就起床
Read a book patiently
认真读书
You wanna know the tips？
想知道方法吗？
Don't think too much
不要想太多
Just act
行动起来
Act right now
现在就开始行动
9
If you don't ask why
如果你不问为什么
If you don't go after what you want
如果你不去追求你想要的
You'll never have it
你永远也得不到
If you don't ask why
如果你不问为什么
The answer is always no
答案总是否定
If you don't step forward
如果你不往前走
You'll always be in the same place
你会一直停留在同一个地方
10
The past you have traveled 你所走过的路
The past you have traveled
你所走过的路
will become the scenery
都会成为风景
in your memories
在你的记忆里
All your experiences
你所有的经历
will turn into your wealth
都会成为你的财富
the burden you have had
你曾经的负担
will become your gift
都将会成为你的礼物