新世紀(jì)大學(xué)英語2課文翻譯2.ThreeDaystoSee

1、ThreeDaystoSeeHelenKeller1closeRTAllofushavereadthrillingstoriesinwhichtheherohadonlyalimitedandspecifiedtimetolive.Sometimesitwasaslongasayear;sometimesasshortastwenty-fourhours.Butalwayswewereinterestedindiscoveringjusthowthedoomedmanchosetospendhislastdaysorhislasthours.Ispeak,ofcourse,offreemenw

2、hohaveachoice,notcondemnedcriminalswhosesphereofactivitiesisstrictlyconfined.假如擁有三天光明海倫凱勒我們都讀過一些扣人心弦的故事，主人公將不久于人世，長則1年，短則24小時(shí)。而我們總是很感興趣，這個(gè)即將辭世的人會如何度過他最后的時(shí)日。當(dāng)然，我指的是擁有選擇權(quán)利的自由人，不是那些活動范圍受到嚴(yán)格限制的死囚。close2RTSuchstoriessetusthinking,wonderingwhatweshoulddoundersimilarcircumstances.Whatevents,whatexperiences

3、,whatassociations,shouldwecrowdintothoselasthoursasmortalbeings?Whathappinessshouldwefindinreviewingthepast,whatregrets?這一類故事會促使我們思考，在類似的處境下，我們自己會做些什么？身為生命有限的人類，我們會把什么樣的事件、經(jīng)歷、聯(lián)想，塞進(jìn)這最后的時(shí)光里？回首往事，我們又會有哪些快樂和遺憾呢？close3RTSometimesIhavethoughtitwouldbeanexcellentruletoliveeachdayasifweshoulddietomorrow.Suc

4、hanattitudewouldemphasizesharplythevalueoflife.Weshouldliveeachdaywithagentleness,avigor,andakeennessofappreciationwhichareoftenlostwhentimestretchesbeforeusintheconstantpanoramaofmoredaysandmonthsandyearstocome.Therearethose,ofcourse,whowouldadoptthemottoofEat,drink,andbemerry,butmostpeoplewouldbep

5、unishedbythecertaintyofdeath.有時(shí)我想，把每天都當(dāng)作生命的最后一天來度過，會是一個(gè)很好的原則。這樣的態(tài)度將更能凸顯人生的價(jià)值。每一天我們都會懷著柔情、充滿活力、心存感激，而這些，在來日方長時(shí)卻常被我們所忽視。當(dāng)然，也有一些人會奉行享樂主義一一吃喝玩樂，但是絕大多數(shù)人在得知死期將至?xí)r都會更加珍惜生命c(diǎn)lose4RTMostofustakelifeforgranted.Weknowthatonedaywemustdie,butusuallywepicturethatdayasfarinthefuture.Whenweareingoodhealth,deathisallb

6、utunimaginable.Weseldomthinkofit.Thedaysstretchoutendlessly.Sowegoaboutourpettytasks,hardlyawareofourlistlessattitudetowardslife.我們大多數(shù)人都不珍惜生命。我們知道有一天自己定會死去，但是總覺得這一天很遙遠(yuǎn)。我們身體健康時(shí)死亡是完全無法想象的，我們很少會加以考慮。日復(fù)一日，沒有盡頭。所以我們忙于瑣事，幾乎不曾意識到自己對生活的態(tài)度有多么冷漠。closeRTThesamelistlessness,Iamafraid,characterizestheuseofallour

7、facultiesandsenses.Onlythedeafappreciatehearing,onlytheblindrealizetheblessingsthatlieinsight.Particularlydoesthisobservationapplytothosewhohavelostsightandhearinginadultlife.Butthosewhohaveneversufferedlossofsightorhearingdamageseldommakethefullestuseoftheseblessedfaculties.Theireyesandearstakeinal

8、lsightsandsoundshazily,withoutconcentration,andwithlittleappreciation.Itisthesameoldstoryofnotbeinggratefulforwhatwehaveuntilweloseit,ofnotbeingconsciousofhealthuntilweareill.在運(yùn)用所有的感官時(shí)我們的態(tài)度恐怕同樣冷漠。只有聾人才珍惜聽力，只有盲者才知道能見光明的幸運(yùn)。對于那些成年后才失明失聰?shù)娜藖碚f尤其如此。但是那些聽力或視力從未遭受損失的人卻很少充分利用這些幸運(yùn)的能力。他們眼睛看見的、耳朵聽到的，都是模糊的，不專心，也不

9、帶感激。這個(gè)道理，就是常說的失去才懂得珍惜，生病才知健康可貴。closeRTIhaveoftenthoughtitwouldbeablessingifeachhumanbeingwerestrickenblindanddeafforafewdaysatsometimeduringhisearlyadultlife.Darknesswouldmakehimmoreappreciativeofsight;silencewouldteachhimthejoysofsound.我常想，如果每一個(gè)人在剛成年時(shí)，有幾天突然既盲又聾，也不失為一件幸事。黑暗會令他更感激光明寂靜會教他領(lǐng)會聲音的樂趣。close

10、RTNowandthenIhavetestedmyseeingfriendstodiscoverwhattheysee.RecentlyIwasvisitedbyaverygoodfriendwhohadjustreturnedfromalongwalkinthewoods,andIaskedherwhatshehadobserved.Nothinginparticular,shereplied.ImighthaveshowndisbeliefhadInotbeenaccustomedtosuchresponses,forlongagoIbecameconvincedthattheseeing

11、seelittle.有時(shí)我會試探視力正常的朋友，問他們看見了什么。最近，一位非常要好的朋友來看我，她剛剛在樹林里走了很長時(shí)間，我問她看見了什么。“沒什么，”她回答說。我本應(yīng)覺得難以置信，不過我早已習(xí)慣類似回答，因?yàn)楹芫靡郧拔揖椭酪暳φ５娜丝吹降臇|西很少。closeRTHowwasitpossible,Iaskedmyself,towalkforanhourthroughthewoodsandseenothingworthyofnote?Iwhocannotseefindhundredsofthingstointerestmethroughmeretouch.Ifeelthedelicate

12、symmetryofaleaf.Ipassmyhandslovinglyaboutthesmoothskinofasilverbirch,ortheroughbarkofapine.InspringItouchthebranchesoftreeshopefullyinsearchofabud,thefirstsignofawakeningNatureafterherwinterssleep.Ifeelthedelightfultextureofaflower,anddiscoveritsremarkablefolds;andsomethingofthemiracleofNatureisreve

13、aledtome.Occasionally,ifIamveryfortunate,Iplacemyhandgentlyinasmalltreeandfeelthehappyquiverofabirdinfullsong.Iamdelightedtohavecoolwatersofabrookrushthroughmyopenfingers.TomeathickcarpetofpineneedlesorsoftgrassismorewelcomethanthemostluxuriousPersianrug.Tomethecolorfulseasonsareathrillingandunendin

14、gdrama,theactionofwhichstreamsthroughmyfingertips.我問自己，在樹林里散步一個(gè)小時(shí)，看不到任何值得注意的東西，這怎么可能呢？我看不見東西，只憑觸摸，卻也能發(fā)現(xiàn)數(shù)以百計(jì)的有趣的東西。我感覺到樹葉的精巧對稱。我的手愛撫著白樺樹光滑的樹皮，或是松樹粗糙的樹干。春天里，我懷著希望觸摸著樹枝尋找新芽，那是大自然從冬眠中蘇醒后的第一個(gè)征象我感受花朵的悅?cè)思y理，發(fā)現(xiàn)它的可愛褶皺，大自然的神奇一角展現(xiàn)在我的面前。偶爾，如果幸運(yùn)的話，當(dāng)我把手輕輕地放在一棵小樹上，會感到放聲歌唱的小鳥歡快的顫動。張開手指，讓清涼的溪水從指間沖過，我會很開心。對我來說，厚厚的松針或松

15、軟的草坪比奢華的波斯地毯更惹人喜愛。對我來說，多彩的季節(jié)如同一場動人心魄的不會完結(jié)的戲劇，劇中情節(jié)從我的指尖流過。close9RTAttimesmyheartcriesoutwithlongingtoseeallthesethings.IfIcangetsomuchpleasurefrommeretouch,howmuchmorebeautymustberevealedbysight.Yet,thosewhohaveeyesapparentlyseelittle.Thepanoramaofcolorandactionwhichfillstheworldistakenforgranted.Itishuman,perhaps,toappreciatelittlethatwhichwehaveandtolongforthatwhichwehavenot,butitisagreatpitythatintheworldoflightthegiftofsightisusedonlyasamereconvenienceratherthanasameansofaddingfullnesstolife.我的心不時(shí)地在吶喊，渴望能親眼看到這一