《神曲》译者田德望

文章出处：2011/12/06文汇报笔会栏

沉下心来读完一篇文章，甚或一本书，已越来越成为一种奢望。究其缘由无外乎名利心使然。

自己以翻译为生，自然多所关注同业者的动态，尤其业界中的佼佼者。田老即是值得尊敬的翻译家之一。

《神曲》经由原文意大利语译为中文，耗费了田老的一生精力，亦是其学识与才华的集中表现。

希望在余暇之际分享其盗火之功。

「龍應臺：難局」讀後

道德、法律、宗教、國家、宗族與渺小的個人，孰重孰輕？冠冕堂皇之後往往是卑鄙齷齪。我只服從內心的訴求。

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讀「追念钱锺書先生」

前幾日看到人民日報2010年9月8日副刊上刊載了何西來的憶舊文章「追念钱锺書书先生」。文章樸實，無脂粉氣，讀後可堪回味。

早年時甚為仰慕锺書先生之學識，引以為人生楷模。但至今仍一文不名，不過是芸芸眾生中庸碌之輩尓。

哀莫大於心死。未死而苟且者，人之倫常尚未完成。孩子上學、老人治病、維持家庭小窩屹立不倒都還需這把還不算老的老骨頭。

The Measure of a Man’s Character…

The measure of a man’s character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out.
                                                                                                                  -Thomas Macauly

 

What should I do? Is it right or wrong? We often raise such question in our daily life. Speaking for us, it sounds tedious in any way but it’s a real challenge, even not as serious as an economic, military or global issue.

 

Because the yardstick is in your heart and mind in stead of any exterious stimuli that spur on your back. 

 

Hero in your heart indeed.

Hope Here, but It’s Slim

When I made it clear that the exam was designed for two middle schools in the county, my strong willness to fight to the end seemed to give its place to being static. Being fortunate or forsaken, only God knows.

 

Only less than three days leave for me to catch the rare chance in life. Hold on, on.

It Will Be a Turning Point in My Life?

The Education Bureau of my county had formally announced that the recruitment examination will be held in recent days. Someone who passed the examination will be selected to fill the vacant positions in the high schools.

 

In considerration of my son’s attendence to the First High School after this summer holiday and the establishment of a model of success in his eyes, I should attend the exam. Better to say it’s a must and my duty.

 

Actions speak louder than words. Now see what I will do in the end.   

我還在走嗎

“你是不是這樣認為的”，“你是怎麼想的”……。兒子只是不語。“根本問題是沒有理想，沒有目標”。

 

我的話只在嘴裏一點，就像夏日裏的蜻蜓掠過水面，無聲無息。空氣裏沒有振動，也沒有回聲。

 

我還有理想嗎？我還在寫嗎？打開可憐的博客，我只能沉默。

 

我早已變得面目全非，我早被生活拋棄在沒有生命的沙漠裏。我是失敗者。

 

我當年的熱情，當年的追問，當年的堅持，都已毫無意義。我只是在沙灘上吃力地鼓著腮，已不能掙紮，不能抗爭。我只是活著而已。

 

目送一九四九：龍應臺的探索

這是久違的聲音了。沒有道貌岸然，沒有廢話假話空話。就像河邊一株翠綠的草，發著清香，隨風搖曳。沒有偽飾，就像山中小溪裏一塊卵石，無需看人的臉色，一切處於自然。

臨沂陪同翻譯追記

今春土耳其Okan Erguven先生邀我作為陪同翻譯，考察臨沂成鴻機械廠實地瞭解自動螺絲刀此種產品。

 

此後有幾點應注意：1、專業知識需進一步加強

                  2、安排好食飲等，之後最好出外解決自己的食飲問題，不要同食同飲

 

現搜集當時遺留以備無情歲月將其淹沒。