低糖翻译傅雷家书两则傅雷

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翻译

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傅雷家书两则

(

傅雷

)

Translation: Two Fu Lei’s Family Letters (Fu Lei)

(translated by: alexcwlin; edited by: Adam Lam)

第一则：

First One:

1954

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10

月

2

日

October 2, 1954

聪，亲爱的孩子。

My Dear Son Cong:

收到

9

月

22

日晚发的第六信，很高兴。

We are pleased to have received your sixth letter dated September 22.

我们并没为你前信感到什么烦恼或是不安。

However, we do not feel disturbed or worried because of what you wrote in your previous letter.

我在第八封信中还对你预告，这种精神消沉的 情形，以后还是会有的。

In my eighth letter, I forewarned you that these bouts of depression would happen again in the future.

我是过来人，决不至于大惊小怪。

I’ve been there, and so I am not at all surprised that happened.

你也不必为此担心，

Also you shouldn’t worry about it.

更不必硬压在肚里不告诉我们。

More so, you shouldn’t hold it inside you and don’t tell us about it.

心中的苦闷不在家信中发泄，又哪里去发泄呢？

If you can’t air your lonesomeness in a family letter, where else can you let it all out?

孩子不向父母诉苦向谁诉呢？

To whom could a child vent his grief other than to his parents?

我们不来安慰你，又该谁来安慰你呢？

We don’t come along to console you, who should comfort you instead?

人一辈子都在高潮

——

低潮中浮沉，

During our lifetime, our moods go up and down like a yo-yo.

惟有庸碌的人，生活才如死水一般；

Only lives of mundane people stay flat like still water.

或者要有极高的修养，方能廓然无累，真正的解脱。

Alternatively, well-seasoned people stay tranquil and relaxed without real concerns.

只要高潮不过分使你紧张，低潮不过分使你颓废，就好了。

It is fine so long as emotion highs do not stress you out and emotional lows do not drain you.

太阳太强烈，会把五谷晒焦；雨水太猛，也会淹死庄稼。

Overly scorching sun would fry grain- plants and excessively inundating rain would drown farm-crops.

我们只求心理相当平衡，不至于受伤而已。

We won’t get hurt so long as our moods stay stable.

你也不是栽了筋斗爬不起来的人。

You are not the type who tumbles and can’t pick yourself back up again.

我预料国外这几年，对你整个的人也有很大的帮助。

I expect your experience during these few years overseas has been a great help to your development as a

person.

这次来信所说的痛苦，我都理会得；我很同情，

I understand and sympathize with your pains that are mentioned in your letter.

我愿意尽量安慰你、鼓励你。

You can count on my consolation and encouragement to the greatest degree possible.

克利斯朵夫不是经过多少回这种情形吗？

Didn’

t Jean-Christophe go through similar situations many times as well?

他不是一切艺术家的缩影与结晶吗？

Wasn’t he the epitome and manifestation of all artists?

慢慢的你会养成另外一种心情对付过去的事：

Slowly you will develop a different state of mind to handle matters similar to those situations in the past.

就是能够想到而不再惊心动魄，

That is, you will be able to anticipate things in happening and will not be taken by surprise again.

能够从客观的立场分析前因后果，

You will be able to analyse causes and consequences of events objectively.

做将来的借鉴，以免重蹈覆辙。

Then you can use them for future references to prevent making similar mistakes again.

一个人惟有敢于正视现实，正视错误，

A person needs to have the courage to confront reality and past mistakes.

用理智分析，彻底感悟，

As such, he can come up with sensible analysis and in-depth appreciation.

才不至于被回忆侵蚀。

Only then he won’t be weighed down by bad memories.

我相信你逐渐会学会这一套，越来越坚强的。

I believe in time you will learn this approach and get tougher.

我以 前在信中和你提过感情的

ruin

〔创伤，覆灭〕，就是要你把 这些事当做心灵的灰烬看，

Previously in my letter I mentioned to you about how to handle sentimental ruins, and that is to look at

those experiences as foregone mental ashes.

看的时候当然不免感触万端，

Of course when you look, you can’t help but feel poignant about them.

但不要刻骨铭心 地伤害自己，而要像对着古战场一般的存着凭吊的心怀。

But you must not let them get to you in a big way, but to face them with an indifferent mindset as if you

were reminiscing ruins from ancient battlefields.

倘若你认为这些话是对的，对你有些启发作用，

If you concur with I’m saying here, these words would be enlightening to you.

那么将来在遇到因回忆而痛苦的时候（那一定免不了 会再来的），拿出这封信来重读几遍。

In the future when you are feel pains from memory of past experiences (which inevitably will come

again), please take this letter out and read it over several times.

第二则：

Second One:

1955

年

1

月

26

日

January 26, 1955

早预算新年中必可接到你 的信，我们都当作等待什么礼物一般的等着。

We expected some time ago we would receive your letter during New Year, and we looked forward to it

as if it was a special gift.

果然昨天早上收到你来信，而且是多少可喜的消息。

As it turned out we received your letter yesterday morning, and Son, it was somewhat of good news to us.

孩子

!

要是我们在会场上，一定会禁不住涕泗横流的。

Son, if we were at the theater, we would not have been able to hold back our bursting tears.

世界上最高的最纯洁的欢乐，莫过于欣赏艺术， 更莫过于欣赏自己的孩子的手和心传达出来的艺

术

!

The purest euphoria in this world is to savor art

—

more so the art that comes out from the hand and heart

of your own child.

< br>其次，我们也因为你替祖国增光而快乐

!

更因为你能借音 乐而使多少人欢笑而快乐

!

Besides, we are thrilled that you have made your country proud, and that you have also made many

people smile and happy through your music.

想到你将来一定有更大的成就，没有止境的进步，为更多的人更广大的群众服务，鼓舞他们的心

情，抚慰他们的创痛，我们真是心都要跳出来了

!

My heart almost jump out from my mouth at thinking you will continue to better your accomplishments,

progress to unlimited new heights, serve well-being of more people, liven their spirits, and console their

pains.

能够把不朽的大师的不 朽的作品发扬光大，传布到地球上每一个角落去，真是多神圣，多光荣的

使命

What a sa

cred and glorious mission that you are able to promote music legends’ masterpieces and spread

them to every corner of the earth!

孩子，你太幸福了，天待你太厚了。

Son, you are enjoying a gratifying life and God has provided you with favorable treatments.

我更高兴的更安慰的是：多少过分的谀词与夸奖，都没有使 你丧失自知之明，

What pleases and comforts me the most is flatteries and accolades have not destroyed the self-realization

of who you really are.

众人的掌声、拥抱，名流的赞美，都没有减少你对艺术的谦卑

!

In spite of applause, embraces, and celebrities’ praises, you have maintained yo

ur modesty toward art.

总算我的教育没有白费，你二十年的折磨没有白受

!

All my teachings given to you and your struggles for twenty years have not gone to waste.

你能坚强

(

)

，

You have mental toughness, as evidenced by your ability not to lose your own identity in the face of