【讀書筆記】王爾德《自深深處》38
1891年，處在寫作生涯巔峰期的王爾德遇見了阿爾弗雷德·“波西”·道格拉斯(Alfred "Bosie" Douglas)，兩人很快成為了同性戀人。四年后，因為這段“不敢說出名字的愛”，王爾德被判“有傷風(fēng)化”罪而入獄。在獄中，王爾德開始反思從前的生活，思索痛苦和人生的意義，藝術(shù)和愛的真諦，最終將那些痛苦的淚水都化作優(yōu)美而深沉的文字，寫成了這封名為"de profundis"(從深處)的長信。
作者簡介：奧斯卡·王爾德(Oscar Wilde, 1854-1900)，英國維多利亞時代著名作家，“唯美主義運動”的領(lǐng)軍人物，倡導(dǎo)“為藝術(shù)而藝術(shù)”(Art for art's sake)。他的代表作有戲劇《莎樂美》(Salome)《認真的重要性》(The Importance of Being Earnest)，童話《快樂王子》(The Happy Prince) 《夜鶯與玫瑰》(The Nightingale and the Rose)，小說《道連·格雷的畫像》(The Picture of Dorian Gray)，以及書信《自深深處》(De Profundis)等。
【原著選段】
I am completely penniless, and absolutely?homeless. Yet there are worse things in the world?than that. I am quite candid when I tell you that?rather than go out from this prison with?bitterness in my heart against you or against the?world I would gladly and readily beg my bread?from door to door. If I got nothing at the house?of the rich, I would get something at the house of the?poor. Those who have much are often greedy. Those?who have little always share. I would not a bit mind?sleeping in the cool grass in summer, and when winter came on sheltering myself by the warm close?thatched rick, or under the penthouse of a great?barn, provided I had love in my heart. The?external things of life seem to me now of no?importance at all. You can see to what intensity of?individualism I have arrived, or am arriving rather,?for the journey is long, and “where I walk there are?thorns.”
【朱純深譯本】
我是完完全全的身無分文，實實在在的無家可歸?？墒澜缟线€有比這更慘的呢。實話告訴你，與其心懷對你或世人的怨恨出這監(jiān)獄，我還不如高高興興地挨家挨戶要飯去。如果從大戶人家要不到，從窮人家里也會要到一點的。東西很多的人常常貪婪成性，自己沒什么的人總是與人分享。只要心中存有愛，我不介意夏天里在涼氣襲人的草地上過夜，冬天里在干草堆邊、在大谷倉下避寒。身外之物對我似乎是毫無意義了。你看，我的自為主義已經(jīng)達到一種多么強烈的地步，或者更應(yīng)該說是正在達到這種地步，因為路途還遠著呢，而“我行走的地方布滿荊棘”。
【讀書筆記】
1、candid?a.坦率的；直言不諱的；公正的；抓拍的
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? n.抓拍的照片，快照
【舉例】He is candid about his opinion.?他對自己的意見向來直言不諱。
To be candid with you....?實話對你說吧……
a candid decision?公正的決定
a candid picture of children playing 孩子們玩耍時抓拍的照片
2、beg?v.乞討；乞求；請求；規(guī)避
【舉例】beg one's way along?一路行乞
beg a favour of sb.?請求某人幫助
beg the real problem 回避要害問題
3、shelter?v.遮蔽；庇護；提供避難所；避難
【舉例】The wall shelters the garden from the north wind.?這堵墻為花園擋住了北風(fēng)。
shelter the night?收容某人過夜
shelter from trouble 避開麻煩
4、provided conj.以……為條件；只要；假如
【舉例】We shall go provided that the weather is fine.?假使天晴，我們就去。
You were permitted into the conference hall, provided that you keep quiet. 只要你們保持安靜，就準許你們進入會場。