假如給我三天光明英文版附翻譯

1、第 頁共35頁假如給我三天光明英文版附翻譯假如給我三天光明是作者海倫凱勒的自傳，被譽(yù)為世界文學(xué)史上無與倫比的杰作。她以自己的經(jīng)歷告誡人們應(yīng)珍惜生命，珍惜造物主賜予的一切。如果你想欣賞一下這篇經(jīng)典名作的話，那么就不要錯(cuò)過下面小編為大家?guī)砑偃缃o我三天光明完整英文版及中文翻譯，希望大家喜歡!目錄假如給我三天光明英文版假如給我三天光明中文版假如給我三天光明簡介：假如給她三天光明，她第一天想看看讓她的生命變得有價(jià)值的人，第二天想看光的變幻莫測和日出，第三天想探索與研究。以一個(gè)盲人的身份想象如果自己能夠有三天的時(shí)間看到世界，將會去做哪些事包括去看看幫助過自己的人，以及去感受自然，品味藝術(shù)世界。假如給我三

2、天光明英文版：返回目錄Allofushavereadthrillingstoriesinwhichtheherohadonlyalimitedandspecifiedtimetolive.Sometimesitwasaslongasayear;sometimesasshortastwenty-fourhours.Butalwayswewereinterestedindiscoveringjusthowthedoomedmanchosetospendhislastdaysorhislasthours.Ispeak,ofcourse,offreemenwhohaveachoice,notconde

3、mnedcriminalswhosesphereofactivitiesisstrictlydelimited.Suchstoriessetusthinking,wonderingwhatweshoulddoundersimilarcircumstances.Whatevents,whatexperiences,whatassociationsshouldwecrowdintothoselasthoursasmortalbeings?Whathappinessshouldwefindinreviewingthepast,whatregrets?SometimesIhavethoughtitwo

4、uldbeanexcellentruletoliveeachdayasifweshoulddietomorrow.Suchanattitudewouldemphasizesharplythevaluesoflife.Weshouldliveeachdaywithagentleness,avigor,andakeennessofappreciationwhichareoftenlostwhentimestretchesbeforeusintheconstantpanoramaofmoredaysandmonthsandyearstocome.Therearethose,ofcourse,whow

5、ouldadopttheEpicureanmottoofEat,drink,andbemerry,butmostpeoplewouldbechastenedbythecertaintyofimpendingdeath.Instoriesthedoomedheroisusuallysavedatthelastminutebysomestrokeoffortune,butalmostalwayshissenseofvaluesischanged.hebecomesmoreappreciativeofthemeaningoflifeanditspermanentspiritualvalues.Ita

6、hsoftenbeennotedthatthosewholive,orhavelived,intheshadowofdeathbringamellowsweetnesstoeverythingtheydo.Mostofus,however,takelifeforgranted.Weknowthatonedaywemustdie,butusuallywepicturethatdayasfarinthefuture.Whenweareinbuoyanthealth,deathisallbutunimaginable.Weseldomthinkofit.Thedaysstretchoutinanen

7、dlessvista.Sowegoaboutourpettytasks,hardlyawareofourlistlessattitudetowardlife.Thesamelethargy,Iamafraid,characterizestheuseofallourfacultiesandsenses.Onlythedeafappreciatehearing,onlytheblindrealizethemanifoldblessingsthatlieinsight.Particularlydoesthisobservationapplytothosewhohavelostsightandhear

8、inginadultlife.Butthosewhohaveneversufferedimpairmentofsightorhearingseldommakethefullestuseoftheseblessedfaculties.Theireyesandearstakeinallsightsandsoundshazily,withoutconcentrationandwithlittleappreciation.Itisthesameoldstoryofnotbeinggratefulforwhatwehaveuntilweloseit,ofnotbeingconsciousofhealth

9、untilweareill.Ihaveoftenthoughtitwouldbeablessingifeachhumanbeingwerestrickenblindanddeafforafewdaysatsometimeduringhisearlyadultlife.Darknesswouldmakehimmoreappreciativeofsight;silencewouldtechhimthejoysofsound.NowandthemIhavetestedmyseeingfriendstodiscoverwhattheysee.RecentlyIwasvisitedbyaverygood

10、friendswhohadjustreturnedfromalongwalkinthewoods,andIaskedherwhatshehadobserved.Nothinginparticular,shereplied.ImighthavebeenincreduloushadInotbeenaccustomedtosuchreposes,forlongagoIbecameconvincedthattheseeingseelittle.Howwasitpossible,Iaskedmyself,towalkforanhourthroughthewoodsandseenothingworthyo

11、fnote?Iwhocannotseefindhundredsofthingstointerestmethroughmeretouch.Ifeelthedelicatesymmetryofaleaf.Ipassmyhandslovinglyaboutthesmoothskinofasilverbirch,ortherough,shaggybarkofapine.InthespringItouchthebranchesoftreeshopefullyinsearchofabudthefirstsignofawakeningNatureafterherwinterssleep.Ifeelthede

12、lightful,velvetytextureofaflower,anddiscoveritsremarkableconvolutions;andsomethingofthemiracleofNatureisrevealedtome.Occasionally,ifIamveryfortunate,Iplacemyhandgentlyonasmalltreeandfeelthehappyquiverofabirdinfullsong.Iamdelightedtohavethecoolwatersofabrookrushthoughtmyopenfinger.Tomealushcarpetofpi

13、neneedlesorspongygrassismorewelcomethanthemostluxuriousPersianrug.Tomethepageantofseasonsisathrillingandunendingdrama,theactionofwhichstreamsthroughmyfingertips.Attimesmyheartcriesoutwithlongingtoseeallthesethings.IfIcangetsomuchpleasurefrommeretouch,howmuchmorebeautymustberevealedbysight.Yet,thosew

14、hohaveeyesapparentlyseelittle.thepanoramaofcolorandactionwhichfillstheworldistakenforgranted.Itishuman,perhaps,toappreciatelittlethatwhichwehaveandtolongforthatwhichwehavenot,butitisagreatpitythatintheworldoflightthegiftofsightisusedonlyasamereconveniencesratherthanasameansofaddingfullnesstolife.IfI

15、werethepresidentofauniversityIshouldestablishacompulsorycourseinHowtoUseYourEyes.Theprofessorwouldtrytoshowhispupilshowtheycouldaddjoytotheirlivesbyreallyseeingwhatpassesunnoticedbeforethem.Hewouldtrytoawaketheirdormantandsluggishfaculties.PerhapsIcanbestillustratebyimaginingwhatIshouldmostliketosee

16、ifIweregiventheuseofmyeyes,say,forjustthreedays.AndwhileIamimagining,supposeyou,too,setyourmindtoworkontheproblemofhowyouwoulduseyourowneyesifyouhadonlythreemoredaystosee.Ifwiththeon-comingdarknessofthethirdnightyouknewthatthesunwouldneverriseforyouagain,howwouldyouspendthosethreepreciousintervening

17、days?Whatwouldyoumostwanttoletyourgazerestupon?I,naturally,shouldwantmosttoseethethingswhichhavebecomedeartomethroughmyyearsofdarkness.You,too,wouldwanttoletyoureyesrestonthethingsthathavebecomedeartoyousothatyoucouldtakethememoryofthemwithyouintothenightthatloomedbeforeyou.If,bysomemiracle,Iweregra

18、ntedthreeseeingdays,tobefollowedbyarelapseintodarkness,Ishoulddividetheperiodintothreeparts.TheFirstDayOnthefirstday,Ishouldwanttoseethepeoplewhosekindnessandgentlenessandcompanionshiphavemademylifeworthliving.FirstIshouldliketogazelonguponthefaceofmydearteacher,Mrs.AnneSullivanMacy,whocametomewhenI

19、wasachildandopenedtheouterworldtome.Ishouldwantnotmerelytoseetheoutlineofherface,sothatIcouldcherishitinmymemory,buttostudythatfaceandfindinitthelivingevidenceofthesympathetictendernessandpatiencewithwhichsheaccomplishedthedifficulttaskofmyeducation.Ishouldliketoseeinhereyesthatstrengthofcharacterwh

20、ichhasenabledhertostandfirminthefaceofdifficulties,andthatcompassionforallhumanitywhichshehasrevealedtomesooften.IdonotknowwhatitistoseeintotheheartofafriendthroughthatWindowofthesoul,theeye.Icanonlyseethroughmyfingertipstheoutlineofaface.Icandetectlaughter,sorrow,andmanyotherobviousemotions.Iknowmy

21、friendsfromthefeeloftheirfaces.ButIcannotreallypicturetheirpersonalitiesbytouch.Iknowtheirpersonalities,ofcourse,throughothermeans,throughthethoughtstheyexpresstome,throughwhateveroftheiractionsarerevealedtome.ButIamdeniedthatdeeperunderstandingofthemwhichIamsurewouldcomethroughsightofthem,throughwa

22、tchingtheirreactionstovariousexpressedthoughtsandcircumstances,throughnotingtheimmediateandfleetingreactionsoftheireyesandcountenance.FriendswhoareneartomeIknowwell,becausethroughthemonthsandyearstheyrevealthemselvestomeinalltheirphases;butofcasualfriendsIhaveonlyanincompleteimpression,animpressiong

23、ainedfromahandclasp,fromspokenwordswhichItakefromtheirlipswithmyfingertips,orwhichtheytapintothepalmofmyhand.Howmucheasier,howmuchmoresatisfyingitisforyouwhocanseetograspquicklytheessentialqualitiesofanotherpersonbywatchingthesubtletiesofexpression,thequiverofamuscle,theflutterofahand.Butdoesitevero

24、ccurtoyoutouseyoursighttoseeintotheinnernatureofafriendsoracquaintance/Donotmostofyouseeingpeoplegraspcasuallytheoutwardfeaturesofafaceandletitgoatthat?Forinstancecanyoudescribeaccuratelythefacesoffivegoodfriends?someofyoucan,butmanycannot.Asanexperiment,Ihavequestionedhusbandsoflongstandingaboutthe

25、coloroftheirwiveseyes,andoftentheyexpressembarrassedconfusionandadmitthattheydonotknow.And,incidentally,itisachroniccomplaintofwivesthattheirhusbandsdonotnoticenewdresses,newhats,andchangesinhouseholdarrangements.Theeyesofseeingpersonssoonbecomeaccustomedtotheroutineoftheirsurroundings,andtheyactual

26、lyseeonlythestartlingandspectacular.Buteveninviewingthemostspectacularsightstheeyesarelazy.Courtrecordsrevealeverydayhowinaccuratelyeyewitnessessee.Agiveneventwillbeseeninseveraldifferentwaysbyasmanywitnesses.Someseemorethanothers,butfewseeeverythingthatiswithintherangeoftheirvision.Oh,thethingsthat

27、IshouldseeifIhadthepowerofsightforjustthreedays!Thefirstdaywouldbeabusyone.Ishouldcalltomeallmydearfriendsandlooklongintotheirfaces,imprintinguponmymindtheoutwardevidencesofthebeautythatiswithinthem.Ishouldletmyeyesrest,too,onthefaceofababy,sothatIcouldcatchavisionoftheeager,innocentbeautywhichprece

28、destheindividualsconsciousnessoftheconflictswhichlifedevelops.AndIshouldliketolookintotheloyal,trustingeyesofmydogs-thegrave,cannylittleScottie,Darkie,andthestalwart,understandingGreatDane,Helga,whosewarm,tender,andplayfulfriendshipsaresocomfortingtome.OnthatbusyfirstdayIshouldalsoviewthesmallsimple

29、thingsofmyhome.Iwanttoseethewarmcolorsintherugsundermyfeet,thepicturesonthewalls,theintimatetriflesthattransformahouseintohome.MyeyeswouldrestrespectfullyonthebooksinraisedtypewhichIhaveread,buttheywouldbemoreeagerlyinterestedintheprintedbookswhichseeingpeoplecanread,forduringthelongnightofmylifethe

30、booksIhavereadandthosewhichhavebeenreadtomehavebuiltthemselvesintoagreatshininglighthouse,revealingtomethedeepestchannelsofhumanlifeandthehumanspirit.Intheafternoonofthatfirstseeingday.IshouldtakealongwalkinthewoodsandintoxicatemyeyesonthebeautiesoftheworldofNaturetryingdesperatelytoabsorbinafewhour

31、sthevastsplendorwhichisconstantlyunfoldingitselftothosewhocansee.OnthewayhomefrommywoodlandjauntmypathwouldlienearafarmsothatImightseethepatienthorsesploughinginthefield9perhapsIshouldseeonlyatractor!)andtheserenecontentofmenlivingclosetothesoil.AndIshouldprayforthegloryofacolorfulsunset.Whenduskhad

32、fallen,IshouldexperiencethedoubledelightofbeingabletoseebyartificiallightwhichthegeniusofmanhascreatedtoextendthepowerofhissightwhenNaturedecreesdarkness.Inthenightofthatfirstdayofsight,Ishouldnotbeabletosleep,sofullwouldbemymindofthememoriesoftheday.TheSecondDayThenextday-theseconddayofsight-Ishoul

33、darisewiththedawnandseethethrillingmiraclebywhichnightistransformedintoday.Ishouldbeholdwithawethemagnificentpanoramaoflightwithwhichthesunawakensthesleepingearth.ThisdayIshoulddevotetoahastyglimpseoftheworld,pastandpresent.Ishouldwanttoseethepageantofmansprogress,thekaleidoscopeoftheages.Howcansomu

34、chbecompressedintooneday?Throughthemuseums,ofcourse.OftenIhavevisitedtheNewYorkMuseumofNaturalHistorytotouchwithmyhandsmanyoftheobjectsthereexhibited,butIhavelongedtoseewithmyeyesthecondensedhistoryoftheearthanditsinhabitantsdisplayedthere-animalsandtheracesofmenpicturedintheirnativeenvironment;giga

35、nticcarcassesofdinosaursandmastodonswhichroamedtheearthlongbeforemanappeared,withhistinystatureandpowerfulbrain,toconquertheanimalkingdom;realisticpresentationsoftheprocessesofdevelopmentinanimals,inman,andintheimplementswhichmanhasusedtofashionforhimselfasecurehomeonthisplanet;andathousandandoneoth

36、eraspectsofnaturalhistory.Iwonderhowmanyreadersofthisarticlehaveviewedthispanoramaofthefaceoflivingthingsaspicturedinthatinspiringmuseum.Many,ofcourse,havenothadtheopportunity,butIamsurethatmanywhohavehadtheopportunityhavenotmadeuseofit.there,indeed,isaplacetouseyoureyes.Youwhoseecanspendmanyfruitfu

37、ldaysthere,butIwithmyimaginarythreedaysofsight,couldonlytakeahastyglimpse,andpasson.MynextstopwouldbetheMetropolitanMuseumofArt,forjustastheMuseumofNaturalHistoryrevealsthematerialaspectsoftheworld,sodoestheMetropolitanshowthemyriadfacetsofthehumanspirit.Throughoutthehistoryofhumanitytheurgetoartist

38、icexpressionhasbeenalmostaspowerfulastheurgeforfood,shelter,andprocreation.Andhere,inthevastchambersoftheMetropolitanMuseum,isunfoldedbeforemethespiritofEgypt,Greece,andRome,asexpressedintheirart.IknowwellthroughmyhandsthesculpturedgodsandgoddessesoftheancientNile-land.IhavefeltcopiesofParthenonfrie

39、zes,andIhavesensedtherhythmicbeautyofchargingAthenianwarriors.ApollosandVenusesandtheWingedVictoryofSamothracearefriendsofmyfingertips.Thegnarled,beardedfeaturesofHomeraredeartome,forhe,too,knewblindness.Myhandshavelingereduponthelivingmarbleofromansculptureaswellasthatoflatergenerations.Ihavepassed

40、myhandsoveraplastercastofMichelangelosinspiringandheroicMoses;IhavesensedthepowerofRodin;IhavebeenawedbythedevotedspiritofGothicwoodcarving.Theseartswhichcanbetouchedhavemeaningforme,buteventheyweremeanttobeseenratherthanfelt,andIcanonlyguessatthebeautywhichremainshiddenfromme.Icanadmirethesimplelin

41、esofaGreekvase,butitsfigureddecorationsarelosttome.Soonthis,myseconddayofsight,Ishouldtrytoprobeintothesoulofmanthroughthisart.ThethingsIknewthroughtouchIshouldnowsee.Moresplendidstill,thewholemagnificentworldofpaintingwouldbeopenedtome,fromtheItalianPrimitives,withtheirserenereligiousdevotion,tothe

42、Moderns,withtheirfeverishvisions.IshouldlookdeepintothecanvasesofRaphael,LeonardodaVinci,Titian,Rembrandt.IshouldwanttofeastmyeyesuponthewarmcolorsofVeronese,studythemysteriesofE1Greco,catchanewvisionofNaturefromCorot.Oh,thereissomuchrichmeaningandbeautyintheartoftheagesforyouwhohaveeyestosee!Uponmy

43、shortvisittothistempleofartIshouldnotbeabletoreviewafractionofthatgreatworldofartwhichisopentoyou.Ishouldbeabletogetonlyasuperficialimpression.Artiststellmethatfordeepandtrueappreciationofartonemusteducatedtheeye.Onemustlearnthroughexperiencetoweighthemeritsofline,ofcomposition,offormandcolor.IfIhad

44、eyes,howhappilywouldIembarkuponsofascinatingastudy!YetIamtoldthat,tomanyofyouwhohaveeyestosee,theworldofartisadarknight,unexploredandunilluminated.ItwouldbewithextremereluctancethatIshouldleavetheMetropolitanMuseum,whichcontainsthekeytobeauty-abeautysoneglected.Seeingpersons,however,donotneedametrop

45、olitantofindthiskeytobeauty.Thesamekeylieswaitinginsmallermuseums,andinbooksontheshelvesofevensmalllibraries.Butnaturally,inmylimitedtimeofimaginarysight,Ishouldchoosetheplacewherethekeyunlocksthegreatesttreasuresintheshortesttime.TheeveningofmyseconddayofsightIshouldspendatatheatreoratthemovies.Eve

46、nnowIoftenattendtheatricalperformancesofallsorts,buttheactionoftheplaymustbespelledintomyhandbyacompanion.ButhowIshouldliketoseewithmyowneyesthefascinatingfigureofHamlet,orthegustyFalstaffamidcolorfulElizabethantrappings!HowIshouldliketofolloweachmovementofthegracefulHamlet,eachstrutoftheheartyFalst

47、aff!AndsinceIcouldseeonlyoneplay,Ishouldbeconfrontedbyamany-horneddilemma,fortherearescoresofplaysIshouldwanttosee.Youwhohaveeyescanseeanyyoulike.Howmanyofyou,Iwonder,whenyougazeataplay,amovie,oranyspectacle,realizeandgivethanksforthemiracleofsightwhichenablesyoutoenjoyitscolor,grace,andmovement?Ica

48、nnotenjoythebeautyofrhythmicmovementexceptinasphererestrictedtothetouchofmyhands.IcanvisiononlydimlythegraceofaPavlowa,althoughIknowsomethingofthedelightofrhythm,foroftenIcansensethebeatofmusicasitvibratesthroughthefloor.Icanwellimaginethatcadencedmotionmustbeoneofthemostpleasingsightsintheworld.Iha

49、vebeenabletogathersomethingofthisbytracingwithmyfingersthelinesinsculpturedmarble;ifthisstaticgracecanbesolovely,howmuchmoreacutemustbethethrillofseeinggraceinmotion.OneofmydearestmemoriesisofthetimewhenJosephJeffersonallowedmetotouchhisfaceandhandsashewentthroughsomeofthegesturesandspeechesofhisbel

50、ovedRipVanWinkle.Iwasabletocatchthusameagerglimpseoftheworldofdrama,andIshallneverforgetthedelightofthatmoment.But,oh,howmuchImustmiss,andhowmuchpleasureyouseeingonescanderivefromwatchingandhearingtheinterplayofspeechandmovementintheunfoldingofadramaticperformance!IfIcouldseeonlyoneplay,Ishouldknowh

51、owtopictureinmymindtheactionofahundredplayswhichIhavereadorhadtransferredtomethroughthemediumofthemanualalphabet.So,throughtheeveningofmysecondimaginarydayofsight,thegreatfingersofdramaticliteraturewouldcrowdsleepfrommyeyes.TheThirdDayThefollowingmorning,Ishouldagaingreetthedawn,anxioustodiscovernew

52、delights,forIamsurethat,forthosewhohaveeyeswhichreallysee,thedawnofeachdaymustbeaperpetuallynewrevelationofbeauty.This,accordingtothetermsofmyimaginedmiracle,istobemythirdandlastdayofsight.Ishallhavenotimetowasteinregretsorlongings;thereistoomuchtosee.ThefirstdayIdevotedtomyfriends,animateandinanima

53、te.ThesecondrevealedtomethehistoryofmanandNature.TodayIshallspendintheworkadayworldofthepresent,amidthehauntsofmengoingaboutthebusinessoflife.AndwherecanonefindsomanyactivitiesandconditionsofmenasinNewYork?Sothecitybecomesmydestination.IstartfrommyhomeinthequietlittlesuburbofForestHills,LongIsland.H

54、ere,surroundedbygreenlawns,trees,andflowers,areneatlittlehouses,happywiththevoicesandmovementsofwivesandchildren,havensofpeacefulrestformenwhotoilinthecity.IdriveacrossthelacystructureofsteelwhichspanstheEastRiver,andIgetanewandstartlingvisionofthepowerandingenuityofthemindofman.Busyboastschugandscu

55、rryabouttheriver-racyspeedboat,stolid,snortingtugs.IfIhadlongdaysofsightahead,Ishouldspendmanyofthemwatchingthedelightfulactivityupontheriver.Ilookahead,andbeforemerisethefantastictowersofNewYork,acitythatseemstohavesteppedfromthepagesofafairystory.Whatanawe-inspiringsight,theseglitteringspires.thes

56、evastbanksofstoneandsteel-structuressuchasthegodsmightbuildforthemselves!Thisanimatedpictureisapartofthelivesofmillionsofpeopleeveryday.Howmany,Iwonder,giveitsomuchasasecondsglance?Veryfew,Ifear,Theireyesareblindtothismagnificentsightbecauseitissofamiliartothem.Ihurrytothetopofoneofthosegiganticstru

57、ctures,theEmpireStateBuilding,forthere,ashorttimeago,Isawthecitybelowthroughtheeyesofmysecretary.Iamanxioustocomparemyfancywithreality.IamsureIshouldnotbedisappointedinthepanoramaspreadoutbeforeme,fortomeitwouldbeavisionofanotherworld.NowIbeginmyroundsofthecity.First,Istandatabusycorner,merelylookin

58、gatpeople,tryingbysightofthemtounderstandsomethingoftheirlive.Iseesmiles,andIamhappy.Iseeseriousdetermination,andIamproud,Iseesuffering,andIamcompassionate.IstrolldownFifthAvenue.Ithrowmyeyesoutoffocus,sothatIseenoparticularobjectbutonlyaseethingkaleidoscopeofcolors.Iamcertainthatthecolorsofwomensdr

59、essesmovinginathrongmustbeagorgeousspectacleofwhichIshouldnevertire.ButperhapsifIhadsightIshouldbelikemostotherwomen-toointerestedinstylesandthecutofindividualdressestogivemuchattentiontothesplendorofcolorinthemass.AndIamconvinced,too,thatIshouldbecomeaninveteratewindowshopper,foritmustbeadelighttot

60、heeyetoviewthemyriadarticlesofbeautyondisplay.FromFifthAvenueImakeatourofthecity-toParkAvenue,totheslums,tofactories,toparkswherechildrenplay.Itakeastay-at-hometripabroadbyvisitingtheforeignquarters.AlwaysmyeyesareopenwidetoallthesightsofbothhappinessandmiserysothatImayprobedeepandaddtomyunderstandi