新世紀大學英語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。而我們總是很感興趣，這個即將辭世的人會如何度過他最后的時日。當然，我指的是擁有選擇權利的自由人，不是那些活動范圍受到嚴格限制的死囚。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，塞進這最后的時光里？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.有時我想，把每天都當作生命的最后一天來度過，會是一個很好的原則。這樣的態(tài)度將更能凸顯人生的價值。每一天我們都會懷著柔情、充滿活力、心存感激，而這些，在來日方長時卻常被我們所忽視。當然，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)人在得知死期將至時都會更加珍惜生命close4RTMostofustakelifeforgranted.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。我們身體健康時死亡是完全無法想象的，我們很少會加以考慮。日復一日，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.在運用所有的感官時我們的態(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。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，如果每一個人在剛成年時，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會聲音的樂趣。close

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

11、seelittle.有時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間，我問她看見了什么?！皼]什么，”她回答說。我本應覺得難以置信，不過我早已習慣類似回答，因為很久以前我就知道視力正常的人看到的東西很少。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，在樹林里散步一個小時，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征象我感受花朵的悅人紋理，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，如果幸運的話，當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.我的心不時地在吶喊，渴望能親眼看到這一