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1、刘宇昆《折纸》英文原文来源: 李孟元的日志HugoAward2012BestShortStory ThePaperMenageriebyKenLiuOneofmyearliestmemoriesstartswithmesobbing.IrefusedtobesoothednomatterwhatMomandDadtried.Dadgaveupandleftthebedroom,butMomtookmeintothekitchenandsatmedownatthebreakfasttable.“Kan,kan,”shesai
2、d,asshepulledasheetofwrappingpaperfromontopofthefridge.Foryears,MomcarefullyslicedopenthewrappingsaroundChristmasgiftsandsavedthemontopofthefridgeinathickstack.Shesetthepaperdown,plainsidefacingup,andbegantofoldit.Istoppedcryingandwatchedher,curious.Sheturnedthepa
3、peroverandfoldeditagain.Shepleated,packed,tucked,rolled,andtwisteduntilthepaperdisappearedbetweenhercuppedhands.Thensheliftedthefolded-uppaperpackettohermouthandblewintoit,likeaballoon.“Kan,”shesaid.“Laohu.”Sheputherhandsdownonthetableandletgo.Alittlepapertigersto
4、odonthetable,thesizeoftwofistsplacedtogether.Theskinofthetigerwasthepatternonthewrappingpaper,whitebackgroundwithredcandycanesandgreenChristmastrees.IreachedouttoMom’screation.Itstailtwitched,anditpouncedplayfullyatmyfinger.“Rawrr-sa,”itgrowled,thesoundsomewherebe
5、tweenacatandrustlingnewspapers.Ilaughed,startled,andstrokeditsbackwithanindexfinger.Thepapertigervibratedundermyfinger,purring.“Zhejiaozhezhi,”Momsaid. Thisiscalledorigami.Ididn’tknowthisatthetime,butMom’skindwasspecial.Shebreathedintothemsothattheysharedherbreath
6、,andthusmovedwithherlife.Thiswashermagic.#DadhadpickedMomoutofacatalog.Onetime,whenIwasinhighschool,IaskedDadaboutthedetails.HewastryingtogetmetospeaktoMomagain.Hehadsignedupfortheintroductionservicebackinthespringof1973.Flippingthroughthepagessteadily,hehadspentn
7、omorethanafewsecondsoneachpageuntilhesawthepictureofMom.I’veneverseenthispicture.Daddescribedit:Momwassittinginachair,hersidetothecamera,wearingatightgreensilkcheongsam.Herheadwasturnedtothecamerasothatherlongblackhairwasdrapedartfullyoverherchestandshoulder.Shelo
8、okedoutathimwiththeeyesofacalmchild.“ThatwasthelastpageofthecatalogIsaw,”hesaid.Thecatalogsaidshewaseighteen,lovedtodance,andspokegoodEnglishbecauseshew