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1、朱自清背影(翻译)Rear-ViewofaFadingFigure(OriginalbyZhuZiqing/Translationbyalexcwlin)我与父亲不相见已二年余了,我最不能忘记的是他的背影。Ihaven’tseenDadforovertwoyears,andwhatIcan’tforgetthemostisthesightofhimfromthebackashewaswalkingaway.那年冬天,祖母死了,父亲的差使也交卸了,正是祸不单行的日子,我从北京到徐州,打算跟着父亲奔丧回家。到徐州见着父亲,看见满院狼藉的东西,又想起祖母,不禁簌簌
2、地流下眼泪。父亲说,“事已如此,不必难过,好在天无绝人之路!”Itwasadouble-whammyforourfamilyinthewinterofthatyear.Grandmapassedaway,andDadlosthisjob.ItravelledfromBeijingtoXuZhouandplannedtoaccompanyDadhomeforthefuneral.WhenIsawDad’shouseindisarrayandthoughtaboutGrandma,Ibegantoweepuncontrollably.Dadsaid:“Light
3、enup!Whateverhappened,happened.There’salwayslightattheendofthetunnel.”回家变卖典质,父亲还了亏空;又借钱办了丧事。这些日子,家中光景很是惨淡,一半为了丧事,一半为了父亲赋闲。丧事完毕,父亲要到南京谋事,我也要回北京念书,我们便同行。Athome,wesoldoffwhateverwecould.Dadpaidoffwhatheowedandborrowedforthefuneral.ThingsathomeweredepressingduetothefuneralandDad’sunemp
4、loyment.Afterthefuneral,DadhadtogotoNanjingtofindworkandIhadtoreturntoBeijingforschool,andweleftincompanytogether.到南京时,有朋友约去游逛,勾留了一日;第二日上午便须渡江到浦口,下午上车北去。父亲因为事忙,本已说定不送我,叫旅馆里一个熟识的茶房陪我同去。他再三嘱咐茶房,甚是仔细。但他终于不放心,怕茶房不妥帖;颇踌躇了一会。AtNanjing,westayedadayforsomesightseeingwithfriends.Inthemornin
5、gofthefollowingdayIhadtogotoPukouontheothersideoftheriver,andthenheadednorthbytrainintheafternoon.Dadwasbusytakingcareofsomething.Initiallyhedidnotplantoseemeoffandaskedanacquaintedbellhop,repeatedlyandpainstakingly,totakemetothestation.Aftermuchpondering,hewasconcernedthebellhopmi
6、ghtslipupandattheendhedecidedtotakemetherehimself.其实我那年已二十岁,北京已来往过两三次,是没有甚么要紧的了。他踌躇了一会,终于决定还是自己送我去。我两三回劝他不必去;他只说,“不要紧,他们去不好!”Inallfairness,therewasnothingtoworryaboutbecauseIwastwentyyearsoldandhadbeenthroughtheBeijingtriptwoorthreetimes.Itriedtotalkhimoutofitseveraltimesbuthesaid:
7、“Itdoesn’tmatter.Irathergomyselfinsteadofthosepeople.”我们过了江,进了车站。我买票,他忙着照看行李。行李太多了,得向脚夫行些小费,才可过去。他便又忙着和他们讲价钱。我那时真是聪明过分,总觉他说话不大漂亮,非自己插嘴不可。但他终于讲定了价钱;Wecrossedtheriverandenteredthetrainstation.Iwenttopurchasethetrainticketwhilehewaskeepinganeyeontheluggage.Therewastoomuchluggage.Wehad
8、tohireaportertogetthereand
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