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1、ADrinkinthePassage-AlanPaton1Intheyear1960theUnionofSouthAfricacelebrateditsGoldenJubilee,andtherewasanationwidesensationwhentheone-thousand-poundprizeforthefinestpieceofsculpturewaswonbyablackman,EdwardSimelane.Hiswork,AfricanMotherandChild,notonlyexcitedtheadmiration,buttouc
2、hedtheconscienceorheartorwhateveritwasthatresponded,ofwhiteSouthAfrica,andseemedlikelytomakehimfamousinothercountries.2Itwasbyanoversightthathisworkwasaccepted,foritwasthepolicyofthegovernmentthatallthecelebrationsandcompetitionsshouldbestrictlysegregated.Thecommitteeofthescul
3、pturesectionreceivedaprivatereprimandforhavingbeensocarelessastoomitthewords"forwhitesonly"fromtheconditions,butwastold,byaveryhighpersonage,itissaid,thatifSimelane'swork"wasindisputablythebest",itshouldreceivetheaward.Thecommitteethendecidedthatthisprizemustbegivenalongwithth
4、eothers,atthepublicceremonywhichwouldbringtheparticularpartofthecelebrationstoaclose.1960年,南非联邦庆祝其50华诞,黑人爱德华.西梅拉内获得金额为1000英镑的最佳雕塑作品奖,轰动全国。他的作品《非洲母子》不仅赢得了称赞,而且触动了南非白人的良知和内心,同时也引起了其他反响。这部作品似乎还能使他在别的国家也名声大噪。他的作品得以参赛是由于一时的疏忽,因为政府政策规定所有庆祝活动和赛事都应该严格实行种族隔离。雕塑委员会曾受到私下的指责,因为他们由于粗心漏掉了赛事
5、条件中“仅限白人”的字眼。但据说一位大人物告知委员会,如果西梅拉内的作品“是无可争议的最佳作品”,那该部作品就应该获奖。因此,委员会决定,这个奖项必须在公开的仪式上与其他奖项一同颁发,以便为庆祝活动出现的这个特殊环节画上一个句号。3Forthisdecisionitreceivedasurprisingamountofsupportfromthewhitepublic;butincertainpowerfulquarters,therewasanoutcryagainstanydeparturefromthe"traditionalpolicies
6、"ofthecountry,andathreatthatmanywhiteprize-winnerswouldrenouncetheirprizes.However,acrisiswasaverted,becausethesculptorwas“unfortunatelyunabletoattendtheceremony”.对于这样一项决定,组委会获得了数量惊人的白人公众的支持。但这在某些有权势的白人阶层之中却引起了抗议,他们反对任何背离国家“传统政策”的事情,并威胁说许多白人获奖者将宣布放弃所获奖项。但是,由于西梅拉内“非常遗憾不能出席颁奖仪式”
7、,这一场危机得以避免.4"Iwasn'tfeelinguptoit,“Simelanesaidmischievouslytome."Myparents, and my wife's parents, and our priest, decided that I wasn't feeling up to it. And finally I decided so too. Of course Majosi and Sola and the otherswantedmetogoandgetmyprizepersonally,butIsaid,‘boys,
8、I'masculptor,notademonstrator.’”“我当时身体不适,不能去领奖,”西梅拉内戏谑地对我说,“我