资源描述:
《英语散文精选(英汉对照)》由会员上传分享,免费在线阅读,更多相关内容在工程资料-天天文库。
1、WhatIHaveLivedForBertrandRussellThreepassions,simplebutoverwhelminglystrong,havegovernedmylife:thelongingforlove,thesearchforknowledge,andunbearablepitylorthesufferingofmankind・Thesepassions,likegreatwinds,haveblownmehitherandthither,inawaywardcourse,overadeepoceanofanguish,reachingtothe
2、vergeofdespai匚Ihavesoughtlove,first,becauseitbringsecstasy—ecstasysogreatthatIwouldhavesacrificedalltherestoflifeforafewhoursofthisjoy.Ihavesoughtit,next,becauseitrelievesloneliness■一thatterriblelonelinessinwhichoneshiveringconsciousnesslooksovertherimoftheworldintocoldunfathomablelifele
3、ssabyss.Ihavesoughtit,finally,becauseintheunionofloveIhaveseen,inamysticminiature,theprefiguringvisionoftheheaventhatsaintsandpoetshaveimagined.ThisiswhatIsought,andthoughitmightseemtoogoodforhumanlife,thisiswhat■一atlast…Ihavefound・WithequalpassionIhavesoughtknowledge・Ihavewishedtounders
4、tandtheheartsofmen,Ihavewishedtoknowwhythestarsshine.AndIhavetriedtoapprehendthePythagoreanpowerbywhichnumberholdsawayabovetheflux.Alittleofthis,butnotmuch,Ihaveachieved・Loveandknowledge,sofarastheywerepossible,ledupwardtowardtheheavens・Butalwayspitybroughtmebacktoearth.Echoesofcriesofpa
5、inreverberatedinmyheart.Childreninfamine,victimstorturedbyoppressors,helplessoldpeopleahatedburdentotheirsons,andthewholeworldofloneliness,poverty,andpainmakeamockeryofwhathumanlifeshouldbe.Ilongtoalleviatetheevil,butIcannot,andItoosufter.Thishasbeenmylifb.Ihavefounditworthliving,andIwou
6、ldgladlyliveitagainifthechancewereofferedtome.我为何而活伯兰特.罗素三种简单却极其强烈的情感主宰着我的生活:对爱的渴望、对知识的追求、对人类痛苦的难以承受的怜悯之心。这三种情感,像一阵阵飓风一样,任意地将我吹的飘来荡去,越过痛苦的海洋,抵达绝望的彼岸。我寻找爱,首先,因为它令人心醉神迷,这种沉醉是如此美妙,以至于我愿意用余牛來换取那儿个小时的快乐。我寻找爱,其次是因为它会减轻孤独,置身于那种可怕的孤独中,颤抖的灵魂在世界的边缘,看到冰冷的、死寂的、无底深渊。我寻找爱,还因为在爱水乳交融时,在一个神秘的缩影中,我见到了先贤和诗
7、人们所想象的、预览的天堂。这就是我所追求的,尽管対于凡人来说,这好像是一种奢望。但这是我最终找到的。我曾以同样的热情来追求知识。我希望能理解人类的心灵,希望能知道为什么星星会发光。我也曾经努力理解毕达哥拉斯学派的理论,他们认为数字主载着万物的此消彼长。我了解了一点知识,但是不多。爱和知识,可以最大可能地,将人带入夭堂。可是,怜悯总是将我带回地面。人们因痛苦而发出的哭声在我心屮久久回响,那些饥荒中的孩子们,被压迫者摧残的受害者们,被子女视为可憎负担的、无助的老人们,以及那无处不在的孤单、贫穷和无助都在讽刺着人类所本应该有的生活。我渴望能够消