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1、《閑人漫談》譯析 浮生長(zhǎng)恨歡娛少,肯愛千金輕一笑。生活中難免有些不如意。在看過對(duì)自由的激烈追求與對(duì)城市的唏噓感慨之后,是否分外需要一點(diǎn)機(jī)智幽默,獲取幾分輕松開懷呢?千金易得,一笑難求,也難怪日式吐槽和英式毒舌能夠橫掃世界了。聽聽?wèi)猩⒌摹靶屑摇比绾螌⒂哪ㄟ^樸實(shí)、直接的話語自然流露,躍然紙上?! ”緯珍浟恕堕e人漫談》中的14篇文章。以詼諧幽默的筆觸,深入淺出地探討了懶散、愛情、貓狗、裝修等虛虛實(shí)實(shí)的14個(gè)話題,在旁征博引之中道出了作者這位“閑人”心中的所思所想?! 〗栌米髡叩脑?,“要是從別人口中‘公眾需求’這個(gè)角度來看,我似乎不該冒險(xiǎn)把自己這個(gè)閑人的‘漫
2、談’當(dāng)做精神食糧,奉獻(xiàn)給地球上不同國(guó)度的英語讀者。現(xiàn)在的讀者都要求著作有改善現(xiàn)狀,有所建樹,提升檔次的作用。可這本拙作真不能把一頭牛給提起來。我不能真心誠(chéng)意地推薦說拙作能發(fā)揮什么作用。我只能說,當(dāng)你厭倦了閱讀‘最優(yōu)秀的100本讀物’,不妨花半小時(shí)讀讀這書。它會(huì)給你別樣的感受。”O(jiān)nBeingIdle Now,thisisasubjectonwhichIflattermyselfIreallyamaufaitl.Thegentlemanwho,whenIwasyoung,bathedmeatwisdom'sfontfornineguineasaterm-n
3、oextrasusedtosayheneverknewaboywhocoulddolessworkinmoretime;andIremembermypoorgrandmotheronceincidentallyobserving,inthecourseofan5instructionupontheuseofthePrayer-book,thatitwashighlyimprobablethatIshouldeverdomuchthatIoughtnottodo,butthatshefeltconvincedbeyondadoubtthatIshouldle
4、aveundoneprettywelleverythingthatIoughttodo. IamafraidIhavesomewhatbeliedhalfthedearoldlady'sprophecy.Heavenhelpme!IhavedoneagoodmanythingsthatIoughtnottohavedone,inspiteofmylaziness.ButIhavefullyconfirmedtheaccuracyofherjudgmentsofarasneglectingmuchthatIoughtnottohaveneglectedis
5、concerned.ldlingalwayshasbeenmystrongpoint.Itakenocredittomyselfinthematter-itisagift.Fewpossessit.Thereareplentyoflazypeopleandplentyofslow-coaches,butagenuineidlerisararity.Heisnotamanwhoslouchesaboutwithhishandsinhispockets.Onthecontrary,hismoststartlingcharacteristicisthatheis
6、alwaysintenselybusy. Itisimpossibletoenjoyidlingthoroughlyunlessonehasplentyofworktodo.Thereisnofunindoingnothingwhenyouhavenothingtodo.Wastingtimeismerelyanoccupationthen,andamostexhaustingone.ldleness,likekisses,tobesweetmustbestolen. Manyyearsago,whenIwasayoungman,Iwastakenve
7、ryill,Inevercouldseemyselfthatmuchwasthematterwithme,5exceptthatIhadabeastlycold.ButIsupposeitwassomethingveryserious,forthedoctorsaidthatIoughttohavecometohimamonthbefore,andthatifit(whateveritwas)hadgoneonforanotherweekhewouldnothaveansweredfortheconsequences.Itisanextraordinary
8、thing,butIneverknewadoctorcalledi