SH01翻译边城一至八章沈从文.docx

SH01翻译：边城(第一章: 一至八章)(沈从文)Translation: Border-City (Shen Congwen)(translated by: alexcwlin; edited by: Adam Lam)一九三四年四月二十四日记Diarized on April 24th, 1934--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------一Chapter One--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------由四川过湖南去，靠东有一条官路。On the way from Sichuan going to Hunan, there was a government-built roadheading towards the east.这官路将近湘西边境到了一个地方名为“茶峒”的小山城时，When this road approached the province boundary line of Xiangxi, it came to a small mountain city called “Chadong”.有一小溪，溪边有座白色小塔，Nearby, there was a stream with a white turret by its side.塔下住了一户单独的人家。Inside the turret lived a single family. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------这人家只一个老人，一个女孩子，一只黄狗。This family consisted only of an old man, a young girl and a yellow dog.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------小溪流下去，绕山岨流，Circling around the mountain, the little stream flowed slowly down.约三里便汇入茶峒的大河。Approximately three miles downstream,the creek emptied into a big river at Chadong.人若过溪越小山走去，则只一里路就到了茶峒城边。If a person crossed the stream and went over a small hill, then he would arrive at the outskirts (1) of Chadong City located approximately one mile away.溪流如弓背，山路如弓弦，The stream shaped like the arch of a bow with the mountain footpath as the bow-string.故远近有了小小差异。There was a slight difference in distance depending on which route a person took.小溪宽约二十丈，The stream was approximately twenty “zhangs” across in width.河床为大片石头作成。The riverbed was laid with big slaps of rocks.静静的水即或深到一篙不能落底，The tranquil water was so deep that a barge-pole could not reach its bottom.却依然清澈透明，河中游鱼来去皆可以计数。Yet the water was crystal-clear that you could count the fish swimming in it.小溪既为川湘来往孔道，The small stream was a narrow passageway traveling between Sichuan and Chadong.水常有涨落，There were high-water and low-water times.限于财力不能