暗途 The Dark Road

暗途The Dark Road

『我底朋友，且等一等，待我爲你點着燈，才走．』“My friend, wait a moment. Let me light a lamp for you before you go.”

『我底朋友，且等一等，待我为你点着灯，才走．』

吾威聽見他底朋友這樣說，便笑道，『哈哈，均哥，你以我爲女人麽？Hearing his friend say this, Wuwei laughed. “Ha ha, Brother Jun, do you take me for a woman?女人在夜間Only women, walking at night,

吾威听见他底朋友这样说，便笑道，『哈哈，均哥，你以我为女人么？女人在夜间

走路才要用火；need a light;男子，又何必呢？why should a man?不用張羅，我空手囘去罷——省得以後還要給你送Don’t trouble yourself. I’ll go back empty-handed—then I won’t have to bring you the

走路才要用火；男子，又何必呢？不用张罗，我空手囘去罢——省得以后还要给你送

燈囘來．』lamp afterward.”

灯囘来．』

吾威底村莊和均哥所住底地方隔着幾重山，路途崎嶇得很厲害．若是夜間要Several ranges of hills lay between Wuwei’s village and the place where Brother Jun lived, and the road was exceedingly rugged. If one wished to

吾威底村庄和均哥所住底地方隔着几重山，路途崎岖得很厉害．若是夜间要

走那條路，無論是誰，都得帶燈．所以均哥一定不讓他暗中摸索囘去．travel that road at night, whoever one might be, one had to carry a lamp. Brother Jun therefore refused to let him grope his way home in the dark.

走那条路，无论是谁，都得带灯．所以均哥一定不让他暗中摸索囘去．

均哥說：『你還是帶燈好．這樣底天氣，又沒有一點月影，在山中，難保沒有危險．』Brother Jun said, “You had better take a lamp. In weather like this, without so much as a glimmer of moonlight, there is no telling what dangers you may meet in the mountains.”

均哥说：『你还是带灯好．这样底天气，又没有一点月影，在山中，难保没有危险．』

吾威說：『若想起危險，我就囘去不成了．……』Wuwei said, “If I start thinking about danger, I shall never manage to go home.…”

吾威说：『若想起危险，我就囘去不成了．……』

『那麼．你今晚上就住在我這里．如何？』“Then stay here tonight. How would that be?”

『那么．你今晚上就住在我这里．如何？』

『不，我總得囘去，因爲我底父親和妻子都在那邊等着我呢．』“No, I must go home, for my father and my wife are both waiting for me there.”

『不，我总得囘去，因为我底父亲和妻子都在那边等着我呢．』

『你這個人，太過執拗了．沒有燈，怎麼去呢？』均哥一面說，一面把點着底燈“You are far too stubborn. How can you go without a lamp?” Brother Jun said, as he

『你这个人，太过执拗了．没有灯，怎么去呢？』均哥一面说，一面把点着底灯

切地遞給他；earnestly held out the lighted lamp to him;他仍是堅辭不受．but Wuwei still firmly refused it.

切地递给他；他仍是坚辞不受．

他說：『若是你定要叫我帶着燈走，那教我更不敢走．』He said, “If you insist that I carry a lamp, I shall be even more afraid to go.”

他说：『若是你定要叫我带着灯走，那教我更不敢走．』

『怎麽呢？』“Why is that?”

『怎么呢？』

『滿山都沒有光，若是我提着燈走，也不過是照得三兩步遠；“There is no light anywhere in the mountains. If I walk with a lamp, it will illuminate no more than two or three paces ahead;且要累得滿山底and it will disturb all the

『满山都没有光，若是我提着灯走，也不过是照得三两步远；且要累得满山底

昆蟲都不安．若凑巧遇見長蛇也衝着火光走來，可又怎辦呢？insects throughout the hills. And if I should happen upon a great snake and it came rushing toward the light, what would I do then?再說，這一點的光可以Besides, this little patch of light would only

昆虫都不安．若凑巧遇见长蛇也冲着火光走来，可又怎办呢？再说，这一点的光可以

把那照不着底地方越顯得危險，越能使我害怕．在半途中，燈一熄滅，那就更不好辦make the places beyond its reach seem all the more dangerous and frighten me all the more. And if the lamp went out halfway, matters would be worse still.

把那照不着底地方越显得危险，越能使我害怕．在半途中，灯一熄灭，那就更不好办

了．不如我空着手走，初時雖覺得有些妨礙，不多一會，什麼都可以在幽暗中辨別一I would rather walk empty-handed. At first the darkness may hinder me a little, but before long I shall be able to make things out, at least faintly,

了．不如我空着手走，初时虽觉得有些妨碍，不多一会，什么都可以在幽暗中辨别一

點．』in the gloom.”

点．』

他說完，就出門．均哥還把燈提在手裏，眼看着他向密林中那條小路穿進去，才When he had finished speaking, he went out. Brother Jun stood holding the lamp, watching until Wuwei disappeared into the narrow path through the dense woods; only then

他说完，就出门．均哥还把灯提在手里，眼看着他向密林中那条小路穿进去，才

搖搖頭說，『天下竟有這樣怪人！』did he shake his head and say, “To think there should be such a strange man in the world!”

摇摇头说，『天下竟有这样怪人！』

吾威在暗途中走着，耳邊雖常聽見飛蟲、野獸底聲音，然而他一點害怕也沒有．在蔓草中，時常飛些螢火出來，光雖不大，可也夠了．他自己說：『這是均哥想不到．也Wuwei walked along the dark road. Though he often heard the sounds of flying insects and wild beasts around him, he was not in the least afraid. From among the tangled grasses, fireflies would often fly out. Their light was faint, but it was enough. He said to himself, “This is something Brother Jun never thought of. And it

吾威在暗途中走着，耳边虽常听见飞虫、野兽底声音，然而他一点害怕也没有．在蔓草中，时常飞些萤火出来，光虽不大，可也够了．他自己说：『这是均哥想不到．也

是他所不能爲我點底燈．』is a lamp he could never have lit for me.”

是他所不能为我点底灯．』

那晚上他沒有跌倒；That night he did not fall;也沒有遇見毒蟲野獸；nor did he encounter venomous creatures or wild beasts;安然地到他家裏．he reached his home safe and sound.

那晚上他没有跌倒；也没有遇见毒虫野兽；安然地到他家里．