風波 Storm in a Teacup

臨河的土場上，太陽漸漸的收了他通黃的光線了。On the earthen threshing-ground by the river, the sun was gradually gathering in its deep yellow rays.場邊靠河的烏桕樹葉，乾巴巴的纔喘過氣來，幾個花脚蚊子在下面哼着飛舞。The tallow-tree leaves at the river's edge, dried and parched, had only just caught their breath again, and a few striped-legged mosquitoes hummed and danced beneath them.面河的農家的煙突裏，逐漸減少了炊煙，女人孩子們都在自己門口的土場上潑些水，放下小桌子和矮凳；From the chimneys of the farmhouses facing the river, the cooking smoke gradually thinned, and the women and children sprinkled water on the earthen ground before their own doors and set out small tables and low stools;人知道，這已經是晚飯時候了。anyone could tell that it was already suppertime.

临河的土场上，太阳渐渐的收了他通黄的光线了。场边靠河的乌桕树叶，干巴巴的才喘过气来，几个花脚蚊子在下面哼着飞舞。面河的农家的烟突里，逐渐减少了炊烟，女人孩子们都在自己门口的土场上泼些水，放下小桌子和矮凳；人知道，这已经是晚饭时候了。

老人男人坐在矮凳上，搖着大芭蕉扇閒談，孩子飛也似的跑，或者蹲在烏桕樹下賭玩石子。Old men and grown men sat on the low stools, fanning themselves lazily with big plantain-leaf fans and chatting, while the children ran about as though flying, or squatted under the tallow tree gambling with pebbles.女人端出烏黑的蒸乾菜和松花黃的米飯，熱篷蓬冒煙。The women brought out bowls of black steamed dried vegetables and rice yellow as pine pollen, all steaming hot.河裏駛過文人的酒船，文豪見了，大發詩興，說：『無思無慮，這眞是田家樂呵！』A pleasure-boat bearing men of letters passed along the river, and the great writer among them, seeing this, was seized with poetic feeling and said, 'No cares, no worries — this is truly the joy of country life!'

老人男人坐在矮凳上，摇着大芭蕉扇闲谈，孩子飞也似的跑，或者蹲在乌桕树下赌玩石子。女人端出乌黑的蒸干菜和松花黄的米饭，热篷蓬冒烟。河里驶过文人的酒船，文豪见了，大发诗兴，说：『无思无虑，这真是田家乐呵！』

但文豪的話有些不合事實，就因爲他們沒有聽到九斤老太的話。But the great writer's remark did not quite fit the facts, simply because they had not heard what Jiujin Laotai was saying.這時候，九斤老太正在大怒。At that very moment, Jiujin Laotai was in a towering rage.拿破芭蕉扇敲着凳脚說：She banged her plantain-leaf fan against the leg of her stool and said:

但文豪的话有些不合事实，就因为他们没有听到九斤老太的话。这时候，九斤老太正在大怒。拿破芭蕉扇敲着凳脚说：

『我活到七十九歲了，活够了，不願意眼見這些敗家相，——還是死的好。"I've lived to be seventy-nine, I've lived long enough — I don't want to see this ruin-the-family look with my own eyes — better to be dead.立刻就要喫飯了，還喫炒豆子，喫窮了一家子！』"In a moment we'll be eating, and still they eat fried beans — eating a whole family into poverty!"

『我活到七十九岁了，活够了，不愿意眼见这些败家相，——还是死的好。立刻就要吃饭了，还吃炒豆子，吃穷了一家子！』

伊的曾孫女兒六斤捏着一把豆，正從對面跑來，見這情形，便直奔河邊，藏在烏桕樹後，伸出雙丫角的小頭，大聲說，『這老不死的！』Her great-granddaughter Liujin, clutching a handful of beans, was just then running over from the other side; seeing how things stood, she dashed straight for the riverbank, hid behind the tallow tree, poked out her little head with its two tufted horns of hair, and shouted, "You old thing who won't die!"

伊的曾孙女儿六斤捏着一把豆，正从对面跑来，见这情形，便直奔河边，藏在乌桕树后，伸出双丫角的小头，大声说，『这老不死的！』

九斤老太雖然高壽，耳朶卻還不很聾，但也沒有聽到孩子的話，仍舊自己說，『這眞是一代不如一代！』Although Jiujin Laotai had lived to a great age, her ears were still not very deaf, and yet she did not hear the child's words, and went on saying to herself, "Truly, each generation is worse than the last!"

九斤老太虽然高寿，耳朶却还不很聋，但也没有听到孩子的话，仍旧自己说，『这真是一代不如一代！』

這村莊的習慣有點特別，女人生下孩子，多喜歡用秤稱了輕重，便用斤數當作小名。This village had a rather unusual custom: when a woman bore a child, people liked to weigh it on a steelyard and use the number of catties as its pet name.九斤老太自從慶祝了五十大壽以後，便漸漸的變了不平家，常說伊年青的時候，天氣沒有現在這般熱，豆子也沒有現在這般硬：總之現在的時世是不對了。Ever since celebrating her fiftieth birthday, Jiujin Laotai had gradually turned into a malcontent, often saying that in her young days the weather had never been so hot as it was now, nor the beans so hard as they were now — in short, the times were simply out of joint.何況六斤比伊的曾祖，少了三斤，比伊父親七斤，又少了一斤，這眞是一條顚撲不破的實例。What's more, Liujin weighed three catties less than her great-grandmother, and one catty less than her father Qijin — this was truly an irrefutable proof.所以伊又用勁說，『這眞是一代不如一代！』So she said again, with emphasis, "Truly, each generation is worse than the last!"

这村庄的习惯有点特别，女人生下孩子，多喜欢用秤称了轻重，便用斤数当作小名。九斤老太自从庆祝了五十大寿以后，便渐渐的变了不平家，常说伊年青的时候，天气没有现在这般热，豆子也没有现在这般硬：总之现在的时世是不对了。何况六斤比伊的曾祖，少了三斤，比伊父亲七斤，又少了一斤，这真是一条顚扑不破的实例。所以伊又用劲说，『这真是一代不如一代！』

伊的兒媳七斤嫂子正捧着飯籃走到桌邊，便將飯籃在桌上一摔，憤憤的說，『你老人家又這麽說了。Her daughter-in-law Qijin Sao had just come up to the table carrying the rice-basket; she banged it down on the table and said angrily, "There you go again, saying that, old lady.六斤生下來的時候，不是六斤五兩麽？"Wasn't Liujin six catties five taels when she was born?你家的秤又是私秤，加重稱，十八兩秤；"And your family's steelyard is a private one besides, weighted heavy, an eighteen-tael steelyard;用了準十六，我們的六斤該有七斤多哩。"reckoned by the standard sixteen taels, our Liujin ought to be over seven catties.我想便是太公和公公，也不見得正是九斤八斤十足，用的秤也許是十四兩。……』"I daresay even your great-grandfather-in-law and your father-in-law weren't really a full nine or eight catties — the steelyard they used may only have had fourteen taels to the catty. ..."

伊的儿媳七斤嫂子正捧着饭篮走到桌边，便将饭篮在桌上一摔，愤愤的说，『你老人家又这么说了。六斤生下来的时候，不是六斤五两么？你家的秤又是私秤，加重称，十八两秤；用了准十六，我们的六斤该有七斤多哩。我想便是太公和公公，也不见得正是九斤八斤十足，用的秤也许是十四两。……』

『一代不如一代！』"Each generation worse than the last!"

七斤嫂還沒有答話，忽然看見七斤從小巷口轉出，便移了方向，對他嚷道，『你這死屍怎麽這時候纔回來，死到那里去了！Before Qijin Sao could answer, she suddenly caught sight of Qijin coming round from the mouth of the lane, and turning to face him, she shouted, "You walking corpse, why have you only just come home now — where have you been, dead?不管人家等着你開飯！』"Not caring that people are waiting for you to start dinner!"

七斤嫂还没有答话，忽然看见七斤从小巷口转出，便移了方向，对他嚷道，『你这死尸怎么这时候才回来，死到那里去了！不管人家等着你开饭！』

七斤雖然住在農村，卻早有些飛黃騰達的意思。Although Qijin lived in the countryside, he had for some time had airs of a man on the rise.從他的祖父到他，三代不揑鋤頭柄了；From his grandfather down to himself, three generations had not gripped a hoe-handle;他也照例的幫人撐着航船，每日一回，早晨從魯鎭進城，傍晚又回到魯鎭，因此很知道些時事：例如什麽地方，雷公劈死了蜈蚣精；he too, as was the custom, made his living punting a passenger boat, going once a day — in the morning from Luzhen into town, and back again to Luzhen by evening — and so he knew a good deal about current affairs: for instance, in such-and-such a place, the Thunder God had struck dead a centipede spirit;什麽地方，閨女生了一個夜叉之類。or in such-and-such a place, a young girl had given birth to a yaksha, and the like.他在村人裏面，的確已經是一名出場人物了。Among the village folk, he had indeed already become a figure of some standing.但夏天喫飯不點燈，卻還守着農家習慣，所以回家太遲，是該罵的。But in summer they ate supper without lighting a lamp, still keeping to the farmers' custom, and so his coming home so late deserved a scolding.

七斤虽然住在农村，却早有些飞黄腾达的意思。从他的祖父到他，三代不揑锄头柄了；他也照例的帮人撑着航船，每日一回，早晨从鲁镇进城，傍晚又回到鲁镇，因此很知道些时事：例如什么地方，雷公劈死了蜈蚣精；什么地方，闺女生了一个夜叉之类。他在村人里面，的确已经是一名出场人物了。但夏天吃饭不点灯，却还守着农家习惯，所以回家太迟，是该骂的。

七斤一手揑着象牙嘴白銅斗六尺多長的湘妃竹煙管，低着頭，慢慢地走來，坐在矮凳上。Qijin, one hand gripping his ivory-mouthed, white-copper-bowled pipe of mottled bamboo more than six feet long, walked slowly over with lowered head and sat down on a low stool.六斤也趁勢溜出，坐在他身邊，叫他爹爹。Liujin also seized the moment to slip out and sit beside him, calling him "Daddy."七斤沒有應。Qijin did not answer.

七斤一手揑着象牙嘴白铜斗六尺多长的湘妃竹烟管，低着头，慢慢地走来，坐在矮凳上。六斤也趁势溜出，坐在他身边，叫他爹爹。七斤没有应。

『一代不如一代！』九斤老太說。"Each generation worse than the last!" said Jiujin Laotai.

『一代不如一代！』九斤老太说。

七斤慢慢地擡起頭來，歎一口氣說，『皇帝坐了龍庭了。』Qijin slowly raised his head, heaved a sigh, and said, "The Emperor has ascended the Dragon Throne."

七斤慢慢地抬起头来，叹一口气说，『皇帝坐了龙庭了。』

七斤嫂呆了一刻，忽而恍然大悟的道，『這可好了，這不是又要皇恩大赦了麽！』Qijin Sao was stunned for a moment, then suddenly seemed to understand, and said, "Well, that's good then — won't there be another great imperial amnesty?"

七斤嫂呆了一刻，忽而恍然大悟的道，『这可好了，这不是又要皇恩大赦了么！』

七斤又歎一口氣，說，『我沒有辮子。』Qijin sighed again and said, "I have no queue."

七斤又叹一口气，说，『我没有辫子。』

『皇帝要辮子麽？』"Does the Emperor want queues?"

『皇帝要辫子么？』

『皇帝要辮子。』"The Emperor wants queues."

『皇帝要辫子。』

『你怎麽知道呢？』七斤嫂有些着急，趕忙的問。"How do you know that?" asked Qijin Sao, growing anxious, hurrying to ask.

『你怎么知道呢？』七斤嫂有些着急，赶忙的问。

『咸亨酒店裏的人，都說要的。』"Everyone at the Xianheng Tavern says he does."

『咸亨酒店里的人，都说要的。』

七斤嫂這時從直覺上覺得事情似乎有些不妙了，因爲咸亨酒店是消息靈通的所在。At this, Qijin Sao felt, by some instinct, that things seemed to be taking a bad turn, for the Xianheng Tavern was a place where news traveled fast.伊一轉眼瞥見七斤的光頭，便忍不住動怒，怪他恨他怨他；She glanced at Qijin's bare, shaven head, and could not help growing angry, blaming him, resenting him, reproaching him;忽然又絕望起來，裝好一碗飯，搡在七斤的面前道，『還是趕快喫你的飯罷！then suddenly she fell into despair, dished out a bowl of rice, and shoved it in front of Qijin, saying, "Just hurry up and eat your rice!哭喪着臉，就會長出辮子來麽？』"Will pulling a long face make a queue grow back?"

七斤嫂这时从直觉上觉得事情似乎有些不妙了，因为咸亨酒店是消息灵通的所在。伊一转眼瞥见七斤的光头，便忍不住动怒，怪他恨他怨他；忽然又绝望起来，装好一碗饭，搡在七斤的面前道，『还是赶快吃你的饭罢！哭丧着脸，就会长出辫子来么？』

太陽收盡了他最末的光線了，水面暗暗地回覆過涼氣來；The sun had gathered in its last rays completely, and the surface of the river was quietly turning cool again;土場上一片碗筷聲響，人人的脊梁上又都吐出汗粒。over the earthen ground rose a clatter of bowls and chopsticks, and sweat again broke out in beads on everyone's back.七斤嫂喫完三碗飯，偶然擡起頭，心坎裏便禁不住突突地發跳。Qijin Sao had finished three bowls of rice when, happening to look up, she felt her heart give a sudden lurch.伊透過烏桕葉，看見又矮又胖的趙七爺正從獨木橋上走來，而且穿着寶藍色竹布的長衫。Through the tallow-tree leaves she saw Zhao Qiye, short and fat, coming across the single-plank bridge, and what was more, wearing a long gown of sapphire-blue bamboo cloth.

太阳收尽了他最末的光线了，水面暗暗地回覆过凉气来；土场上一片碗筷声响，人人的脊梁上又都吐出汗粒。七斤嫂吃完三碗饭，偶然抬起头，心坎里便禁不住突突地发跳。伊透过乌桕叶，看见又矮又胖的赵七爷正从独木桥上走来，而且穿着宝蓝色竹布的长衫。

趙七爺是鄰村茂源酒店的主人，又是這三十里方圓以內的唯一的出色人物兼學問家；Zhao Qiye was the proprietor of the Maoyuan Tavern in the neighboring village, and also the one outstanding personage and scholar within a thirty-li radius;因爲有學問，所以又有些遺老的臭味。and because he was a man of learning, he also carried something of the musty air of a Qing-dynasty die-hard loyalist.他有十多本金聖歎批評的三國志，時常坐着一個字一個字的讀；He owned more than ten volumes of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms with Jin Shengtan's commentary, and often sat reading it character by character;他不但能說出五虎將姓名，甚而至於還知道黃忠表字漢升和馬超表字孟起。not only could he recite the names of the Five Tiger Generals, he even knew that Huang Zhong's courtesy name was Hansheng and Ma Chao's was Mengqi.革命以後，他便將辮子盤在頂上，像道士一般；Since the Revolution, he had taken to coiling his queue on top of his head, like a Daoist priest;常常歎息說，倘若趙子龍在世，天下便不會亂到這地步了。and he often sighed and said that if Zhao Zilong were alive today, the empire would never have fallen into such disorder.七斤嫂眼睛好，早望見今天的趙七爺已經不是道士，卻變成光滑頭皮，烏黑髮頂；Qijin Sao had sharp eyes, and had already noticed that today's Zhao Qiye was no longer got up like a Daoist, but had turned into a man with a smooth bare scalp and a shiny black crown of hair;伊便知道這一定是皇帝坐了龍庭，而且一定須有辮子，而且七斤一定是非常危險。she knew at once that this must mean the Emperor had ascended the Dragon Throne, and that queues must certainly be required again, and that Qijin was surely in the gravest danger.因爲趙七爺的這件竹布長衫，輕易是不常穿的，三年以來，只穿過兩次；For that bamboo-cloth long gown of Zhao Qiye's was not one he wore lightly or often — in the past three years he had worn it only twice:一次是和他嘔氣的麻子阿四病了的時候，一次是曾經砸爛他酒店的魯大爺死了的時候；once when A Si the pockmarked, with whom he had quarreled, fell ill, and once when old Master Lu, who had once smashed up his tavern, died;現在是第三次了，這一定又是于他有慶，于他的仇家有殃了。and now it was the third time — this must surely mean, once again, good fortune for him and disaster for his enemies.

赵七爷是邻村茂源酒店的主人，又是这三十里方圆以内的唯一的出色人物兼学问家；因为有学问，所以又有些遗老的臭味。他有十多本金圣叹批评的三国志，时常坐着一个字一个字的读；他不但能说出五虎将姓名，甚而至于还知道黄忠表字汉升和马超表字孟起。革命以后，他便将辫子盘在顶上，像道士一般；常常叹息说，倘若赵子龙在世，天下便不会乱到这地步了。七斤嫂眼睛好，早望见今天的赵七爷已经不是道士，却变成光滑头皮，乌黑发顶；伊便知道这一定是皇帝坐了龙庭，而且一定须有辫子，而且七斤一定是非常危险。因为赵七爷的这件竹布长衫，轻易是不常穿的，三年以来，只穿过两次；一次是和他呕气的麻子阿四病了的时候，一次是曾经砸烂他酒店的鲁大爷死了的时候；现在是第三次了，这一定又是于他有庆，于他的仇家有殃了。

七斤嫂記得，兩年前七斤喝醉了酒，曾經罵過趙七爺是『賤胎』，所以這時便立刻直覺到七斤的危險，心坎裏突突地發起跳來。Qijin Sao remembered that two years before, Qijin, drunk on wine, had once called Zhao Qiye a "base-born wretch"; and so now she at once sensed instinctively how much danger Qijin was in, and her heart began to thump within her breast.

七斤嫂记得，两年前七斤喝醉了酒，曾经骂过赵七爷是『贱胎』，所以这时便立刻直觉到七斤的危险，心坎里突突地发起跳来。

趙七爺一路走來，坐着喫飯的人都站起身，拏筷子點着自己的飯碗說，『七爺，請在我們這裏用飯！』七爺也一路點頭，說道『請請』，卻一徑走到七斤家的桌旁。As Zhao Qiye came walking along, those seated eating all rose to their feet, pointing at their own rice bowls with their chopsticks and saying, "Qiye, please, do eat with us here!" And Qiye too nodded back to each in turn, saying, "Please, please," but walked straight on to the table by Qijin's house.七斤們連忙招呼，七爺也微笑着說『請請』，一面細細的研究他們的飯菜。The people of Qijin's household hastened to greet him, and Qiye too smiled and said, "Please, please," all the while closely inspecting what they had to eat.

赵七爷一路走来，坐着吃饭的人都站起身，拏筷子点着自己的饭碗说，『七爷，请在我们这里用饭！』七爷也一路点头，说道『请请』，却一径走到七斤家的桌旁。七斤们连忙招呼，七爷也微笑着说『请请』，一面细细的研究他们的饭菜。

『好香的乾菜，——聽到了風聲了麽？』趙七爺站在七斤的後面七斤嫂的對面說。"What fragrant dried vegetables — have you heard the news yet?" said Zhao Qiye, standing behind Qijin and facing Qijin Sao.

『好香的干菜，——听到了风声了么？』赵七爷站在七斤的后面七斤嫂的对面说。

『皇帝坐了龍庭了。』七斤說。"The Emperor has ascended the Dragon Throne," said Qijin.

『皇帝坐了龙庭了。』七斤说。

七斤嫂看着七爺的臉，竭力陪笑道，『皇帝已經坐了龍庭，幾時皇恩大赦呢？』Qijin Sao, watching Qiye's face, forced a smile and said, "Now that the Emperor has ascended the Dragon Throne, when will there be an imperial amnesty?"

七斤嫂看着七爷的脸，竭力陪笑道，『皇帝已经坐了龙庭，几时皇恩大赦呢？』

『皇恩大赦？——大赦是慢慢的總要大赦罷。』七爺說到這里，聲色忽然嚴厲起來，『但是你家七斤的辮子呢，辮子？"An imperial amnesty? — an amnesty will come in time, I suppose." Having said this much, Qiye's tone suddenly turned severe. "But what about your Qijin's queue, eh, his queue?這倒是要緊的事。"That's the important thing.你們知道：長毛時候，留髮不留頭，留頭不留髮，……』"You all know: in the days of the Long-Haired Rebels, 'keep your hair and lose your head, keep your head and lose your hair'..."

『皇恩大赦？——大赦是慢慢的总要大赦罢。』七爷说到这里，声色忽然严厉起来，『但是你家七斤的辫子呢，辫子？这倒是要紧的事。你们知道：长毛时候，留发不留头，留头不留发，……』

七斤和他的女人沒有讀過書，不很懂得這古典的奧妙，但覺得有學問的七爺這麽說，事情自然非常重大，無可挽回，便彷彿受了死刑宣告似的，耳朶裏嗡的一聲，再也說不出一句話。Qijin and his wife had never read books, and did not fully grasp the mysteries of this piece of history, but felt that since a learned man like Qiye said so, the matter must indeed be extremely serious, beyond any remedy; and so, as though they had received a sentence of death, their ears buzzed, and they could not utter another word.

七斤和他的女人没有读过书，不很懂得这古典的奥妙，但觉得有学问的七爷这么说，事情自然非常重大，无可挽回，便彷佛受了死刑宣告似的，耳朶里嗡的一声，再也说不出一句话。

『一代不如一代，——』九斤老太正在不平，趁這機會，便對趙七爺說，『現在的長毛，只是剪人家的辮子，僧不僧，道不道的。"Each generation worse than the last —" said Jiujin Laotai, who was in the midst of her grievance, and seized the chance to say to Zhao Qiye, "These Long-Hairs nowadays only cut off people's queues, making them look neither monk nor priest.從前的長毛，這樣的麽？"Were the Long-Hairs of the old days like that?我活到七十九歲了，活够了。"I've lived to be seventy-nine, I've lived long enough.從前的長毛是——整匹的紅緞子裹頭，拖下去，拖下去，一直拖到脚跟；"The Long-Hairs of the old days — they wrapped their heads in whole bolts of red satin, trailing down, trailing down, all the way down to their heels;王爺是黃緞子，拖下去，黃緞子；"the princes wore yellow satin, trailing down, yellow satin;紅緞子，黃緞子，——我活够了，七十九歲了。』"red satin, yellow satin — I've lived long enough, seventy-nine years."

『一代不如一代，——』九斤老太正在不平，趁这机会，便对赵七爷说，『现在的长毛，只是剪人家的辫子，僧不僧，道不道的。从前的长毛，这样的么？我活到七十九岁了，活够了。从前的长毛是——整匹的红缎子裹头，拖下去，拖下去，一直拖到脚跟；王爷是黄缎子，拖下去，黄缎子；红缎子，黄缎子，——我活够了，七十九岁了。』

七斤嫂站起身，自言自語的說，『這怎麽好呢？Qijin Sao stood up and said to herself, "Whatever shall we do?這樣的一班老小，都靠他養活的人，……』"A whole houseful of old and young like this, all depending on him to keep us fed..."

七斤嫂站起身，自言自语的说，『这怎么好呢？这样的一班老小，都靠他养活的人，……』

趙七爺搖頭道，『那也沒法。Zhao Qiye shook his head and said, "There's no help for it.沒有辮子，該當何罪，書上都一條一條明明白白寫着的。"What punishment is due for having no queue is written down, article by article, plain as day, in the books.不管他家裏有些甚麽人。』"It makes no difference who he has at home."

赵七爷摇头道，『那也没法。没有辫子，该当何罪，书上都一条一条明明白白写着的。不管他家里有些甚么人。』

七斤嫂聽到書上寫着，可眞是完全絕望了；When Qijin Sao heard that it was written in the books, she truly gave up all hope;自己急得沒法，便忽然又恨到七斤。flustered and at her wits' end, she suddenly turned her anger on Qijin again.伊用筷子指着他的鼻尖說，『這死屍自作自受！Pointing her chopsticks at the tip of his nose, she said, "This walking corpse has brought it on himself!造反的時候，我本來說，不要撐船了，不要上城了。"When the rebellion broke out, I said all along, don't go punting the boat, don't go into town.他偏要死進城去，滾進城去，進城便被人剪去了辮子。"But he simply had to go, dead set on it, rolling into town, and once in town they cut off his queue for him.從前是絹光烏黑的辮子，現在弄得僧不僧道不道的。"It used to be a smooth, glossy, jet-black queue, and now it's been made into neither monk nor priest.這囚徒自作自受，帶累了我們又怎麽說呢？"This convict has brought it on himself — but why should it drag the rest of us down with him?這活死屍的囚徒……』"This living corpse of a convict..."

七斤嫂听到书上写着，可真是完全绝望了；自己急得没法，便忽然又恨到七斤。伊用筷子指着他的鼻尖说，『这死尸自作自受！造反的时候，我本来说，不要撑船了，不要上城了。他偏要死进城去，滚进城去，进城便被人剪去了辫子。从前是绢光乌黑的辫子，现在弄得僧不僧道不道的。这囚徒自作自受，带累了我们又怎么说呢？这活死尸的囚徒……』

村人看見趙七爺到村，都趕緊喫完飯，聚在七斤家飯桌的周圍。When the villagers saw Zhao Qiye come into the village, they all hurried to finish their meals and gathered around the table at Qijin's house.七斤自己知道是出場人物，被女人當大衆這樣辱罵，很不雅觀，便只得擡起頭，慢慢地說道：Qijin himself knew he was a man of some standing, and being scolded like this by his wife before the whole crowd was hardly dignified; so he had no choice but to raise his head and say slowly:

村人看见赵七爷到村，都赶紧吃完饭，聚在七斤家饭桌的周围。七斤自己知道是出场人物，被女人当大众这样辱骂，很不雅观，便只得抬起头，慢慢地说道：

『你今天說現成話，那時你……』"It's easy for you to talk now, but back then you..."

『你今天说现成话，那时你……』

『你這活死屍的囚徒……』"You living corpse of a convict..."

『你这活死尸的囚徒……』

看客中間，八一嫂是心腸最好的人，抱着伊的兩週歲的遺腹子，正在七斤嫂身邊看熱鬧；Among the onlookers, Bayi Sao was the kindest-hearted of all; holding her two-year-old posthumous child, she was standing beside Qijin Sao watching the excitement;這時過意不去，連忙解勸說，『七斤嫂，算了罷。now, feeling this had gone too far, she hastened to smooth things over, saying, "Qijin Sao, let it be.人不是神仙，誰知道未來事呢？"No one is a god — who could have known what was to come?便是七斤嫂，那時不也說，沒有辮子倒也沒有什麽醜麽？"Why, didn't you yourself, Qijin Sao, say at the time that going without a queue wasn't really so ugly after all?況且衙門裏的大老爺也還沒有告示。……』"Besides, the great officials at the yamen haven't even posted a proclamation yet..."

看客中间，八一嫂是心肠最好的人，抱着伊的两周岁的遗腹子，正在七斤嫂身边看热闹；这时过意不去，连忙解劝说，『七斤嫂，算了罢。人不是神仙，谁知道未来事呢？便是七斤嫂，那时不也说，没有辫子倒也没有什么丑么？况且衙门里的大老爷也还没有告示。……』

七斤嫂沒有聽完，兩個耳朶早通紅了；Before Bayi Sao had finished, Qijin Sao's ears had already turned bright red;便將筷子轉過向來，指着八一嫂的鼻子，說，『阿呀，這是什麽話呵！she turned her chopsticks around to point at Bayi Sao's nose and said, "Oh my, what kind of talk is this!八一嫂，我自己看來倒還是一個人，會說出這樣昏誕胡塗話麽？"Bayi Sao, I still think of myself as a decent person — would I say such muddled, senseless nonsense?那時我是，整整哭了三天，誰都看見；"At the time I cried, cried for three whole days straight, everyone saw it;連六斤這小鬼也都哭，……』六斤剛喫完一大碗飯，拏了空碗，伸手去嚷着要添。"even that little imp Liujin cried too..." Liujin had just finished a big bowl of rice, and holding out the empty bowl, was reaching out and clamoring for more.七斤嫂正沒好氣，便用筷子在伊的雙丫角中間，直扎下去，大喝道，『誰要你來多嘴！Qijin Sao, already in a foul temper, jabbed her chopsticks straight down between the child's two tufts of hair and bellowed, "Who asked you to put your mouth in!你這偷漢的小寡婦！』"You little widow who'll run off with a man!"

七斤嫂没有听完，两个耳朶早通红了；便将筷子转过向来，指着八一嫂的鼻子，说，『阿呀，这是什么话呵！八一嫂，我自己看来倒还是一个人，会说出这样昏诞胡涂话么？那时我是，整整哭了三天，谁都看见；连六斤这小鬼也都哭，……』六斤刚吃完一大碗饭，拏了空碗，伸手去嚷着要添。七斤嫂正没好气，便用筷子在伊的双丫角中间，直扎下去，大喝道，『谁要你来多嘴！你这偷汉的小寡妇！』

撲的一聲，六斤手裏的空碗落在地上了，恰巧又碰着一塊磚角，立刻破成一個很大的缺口。With a smack, the empty bowl fell from Liujin's hand to the ground, and as luck would have it struck the corner of a brick, breaking at once into a great gaping chip.七斤直跳起來，檢起破碗，合上了檢查一回，也喝道，『入娘的！』一巴掌打倒了六斤。Qijin sprang up, snatched up the broken bowl, fitted the pieces together and examined it, and roared, "Damn you!" and gave Liujin a slap that knocked her down.六斤躺着哭，九斤老太拉了伊的手，連說着『一代不如一代』，一同走了。Liujin lay there crying, and Jiujin Laotai took her by the hand, saying over and over, "Each generation worse than the last," and led her away.

扑的一声，六斤手里的空碗落在地上了，恰巧又碰着一块砖角，立刻破成一个很大的缺口。七斤直跳起来，检起破碗，合上了检查一回，也喝道，『入娘的！』一巴掌打倒了六斤。六斤躺着哭，九斤老太拉了伊的手，连说着『一代不如一代』，一同走了。

八一嫂也發怒，大聲說，『七斤嫂，你「恨棒打人」。……』Bayi Sao grew angry too, and said loudly, "Qijin Sao, you're 'venting your spite by beating another'..."

八一嫂也发怒，大声说，『七斤嫂，你「恨棒打人」。……』

趙七爺本來是笑着旁觀的；Zhao Qiye had all along stood watching with a smile;但自從八一嫂說了『衙門裏的大老爺沒有告示』這話以後，卻有些生氣了。but ever since Bayi Sao had said those words, "the great officials at the yamen haven't posted a proclamation," he had grown somewhat annoyed.這時他已經遶出桌旁，接着說，『「恨棒打人」，算什麽呢。By now he had come round from the other side of the table, and went on, "'Venting your spite by beating another' — what does that amount to?大兵是就要到的。"The troops will be here any day now.你可知道，這回保駕的是張大帥，張大帥就是燕人張翼德的後代，他一支丈八蛇矛，就有萬夫不當之勇，誰能抵擋他？』他兩手同時揑起空拳，彷彿握着無形的蛇矛模樣，向八一嫂搶進幾步道，『你能抵擋他麽！』"Do you know, this time the general escorting the Emperor is Marshal Zhang, and Marshal Zhang is a descendant of Zhang Yide of Yan — with his eighteen-foot serpent spear alone he has the valor to withstand ten thousand men, so who could stand against him?" As he spoke he clenched both fists at once, as though gripping an invisible serpent-spear, and lunged a few steps toward Bayi Sao, saying, "Could you stand against him!"

赵七爷本来是笑着旁观的；但自从八一嫂说了『衙门里的大老爷没有告示』这话以后，却有些生气了。这时他已经绕出桌旁，接着说，『「恨棒打人」，算什么呢。大兵是就要到的。你可知道，这回保驾的是张大帅，张大帅就是燕人张翼德的后代，他一支丈八蛇矛，就有万夫不当之勇，谁能抵挡他？』他两手同时揑起空拳，彷佛握着无形的蛇矛模样，向八一嫂抢进几步道，『你能抵挡他么！』

八一嫂正氣得抱着孩子發抖，忽然見趙七爺滿臉油汗，瞪着眼，準對伊衝過來，便十分害怕，不敢說完話，回身走了。Bayi Sao, trembling with rage as she held her child, suddenly saw Zhao Qiye's face streaming with oily sweat, his eyes glaring, bearing straight down upon her, and grew so frightened that she dared not finish what she was saying, and turned and walked away.趙七爺也跟着走去，衆人一面怪八一嫂多事，一面讓開路，幾個剪過辮子重新留起的便趕快躲在人叢後面，怕他看見。Zhao Qiye went off after her too; the crowd, on the one hand blaming Bayi Sao for meddling, made way for him as he passed, while a few who had once cut their queues and since let them grow back again hurriedly hid behind the crowd, afraid he might catch sight of them.趙七爺也不細心察訪，通過人叢，忽然轉入烏桕樹後，說道『你能抵擋他麽！』 跨上獨木橋，揚長去了。Zhao Qiye did not trouble to look closely for them, but passed on through the crowd, and suddenly turning in behind the tallow tree, said once more, "Could you stand against him!" — then stepped up onto the single-plank bridge and strode off into the distance.

八一嫂正气得抱着孩子发抖，忽然见赵七爷满脸油汗，瞪着眼，准对伊冲过来，便十分害怕，不敢说完话，回身走了。赵七爷也跟着走去，众人一面怪八一嫂多事，一面让开路，几个剪过辫子重新留起的便赶快躲在人丛后面，怕他看见。赵七爷也不细心察访，通过人丛，忽然转入乌桕树后，说道『你能抵挡他么！』 跨上独木桥，扬长去了。

村人們呆呆站着，心裏計算，都覺得自己確乎抵不住張翼德，因此也決定七斤便要沒有性命。The villagers stood there dumbstruck, reckoning in their hearts, and all felt that they themselves certainly could not withstand Zhang Yide; and so they concluded as well that Qijin's life was surely as good as forfeit.七斤既然犯了皇法，想起他往常對人談論城中的新聞的時候，就不該含着長煙管顯出那般驕傲模樣，所以對於七斤的犯法，也覺得有些暢快。Now that Qijin had broken the Emperor's law, people, recalling how in the past he used to talk to others about news from the city with his long pipe clenched in his mouth, putting on such a proud air, felt that he had no business doing so — and so at Qijin's having broken the law they also felt a certain satisfaction.他們也彷彿想發些議論，卻又覺得沒有什麽議論可發。They too seemed to want to voice some opinions, yet felt they had no opinions worth voicing.嗡嗡的一陣亂嚷，蚊子都撞過赤膊身子，闖到烏桕樹下去做市；A buzzing clamor of confused chatter rose up, and the mosquitoes, bumping against their bare torsos, swarmed in under the tallow tree as if to a market;他們也就慢慢地走散回家，關上門去睡覺。and then they slowly dispersed and went home, one by one, shutting their doors to sleep.七斤嫂咕噥着，也收了傢伙和桌子矮凳回家，關上門睡覺了。Qijin Sao, muttering, likewise gathered up the utensils and the table and low stools and went home, shutting the door to sleep.

村人们呆呆站着，心里计算，都觉得自己确乎抵不住张翼德，因此也决定七斤便要没有性命。七斤既然犯了皇法，想起他往常对人谈论城中的新闻的时候，就不该含着长烟管显出那般骄傲模样，所以对于七斤的犯法，也觉得有些畅快。他们也彷佛想发些议论，却又觉得没有什么议论可发。嗡嗡的一阵乱嚷，蚊子都撞过赤膊身子，闯到乌桕树下去做市；他们也就慢慢地走散回家，关上门去睡觉。七斤嫂咕哝着，也收了家伙和桌子矮凳回家，关上门睡觉了。

七斤將破碗拏回家裏，坐在門檻上吸烟；Qijin carried the broken bowl back home and sat on the threshold smoking his pipe;但非常憂愁，忘卻了吸嚥，象牙嘴六尺多長湘妃竹煙管的白銅斗裏的火光，漸漸發黑了。but he was so troubled that he forgot even to draw on it, and the glow in the white-copper bowl of his six-foot-odd mottled-bamboo pipe with the ivory mouthpiece gradually went dark.他心裏但覺得事情似乎十分危急，也想想些方法，想些計畫，但總是非常模糊，貫穿不得：『辮子呢辮子？In his heart he only felt that things seemed extremely dangerous, and he tried to think of some way, some plan, but his thoughts remained utterly hazy and would not string together: 'My queue — what about my queue?丈八蛇矛。An eighteen-foot serpent spear.一代不如一代！Each generation worse than the last!皇帝坐龍庭。The Emperor has taken his seat in the Dragon Hall.破的碗須得上城去釘好。The broken bowl must be taken into the city to be riveted.誰能抵擋他？Who could stand against him?書上一條一條寫着。It's written down clause by clause in the books.入娘的！』Damn his mother!'

七斤将破碗拏回家里，坐在门槛上吸烟；但非常忧愁，忘却了吸咽，象牙嘴六尺多长湘妃竹烟管的白铜斗里的火光，渐渐发黑了。他心里但觉得事情似乎十分危急，也想想些方法，想些计画，但总是非常模糊，贯穿不得：『辫子呢辫子？丈八蛇矛。一代不如一代！皇帝坐龙庭。破的碗须得上城去钉好。谁能抵挡他？书上一条一条写着。入娘的！』

第二日清晨，七斤依舊從魯鎭撐航船進城，傍晚回到魯鎭，又拏着六尺多長的湘妃竹煙管和一個飯碗回村。Early the next morning, Qijin as usual poled the ferry-boat from Luzhen into the city, and toward evening returned to Luzhen, coming back to the village once more with his six-foot-odd mottled-bamboo pipe and a rice bowl.他在晚飯席上，對九斤老太說，這碗是在城內釘合的，因爲缺口大，所以要十六個銅釘，三文一個，一總用了四十八文小錢。At the supper table he told Jiujin Laotai that the bowl had been riveted together in the city, and because the chip was so large it had taken sixteen copper rivets, three cash apiece, coming to forty-eight cash in all.

第二日清晨，七斤依旧从鲁镇撑航船进城，傍晚回到鲁镇，又拏着六尺多长的湘妃竹烟管和一个饭碗回村。他在晚饭席上，对九斤老太说，这碗是在城内钉合的，因为缺口大，所以要十六个铜钉，三文一个，一总用了四十八文小钱。

九斤老太很不高興的說，『一代不如一代，我是活够了。Jiujin Laotai said, most displeased, 'Each generation worse than the last! I've lived long enough.三文錢一個釘；Three cash for one rivet —從前的釘，這樣的麽？were rivets like that in the old days?從前的釘是……The rivets in the old days were——我活了七十九歲了，——』I've lived seventy-nine years, ——'

九斤老太很不高兴的说，『一代不如一代，我是活够了。三文钱一个钉；从前的钉，这样的么？从前的钉是……我活了七十九岁了，——』

此後七斤雖然是照例日日進城，但家景總有些黯淡，村人大抵迴避着，不再來聽他從城內得來的新聞。After this, although Qijin still went into the city every day as usual, a certain gloom hung over the household, and the villagers mostly kept their distance, no longer coming to hear the news he brought back from the city.七斤嫂也沒有好聲氣，還時常叫他『囚徒』。Qijin Sao, too, had no kind words for him, and often called him 'the jailbird.'

此后七斤虽然是照例日日进城，但家景总有些黯淡，村人大抵回避着，不再来听他从城内得来的新闻。七斤嫂也没有好声气，还时常叫他『囚徒』。

過了十多日，七斤從城內回家，看見他的女人非常高興，問他說，『你在城裏可聽到些什麽？』More than ten days later, Qijin came home from the city and found his wife in very high spirits; she asked him, 'Did you hear anything in the city?'

过了十多日，七斤从城内回家，看见他的女人非常高兴，问他说，『你在城里可听到些什么？』

『沒有聽到些什麽。』'Didn't hear anything.'

『没有听到些什么。』

『皇帝坐了龍庭沒有呢？』'Has the Emperor taken his seat in the Dragon Hall or not?'

『皇帝坐了龙庭没有呢？』

『他們沒有說。』'They didn't say.'

『他们没有说。』

『咸亨酒店裏也沒有人說麽？』'Didn't anyone at the Xianheng Tavern say anything either?'

『咸亨酒店里也没有人说么？』

『也沒人說。』'No one said anything either.'

『也没人说。』

『我想皇帝一定是不坐龍庭了。'I think the Emperor surely isn't taking the throne after all.我今天走過趙七爺的店前，看見他又坐着唸書了，辮子又盤在頂上了，也沒有穿長衫。』Today I walked past Zhao Qiye's shop and saw him sitting there reading again, with his queue coiled up on top of his head again, and he wasn't wearing his long gown.'

『我想皇帝一定是不坐龙庭了。我今天走过赵七爷的店前，看见他又坐着念书了，辫子又盘在顶上了，也没有穿长衫。』

『……』'……'

『你想，不坐龍庭了罷？』'What do you think — he isn't taking the throne, is he?'

『你想，不坐龙庭了罢？』

『我想，不坐了罷。』'I think — he isn't.'

『我想，不坐了罢。』

現在的七斤，是七斤嫂和村人又都早給他相當的尊敬，相當的待遇了。Nowadays Qijin Sao and the villagers had all long since gone back to giving Qijin due respect and due treatment.到夏天，他們仍舊在自家門口的土場上喫飯；When summer came, they still ate their meals as before on the earthen threshing-ground in front of their own door;大家見了，都笑嘻嘻的招呼。and everyone who saw them greeted them with smiles.九斤老太早已做過八十大壽，仍然不平而且康健。Jiujin Laotai had long since celebrated her eightieth birthday, and was still discontented with the world, and still hale and hearty.六斤的雙丫角，已經變成一支大辮子了；Liujin's twin tufts of hair had already grown into one big braid;伊雖然新近裹腳，卻還能幫同七斤嫂做事，捧着十八個銅釘的飯碗，在土場上一瘸一拐的往來。though her feet had only recently been bound, she could still help Qijin Sao with the work, carrying the rice bowl with its eighteen copper rivets, hobbling back and forth across the earthen ground.

现在的七斤，是七斤嫂和村人又都早给他相当的尊敬，相当的待遇了。到夏天，他们仍旧在自家门口的土场上吃饭；大家见了，都笑嘻嘻的招呼。九斤老太早已做过八十大寿，仍然不平而且康健。六斤的双丫角，已经变成一支大辫子了；伊虽然新近裹脚，却还能帮同七斤嫂做事，捧着十八个铜钉的饭碗，在土场上一瘸一拐的往来。

（一九二〇年十月。）(October, 1920.)

据《中华人民共和国著作权法释义》，法人作品应满足三点要求：（1）由法人（或其他组织，以下简称“法人”）主持创作，而非工作人员自发进行；（2）创作思想及表达方式体现法人意志；（3）由法人负责，而非执笔者。（详情）According to the Interpretation of the Copyright Law of the People's Republic of China, a work made by a legal person must meet three requirements: (1) it is created under the direction of the legal person (or other organization, hereinafter 'legal person'), rather than spontaneously by staff members acting on their own; (2) the creative intent and manner of expression embody the will of the legal person; (3) responsibility for the work is borne by the legal person, not by the actual writer. (Details)

鲁迅《風波》最初发表于1920年9月1日《新青年》第八卷第一號。《鲁迅全集》由鲁迅先生纪念委员会编印于1938年。Lu Xun's 'Storm' (風波) was first published on September 1, 1920, in New Youth (新青年), Volume 8, Issue 1. The Complete Works of Lu Xun was compiled and printed by the Lu Xun Memorial Committee in 1938.

鲁迅《风波》最初发表于1920年9月1日《新青年》第八卷第一号。《鲁迅全集》由鲁迅先生纪念委员会编印于1938年。