故鄉 My Old Home

我冒了嚴寒，回到相隔二千餘里，別了二十餘年的故鄕去。Braving the bitter cold, I traveled back to my hometown, over two thousand li away, from which I had been parted for more than twenty years.

我冒了严寒，回到相隔二千余里，别了二十余年的故鄕去。

時候既然是深冬；It was, moreover, the depth of winter;漸近故鄕時，天氣又陰晦了，冷風吹進船艙中，嗚嗚的響，從篷隙向外一望，蒼黃的天底下，遠近橫着幾個蕭索的荒村，沒有一些活氣。As I drew near my old home the sky grew overcast again, and a cold wind blew into the cabin of the boat, moaning; looking out through the gaps in the awning, under the pale yellow sky lay, near and far, a few desolate villages, without a trace of life.我的心禁不住悲涼起來了。Unconsciously a feeling of desolation rose up in my heart.

时候既然是深冬；渐近故鄕时，天气又阴晦了，冷风吹进船舱中，呜呜的响，从篷隙向外一望，苍黄的天底下，远近横着几个萧索的荒村，没有一些活气。我的心禁不住悲凉起来了。

阿！Ah!這不是我二十年來時時記得的故鄕？Could this be the hometown I had been remembering all these twenty years?

阿！这不是我二十年来时时记得的故鄕？

我所記得的故鄕全不如此。The hometown I remembered was not like this at all.我的故鄕好得多了。My hometown was much better than this.但要我記起他的美麗，說出他的佳處來，卻又沒有影像，沒有言辭了。But if I tried to recall its beauty, to put into words its charms, there was no image, no words to be found.彷彿也就如此。It seemed as though it had always been just like this.於是我自己解釋說：故鄕本也如此，——雖然沒有進步，也未必有如我所感的悲涼，這只是我自己心情的改變罷了，因爲我這次回鄕，本沒有什麽好心緖。So I explained it to myself: my hometown had always been like this — though it had not improved, neither was it necessarily as desolate as I now felt it to be; this was merely a change in my own mood, for I had come back this time with no good frame of mind to begin with.

我所记得的故鄕全不如此。我的故鄕好得多了。但要我记起他的美丽，说出他的佳处来，却又没有影像，没有言辞了。彷佛也就如此。于是我自己解释说：故鄕本也如此，——虽然没有进步，也未必有如我所感的悲凉，这只是我自己心情的改变罢了，因为我这次回鄕，本没有什么好心緖。

我這次是專爲了別他而來的。This time I had come solely to bid it farewell.我們多年聚族而居的老屋，已經公同賣給別姓了，交屋的期限，只在本年，所以必須趕在正月初一以前，永別了熟識的老屋，而且遠離了熟識的故鄕，搬家到我在謀食的異地去。The old house where our whole clan had lived together for many years had already been sold, jointly, to people of another surname, and the date for handing it over was set within this very year; so I had to hurry, before New Year's Day, to bid a final farewell to the familiar old house, and to leave far behind the familiar hometown, moving to the strange place where I earn my living.

我这次是专为了别他而来的。我们多年聚族而居的老屋，已经公同卖给别姓了，交屋的期限，只在本年，所以必须赶在正月初一以前，永别了熟识的老屋，而且远离了熟识的故鄕，搬家到我在谋食的异地去。

第二日淸早晨我到了我家的門口了。The next day, early in the morning, I arrived at the gate of my home.瓦楞上許多枯草的斷莖當風抖着，正在說明這老屋難免易主的原因。On the ridge of the roof many broken stalks of withered grass, trembling in the wind, were explaining just why the old house could not help but change hands.幾房的本家大約已經搬走了，所以很寂靜。Several branches of the family had probably already moved away, so it was very quiet.我到了自家的房外，我的母親早已迎着出來了，接着便飛出了八歲的姪兒宏兒。When I reached the outside of our own rooms, my mother had already come out to meet me, and right behind her darted out my eight-year-old nephew Hong'er.

第二日淸早晨我到了我家的门口了。瓦楞上许多枯草的断茎当风抖着，正在说明这老屋难免易主的原因。几房的本家大约已经搬走了，所以很寂静。我到了自家的房外，我的母亲早已迎着出来了，接着便飞出了八岁的姪儿宏儿。

我的母親很高興，但也藏着許多淒涼的神情，教我坐下，歇息，喝茶，且不談搬家的事。My mother was very pleased, but hid behind her pleasure a good deal of a forlorn look; she had me sit down, rest, and drink tea, without mentioning the matter of the move for the time being.宏兒沒有見過我，遠遠的對面站着只是看。Hong'er, having never seen me before, stood at a distance opposite me and only stared.

我的母亲很高兴，但也藏着许多凄凉的神情，教我坐下，歇息，喝茶，且不谈搬家的事。宏儿没有见过我，远远的对面站着只是看。

但我們終於談到搬家的事。But in the end we did get around to talking about the move.我說外間的寓所已經租定了，又買了幾件家具，此外須將家裏所有的木器賣去，再去增添。I said that I had already rented lodgings elsewhere and bought a few pieces of furniture, and that besides this all the wooden furniture in the house would have to be sold, to buy more later.母親也說好，而且行李也略已齊集，木器不便搬運的，也小半賣去了，只是收不起錢來。My mother agreed this was fine, and said the luggage was already more or less packed, and that a small part of the wooden furniture too cumbersome to move had already been sold, only the money for it had not yet been collected.

但我们终于谈到搬家的事。我说外间的寓所已经租定了，又买了几件家具，此外须将家里所有的木器卖去，再去增添。母亲也说好，而且行李也略已齐集，木器不便搬运的，也小半卖去了，只是收不起钱来。

『你休息一兩天，去拜望親戚本家一回，我們便可以走了。』母親說。'You rest for a day or two, go and pay a visit to our relatives and family, and then we can leave,' said my mother.

『你休息一两天，去拜望亲戚本家一回，我们便可以走了。』母亲说。

『是的。』'Yes.'

『還有閏土，他每到我家來時，總問起你，很想見你一回面。'And then there's Runtu — every time he comes to our house he always asks after you, and would very much like to see you once.我已經將你到家的大約日期通知他，他也許就要來了。』I've already let him know roughly the date of your arrival, and he may well come.'

『还有闰土，他每到我家来时，总问起你，很想见你一回面。我已经将你到家的大约日期通知他，他也许就要来了。』

這時候，我的腦裏忽然閃出一幅神異的圖畫來：深藍的天空中掛着一輪金黃的圓月，下面是海邊的沙地，都種着一望無際的碧綠的西瓜，其間有一個十一二歲的少年，項帶銀圈，手揑一柄鋼叉，向一匹猹儘力的刺去，那猹卻將身一扭，反從他的胯下逃走了。At this, a marvelous picture suddenly flashed into my mind: beneath a deep blue sky hung a golden round moon, and below lay the sandy ground by the sea, planted as far as the eye could see with jade-green watermelons; among them stood a boy of eleven or twelve, a silver ring around his neck, gripping a steel pitchfork in his hand, thrusting with all his might at a zha, which twisted its body and escaped right between his legs.

这时候，我的脑里忽然闪出一幅神异的图画来：深蓝的天空中挂着一轮金黄的圆月，下面是海边的沙地，都种着一望无际的碧绿的西瓜，其间有一个十一二岁的少年，项带银圈，手揑一柄钢叉，向一匹猹尽力的刺去，那猹却将身一扭，反从他的胯下逃走了。

這少年便是閏土。This boy was Runtu.我認識他時，也不過十多歲，離現在將有三十年了；When I first knew him, I was no more than ten-odd years old myself — that would be close to thirty years ago now;那時我的父親還在世，家景也好，我正是一個少爺。at that time my father was still alive, our family circumstances were good, and I was very much a young master.那一年，我家是一件大祭祀的値年。That year, it was our family's turn to take charge of a great ancestral sacrifice.這祭祀，說是三十多年纔能輪到一回，所以很鄭重；This sacrifice, it was said, came round only once in more than thirty years, so it was taken very seriously;正月裏供祖像，供品很多，祭器很講究，拜的人也很多，祭器也很要防偸去。in the first month the ancestral portraits were set out for offering, there were many offerings, the ritual vessels were very elaborate, and many people came to worship, so the vessels also had to be carefully guarded against theft.我家只有一個忙月（我們這里給人做工的分三種：整年給一定人家做工的叫長年；My family had only one 'busy-month' worker (in our parts, those who work for others are divided into three kinds: one who works for a fixed family all year round is called a 'long-hand';按日給人做工的叫短工；one who works for others by the day is called a 'short-hand';自己也種地，只在過年過節以及收租時候來給一定的人家做工的稱忙月），忙不過來，他便對父親說，可以叫他的兒子閏土來管祭器的。and one who farms his own land too, and comes to work for a fixed family only at New Year, festivals, or rent-collecting time, is called a 'busy-month') — and he could not keep up with the work, so he said to my father that he could send for his son Runtu to look after the ritual vessels.

这少年便是闰土。我认识他时，也不过十多岁，离现在将有三十年了；那时我的父亲还在世，家景也好，我正是一个少爷。那一年，我家是一件大祭祀的値年。这祭祀，说是三十多年才能轮到一回，所以很郑重；正月里供祖像，供品很多，祭器很讲究，拜的人也很多，祭器也很要防偸去。我家只有一个忙月（我们这里给人做工的分三种：整年给一定人家做工的叫长年；按日给人做工的叫短工；自己也种地，只在过年过节以及收租时候来给一定的人家做工的称忙月），忙不过来，他便对父亲说，可以叫他的儿子闰土来管祭器的。

我的父親允許了；My father agreed;我也很高興，因爲我早聽到閏土這名字，而且知道他和我彷彿年紀，閏月生的，五行缺土，所以他的父親叫他閏土。I too was delighted, for I had long since heard the name Runtu, and knew that he was about the same age as I, born in an intercalary month, and lacking the element 'earth' (tu) in his Five Elements, so his father had named him Runtu (Intercalary Earth).他是能裝弶捉小鳥雀的。He was able to set traps to catch little birds.

我的父亲允许了；我也很高兴，因为我早听到闰土这名字，而且知道他和我彷佛年纪，闰月生的，五行缺土，所以他的父亲叫他闰土。他是能装弶捉小鸟雀的。

我於是日日盼望新年，新年到，閏土也就到了。So day after day I looked forward to the New Year; when New Year came, Runtu would come too.好容易到了年末，有一日，母親告訴我，閏土來了，我便飛跑的去看。At last, with great difficulty, the end of the year arrived, and one day my mother told me Runtu had come, so I ran flying to see him.他正在廚房裏，紫色的圓臉，頭戴一頂小氈帽，頸上套一個明晃晃的銀項圈，這可見他的父親十分愛他，怕他死去，所以在神佛面前許下願心，用圈子將他套住了。He was there in the kitchen — a round, purplish face, a small felt cap on his head, and around his neck a gleaming silver ring, which showed how much his father loved him and, fearing he might die, had made a vow before the gods and Buddha and bound him with the ring to hold him fast to life.他見人很怕羞，只是不怕我，沒有旁人的時候，便和我說話，於是不到半日，我們便熟識了。He was very shy with people, but was not afraid of me alone, and when no one else was around he would talk with me, so that in less than half a day we had become close friends.

我于是日日盼望新年，新年到，闰土也就到了。好容易到了年末，有一日，母亲告诉我，闰土来了，我便飞跑的去看。他正在厨房里，紫色的圆脸，头戴一顶小毡帽，颈上套一个明晃晃的银项圈，这可见他的父亲十分爱他，怕他死去，所以在神佛面前许下愿心，用圈子将他套住了。他见人很怕羞，只是不怕我，没有旁人的时候，便和我说话，于是不到半日，我们便熟识了。

我們那時候不知道談些什麽，只記得閏土很高興，說是上城之後，見了許多沒有見過的東西。I no longer remember what we talked about then; I only recall that Runtu was very pleased, saying that since coming to town he had seen many things he had never seen before.

我们那时候不知道谈些什么，只记得闰土很高兴，说是上城之后，见了许多没有见过的东西。

第二日，我便要他捕鳥。The next day I got him to catch birds for me.他說：He said:

第二日，我便要他捕鸟。他说：

『這不能。'That's no good.須大雪下了纔好。It has to wait till heavy snow has fallen.我們沙地上，下了雪，我掃出一塊空地來，用短棒支起一個大竹匾，撒下粃穀，看鳥雀來喫時，我遠遠地將縛在棒上的繩子只一拉，那鳥雀就罩在竹匾下了。On our sandy ground, after it snows, I sweep clear a patch of open ground, prop up a big bamboo sieve with a short stick, scatter husked grain beneath it, and when I see the birds come to eat, I just give a pull, from far off, to the string tied to the stick, and the birds are caught under the sieve.什麽都有：稻雞、角雞、鵓鴣、藍背……』'There's every kind — rice-birds, horned pheasants, wood-pigeons, blue-backs...'

『这不能。须大雪下了才好。我们沙地上，下了雪，我扫出一块空地来，用短棒支起一个大竹匾，撒下粃谷，看鸟雀来吃时，我远远地将缚在棒上的绳子只一拉，那鸟雀就罩在竹匾下了。什么都有：稻鸡、角鸡、鹁鸪、蓝背……』

我於是又很盼望下雪。So then I longed very much for it to snow.

我于是又很盼望下雪。

閏土又對我說：Runtu also said to me:

闰土又对我说：

『現在太冷，你夏天到我們這里來。'It's too cold now — you should come to our place in summer.我們日裏到海邊檢貝殼去，紅的綠的都有，鬼見怕也有，觀音手也有，晚上我和爹管西瓜去，你也去。』In the daytime we go to the seashore to gather shells — there are red ones and green ones, there's the 'ghost-scarer' shell, and the 'Guanyin hand' shell too; and at night my dad and I go to watch the watermelons, and you can come too.'

『现在太冷，你夏天到我们这里来。我们日里到海边检贝壳去，红的绿的都有，鬼见怕也有，观音手也有，晚上我和爹管西瓜去，你也去。』

『管賊麽？』'Watch out for thieves?'

『管贼么？』

『不是。'No.走路的人口渴了摘一個瓜喫，我們這里是不算偸的。If a traveler gets thirsty and picks a melon to eat, in our parts that isn't counted as stealing.要管的是獾豬、刺蝟、猹。What we have to watch out for is badgers, hedgehogs, and zha.月亮地下，你聽，啦啦的響了，猹在咬瓜了。Under the moonlight, listen — there's a rustling sound, that's the zha gnawing at the melons.你便揑了胡叉，輕輕地走去……』Then you grip your pitchfork and creep quietly forward...'

『不是。走路的人口渴了摘一个瓜吃，我们这里是不算偸的。要管的是獾猪、刺猬、猹。月亮地下，你听，啦啦的响了，猹在咬瓜了。你便揑了胡叉，轻轻地走去……』

我那時並不知道這所謂猹的是怎麽一件東西——便是現在也沒有知道——只是無端的覺得狀如小狗而很凶猛。At the time I had no idea what sort of creature this so-called zha was — indeed I still don't know even now — I just had the vague feeling that it looked like a small dog and was very fierce.

我那时并不知道这所谓猹的是怎么一件东西——便是现在也没有知道——只是无端的觉得状如小狗而很凶猛。

『他不咬人麽？』'Doesn't it bite people?'

『他不咬人么？』

『有胡叉呢。'There's the pitchfork.走到了，看見猹了，你便刺。When you get close and see the zha, you thrust at it.這畜生很伶俐，倒向你奔來，反從胯下竄了。The creature is very clever — instead it runs straight at you and darts away right between your legs.他的皮毛是油一般的滑。……』Its fur is as slippery as oil...'

『有胡叉呢。走到了，看见猹了，你便刺。这畜生很伶俐，倒向你奔来，反从胯下窜了。他的皮毛是油一般的滑。……』

我素不知道天下有這許多新鮮事：海邊有如許五色的貝殼；I had never known there were so many novel things in the world: that at the seashore there were shells of so many colors;西瓜有這樣危險的經歷，我先前單知道他在水果店裏出賣罷了。that watermelons had such a dangerous history to them — before, I had only known that they were sold in the fruit shop.

我素不知道天下有这许多新鲜事：海边有如许五色的贝壳；西瓜有这样危险的经历，我先前单知道他在水果店里出卖罢了。

『我們沙地裏，潮汛要來的時候，就有許多跳魚兒只是跳，都有靑蛙似的兩個脚。……』'On our sandy ground, when the tide is about to come in, there are lots of jumping fish that just keep hopping, each with two legs like a frog's...'

『我们沙地里，潮汛要来的时候，就有许多跳鱼儿只是跳，都有靑蛙似的两个脚。……』

阿！Ah!閏土的心裏有無窮無盡的希奇的事，都是我往常的朋友所不知道的。In Runtu's heart there was an inexhaustible store of marvelous things, all of them unknown to my usual friends.他們不知道一些事，閏土在海邊時，他們都和我一樣只看見院子裏高牆上的四角的天空。They knew nothing of these things; while Runtu was living by the sea, they, like me, could only see the square patch of sky above the high courtyard walls.

阿！闰土的心里有无穷无尽的希奇的事，都是我往常的朋友所不知道的。他们不知道一些事，闰土在海边时，他们都和我一样只看见院子里高墙上的四角的天空。

可惜正月過去了，閏土須回家裏去，我急得大哭，他也躱到廚房裏，哭着不肯出門，但終於被他父親帶走了。Unfortunately, the first month passed and Runtu had to go back home; I was so upset I cried loudly, and he too hid himself in the kitchen, crying and refusing to come out, but in the end his father carried him off.他後來還託他的父親帶給我一包貝殼和幾枝很好看的鳥毛，我也曾送他一兩次東西，但從此沒有再見面。Later he still had his father bring me a packet of shells and a few very pretty bird feathers; I too sent him a thing or two once or twice, but from then on we never saw each other again.

可惜正月过去了，闰土须回家里去，我急得大哭，他也躱到厨房里，哭着不肯出门，但终于被他父亲带走了。他后来还托他的父亲带给我一包贝壳和几枝很好看的鸟毛，我也曾送他一两次东西，但从此没有再见面。

現在我的母親提起了他，我這兒時的記憶，忽而全都閃電似的蘇生過來，似乎看到了我的美麗的故鄕了。Now that my mother had brought him up, all these memories of my childhood suddenly sprang back to life like a flash of lightning, and it was as though I had glimpsed my beautiful hometown once more.我應聲說：I answered at once:

现在我的母亲提起了他，我这儿时的记忆，忽而全都闪电似的苏生过来，似乎看到了我的美丽的故鄕了。我应声说：

『這好極！'That's wonderful!他，——怎樣？……』How is he — how is he doing?...'

『这好极！他，——怎样？……』

『他？……'Him?...他景況也很不如意……』母親說着，便向房外看，『這些人又來了。His circumstances are not at all good either...' my mother said, and then looked out toward the door, 'These people are here again.說是買木器，順手也就隨便拿走的，我得去看看。』They say they've come to buy furniture, but they help themselves to whatever they please as well — I'd better go and see.'

『他？……他景况也很不如意……』母亲说着，便向房外看，『这些人又来了。说是买木器，顺手也就随便拿走的，我得去看看。』

母親站起身，出去了。My mother stood up and went out.門外有幾個女人的聲音，我便招宏兒走近面前，和他閒話：問他可會寫字，可願意出門。Outside the door there were several women's voices; so I called Hong'er over to me and chatted idly with him, asking whether he could write yet, and whether he was willing to leave home.

母亲站起身，出去了。门外有几个女人的声音，我便招宏儿走近面前，和他闲话：问他可会写字，可愿意出门。

『我們坐火車去麽？』'Are we going by train?'

『我们坐火车去么？』

『我們坐火車去。』'We're going by train.'

『我们坐火车去。』

『船呢？』'What about a boat?'

『先坐船，……』'First we take a boat, then...'

『哈！'Ha!這模樣了！Look at you now!鬍子這麽長了！』一種尖利的怪聲突然大叫起來。Such a long beard!' a sharp, strange voice suddenly cried out.

『哈！这模样了！胡子这么长了！』一种尖利的怪声突然大叫起来。

我喫了一嚇，趕忙擡起頭，卻見一個凸顴骨，薄嘴唇，五十歲上下的女人站在我面前，兩手搭在髀間，沒有繫裙，張着兩脚，正像一個畫圖儀器裏細脚伶仃的圓規。I gave a start, and hastily raised my head, to see a woman of about fifty, with prominent cheekbones and thin lips, standing before me, her hands on her hips, no skirt tied on, her legs planted apart — exactly like a thin-legged compass out of a geometry set.

我吃了一吓，赶忙抬起头，却见一个凸颧骨，薄嘴唇，五十岁上下的女人站在我面前，两手搭在髀间，没有系裙，张着两脚，正像一个画图仪器里细脚伶仃的圆规。

我愕然了。I was taken aback.

『不認識了麽？'Don't you recognize me?我還抱你咧！』I even used to carry you in my arms!'

『不认识了么？我还抱你咧！』

我愈加愕然了。I was more taken aback than ever.幸而我的母親也就進來，從旁說：Luckily my mother came in just then, and put in from the side:

我愈加愕然了。幸而我的母亲也就进来，从旁说：

『他多年出門，統忘卻了。'He's been away for so many years, he's forgotten everything.你該記得罷，』便向着我說，『這是斜對門的楊二嫂，……You must remember her,' she said, then turned to me, 'this is Mrs. Yang from the house diagonally opposite...開豆腐店的。』the one who kept the bean-curd shop.'

『他多年出门，统忘却了。你该记得罢，』便向着我说，『这是斜对门的杨二嫂，……开豆腐店的。』

哦，我記得了。Oh, I remembered now.我孩子時候，在斜對門的豆腐店裏確乎終日坐着一個楊二嫂，人都叫伊『豆腐西施』。When I was a child, there had indeed sat all day long, in the bean-curd shop diagonally opposite, a Mrs. Yang, whom everyone called 'Bean-curd Beauty.'但是擦着白粉，顴骨沒有這麽高，嘴脣也沒有這麽薄。But she used to powder her face white, and her cheekbones were not so high, nor her lips so thin.而且終日坐着，我也從沒有見過這圓規式的姿勢。And since she sat there all day, I had never once seen her in this compass-like pose.那時人說：因爲伊，這豆腐店的買賣非常好。People used to say back then that, because of her, the bean-curd shop's business was extremely good.但這大約因爲年齡的關係，我卻並未蒙着一毫感化，所以竟完全忘卻了。But this was probably owing to my age at the time — I was not in the least affected by her charms, so I had completely forgotten her.然而圓規很不平，顯出鄙夷的神色，彷彿嗤笑法國人不知道拿破崙，美國人不知道華盛頓似的，冷笑說：The Compass, however, took great offense, and with a look of scorn on her face, as though sneering at a Frenchman for not knowing Napoleon, or an American for not knowing Washington, said with a cold laugh:

哦，我记得了。我孩子时候，在斜对门的豆腐店里确乎终日坐着一个杨二嫂，人都叫伊『豆腐西施』。但是擦着白粉，颧骨没有这么高，嘴唇也没有这么薄。而且终日坐着，我也从没有见过这圆规式的姿势。那时人说：因为伊，这豆腐店的买卖非常好。但这大约因为年龄的关系，我却并未蒙着一毫感化，所以竟完全忘却了。然而圆规很不平，显出鄙夷的神色，彷佛嗤笑法国人不知道拿破仑，美国人不知道华盛顿似的，冷笑说：

『忘了？'Forgotten?這眞是貴人眼高。……』Well, high officials really do have short memories...'

『忘了？这真是贵人眼高。……』

『那有這事……'It's not like that at all...我……』我惶恐着，站起來說。I...' I said, flustered, getting to my feet.

『那有这事……我……』我惶恐着，站起来说。

『那麽，我對你說。'Well then, let me tell you.迅哥兒，你闊了，搬動又笨重，你還要什麽這些破爛木器，讓我拿去罷。Brother Xun, you've grown rich, and these things are heavy and awkward to move — what use do you have for these broken-down bits of furniture? Just let me have them.我們小戶人家，用得着。』We're a poor little household, and they'll come in handy for us.'

『那么，我对你说。迅哥儿，你阔了，搬动又笨重，你还要什么这些破烂木器，让我拿去罢。我们小户人家，用得着。』

『我並沒有闊哩。'But I haven't grown rich at all.我須賣了這些，再去……』I need to sell these things, and then go...

『我并没有阔哩。我须卖了这些，再去……』

『阿呀呀，你放了道台了，還說不闊？'Oh come now, you've been made a daotai, and you still say you're not rich?你現在有三房姨太太；You've got three concubines now;出門便是八擡的大轎，還說不闊？whenever you go out it's in an eight-bearer sedan chair, and you still say you're not rich?嚇，什麽都瞞不過我。』Hah, you can't hide anything from me.'

『阿呀呀，你放了道台了，还说不阔？你现在有三房姨太太；出门便是八抬的大轿，还说不阔？吓，什么都瞒不过我。』

我知道無話可說了，便閉了口，默默的站着。I knew there was nothing to say, so I shut my mouth and stood there in silence.

我知道无话可说了，便闭了口，默默的站着。

『阿呀阿呀，眞是愈有錢，便愈是一毫不肯放鬆，愈是一毫不肯放鬆，便愈有錢……』圓規一面憤憤的回轉身，一面絮絮的說，慢慢向外走，順便將我母親的一副手套塞在褲腰裏，出去了。"Ah-ya, ah-ya, truly the richer one is, the less one is willing to loosen one's grip even a hair's breadth; and the less one loosens one's grip, the richer one becomes..." Compass-legs, turning around indignantly, muttered on and on as she walked slowly out, and on her way stuffed a pair of my mother's gloves into her waistband, and went out.

『阿呀阿呀，真是愈有钱，便愈是一毫不肯放松，愈是一毫不肯放松，便愈有钱……』圆规一面愤愤的回转身，一面絮絮的说，慢慢向外走，顺便将我母亲的一副手套塞在裤腰里，出去了。

此後又有近處的本家和親戚來訪問我。After that, relatives and kinsfolk from nearby also came to visit me.我一面應酬，偸空便收拾些行李，這樣的過了三四天。While attending to them, I snatched spare moments to pack up our luggage, and passed three or four days in this way.

此后又有近处的本家和亲戚来访问我。我一面应酬，偸空便收拾些行李，这样的过了三四天。

一日是天氣很冷的午後，我喫過午飯，坐着喝茶，覺得外面有人進來了，便回頭去看。One day, on a very cold afternoon, having finished lunch, I was sitting drinking tea when I felt that someone had come in from outside, and turned my head to look.我看時，不由的非常出驚，慌忙站起身，迎着走去。When I looked, I could not help being greatly startled, and hastily rose to my feet and went to meet him.

一日是天气很冷的午后，我吃过午饭，坐着喝茶，觉得外面有人进来了，便回头去看。我看时，不由的非常出惊，慌忙站起身，迎着走去。

這來的便是閏土。The one who had come was Runtu.雖然我一見便知道是閏土，但又不是我這記憶上的閏土了。Although I knew at first glance that it was Runtu, he was no longer the Runtu of my memory.他身材增加了一倍；His stature had doubled;先前的紫色的圓臉，已經變作灰黃，而且加上了很深的皺紋；his once round, purplish face had turned a sallow gray-yellow, and deep wrinkles had appeared on it besides;眼睛也像他父親一樣，周圍都腫得通紅，這我知道，在海邊種地的人，終日吹着海風，大抵是這樣的。his eyes too, like his father's, were swollen red all around the rims — this, I knew, was because those who farm by the seaside, blown all day by the sea wind, are generally like that.他頭上是一頂破氈帽，身上只一件極薄的棉衣，渾身瑟索着；On his head was a tattered felt cap, and on his body only a single, very thin padded jacket; he was shivering all over;手裏提着一個紙包和一枝長煙管，那手也不是我所記得的紅活圓實的手，卻又粗又笨而且開裂，像是松樹皮了。in his hand he carried a paper parcel and a long pipe, and that hand, too, was no longer the plump, ruddy, sturdy hand I remembered, but was thick and clumsy and cracked, like the bark of a pine tree.

这来的便是闰土。虽然我一见便知道是闰土，但又不是我这记忆上的闰土了。他身材增加了一倍；先前的紫色的圆脸，已经变作灰黄，而且加上了很深的皱纹；眼睛也像他父亲一样，周围都肿得通红，这我知道，在海边种地的人，终日吹着海风，大抵是这样的。他头上是一顶破毡帽，身上只一件极薄的棉衣，浑身瑟索着；手里提着一个纸包和一枝长烟管，那手也不是我所记得的红活圆实的手，却又粗又笨而且开裂，像是松树皮了。

我這時很興奮，但不知道怎麽說纔好，只是說：I was very excited just then, but did not know what to say, and could only say:

我这时很兴奋，但不知道怎么说才好，只是说：

『阿！"Ah!閏土哥，——你來了？……』Brother Runtu — so you've come?..."

『阿！闰土哥，——你来了？……』

我接着便有許多話，想要連珠一般湧出：角雞、跳魚兒、貝殼、猹，……Many words at once welled up in me, wanting to pour out like a string of beads: pheasants, jumping fish, seashells, zha...但又總覺得被什麽擋着似的。But I always felt as though something were blocking them.單在腦裏面回旋，吐不出口外去。They only whirled about inside my head, and would not come out through my mouth.

我接着便有许多话，想要连珠一般涌出：角鸡、跳鱼儿、贝壳、猹，……但又总觉得被什么挡着似的。单在脑里面回旋，吐不出口外去。

他站住了，臉上現出歡喜和淒涼的神情；He stood still, an expression of joy and desolation appearing on his face;動着嘴脣，卻沒有作聲。his lips moved, but he made no sound.他的態度終於恭敬起來了，分明的叫道：His manner at last turned respectful, and he called out clearly:

他站住了，脸上现出欢喜和凄凉的神情；动着嘴唇，却没有作声。他的态度终于恭敬起来了，分明的叫道：

『老爺！……』"Master!..."

『老爷！……』

我似乎打了一個寒噤；I seemed to give a shiver;我就知道，我們之間已經隔了一層可悲的厚障壁了。I knew then that a thick, sorrowful wall had already risen up between us.我也說不出話。I too could not get out any words.

我似乎打了一个寒噤；我就知道，我们之间已经隔了一层可悲的厚障壁了。我也说不出话。

他回過頭去說：『水生，給老爺磕頭。』便拖出躱在背後的孩子來，這正是一個二十年前的閏土，只是黃瘦些，頸子上沒有銀圈罷了。『這是第五個孩子，沒有見過世面，躱躱閃閃。……』He turned his head and said, "Shuisheng, kowtow to the Master." Then he pulled forward the child who had been hiding behind him — this was exactly a Runtu of twenty years ago, only a bit sallower and thinner, and without a silver ring around his neck. "This is my fifth child. He's never seen anything of the world, so he's shy and skittish..."

他回过头去说：『水生，给老爷磕头。』便拖出躱在背后的孩子来，这正是一个二十年前的闰土，只是黄瘦些，颈子上没有银圈罢了。『这是第五个孩子，没有见过世面，躱躱闪闪。……』

母親和宏兒下樓來了，他們大約也聽到了聲音。Mother and Hong'er came downstairs; they had probably heard the voices too.

母亲和宏儿下楼来了，他们大约也听到了声音。

『老太太。"Old Mistress.信是早收到了。Your letter reached me long ago.我實在喜歡的了不得，知道老爺回來……』閏土說。I was truly happier than I can say, knowing the Master was coming back..." Runtu said.

『老太太。信是早收到了。我实在喜欢的了不得，知道老爷回来……』闰土说。

『阿，你怎的這樣客氣起來。"Ah, why have you turned so formal all of a sudden.你們先前不是哥弟稱呼麽？Didn't the two of you used to call each other brothers?還是照舊：迅哥兒。』母親高興的說。Just call him as before — Brother Xun." Mother said happily.

『阿，你怎的这样客气起来。你们先前不是哥弟称呼么？还是照旧：迅哥儿。』母亲高兴的说。

『阿呀，老太太眞是……"Ah, Old Mistress, really...這成什麽規矩。That would never do, it wouldn't be proper.那時是孩子，不懂事……』閏土說着，又叫水生上來打拱，那孩子卻害羞，緊緊的只貼在他背後。Back then I was a child and didn't know any better..." As Runtu spoke, he called Shuisheng forward again to make a bow, but the child was shy, and only clung tightly behind his back.

『阿呀，老太太真是……这成什么规矩。那时是孩子，不懂事……』闰土说着，又叫水生上来打拱，那孩子却害羞，紧紧的只贴在他背后。

『他就是水生？"So this is Shuisheng?第五個？The fifth one?都是生人，怕生也難怪的；They're all strangers to him, so it's no wonder he's afraid of people;還是宏兒和他去走走。』母親說。why don't you take him off to play, Hong'er." Mother said.

『他就是水生？第五个？都是生人，怕生也难怪的；还是宏儿和他去走走。』母亲说。

宏兒聽得這話，便來招水生，水生卻鬆鬆爽爽同他一路出去了。Hearing this, Hong'er came over to beckon Shuisheng, and Shuisheng went off with him quite easily and freely.母親叫閏土坐，他遲疑了一回，終於就了坐，將長煙管靠在桌旁，遞過紙包來，說：Mother told Runtu to sit; he hesitated a moment, and finally took a seat, leaning his long pipe against the table, and handed over the paper parcel, saying:

宏儿听得这话，便来招水生，水生却松松爽爽同他一路出去了。母亲叫闰土坐，他迟疑了一回，终于就了坐，将长烟管靠在桌旁，递过纸包来，说：

『冬天沒有什麽東西了。"There's nothing much to bring in winter.這一點乾靑豆倒是自家曬在那里的，請老爺……』These few dried green beans are ones we dried ourselves — please, Master..."

『冬天没有什么东西了。这一点干靑豆倒是自家晒在那里的，请老爷……』

我問問他的景況。I asked him about his circumstances.他只是搖頭。He only shook his head.

我问问他的景况。他只是摇头。

『非常難。"Very hard.第六個孩子也會幫忙了，卻總是喫不够……Even the sixth child can help out now, but still we never have enough to eat...又不太平……And things aren't peaceful either...什麽地方都要錢，沒有定規……Money is wanted everywhere, and there's no fixed rule to it...收成又壞。And the harvests are bad besides.種出東西來，挑去賣，總要捐幾回錢，折了本；Whatever we manage to grow, when we carry it off to sell, we always have to pay out several rounds of dues, and end up losing money on it;不去賣，又只能爛掉。……』and if we don't sell it, it can only rot..."

『非常难。第六个孩子也会帮忙了，却总是吃不够……又不太平……什么地方都要钱，没有定规……收成又坏。种出东西来，挑去卖，总要捐几回钱，折了本；不去卖，又只能烂掉。……』

他只是搖頭；He only shook his head;臉上雖然刻着許多皺紋，卻全然不動，彷彿石像一般。though his face was carved with many wrinkles, it remained utterly still, as though it were a stone statue.他大約只是覺得苦，卻又形容不出，沈默了片時，便拿起煙管來默默的吸煙了。He probably only felt a bitterness he could not put into words; after falling silent for a while, he picked up his pipe and smoked on in silence.

他只是摇头；脸上虽然刻着许多皱纹，却全然不动，彷佛石像一般。他大约只是觉得苦，却又形容不出，沈默了片时，便拿起烟管来默默的吸烟了。

母親問他，知道他的家裏事務忙，明天便得回去；Mother questioned him, and learned that he was busy with matters at home and had to return the next day;又沒有喫過午飯，便叫他自己到廚下炒飯喫去。and since he had not yet eaten lunch, she told him to go to the kitchen himself and fry some rice to eat.

母亲问他，知道他的家里事务忙，明天便得回去；又没有吃过午饭，便叫他自己到厨下炒饭吃去。

他出去了；He went out;母親和我都歎息他的景況：多子、饑荒、苛稅、兵、匪、官、紳，都苦得他像一個木偶人了。Mother and I both sighed over his circumstances: too many children, famine, harsh taxes, soldiers, bandits, officials, and gentry had all worn him down until he was like a wooden puppet.母親對我說，凡是不必搬走的東西，儘可以送他，可以聽他自己去揀擇。Mother told me that anything we did not need to carry away could all be given to him, and he might pick and choose for himself.

他出去了；母亲和我都叹息他的景况：多子、饥荒、苛税、兵、匪、官、绅，都苦得他像一个木偶人了。母亲对我说，凡是不必搬走的东西，尽可以送他，可以听他自己去拣择。

下午，他揀好了幾件東西：兩條長桌，四個椅子，一副香爐和燭臺，一桿擡秤。In the afternoon, he chose out a few things: two long tables, four chairs, an incense burner with candlesticks, and a carrying-scale.他又要所有的草灰（我們這裏煑飯是燒稻草的，那灰，可以做沙地的肥料），待我們啓程的時候，他用船來載去。He also asked for all the straw ash (here we cook our rice by burning straw, and the ash can serve as fertilizer for sandy fields); when the time came for us to set out, he came with a boat to carry it away.

下午，他拣好了几件东西：两条长桌，四个椅子，一副香炉和烛台，一杆抬秤。他又要所有的草灰（我们这里煑饭是烧稻草的，那灰，可以做沙地的肥料），待我们启程的时候，他用船来载去。

夜間，我們又談些閒天，都是無關緊要的話；At night, we chatted once more of idle things, none of it anything of consequence;第二天早晨，他就領了水生回去了。the next morning, he took Shuisheng and went back home.

夜间，我们又谈些闲天，都是无关紧要的话；第二天早晨，他就领了水生回去了。

又過了九日，是我們啓程的日期。Nine more days passed, and it was the day fixed for our departure.閏土早晨便到了，水生沒有同來，卻只帶着一個五歲的女兒管船隻。Runtu arrived in the morning; Shuisheng did not come with him, but he brought only a five-year-old daughter to mind the boat.我們終日很忙碌，再沒有談天的工夫。We were busy the whole day long, with no time left over for talk.來客也不少，有送行的，有拿東西的，有送行兼拿東西的。There were no few visitors either — some come to see us off, some to fetch things, and some to do both.待到傍晚我們上船的時候，這老屋裏的所有破舊大小粗細東西，已經一掃而空了。By the time we boarded the boat toward evening, everything in the old house, worn or new, great or small, coarse or fine, had already been swept away entirely.

又过了九日，是我们启程的日期。闰土早晨便到了，水生没有同来，却只带着一个五岁的女儿管船只。我们终日很忙碌，再没有谈天的工夫。来客也不少，有送行的，有拿东西的，有送行兼拿东西的。待到傍晚我们上船的时候，这老屋里的所有破旧大小粗细东西，已经一扫而空了。

我們的船向前走，兩岸的靑山在黃昏中，都裝成了深黛顏色，連着退向船後梢去。Our boat moved onward, and the green hills along both banks, in the dusk, all took on a deep blackish-blue hue, receding one after another toward the stern.

我们的船向前走，两岸的靑山在黄昏中，都装成了深黛颜色，连着退向船后梢去。

宏兒和我靠着船窗，同看外面模糊的風景，他忽然問道：Hong'er and I leaned against the boat's window, watching together the blurred scenery outside, when he suddenly asked:

宏儿和我靠着船窗，同看外面模糊的风景，他忽然问道：

『大伯！"Uncle!我們甚麽時候回來？』When will we come back?"

『大伯！我们甚么时候回来？』

『回來？"Come back?你怎麽還沒有走就想回來了。』How is it you're thinking of coming back before you've even gone."

『回来？你怎么还没有走就想回来了。』

『可是，水生約我到他家玩去咧……』他睜着大的黑眼睛，癡癡的想。"But Shuisheng asked me to come play at his house..." He opened his big black eyes wide, lost in wistful thought.

『可是，水生约我到他家玩去咧……』他睁着大的黑眼睛，痴痴的想。

我和母親也都有些惘然，於是又提起閏土來。Mother and I both felt somewhat wistful too, and so we spoke of Runtu once more.母親說：那豆腐西施的楊二嫂，自從我家收拾行李以來，本是每日必到的，前天伊在灰堆裏，掏出十多個碗碟來，議論之後，便定說是閏土埋着的，他可以在運灰的時候，一齊搬回家裏去；Mother said: that Tofu Beauty, Mrs. Yang, had come without fail every single day since our household began packing up its things; the day before yesterday, in the ash heap, she had dug out more than a dozen bowls and plates, and after some discussion, declared it certain that Runtu had buried them there, so that he might carry them all off home together when he came for the ash;楊二嫂發見了這件事，自己很以爲功，便拿了那狗氣殺（這是我們這裏養雞的器具，木盤上面有着柵欄，內盛食料，雞可以伸進頸子去啄，狗卻不能，只能看着氣死），飛也似的跑了，虧伊裝着這麽高底的小脚，竟跑得這樣快。Mrs. Yang, having discovered this feat, took great credit to herself for it, and snatching up the "dog-teaser" (this is a device used here for feeding chickens — a wooden tray with a fence on top, holding feed inside, so that chickens can stretch their necks in to peck, but dogs cannot, and can only watch, fit to die of vexation), ran off as though flying — remarkable, that with such high-heeled bound feet as hers, she could run so fast.

我和母亲也都有些惘然，于是又提起闰土来。母亲说：那豆腐西施的杨二嫂，自从我家收拾行李以来，本是每日必到的，前天伊在灰堆里，掏出十多个碗碟来，议论之后，便定说是闰土埋着的，他可以在运灰的时候，一齐搬回家里去；杨二嫂发见了这件事，自己很以为功，便拿了那狗气杀（这是我们这里养鸡的器具，木盘上面有着栅栏，内盛食料，鸡可以伸进颈子去啄，狗却不能，只能看着气死），飞也似的跑了，亏伊装着这么高底的小脚，竟跑得这样快。

老屋離我愈遠了；The old house grew ever more distant from me;故鄕的山水也都漸漸遠離了我，但我卻並不感到怎樣的留戀。the hills and streams of my hometown, too, gradually fell away behind me, and yet I felt no great reluctance at leaving them.我只覺得我四面有看不見的高牆，將我隔成孤身，使我非常氣悶；I only felt that on every side of me stood invisible high walls, shutting me off into solitude, and this made me feel very stifled;那西瓜地上的銀項圈的小英雄的影象，我本來十分淸楚，現在卻忽地模糊了，又使我非常的悲哀。the image of that small hero with the silver ring around his neck, standing in the watermelon patch, which had once been so vivid to me, had now suddenly grown blurred, and this too made me very sorrowful.

老屋离我愈远了；故鄕的山水也都渐渐远离了我，但我却并不感到怎样的留恋。我只觉得我四面有看不见的高墙，将我隔成孤身，使我非常气闷；那西瓜地上的银项圈的小英雄的影象，我本来十分淸楚，现在却忽地模糊了，又使我非常的悲哀。

母親和宏兒都睡着了。Mother and Hong'er had both fallen asleep.

母亲和宏儿都睡着了。

我躺着，聽船底潺潺的水聲，知道我在走我的路，我想：我竟與閏土隔絕到這地步了，但我們的後輩還是一氣，宏兒不是正在想念水生麽。I lay there, listening to the murmuring sound of the water beneath the boat, aware that I was going my own way, and I thought: so utterly cut off have I become from Runtu — and yet our children still feel as one; is not Hong'er, even now, thinking of Shuisheng?我希望他們不再像我，又大家隔膜起來……I hope that they will not be like me, growing estranged from one another all over again...然而我又不願意他們因爲要一氣，都如我的辛苦展轉而生活，也不願意他們都如閏土的辛苦麻木而生活，也不願意都如別人的辛苦恣睢而生活。And yet, I do not wish that, for the sake of remaining as one, they should all live lives of hardship and restless drifting as I have done, nor do I wish them all to live lives of hardship and numbness as Runtu has done, nor do I wish them all to live lives of hardship and reckless self-indulgence as others do.他們應該有新的生活，爲我們所未經生活過的。They ought to have a new life, one that we ourselves have never yet lived.

我躺着，听船底潺潺的水声，知道我在走我的路，我想：我竟与闰土隔绝到这地步了，但我们的后辈还是一气，宏儿不是正在想念水生么。我希望他们不再像我，又大家隔膜起来……然而我又不愿意他们因为要一气，都如我的辛苦展转而生活，也不愿意他们都如闰土的辛苦麻木而生活，也不愿意都如别人的辛苦恣睢而生活。他们应该有新的生活，为我们所未经生活过的。

我想到希望，忽然害怕起來了。Thinking of hope, I suddenly grew afraid.閏土要香爐和燭臺的時候，我還暗地裏笑他，以爲他總是崇拜偶像，什麽時候都不忘卻。When Runtu had wanted the incense burner and candlesticks, I had secretly laughed at him, thinking that he still worshipped idols, and could never put them out of his mind, whatever the hour.現在我所謂希望，不也是我自己手製的偶像麽？Now, is not what I call hope also an idol fashioned by my own hands?只是他的願望切近，我的願望茫遠罷了。It is only that his wish is near at hand, while mine is vague and distant, that is all.

我想到希望，忽然害怕起来了。闰土要香炉和烛台的时候，我还暗地里笑他，以为他总是崇拜偶像，什么时候都不忘却。现在我所谓希望，不也是我自己手制的偶像么？只是他的愿望切近，我的愿望茫远罢了。

我在朦朧中，眼前展開一片海邊碧綠的沙地來，上面深藍的天空中掛着一輪金黃的圓月。In my drowsiness there spread out before my eyes a stretch of jade-green sandy shore beside the sea, above which, in a deep blue sky, hung a round golden moon.我想：希望是本無所謂有，無所謂無的。I thought: hope cannot be said to exist, nor can it be said not to exist.這正如地上的路，其實地上本沒有路；It is just like the roads across the earth — for truly, the earth had no roads to begin with;走的人多了，也便成了路。but when many people pass one way, a road comes into being.

我在朦胧中，眼前展开一片海边碧绿的沙地来，上面深蓝的天空中挂着一轮金黄的圆月。我想：希望是本无所谓有，无所谓无的。这正如地上的路，其实地上本没有路；走的人多了，也便成了路。

（一九二一年一月。）(January, 1921.)

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 satisfy three requirements: (1) it is created under the direction of the legal person (or other organization, hereinafter "legal person"), rather than arising spontaneously from staff members; (2) the creative intent and manner of expression embody the will of the legal person; (3) responsibility for the work rests with the legal person, rather than with the actual writer. (Details.)

鲁迅《故鄉》最初发表于1921年5月1日《新青年》第九卷第一號。《鲁迅全集》由鲁迅先生纪念委员会编印于1938年。Lu Xun's "My Old Home" was first published on May 1, 1921, in New Youth, Volume 9, Number 1. The Complete Works of Lu Xun was compiled and printed by the Lu Xun Memorial Committee in 1938.

鲁迅《故乡》最初发表于1921年5月1日《新青年》第九卷第一号。《鲁迅全集》由鲁迅先生纪念委员会编印于1938年。