八　蚊蟲繁忙著 The Mosquitoes Are Busy

她的女兒來了！Her daughter has come!王婆的女兒來了！Wang Po's daughter has come!

她的女儿来了！王婆的女儿来了！

王婆能夠拿著魚竿坐在河沿釣魚了！Wang Po can once again hold her fishing rod and sit by the river's edge!她臉上的紋褶沒有什麼增多或減少，這證明她依然沒有什麼變動，她還必須活下去。The wrinkles on her face had neither increased nor diminished, which proved that she herself remained unchanged, that she must still go on living.

王婆能够拿著鱼竿坐在河沿钓鱼了！她脸上的纹褶没有什么增多或减少，这证明她依然没有什么变动，她还必须活下去。

晚間河邊蛙聲振耳。In the evening the frogs' croaking deafened the ears along the river.蚊子從河邊的草叢出發，嗡聲喧鬧的陣伍，迷漫著每個家庭。Mosquitoes set out from the grass along the riverbank, and their humming, clamorous ranks spread mist-like over every household.日間太陽也炎熱起來！By day the sun grew scorching too!太陽燒上人們的皮膚，夏天、田莊上人們怨恨太陽和怨恨一個惡毒的暴力者一般。The sun burned into people's skin, and in summer the folk of the farmstead resented the sun as they would resent some vicious tyrant.全個田間，一個大火球在那裡滾轉。Over the whole field a great fireball rolled.

晚间河边蛙声振耳。蚊子从河边的草丛出发，嗡声喧闹的阵伍，迷漫著每个家庭。日间太阳也炎热起来！太阳烧上人们的皮肤，夏天、田庄上人们怨恨太阳和怨恨一个恶毒的暴力者一般。全个田间，一个大火球在那里滚转。

但是王婆永久歡迎夏天。But Wang Po always welcomed summer.因為夏天有肥綠的葉子，肥的園林，更有夏夜會喚起王婆詩意的心田，她該開始向著夏夜述說故事。For summer brought fat green leaves, lush gardens, and summer nights that used to stir the poetry in Wang Po's heart, so that she would begin telling stories to the summer night.今夏她什麼也不說了！This summer she said nothing at all!她偎在窗下和睡了似的，對向幽邃的天空。She leaned against the window as though asleep, facing the deep, dim sky.

但是王婆永久欢迎夏天。因为夏天有肥绿的叶子，肥的园林，更有夏夜会唤起王婆诗意的心田，她该开始向著夏夜述说故事。今夏她什么也不说了！她偎在窗下和睡了似的，对向幽邃的天空。

蛙鳴振碎人人的寂寞；The frogs' cries shattered everyone's loneliness;蚊蟲騷擾著不能停息。the mosquitoes' harassment would not let up.

蛙鸣振碎人人的寂寞；蚊虫骚扰著不能停息。

這相同平常的六月，這又是去年割麥的時節。This same ordinary June was once again the season of last year's wheat harvest.王婆家今年沒種田。Wang Po's family had not planted any fields this year.她更憂傷而消默了！She had grown more sorrowful and silent!當舉著釣竿經過作浪的麥田時，她把竿頭的繩線繞起來，她仰了頭，望著高空，就這樣睬也不睬地經過麥田。When, carrying her fishing pole, she passed by the wheat fields rippling like waves, she wound up the line at the tip of the rod, raised her head, gazed at the high sky, and passed through the wheat fields paying it no heed at all.

这相同平常的六月，这又是去年割麦的时节。王婆家今年没种田。她更忧伤而消默了！当举著钓竿经过作浪的麦田时，她把竿头的绳线绕起来，她仰了头，望著高空，就这样睬也不睬地经过麦田。

王婆的性情更惡劣了！Wang Po's temper grew worse still!她又酗酒起來。She took to heavy drinking again.她每天釣魚。She went fishing every day.全家人的衣服她不補洗，她只每夜燒魚，吃酒，吃得醉瘋瘋地，滿院，滿屋地旋走；She did not mend or wash the family's clothes; every night she only cooked fish and drank wine, and once drunk to madness she would go reeling all through the yard and the house;她漸漸要到樹林裡去旋走。gradually she took to reeling off into the woods.

王婆的性情更恶劣了！她又酗酒起来。她每天钓鱼。全家人的衣服她不补洗，她只每夜烧鱼，吃酒，吃得醉疯疯地，满院，满屋地旋走；她渐渐要到树林里去旋走。

有時在酒杯中她想起從前的丈夫；Sometimes, over her wine cup, she would think of her former husband;她痛心看見來在身邊孤獨的女兒，總之在喝酒以後她更愛煩想。it grieved her to see the lonely daughter come to her side, and in any case, after drinking she was all the more given to brooding.

有时在酒杯中她想起从前的丈夫；她痛心看见来在身边孤独的女儿，总之在喝酒以后她更爱烦想。

現在她近於可笑，和石塊一般沉在院心，夜裡她習慣於在院中睡覺。Now she had become almost laughable, sunk in the middle of the yard like a stone, and at night she had grown used to sleeping out in the yard.

现在她近于可笑，和石块一般沉在院心，夜里她习惯于在院中睡觉。

在院中睡覺被蚊蟲迷繞著，正像螞蟻群拖著已腐的蒼蠅。Sleeping in the yard she was swarmed about by mosquitoes, just like a colony of ants dragging at an already rotting fly.她是再也沒有心情了吧！She truly had no heart left for anything, it seemed!再也沒有心情生活！No heart left for living at all!

在院中睡觉被蚊虫迷绕著，正像蚂蚁群拖著已腐的苍蝇。她是再也没有心情了吧！再也没有心情生活！

王婆被蚊蟲所食，滿臉起著雲片，皮膚腫起來。Wang Po, bitten all over by mosquitoes, had her whole face come up in blotches like clouds, her skin swollen.

王婆被蚊虫所食，满脸起著云片，皮肤肿起来。

王婆在酒杯中也回想著女兒初來的那天，女兒橫在王婆懷中：Over her wine cup Wang Po also recalled the day her daughter first came, the daughter lying across Wang Po's lap:

王婆在酒杯中也回想著女儿初来的那天，女儿横在王婆怀中：

「媽呀！"Mama!我想你是死了！I thought you were dead!你的嘴吐著白沫，你的手指都涼了呀！……White foam was coming from your mouth, and your fingers were all cold!……哥哥死了，媽媽也死了，讓我到那裡去討飯吃呀！……Brother is dead, mother is dead too, where am I to go begging for food to eat!……他們把我趕出時，帶來的包袱都忘了啦，我哭……When they drove me out, they even forgot the bundle I'd brought with me, I cried……哭昏啦……cried myself faint……媽媽，他們壞心腸，他們不叫我多看你一刻……」Mama, they are cruel-hearted, they wouldn't let me look at you a moment longer……"

「妈呀！我想你是死了！你的嘴吐著白沫，你的手指都凉了呀！……哥哥死了，妈妈也死了，让我到那里去讨饭吃呀！……他们把我赶出时，带来的包袱都忘了啦，我哭……哭昏啦……妈妈，他们坏心肠，他们不叫我多看你一刻……」

後來孩子從媽媽懷中站起來時，她說出更有意義的話：Later, when the child rose up from her mother's lap, she said something even more full of meaning:

后来孩子从妈妈怀中站起来时，她说出更有意义的话：

「我恨死他們了！"I hate them to death!若是哥哥活著，我一定告訴哥哥把他打死。」If Brother were alive, I would surely tell Brother to beat them to death."

「我恨死他们了！若是哥哥活著，我一定告诉哥哥把他打死。」

最後那個女孩，拭乾眼淚說：At the last, the girl, wiping her tears dry, said:

最后那个女孩，拭干眼泪说：

「我必定要像哥哥，……」"I am bound to be like Brother,……"

說完她咬一下嘴唇。Having said this she bit her lip.

说完她咬一下嘴唇。

王婆思想著女孩怎麼會這樣烈性呢？Wang Po pondered how the girl could be so fierce-spirited?或者是個中用的孩子？Or perhaps she was a child capable of something?

王婆思想著女孩怎么会这样烈性呢？或者是个中用的孩子？

王婆忽然停止酗酒，她每夜，開始在林中教訓女兒，在靜的林裡，她嚴峻地說：Wang Po suddenly stopped her heavy drinking, and every night she began, in the woods, to instruct her daughter; in the quiet forest she said sternly:

王婆忽然停止酗酒，她每夜，开始在林中教训女儿，在静的林里，她严峻地说：

「要報仇。"You must take revenge.要為哥哥報仇，誰殺死你的哥哥？」You must avenge your brother — who killed your brother?"

「要报仇。要为哥哥报仇，谁杀死你的哥哥？」

女孩子想：「官項殺死哥哥的。」她又聽媽媽說：The girl thought: "It was the authorities who killed Brother." And then she heard her mother say:

女孩子想：「官项杀死哥哥的。」她又听妈妈说：

「誰殺死哥哥，你要殺死誰，……」"Whoever killed your brother, you must kill them,……"

「谁杀死哥哥，你要杀死谁，……」

女孩子想過十幾天以後，她向媽媽躊躇著：After the girl had thought it over for some ten-odd days, she said to her mother, hesitating:

女孩子想过十几天以后，她向妈妈踌躇著：

「是誰殺死哥哥？"Who was it that killed Brother?媽媽明天領我去進城，找到那個仇人，等後來什麼時候遇見他我好殺死他。」Mama, tomorrow take me into the city, help me find that enemy, so that whenever I happen to meet him later I can kill him."

「是谁杀死哥哥？妈妈明天领我去进城，找到那个仇人，等后来什么时候遇见他我好杀死他。」

孩子說了孩子話，使媽媽笑了！The child spoke a child's words, which made her mother laugh!使媽媽心痛。Which made her mother's heart ache.

孩子说了孩子话，使妈妈笑了！使妈妈心痛。

王婆同趙三吵架的那天晚上，南河的河水漲出了河床。On the night that Wang Po quarreled with Zhao San, the water of the South River rose above its bed.南河沿嚷著：Along the South River bank people shouted:

王婆同赵三吵架的那天晚上，南河的河水涨出了河床。南河沿嚷著：

「漲大水啦！"The flood's rising!漲大水啦！」The flood's rising!"

「涨大水啦！涨大水啦！」

人們來往在河邊，趙三在家裡也嚷著：People came and went along the riverbank, and Zhao San at home was shouting too:

人们来往在河边，赵三在家里也嚷著：

「你快叫她走，她不是我家的孩子，你的崽子我不招留。"Hurry up and tell her to leave, she is no child of my family, I won't take in your brat.快──」Quick——"

第二天家家的麥子送上麥場。The next day every household sent its wheat to the threshing ground.第一場割麥，人們要吃一頓酒來慶祝。At the first wheat-cutting, people would drink a round of wine to celebrate.趙三第一年不種麥，他家是靜悄悄的。This first year Zhao San had not planted wheat, and his house stood quiet and still.有人來請他，他坐到別人歡說的酒桌前，看見別人歡說，看見別人收麥，他紅色的大手在人前窘迫著了！When someone came to invite him, he sat down at another man's table amid the cheerful talk, saw the others talking merrily, saw the others bringing in their wheat, and his big red hands grew awkward and ill at ease before the others!不住的胡亂的扭攪，可是沒有人注意他，種麥人和種麥人彼此談話。He fidgeted restlessly and at random, but no one paid him any attention; the wheat-growers talked only among themselves.

第二天家家的麦子送上麦场。第一场割麦，人们要吃一顿酒来庆祝。赵三第一年不种麦，他家是静悄悄的。有人来请他，他坐到别人欢说的酒桌前，看见别人欢说，看见别人收麦，他红色的大手在人前窘迫著了！不住的胡乱的扭搅，可是没有人注意他，种麦人和种麦人彼此谈话。

河水落了，卻帶來眾多的蚊蟲。The river water subsided, but brought with it swarms of mosquitoes.夜裡蛤蟆的叫聲，好像被蚊子的嗡嗡壓住似的。At night the toads' croaking seemed as though pressed down beneath the humming of the mosquitoes.日間蚊群也是忙著飛。By day too the mosquito swarms were busy flying.只有趙三非常啞默。Only Zhao San remained utterly, utterly silent.

河水落了，却带来众多的蚊虫。夜里蛤蟆的叫声，好像被蚊子的嗡嗡压住似的。日间蚊群也是忙著飞。只有赵三非常哑默。