#2020诺贝尔文学奖#诺贝尔文学奖得主的经典名言,值得细细地品读一番。
“You were right to tell me that in life it is not the future which counts, but the past.”
“生活中最重要的不是未来,而是过去。”
“There were people whom you positively ached to please. If you failed with such people they would put you into a category in their minds where they could kee you and have contempt for you forever.”
“有些人很想取悦他人。如果你不幸地与这样的人在一起,他们就会把你归入他们心中的一类,并且永远瞧不起你。”
“Finally, she mused that human existence is as brief as the life of autumn grass, so what was there to fear from taking chances with your life?”
“人的存在就像秋草的生命一样短暂,有什么好害怕的呢。”
“In the middle of life, death comes to take your measurements. The visit is forgotten and life goes on. But the suit is being sewn on the sly.”
“在生命的过程里,死亡会为你量尺寸。这次拜访会被遗忘,生活继续。但这套衣服是偷偷缝的。”
“One can’t fight with oneself, for this battle has only one loser.”
“一个人不能和自己战斗,因为这场战斗只有一个失败者。”
“I have packed myself into silence so deeply and for so long that I can never unpack myself using words. When I speak, I only pack myself a little differently.”
“我把自己封闭在沉默中太久了,以至于我永远无法用语言来表达。当我说话的时候,我只是把自己包装得有点不同而已。
“Real lives have no end. Real books have no end.”
“真实的生活是没有尽头的,真正的书是没有止境。”
“What’s terrible is to pretend that second-rate is first-rate. To pretend that you don’t need love when you do; or you like your work when you know quite well you’re capable of better.
“最可怕的是事情是,假装次要的事情是主要的。当你需要爱的时候却假装不需要,或者当你很清楚自己能做得更好时,你就会喜欢你的工作。”
“I read a book one day and my whole life was changed.”
“有一天我读了一本书,我的整个生活就变了。”
“One way of looking at speech is to say that it is a constant stratagem to cover nakedness.”
“演讲,是一种毫不掩饰并且赤裸的策略。”