生命中的一年 第22期：下一站政治童话故事

For most writers, the act of writing is a form of therapy¹.

对大部分作家来说，写作是一种治愈方法。

A way of making sense of the world and their place within it.

是一种寻找这个世界意义所在的方式，并为自己找到其中的位置。

Now, Jo Rowling is writing again.

现在，乔·罗琳再次提笔了。

So Jo, what are you writing now?

乔，那么你现在在写什么？

A story that I describe as a political² fairy tale.

一个我称之为政治童话的故事。

And it's for, I think, slightly younger children.

而且我觉得对象是比较年轻的群体。

So that will probably be the next thing that I finish.

那么这大概是我写的下一本书了。

I'm not in a mad hurry to publish. I would like to take my time.

我不急着发表，我想慢慢来。

Why? Because I've lived with deadlines for 10 years

为什么？ 因为10年来我一直生活在截止日期里，

and I'm currently³ able to luxuriate in the fact that no one's really expecting it.

而我现在有了空闲时间，其实人们不会太期待这部作品。

No one knows anything about it,

人们不知道它会讲些什么，

so I feel as though I've gone back to the beginning of where I was on Philosopher's Stone when it was my private world.

所以我就觉得我好像回到了我最初写《魔法石》的那个私密世界。

And I'd really like to enjoy that sole⁴ possession⁵ for a while.

我真的想享受一会儿独自拥有它的时光。

Political fairy tale. Well, that's all you're prepared to say?

政治童话，这就是你准备说的全部吗？

I think that's quite a lot, James.

詹姆士，我想已经透露得很多了。

It's the end of a year of filming.

这是一年来拍摄的结尾。

There are just a few more questions I want to ask.

我还想问她一些问题。

When were you happiest?

你什么时候最幸福？

Hospital for the birth of each of my children and Venice⁶ last year with Neil.

我每一个孩子在医院出生的那一刻，还有去年和尼尔去了威尼斯。

What's your biggest regret?

你最大的遗憾是什么？

That I didn't keep my mother on the phone longer the last time I spoke⁷ to her.

我最后一次和母亲通话的时候，没有和她多说两句。

What do you still want to achieve?

你还想实现什么目标？

I want to get better.

我希望一切会更好。

Do you ever feel that you just got lucky?

你可曾觉得自己只是运气好？

Having the idea was lucky.

有灵感就是运气好。

Do you ever a feel a fraud⁸?

可曾有过被欺骗的感觉？

Less as I get older, but I have done.

年纪渐长就少了，但我有想过。

What keeps you going?

什么是你前行的动力？

I'm a born trier.

我生来就是不懈的尝试者。

Why do you still write?

为什么你还在写作？

Because I love it and I need it.

因为我热爱，我也需要写作。

How would you like to be remembered?

你想如何被铭记？

As someone who did the best she could with the talent she had.

一个拥有天赋并能将之发挥到最好的人。

1 therapy   

n.治疗；疗法

参考例句：

• The doctor said she should be given a physical therapy.医生说她应该进行理疗。
• She will need to have the therapy repeated every few months.她将需要每隔几个月就进行一次治疗。

2 political   

adj.政治上的，政党的，政略性的，政治的

参考例句：

• He was forced to leave his homeland for political reasons.因为政治原因他被迫离开自己的祖国。
• In ideas those two political parties are worlds apart.那两个政党在思想上有巨大分歧。

3 currently   

adv.通常地，普遍地，当前

参考例句：

• Currently it is not possible to reconcile this conflicting evidence.当前还未有可能去解释这一矛盾的例证。
• Our contracts are currently under review.我们的合同正在复查。

4 sole   

adj.惟一的；独一无二的，专用的；独占的

参考例句：

• She is my sole trust.她是我惟一信赖的人。
• My sole purpose is to help you.我唯一的目的是帮助你。

5 possession   

n.拥有，具有，占有，控制；所有物，所有权，财产；着魔，着迷

参考例句：

• According to facts in my possession he can't possibly be guilty.根据我所掌握的事实，他是不可能有罪的。
• The land is in the possession of the merchant.这块地为该商人所有。

6 Venice   

n.威尼斯(意大利港市)

参考例句：

• Venice is one of the great tourist attractions of the world.威尼斯是世界上令人向往的旅游胜地之一。
• Venice is celebrated for its beautiful buildings.威尼斯以美丽的建筑而闻名。

7 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

8 fraud   

n.骗子，欺骗，欺诈，诡计

参考例句：

• We will introduce legal safeguards against fraud.我们将推行防止欺诈的法律条款。
• The prosecutor accused the defendant of fraud.原告控告被告犯有欺诈罪。