原版英文故事与诗歌：Starshine and Non-being

Starshine and Non-Beingby Chuang-TzuStarshine asked Non-Being,
"Master, do you exist? Or do you not exist?"
Since he received no answer at all,
Starshine set himself to watch for Non-Being.
He waited to see if Non-Being would appear.
He kept his eyes fixed¹ on the deep Void,
hoping to catch a glimpse of Non-Being.
All day long he looked.
He saw nothing.
He listened.
He heard nothing.
Then Starlight cried out at last: "This is IT!"
"This is the farthest yet! Who can reach it?
I can understand the absence of Being.
But who can understand the absence of Nothing?
If now, on top of all this, Non-Being exists,
Who can understand it?"

 

1 fixed   

adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的

参考例句：

• Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？
• Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。