【双语有声阅读】相信未来Believe in the Future

Believe in the Future—Shi Zhi相信未来——食指

 

When cobwebs relentlessly¹ clog² my stove ,

 

当蜘蛛网无情地查封了我的炉台，

When its dying smoke sighs for poverty,

当灰烬的余烟叹息着贫困的悲哀，

I will stubbornly dig out the disappointing ash,

我依然固执地铺平失望的灰烬，

And write with beautiful snowflakes: Believe in the Future.

用美丽的雪花写下：相信未来。

When my overripe grapes melt into late autumn dew,

当我的紫葡萄化为深秋的露水，

When my fresh flower lies in another's arms,

当我的鲜花依偎在别人的情怀，

I will stubbornly write on the bleak³ earth,

我依然固执地用凝霜的枯藤，

With a dry frozen vine: Believe in the Future.

在凄凉的大地上写下：相信未来。

I point to the waves billowing in the distance,

我要用手指那涌向天边的排浪，

I want to be the sea that holds the sun in its palm,

我要用手掌那托住太阳的大海，

Take hold of the beautiful warm pen of the dawn,

摇曳着曙光那枝温暖漂亮的笔杆

And write with a child-like hand: Believe in the Future.

用孩子的笔体写下：相信未来。

The reason why I believe so resolutely⁴ in the future is:

我之所以坚定地相信未来，

I believe in the eyes of the people of the future,

是我相信未来人们的眼睛,

Their eyelashes that can brush away the ash of history,

她有拨开历史风尘的睫毛，

Their pupils that can see through the texts of time.

她有看透岁月篇章的瞳孔。

It doesn't matter whether people shed contrite⁵ tears,

不管人们对于我们腐烂的皮肉，

For our rotten flesh, or our hesitancy, or the bitterness of our failure,

那些迷途的惆怅、失败的苦痛，

Whether they view us with sneers⁶ or deep-felt sympathy,

是寄予感动的热泪、深切的同情，

Or scornful smiles or pungent⁷ satire⁸.

还是给以轻蔑的微笑、辛辣的嘲讽。

I firmly believe that people will judge our spines⁹,

我坚信人们对于我们的脊骨，

And our endless explorations, losses, failures and successes,

那无数次的探索、迷途、失败和成功，

With an enthusiastic, objective and fair evaluation¹⁰.

一定会给予热情、客观、公正的评定。

Yes, I await their judgement anxiously,

是的，我焦急地等待着他们的评定。

Friends, please let us believe in the future,

朋友，坚定地相信未来吧，

Believe in our unbending striving,

相信不屈不挠的努力，

Believe in our youth that can conquer death,

相信战胜死亡的年轻，

Believe in the Future: believe in Life.

相信未来、热爱生命。

 

1 relentlessly   

adv.不屈不挠地；残酷地；不间断

参考例句：

• The African sun beat relentlessly down on his aching head. 非洲的太阳无情地照射在他那发痛的头上。
• He pursued her relentlessly, refusing to take 'no' for an answer. 他锲而不舍地追求她，拒不接受“不”的回答。

2 clog   

vt.塞满，阻塞；n.[常pl.]木屐

参考例句：

• In cotton and wool processing,short length fibers may clog sewers.在棉毛生产中，短纤维可能堵塞下水管道。
• These streets often clog during the rush hour.这几条大街在交通高峰时间常常发生交通堵塞。

3 bleak   

adj.(天气)阴冷的；凄凉的；暗淡的

参考例句：

• They showed me into a bleak waiting room.他们引我来到一间阴冷的会客室。
• The company's prospects look pretty bleak.这家公司的前景异常暗淡。

4 resolutely   

adj.坚决地，果断地

参考例句：

• He resolutely adhered to what he had said at the meeting. 他坚持他在会上所说的话。
• He grumbles at his lot instead of resolutely facing his difficulties. 他不是果敢地去面对困难，而是抱怨自己运气不佳。

5 contrite   

adj.悔悟了的，后悔的，痛悔的

参考例句：

• She was contrite the morning after her angry outburst.她发了一顿脾气之后一早上追悔莫及。
• She assumed a contrite expression.她装出一副后悔的表情。

6 sneers   

讥笑的表情（言语）( sneer的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• You should ignore their sneers at your efforts. 他们对你的努力所作的讥笑你不要去理会。
• I felt that every woman here sneers at me. 我感到这里的每一个女人都在嘲笑我。

7 pungent   

adj.（气味、味道）刺激性的，辛辣的；尖锐的

参考例句：

• The article is written in a pungent style.文章写得泼辣。
• Its pungent smell can choke terrorists and force them out of their hideouts.它的刺激性气味会令恐怖分子窒息，迫使他们从藏身地点逃脱出来。

8 satire   

n.讽刺，讽刺文学，讽刺作品

参考例句：

• The movie is a clever satire on the advertising industry.那部影片是关于广告业的一部巧妙的讽刺作品。
• Satire is often a form of protest against injustice.讽刺往往是一种对不公正的抗议形式。

9 spines   

n.脊柱( spine的名词复数 )；脊椎；（动植物的）刺；书脊

参考例句：

• Porcupines use their spines to protect themselves. 豪猪用身上的刺毛来自卫。
• The cactus has spines. 仙人掌有刺。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

10 evaluation   

n.估价，评价；赋值

参考例句：

• I attempted an honest evaluation of my own life.我试图如实地评价我自己的一生。
• The new scheme is still under evaluation.新方案还在评估阶段。