杨宪益英译鲁迅的散文_MY_OLD_HOME.docx

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MYOLDHOME

Bravingthebittercold,ItravelledmorethansevenhundredmilesbacktotheoldhomeIhadleftovertwentyyearsbefore.

Itwaslatewinter.Aswedrewnearmyformerhomethedaybecameovercastandacoldwindblewintothecabinofourboat,whileallonecouldseethroughthechinksinourbambooawningwereafewdesolatevillages,voidofanysignoflife,scatteredfarandnearunderthesombreyellowsky.Icouldnothelpfeelingdepressed.

Ah!

SurelythiswasnottheoldhomeIhadrememberedforthepasttwentyyears?

TheoldhomeIrememberedwasnorintheleastlikethis.Myoldhomewasmuchbetter.Butifyouaskedmetorecallitspeculiarcharmordescribeitsbeauties,Ihadnoclearimpression,nowordstodescribeit.Andnowitseemedthiswasalltherewastoit.ThenIrationalizedthemattertomyself,saying:

Homewasalwayslikethis,andalthoughithasnotimproved,stillitisnotsodepressingasIimagine;itisonlymymoodthathaschanged,becauseIamcomingbacktothecountrythistimewithnoillusions.

ThistimeIhadcomewiththesoleobjectofsayinggoodbye.Theoldhouseourclanhadlivedinforsomanyyearshadalreadybeensoldtoanotherfamily,andwastochangehandsbeforetheendoftheyear.IhadtohurrytherebeforeNewYear'sDaytosaygoodbyeforevertothefamiliaroldhouse,andtomovemyfamilytoanotherplacewhereIwasworking,farfrommyoldhometown.

AtdawnontheseconddayIreachedthegatewayofmyhome.Brokenstemsofwitheredgrassontheroof,tremblinginthewind,madeveryclearthereasonwhythisoldhousecouldnotavoidchanginghands.Severalbranchesofourclanhadprobablyalreadymovedaway,soitwasunusuallyquiet.BythetimeIreachedthehousemymotherwasalreadyatthedoortowelcomeme,andmyeight-year-oldnephew,Hung-erh,rushedoutafterher.

Thoughmotherwasdelighted,shewasalsotryingtohideacertainfeelingofsadness.Shetoldmetositdownandrestandhavesometea,lettingtheremovalwaitforthetimebeing.Hung-erh,whohadneverseenmebefore,stoodwatchingmeatadistance.

Butfinallywehadtotalkabouttheremoval.Isaidthatroomshadalreadybeenrentedelsewhere,andIhadboughtalittlefurniture;inadditionitwouldbenecessarytosellallthefurnitureinthehouseinordertobuymorethings.Motheragreed,sayingthattheluggagewasnearlyallpacked,andabouthalfthefurniturethatcouldnoteasilybemovedhadalreadybeensold.Onlyitwasdifficulttogetpeopletopayup.

"Youmustrestforadayortwo,andcallonourrelatives,andthenwecango,"saidmother.

"Yes."

"ThenthereisJun-tu.Eachtimehecomesherehealwaysasksafteryou,andwantsverymuchtoseeyouagain.Itoldhimtheprobabledateofyourreturnhome,andhemaybecominganytime."

Atthispointastrangepicturesuddenlyflashedintomymind:

agoldenmoonsuspendedinadeepblueskyandbeneathittheseashore,plantedasfarastheeyecouldseewithjade-greenwatermelons,whileintheirmidstaboyofelevenortwelve,wearingasilverneckletandgraspingasteelpitchforkinhishand,wasthrustingwithallhismightatazhawhichdodgedtheblowandescapedbetweenhislegs.

ThisboywasJun-tu.WhenIfirstmethimhewasjustoverten—thatwasthirtyyearsago,andatthattimemyfatherwasstillaliveandthefamilywelloff,soIwasreallyaspoiltchild.Thatyearitwasourfamily'sturntotakechargeofabigancestralsacrifice,whichcameroundonlyonceinthirtyyears,andhencewasanimportantone.Inthefirstmonththeancestralimageswerepresentedandofferingsmade,andsincethesacrificialvesselswereveryfineandtherewassuchacrowdofworshippers,itwasnecessarytoguardagainsttheft.Ourfamilyhadonlyonepart-timelabourer.（Inourdistrictwedividelabourersintothreeclasses:

thosewhoworkalltheyearforonefamilyarecalledfull-timers;thosewhoarehiredbythedayarecalleddailies;andthosewhofarmtheirownlandandonlyworkforonefamilyatNewYear,duringfestivalsorwhenrentsarebeingcollectedarecalledpart-timers.）Andsincetherewassomuchtobedone,hetoldmyfatherthathewouldsendforhissonJun-tutolookafterthesacrificialvessels.

WhenmyfathergavehisconsentIwasoverjoyed,becauseIhadlongsinceheardofJun-tuandknewthathewasaboutmyownage,bornintheintercalarymonth,andwhenhishoroscopewastolditwasfoundthatofthefiveelementsthatofearthwaslacking,sohisfathercalledhimJun-tu（IntercalaryEarth）.Hecouldsettrapsandcatchsmallbirds.

IlookedforwardeverydaytoNewYear,forNewYearwouldbringJun-tu.Atlast,whentheendoftheyearcame,onedaymothertoldmethatJun-tuhadcome,andIflewtoseehim.Hewasstandinginth