Between the ages of about seventeen and twenty.docx

Between the ages of about seventeen and twenty.docx

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TranslatethesentencesbelowintoChinese

11Betweentheagesofaboutseventeenandtwenty-fourItriedtoabandonthisidea,butIdidsowiththeconsciousnessthatIwasoutragingmytruenatureandthatsoonerorlaterIshouldhavetosettledownandwritebooks.

2Iwasthemiddlechildofthree,buttherewasagapoffiveyearsoneitherside,andIbarelysawmyfatherbeforeIwaseight-ForthisandotherreasonsIwassomewhatlonely,andIsoondevelopeddisagreeablemannerismswhichmademeunpopularthroughoutmyschooldays.

3Forminutesatatimethiskindofthingwouldberunningthroughmyhead:

"Hepushedthedooropenandenteredtheroom.Ayellowbeamofsunlight,filteringthroughthemuslincurtains,slantedontothetable,whereamatchbox,halfopen,laybesidetheinkpot.Withhisrighthandinhispockethemovedacrosstothewindow.Downinthestreetatortoiseshellcatwaschasingadeadleaf,"etc.,etc.

4Hissubjectmatterwillbedeterminedbytheagehelivesin—atleastthisistrueintumultuous,revolutionaryageslikeourown—butbeforeheeverbeginstowritehewillhaveacquiredanemotionalattitudefromwhichhewillnevercompletelyescape.

Fourmotivesforwriterstowrite

1）Sheeregoism.Desiretoseemclever,tobetalkedabout,toberememberedafterdeath,togetyourownbackongrown-upswhosnubbedyouinchildhood,etc.,etc.Itishumbugtopretendthatthisisnotamotive,andastrongone...

（2）Aestheticenthusiasm.Perceptionofbeautyintheexternalworld,or,ontheotherhand,inwordsandtheirrightarrangement.Pleasureintheimpactofonesoundonanother,inthefirmnessofgoodproseortherhythmofagoodstory.Desiretoshareanexperiencewhichonefeelsisvaluableandoughtnottobemissed…

（3）Historicalimpulse.Desiretoseethings,astheyare,tofindouttruefactsandstorethemupfortheuseofposterity.

（4）Politicalpurpose—usingtheword"political"inthewidestpossiblesense.Desiretopushtheworldinacertaindirection,toaterotherpeople'sideaofthekindofsocietythattheyshouldstriveafter.Onceagain,nobookisgenuinelyfreefrompoliticalbias.Theopinionthatartshouldhavenothingtodowithpoliticsisitselfapoliticalattitude