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8月30日

我们有再大的力量,也不能改变岁月

我们有再大的力量,也不能改变岁月,20岁的时候,遇到一些令人不舒服的事情,我们可能会发出牢骚,觉得自己的生命那么娇贵不可侵犯,30岁的时候已经看淡了很多东西,没有牢骚了,只有看透,被岁月打磨开始觉得人命的粗糙。也许到了40岁50岁就开始做起令自己不齿的事情而不觉得有什么反常了吧。
8月29日

经典口语

How to make an appointment
怎样预约
I'd like to have you dance with me tonight .
我想约你今晚和我跳舞去。
I want to know if you're free on Wednesday .
不知你星期三是否有空。
Are you doing anything special tonight ?
今天晚上你有什么事吗?
How about having lunch with me ?
咱俩在一起吃一顿午饭好吗?

The thief was so luck to slip under the radar.
那个小偷很幸运地逃过一劫。
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Slip under the radar的意思是go unnoticed。很多地方都有雷达(radar)自动测试并记录过往车辆的时速,如果哪辆车超速会被拍下来,之后车主就等着受罚。但雷达偶尔也有不保险的时候,明明违规的车辆却没有逮住。这种情况下,肇事车和司机就是slip under the radar。引申开去,凡是应该被注意,却没有被注意到的情况(通常是坏事)都可以叫slip under the radar。比如:It's unfair that some people always slip under the radar even though they don't deserve luck. Alas, life is never fair to begin with.有些人根本不应得到幸运女神的眷顾,但他们总有办法不被别人看到丑陋的一面。唉,生活本来就不公平。此外,还有一种意思相同的说法叫fly under the radar,显然比slip更常用。

The population of China is at the top of the world
中国人口是世界最多的。
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顾名思义,The top of the world就是世界最尖端、最顶部的意思,而这个成语的意思就是“世界之最”。当你想形容某些东西是全世界最先进、最新颖的,也可用上这句成语。
让我举个例子,大家便会更明白。例如:The technological development in the US is at the top of the world.美国的科技发展是全世界最先进的。On top of the world似乎跟The top of the world 的意思一样,其实并不然。On top of the world是指精神状态很好,容光焕发的样子。
相反,要说精神不佳,可以说I’m under the weather或a little off color.此外,短语Top gun也可用来形容一个人在某一方面是最优秀的,如:If you want to find a lawyer, I can introduce a top gun of the city to you.如你想找一位律师,我可以把全城最好的律师介绍给你。

双语文章:如何完美表达书信中的“谢谢”

1.Thank you for one of the most memorable days of my trip. 为了旅途中最值得留念的一天,谨向您表示感谢。
2.Thank you for one of the most enjoyable visits we have had in many months. 在您处的参观访问,是我们几个月中最愉快的一次。谨向您表示感谢。
3.Thank you for one of the most memorable days of my trip. 为了旅途中最值得留念的一天,谨向您表示感谢。
4.Thank you for doing so much to make my trip to New York interesting (pleasant)(resultful). 为了使我去纽约的旅游有趣(愉快)(大有收获),您做了许多事,特此致谢。
5.Thank you for contributing so much to the pleasure of our stay in ... 感谢您为使我们在......的停留期间的愉快所作的许多努力。
6.Thank you so much for your generous hospitality. 非常感谢您慷慨的款待。
7.I hope something will bring you to New York soon so that I can reciprocate your kindness. 希望不久您能有机会到纽约来,使我能答谢您的盛情。
8.You must give me the chance to return your kindness when you visit here. 希望您光临我处,使我能答谢您的盛情。
9.Thank you very much (ever so much) (most sincerely) (indeed) (from the bottom of my heart). 很(非常)(最真诚地)(确实)(衷心)感谢您。
10.Many thanks for your kind and warm letter. 感谢您友好而热情的来信。
11.Thanks a million (ever so much). 万分(非常)感谢。
12.Please accept ( I wish to express )my sincere (grateful) (profound) appreciation for ... 请接受(致以)真挚的(衷心的)(深切的)感谢......
13.I sincerely (deeply) (warmly) appreciate ... 我真挚的(深深的)(热情的)感谢......
14.I am very sincerely (most) (truly) grateful to you for ... 为了......,我非常真挚的(深深的)(真诚的)感谢您。 (待续)
15.There is nothing more important (satisfying) (gratifying) to me than to receive one of your letters. 再也没有比收到您的来信更使我觉得重要(快慰)(感激)了。
16.Your letters are so much fun (comfort) (entertainment) (company). 您的来信充满了乐趣(给了很大安慰)(带来了欢乐)(使我不感寂寞)。
17.Your most courteous (considerate)(delightful)letter... 您那彬彬有礼(体贴入微)(令人欣慰)的来信……
18.I cannot tell you how much your letter delighted (relieved) (amused) (enchanted) me. 我无法告诉您,您的来信使我多么高兴(宽慰)(觉得有趣)(陶醉)。
19.I love the way you say (put) things in your letters. You make even the smallest incident seem so interesting (important) (charming)(mysterious). 我很欣赏您在信中描述各种事物的手法。您的妙笔使细小的事情都显得很有趣(重要)(动人)(神秘)。
20.It was good (fine)(charming)(thoughtful)of you... 承蒙好意(美意)(盛情)(关心)……
21.It was nice(characteristically thoughtful) (more than kind) of you... 承蒙好意(特别关心)(十二分好意)……
22.At the outset, I want to thank you for your kindness to me and for your compliments. 首先,我要感谢您对我的友爱和问候。
23.Believe me, I am truly grateful for... 我确实真诚地感谢你……
24.We were deeply touched by ... ……使我们深受感动。
25.It is a hopeless(definite)(positive)understatement to say that I am deeply (sincerely)(truly)grateful. 这就是说"我深深的(真挚的)(真诚的)感谢"远不足以(不能确切)(不能明确)表达我的谢意。
26.It's generous of you to take so much interest in my work( to give me so much of your time) (to show me so much consideration). 承蒙对我的工作如此操心(为我花费这么多时间)(对我如此关怀)。
27.We are indebted to you... 我们感谢你……
28.I regret very much that I did not have an opportunity to thank you personally for ... 未能面谢,深表遗憾。

艾伦金斯堡(Allen Ginsberg)诗两首

America

America I've given you all and now I'm nothing.
America two dollars and twentyseven cents January
17, 1956.
I can't stand my own mind.
America when will we end the human war?
Go * yourself with your atom bomb.
I don't feel good don't bother me.
I won't write my poem till I'm in my right mind.
America when will you be angelic?
When will you take off your clothes?
When will you look at yourself through the grave?
When will you be worthy of your million Trotskyites?
America why are your libraries full of tears?
America when will you send your eggs to India?
I'm sick of your insane demands.
When can I go into the supermarket and buy what I
need with my good looks?
America after all it is you and I who are perfect not
the next world.
Your machinery is too much for me.
You made me want to be a saint.
There must be some other way to settle this argument.
Burroughs is in Tangiers I don't think he'll come back
it's sinister.
Are you being sinister or is this some form of practical
joke?
I'm trying to come to the point.
I refuse to give up my obsession.
America stop pushing I know what I'm doing.
America the plum blossoms are falling.
I haven't read the newspapers for months, everyday
somebody goes on trial for murder.
America I feel sentimental about the Wobblies.
America I used to be a communist when I was a kid
I'm not sorry.
I smoke marijuana every chance I get.
I sit in my house for days on end and stare at the roses
in the closet.
When I go to Chinatown I get drunk and never get laid.
My mind is made up there's going to be trouble.
You should have seen me reading Marx.
My psychoanalyst thinks I'm perfectly right.
I won't say the Lord's Prayer.
I have mystical visions and cosmic vibrations.
America I still haven't told you what you did to Uncle
Max after he came over from Russia.

I'm addressing you.
Are you going to let your emotional life be run by
Time Magazine?
I'm obsessed by Time Magazine.
I read it every week.
Its cover stares at me every time I slink past the corner
candystore.
I read it in the basement of the Berkeley Public Library.
It's always telling me about responsibility. Business-
men are serious. Movie producers are serious.
Everybody's serious but me.
It occurs to me that I am America.
I am talking to myself again.

Asia is rising against me.
I haven't got a chinaman's chance.
I'd better consider my national resources.
My national resources consist of two joints of
marijuana millions of genitals an unpublishable
private literature that goes 1400 miles an hour
and twenty-five-thousand mental institutions.
I say nothing about my prisons nor the millions of
underprivileged who live in my flowerpots
under the light of five hundred suns.
I have abolished the whorehouses of France, Tangiers
is the next to go.
My ambition is to be President despite the fact that
I'm a Catholic.
America how can I write a holy litany in your silly
mood?
I will continue like Henry Ford my strophes are as
individual as his automobiles more so they're
all different *es.
America I will sell you strophes $2500 apiece $500
down on your old strophe
America free Tom Mooney
America save the Spanish Loyalists
America Sacco & Vanzetti must not die
America I am the Scottsboro boys.
America when I was seven momma took me to Com-
munist Cell meetings they sold us garbanzos a
handful per ticket a ticket costs a nickel and the
speeches were free everybody was angelic and
sentimental about the workers it was all so sin-
cere you have no idea what a good thing the
party was in 1835 Scott Nearing was a grand
old man a real mensch Mother Bloor made me
cry I once saw Israel Amter plain. Everybody
must have been a spy.
America you don't really want to go to war.
America it's them bad Russians.
Them Russians them Russians and them Chinamen.
And them Russians.
The Russia wants to eat us alive. The Russia's power
mad. She wants to take our cars from out our
garages.
Her wants to grab Chicago. Her needs a Red Readers'
Digest. Her wants our auto plants in Siberia.
Him big bureaucracy running our fillingsta-
tions.
That no good. Ugh. Him make Indians learn read.
Him need big black niggers. Hah. Her make us
all work sixteen hours a day. Help.
America this is quite serious.
America this is the impression I get from looking in
the television set.
America is this correct?
I'd better get right down to the job.
It's true I don't want to join the Army or turn lathes
in precision parts factories, I'm nearsighted and
psychopathic anyway.
America I'm putting my queer shoulder to the wheel.


美国

美国,我已经将一切交给你,现在我一无所有。
美国,两块两毛七分,1956年1月17日
我无法忍受我自己的思想。
美国,我们几时才能结束这人类的战争?
去你*,你那原子弹
我不舒服,别惹我
我非到脑子正常了无法写诗,
美国,你什么时候能象天使一样?
你什么时候剥去你的衣裳?
你什么时候透过坟墓看你自己?
你什么时候才对得起你那百万托派分子?
美国,为什么你的图书馆充满了眼泪?
美国,你什么时候将鸡蛋送往印度?
我厌倦你那疯狂的要求
什么时候我能到超级市场
凭我的美貌来买我的必需品?
归根结底,美国,是你和我美好,而非来生
你的机械太过分了.我无法接受
你使我想当一个圣人
总该有些什么别的方法解决这场争论
波锐斯在坦泽尔.我想他不会回来
这是阴暗的,你是否阴暗,还是这是一种具体的玩笑?
我想说到点子上
我拒绝放弃我的顽念
美国别强迫我,我知道该干什么
美国,梅花落了
我几个月都不读报了,每天有人因谋杀罪受审
美国,我对华伯莱斯抱有感伤的感情
美国,当我是个孩子时我曾是*
我不后悔。
我一有机会就吸大麻叶
我一连几天在屋里静坐.瞧看壁橱中的玫瑰
当我去唐人街时我喝得大醉.但从不去睡觉。
我相信就会发生麻倾
你应当看看我念马克思
我的心理医生相信我一切正常
我拒绝祈祷
我有神秘的幻觉和宇宙的震波
美国.我还没有告诉你,马格斯叔叔
从俄国回来后,你怎样对待他

我是向你说话.
你是想让时代杂志控制你的感情生活吧
我被时代杂志控制着
我每周都在读它
每次我悄悄走过街角的糖果铺
时代杂志的封面总在瞪着我
我在伯克菜公共图书馆的地下室读它
它总向我说责任。买卖人是严肃的
电影商是严肃的,人人,除了我,是严肃的。
它使我想到我是美国
我又对自己喃喃自语了。
亚洲起来反对我,
我没有一个中国人那样的机会。
我最好考虑自己民族的资源
我的民族资源包括两家大麻烟馆,几百万
生殖器官,一部未出版的私人作品,它
每小时传播一千四百迈,
和两万五千个神经病院
我还没有提我的监狱和几百万受歧视的人们
他们活在我的花盆里在五百个太阳的照耀下,
我废除了法国的妓院,下一个是但泽尔
我的志愿是要当总统,虽说我是天主教徒

美国,在你这傻瓜情调中我怎能写一曲神圣祷歌
我将继续下去 亨利福特我的诗节是有特性的
正象他的汽车,更甚者,它们有不同的性别
美国我把诗节卖结你,一节2500元,将你
的老诗节减价500元,
美国释放了汤姆,慕尼
美国解救了西班牙的忠诚党
美国沙可与范参替不能死,
美国我是斯葛斯郡的孩子们
美国,当我七岁时,妈妈带我去*的
密室会议,他们卖给我们毛豆
一张票一把毛豆
一张 一分镍币
讲演白听,人人象天使一样
人人对工人怀着深情
一切如比真诚
你不知在1835党有多好
期葛德·尼林是一个了不起的好老人
一个真正的负责明理的人
布鲁尔妈妈让我落泪
我一次清楚看到以色列·阿姆特
大概每个人那是一个间谍
美国,你不会真的想打仗
美国,这都怪那坏俄国人
那些俄国人,那些俄国人,还有中国人
俄国要把我们活吞,俄国是权力狂,
她要将我们的汽车从车库枪走
她要抢走芝加哥,她需要一个红色的
读者文摘
她要我们的汽车厂在西伯利亚
她的大官僚主义统治我们的加油站
这可不好,哦,她让印第安人学会识字
她需要黑人大个子,哦,她让我们人人每
天工作十六小时,救命啊
美国,这可是件严重的事
美国,这是我看电视时所得到的印象
美团,这些是真的吗?
我最好立刻处理这件事,
我确实不愿去参军,或在精密零件工厂开
车床,我近视,而且心理有病
美国,我是将我的古怪的肩膀靠在轮子上。

(郑敏 译)

Death & Fame

When I die
I don't care what happens to my body
throw ashes in the air, scatter 'em in East River
bury an urn in Elizabeth New Jersey, B'nai Israel Cemetery
But l want a big funeral
St. Patrick's Cathedral, St. Mark's Church, the largest synagogue in
Manhattan
First, there's family, brother, nephews, spry aged Edith stepmother
96, Aunt Honey from old Newark,
Doctor Joel, cousin Mindy, brother Gene one eyed one ear'd, sister-
in-law blonde Connie, five nephews, stepbrothers & sisters
their grandchildren,
companion Peter Orlovsky, caretakers Rosenthal & Hale, Bill Morgan--
Next, teacher Trungpa Vajracharya's ghost mind, Gelek Rinpoche,
there Sakyong Mipham, Dalai Lama alert, chance visiting
America, Satchitananda Swami
Shivananda, Dehorahava Baba, Karmapa XVI, Dudjom Rinpoche,
Katagiri & Suzuki Roshi's phantoms
Baker, Whalen, Daido Loorie, Qwong, Frail White-haired Kapleau
Roshis, Lama Tarchen --
Then, most important, lovers over half-century
Dozens, a hundred, more, older fellows bald & rich
young boys met naked recently in bed, crowds surprised to see each
other, innumerable, intimate, exchanging memories
"He taught me to meditate, now I'm an old veteran of the thousand
day retreat --"
"I played music on subway platforms, I'm straight but loved him he
loved me"
"I felt more love from him at 19 than ever from anyone"
"We'd lie under covers gossip, read my poetry, hug & kiss belly to belly
arms round each other"
"I'd always get into his bed with underwear on & by morning my
skivvies would be on the floor"
"Japanese, always wanted take it up my bum with a master"
"We'd talk all night about Kerouac & Cassady sit Buddhalike then
sleep in his captain's bed."
"He seemed to need so much affection, a shame not to make him happy"
"I was lonely never in bed nude with anyone before, he was so gentle my
stomach
shuddered when he traced his finger along my abdomen nipple to hips-- "
"All I did was lay back eyes closed, he'd bring me to come with mouth
& fingers along my waist"
"He gave great head"
So there be gossip from loves of 1948, ghost of Neal Cassady commin-
gling with flesh and youthful blood of 1997
and surprise -- "You too? But I thought you were straight!"
"I am but Ginsberg an exception, for some reason he pleased me."
"I forgot whether I was straight gay queer or funny, was myself, tender
and affectionate to be kissed on the top of my head,
my forehead throat heart & solar plexus, mid-belly. on my prick,
tickled with his tongue my behind"
"I loved the way he'd recite 'But at my back allways hear/ time's winged
chariot hurrying near,' heads together, eye to eye, on a
pillow --"
Among lovers one handsome youth straggling the rear
"I studied his poetry class, 17 year-old kid, ran some errands to his
walk-up flat,
seduced me didn't want to, made me come, went home, never saw him
again never wanted to... "
"He couldn't get it up but loved me," "A clean old man." "He made
sure I came first"
This the crowd most surprised proud at ceremonial place of honor--
Then poets & musicians -- college boys' grunge bands -- age-old rock
star Beatles, faithful guitar accompanists, gay classical con-
ductors, unknown high Jazz music composers, funky trum-
peters, bowed bass & french horn black geniuses, folksinger
fiddlers with dobro tamborine harmonica mandolin auto-
harp pennywhistles & kazoos
Next, artist Italian romantic realists schooled in mystic 60's India,
Late fauve Tuscan painter-poets, Classic draftsman Massa-
chusets surreal jackanapes with continental wives, poverty
sketchbook gesso oil watercolor masters from American
provinces
Then highschool teachers, lonely Irish librarians, delicate biblio-
philes, * liberation troops nay armies, ladies of either *
"I met him dozens of times he never remembered my name I loved
him anyway, true artist"
"Nervous breakdown after menopause, his poetry humor saved me
from suicide hospitals"
"Charmant, genius with modest manners, washed sink, dishes my
studio guest a week in Budapest"
Thousands of readers, "Howl changed my life in Libertyville Illinois"
"I saw him read Montclair State Teachers College decided be a poet-- "
"He turned me on, I started with garage rock sang my songs in Kansas
City"
"Kaddish made me weep for myself & father alive in Nevada City"
"Father Death comforted me when my sister died Boston l982"
"I read what he said in a newsmagazine, blew my mind, realized
others like me out there"
Deaf & Dumb bards with hand signing quick brilliant gestures
Then Journalists, editors's secretaries, agents, portraitists & photo-
graphy aficionados, rock critics, cultured laborors, cultural
historians come to witness the historic funeral
Super-fans, poetasters, aging Beatnicks & Deadheads, autograph-
hunters, distinguished paparazzi, intelligent gawkers
Everyone knew they were part of 'History" except the deceased
who never knew exactly what was happening even when I was alive

February 22, 1997



死亡与荣誉

当我死后,
我不在乎我的尸体如何被处置,
把骨灰抛向天空,一部分扔向东河,
把骨灰瓮埋在新泽西州伊丽莎伯布莱犹太人墓地。
不过,我希望举行一次盛大的葬礼
在圣帕特里克教堂,圣马克教堂,以及曼哈顿最大的犹太教堂,
出席者首先是我的家人,我哥哥,侄子外甥,96岁高龄的继母埃迪丝精力仍充沛,
还有亨妮姨妈,从纽瓦克赶来
还有乔依医生,堂弟朱迪,哥哥尤金,他一只耳聋,一只眼失明。
嫂子布隆德康尼,还有五个侄子,继母方面的兄弟姐妹以及他们的孙儿女,
我的伴侣彼得·奥洛夫斯基,管家人罗森塔尔以及赫尔,比尔·莫金
然后,是我的宗师金刚大师宗喀巴的灵魂,格勒克活佛,萨康雍法师
某喇嘛的紧急悼念信,他正巧来美国访问,还有萨齐担南塔斯瓦米
希瓦南塔,德霍拉哈瓦巴巴,喀玛巴十六世,降魔法师katagivi以及铃木罗什的
幻影
贝克,华伦,戴多路里,翁,已经老迈,白发苍苍的卡普洛罗希以及圆彻喇嘛,
当然最重要的有我半世纪以来所有热爱过的人,
数十个,上百,也许还要更多,那些老伙计们头已经光秃,而满头浓发
的年轻人不久前还在床上赤裸相遇,这么多人相互聚会真不胜惊异,口若悬河,
亲切无拘无束,勾起无限回忆,
“他教我冥思,这不,我现在可是一个老资格闭门一千天的冥思者……”
“我总爱在地铁站台上弹奏乐器,我很直率爱他他也爱我。”
“我们躺在一起盖着被聊天,读我的诗,拥抱亲吻。”
“我常常穿着内衣上了他的床,次日早晨我的内衣裤全都扔在地板上。”
“我们整夜谈论着克鲁亚克和卡塞迪,不睡觉坐在他的大床上像佛陀。”
“他似乎需要更多的爱,真惭愧没能使他快活。”
“我以前从没有单独同谁在床上赤裸,他真可爱我的肚子震颤不已当他的手指在我的乳头
上抚摸……”
“我什么也不想只是躺下闭着眼任凭他的嘴唇和手指沿伸滑向我的胸脯听凭他随心所欲。

瞧,就是这样一些闲聊交织着1948年的爱,尼尔·卡塞迪的亡魂
与1997年年轻的肌肤与激情,
于是随之而来的是惊讶——“你们也这么干过,可我认为你们挺正常的,”
“我倒是,可金斯伯格却是例外,他总有理由来令我开心,”
“我不记得我是否算是个真格的男同性恋者,尽管可怪或可笑,我
只感到他温柔深情的吻仍在我的头顶停留……
在我的前额,脖子、胸膛和太阳神经上,腹中部,用他的舌头从后舔我。”
“我喜欢他朗读,可在我身后,我常常听见时间带翼的轻车紧紧追来时的神态,
头靠着头,双目相视,倚在枕头……”
在这众多的伙伴中跚跚来迟的是一个英俊年轻的小伙儿,
“十七岁时,我选修他的诗歌课,总爱找些缘由跑上他居住的没有电梯的公寓大楼,
挑逗没有兴致的我,让我再去,后来我回了家,从此再也没见过他,也没了那心思………
“他总是力不从心,可他喜欢我,…‘一个可爱的老头,…‘他总让我最先冲动兴奋。”
参加追悼仪式的公众最出乎意料而且夸夸其谈的莫过于这些往事……
悼念者还有诗人和音乐家——大学生乐队——老资格的摇滚明星,
披头士,吉它演奏者多午来始终不渝,男同性恋者,古典音乐指挥,默默无闻的流行爵士

作曲家,身上散发着怪味的号手,吹奏低音乐器和法国小号的黑人精英,民歌手,
小提琴手,伴随着手鼓、口琴曼陀林,自动竖琴,袖珍口哨以及玩具小笛中发出的乐声,
当然,也还会有艺术家,意大利浪漫主义现实主义作家,六十年代曾到过神秘印度求学
后期野兽派画家——诗人,古典作品绘制者麻塞诸塞州超现实顽童派还有来自欧洲大陆
的夫人儿童。从边远各地赶来的穷愁潦倒的素描画油画水彩石粉画家。
最后还有高级中学教师,生性孤寂的爱尔兰图书管理员,考究优雅的藏书家,
参加性解放运动的群众,不,岂止群众,简直就是一支大军,女士们的性别难以区分
“我见过他十数次,可他一直没能记住我的名字,不管怎么样,我喜欢他,他是个真正的
艺术家。”
“绝经期间我精神不振,是他诗歌的幽默感拯救了我没在医院自杀。”
“他真有魅力,才华横溢而且彬彬有礼,在布达佩斯我的居室作客一周,还亲自在洗涤槽
里清洗餐具。”
啊,到场的还会有众多读者,“《嚎叫》改变了我在伊利诺州利伯蒂维尔城的生活。”
“我最先在蒙特克莱尔州立师范学院听他朗诵诗,从此也立志要成为诗人——”
“他使我恍然大悟,我在汽车修理厂干活时便开始热衷于滚石音乐,在堪萨斯城演唱过我
写作的歌曲。”
“《卡第绪》使我为我自己以及在内华达城的父亲而哭泣。”
“我妹妹1982年在波士顿去世时是《父亲之死》这首诗给予我安慰。”
“我在一家新闻杂志上读到他的文章,豁然开朗明白了某些人的处境同我一样。”
甚至还来了一些诗人歌手虽又聋又哑可他们用手势代替诗歌语言歌唱。
也来了新闻记者,编辑部秘书,经纪人,摄影迷,摇滚乐批评家,有教养的劳工,
文化历史学家也来参加这有历史的葬礼充当见证人
还有超级诗歌迷,自以为是的诗人,上了年纪当年的“垮掉”分子和曾免费搭车的人,
热衷于搜集手稿亲笔签名的人,不惜一切手段以图声名的自由摄影师,
智力不俗站在那儿呆呆地观看的人
每个人都已明白他们已成为“历史”的一部分,除了被悼念者,
可这正发生的一切我真是一无所知,尽管我仍活在这人世。

1997年2月22日
(文楚安 译)

译后记:艾伦。金斯怕格(A11en
Ginsberg)于1997年4月5日因患肝癌在其位于纽约曼哈顿第十三街上的公寓
去世,享年七十岁。得知已身患不治之症,他异常平静,不过据说,曾不时哭泣;从诊断
后,便一直困卧在床,逝世前几日,曾给在世的朋友打电话,写下好几首诗,《死亡与荣
誉》便是其中一首,其
平日的幽默,风趣,调侃依然如故,仿佛可以听到他爽朗的笑声,看见他微眯着眼的笑容
,弥留前一晚,若干亲属、朋友一直守候在旁。他悼念父亲路易斯·金斯伯格(也是诗人
)的那首诗《父亲死亡布鲁斯》钉在前门上。金斯伯格被安葬在新泽西州伊丽莎白镇一个
犹大公墓(其父亲的墓
地亦在此)。1998年我曾到金斯伯格纽约故居,并到伊丽莎白其墓地凭吊,感慨良多
。值诗人逝世二周年之际,特以此诗悼念。

Flower's name (4) 花的英文名字

新西兰有一种花,叫羽扇豆,也被音译为"鲁冰花"。这种花的英文名字是lupine,豆科羽扇豆属,有掌状复叶和颜色各异的呈穗状或总状花序排列的花朵。
黄水仙是daffadilly;
月季也可以说是China rose;
另外还有紫丁香是lilac或者syringa;
兰花一般可以说是orchid,不过orchis是指一种兰花-红门兰;
lily是百合,不过water-lily是睡莲,也可以用pond lily。
另外还有一些比较有趣的名字:
比如kiss-me-quick是野生三色堇的俗称,还是一种帽子,
kiss-me-at-the-gate是金银花,
而American beauty则是红蔷薇。

英语口语

1. I see. 我明白了。
2. I quit! 我不干了!
3. Let go! 放手!
4. Me too. 我也是。
5. My god! 天哪!
6. No way! 不行!
7. Come on. 来吧(赶快)
8. Hold on. 等一等。
9. I agree。 我同意。
10. Not bad. 还不错。
11. Not yet. 还没。
12. See you. 再见。
13. Shut up! 闭嘴!
14. So long. 再见。
15. Why not? 好呀! (为什么不呢?)
16. Allow me. 让我来。
17. Be quiet! 安静点!
18. Cheer up! 振作起来!
19. Good job! 做得好!
20. Have fun! 玩得开心!
21. How much? 多少钱?
22. I'm full. 我饱了。
23. I'm home. 我回来了。
24. I'm lost. 我迷路了。
25. My treat. 我请客。
26. So do I. 我也一样。
27. This way。 这边请。
28. After you. 您先。
29. Bless you! 祝福你!
30. Follow me. 跟我来。
31. Forget it! 休想! (算了!)
32. Good luck! 祝好运!
33. I decline! 我拒绝!
34. I promise. 我保证。
35. Of course! 当然了!
36. Slow down! 慢点!
37. Take care! 保重!
38. They hurt. (伤口)疼。
39. Try again. 再试试。
40. Watch out! 当心。
41. What's up? 有什么事吗?
42. Be careful! 注意!
43. Bottoms up! 干杯(见底)!
44. Don't move! 不许动!
45. Guess what? 猜猜看?
46. I doubt it 我怀疑。
47. I think so. 我也这么想。
48. I'm single. 我是单身贵族。
49. Keep it up! 坚持下去!
50. Let me see.让我想想。
51. Never mind.不要紧。
52. No problem! 没问题!
53. That's all! 就这样!
54. Time is up. 时间快到了。
55. What's new? 有什么新鲜事吗?
56. Count me on 算上我。
57. Don't worry. 别担心。
58. Feel better? 好点了吗?
59. I love you! 我爱你!
60. I'm his fan。 我是他的影迷。
61. Is it yours? 这是你的吗?
62. That's neat. 这很好。
63. Are you sure? 你肯定吗?
64. Do l have to 非做不可吗?
65. He is my age. 他和我同岁。
66. Here you are. 给你。
67. No one knows . 没有人知道。
68. Take it easy. 别紧张。
69. What a pity! 太遗憾了!
70. Any thing else? 还要别的吗?
71. To be careful! 一定要小心!
72. Do me a favor? 帮个忙,好吗?
73. Help yourself. 别客气。
74. I'm on a diet. 我在节食。
75. Keep in Touch. 保持联络。
back.她回来时请让她给我回个电
话。
848. There are a lot of people in the swimming pool.游泳池里挤满了人。
849. They have to work hard to support their family.他们必须努力工作来支持他
们的家。
850. This way, he can kill two birds with one stone.这样他就能两全其美。
851. We are all taking medicine against the disease.我们都服药治疗疾病。
852. Would you please go to a dancing party with me?请你跟我一起去参加一个舞
会好吗?
853. He usually drops in at my place on his way home.他常常在回家的路上顺便
来看看我。
854. His vanity was hurt by their talking so frankly.他们坦率的谈话伤害了他
的虚荣心。
855. How would you go to Beijing, by air or by train?你怎样去北京,是乘飞机
还是坐火车?
856. I cannot express how glad I am to hear from him.我无法表达我接到他的信
时有多高兴。
857. If Tom cannot keep his promise, he'll lose face.如果汤姆不能信守诺言,
他就会丢面子。
858. I'll still love her even if she doesn't love me.即使她不爱我,我还仍然
爱她。
859. I received an invitation, but I did not accept it.我收到-份请帖,但没有
接受。
860. If I were you, I would not be bothered by English.如果我是你,就不会为
英语烦恼了。
861. If you don't work, you will fail to pass the exam.如果你不学习,你考试
就会不及格。
862. I'm thinking of hanging the lamp from the ceiling.我打算把灯吊在天花板
上。
863. It is more important to be healthy than bony slim.健康永远比皮包骨头
好。
864. Long ago, people believed that the world was flat.很久以前人们相信地球
是平的。
865. Old tunes are sweetest and old friends are surest.老调最甜美,老友最可
靠。
866. She makes it clear that she doesn't like swimming.她明确地表示她不喜欢
游泳。
867. The constitution guards the liberty of the people.宪法保护人民的自由。
868. The doctor examined the soldier's wound carefully.大夫仔细检查了战士的
伤口。
869. The harder I study, the better my English will be.我越努力,我的英语就
会越好。
870. The sun was shining and the sky was crystal clear.阳光闪烁,天空湛蓝。
871. This cellar room is very damp in the rainy season.这间地下室在雨季非常
潮湿。
872. Computers are becoming a part of our everyday life.电子计算机正渐渐成为
我们日常生活的一部分。
873. Every man is fool sometimes, but none at all times.每个人都有愚蠢的时
候,但是没有一个人永远愚蠢。
874. He dreamed of traveling to remote South Sea Islands.他曾梦想到遥远的南
海诸岛去旅游。
875. How can I climb up that wall! I wish I were a bird!我怎么能够爬得上那堵
墙?我要是一只鸟就好了!
876. However, Susan has not really made up her mind yet.然而,苏珊却还没有决
定。
877. I really think a little exercise would do you good.我真的觉得做点运动对
你有好处。
878. I will never forget the days that I spent with you.我永远都不会忘记和你
一起度过的日子。
879. we got a bad headache, and my nose is running.我头痛得厉害,还流鼻涕。
880. Many young girls dream of being a fashion model.许多年轻女孩梦想成为时
装模特儿。
881. Most of the earth's surface is covered by water.大部分的地球表面被水覆
盖着。
882. Somebody's knocking at the door. I'll answer it.有人在敲门,我去开。
883. The number 13 bus will take you to the hospital.13路车会带你去医院。
884. They celebrated his birthday with a dance party.也们举办舞会来祝贺他的
生日。
885. They misplaced this book under other categories.他们把它错放到另一个类
别去了。
886. They played a shameful part in the whole affair.他们在这一事件中扮演了
可耻的角色。
887. As a matter of fact, he was pretending to be ill.实际上,他是在装病。
888. I will speak against anything I know to be wrong.我会对所有我认为不对的
事情直言不讳。
889. In spite of the heavy rain, she went to the shop.尽管下着大雨,她还是去
了商店。
890. No matter what happened, he would not say a word.不管发生什么事,他也不
会说一句话。
891. No one knows the location of the hidden treasure.谁也不知道藏宝地点在哪
里。
892. The old lady enjoys a quiet life with her family.老太太和她的家人安享宁
静的生活。
893. The population of the city is close to a million.这个城市的人口接近一百
万。
894. We are prohibited from smoking on school grounds.我们被禁止在校园内抽
烟。
895. Growth, however, brings new problems and concerns.不过,发展也带来了新
的问题和顾虑。
896. He appears to be your friend but I doubt if he is.他看上去像是你的朋
友,但我怀疑他是否是真心的。
897. I am so full that I would burst with another bite.我吃得如此之饱,我感
觉我再吃一口肚子就要胀破了。
898. I have two cats. One is white, the other is black.我有两只猫,一只是白
猫,另一只是黑猫。
899. I'm sorry, these 2 books are 3 days overdue.小姐,对不起,这两本书已经
过期3天了。
900. Jalu has forgotten falling off his bicycle.詹露早忘掉他从白行车上摔下来
这件事了。
901. Manners are quite different from country to country.各国的礼仪各不相
同。
902. Not only did I know her, but I was her best friend.我不仅认识她,还是她
最好的朋友。
903. The best-known movie awards are the Academy Awards.最著名的电影奖是奥斯
卡金像奖。
904. We've got to do something about the neighbor's dog!我们得对邻居的狗采取
点行动了!
905. Will you come and join us for dinner on Sunday?星期天来和我们共进晚餐好
吗?
906. Do you think people are a company's greatest wealth?你认为人是公司最大
的财富吗?
907. He thinks himself somebody, but we think him nobody.他自以为是重要人
物,但我们觉得他什么也不是。
908. I believe I haven't reached the summit of my career.我相信我还没有达到
事业的巅峰。
909. It is no matter whether you get there early or late.你早到晚到都没有关
系。
910. It's against the rules to handle the ball in soccer.在足球中以手触球就
是犯规。
911. The nurse assisted the doctor in the operating room.护士在手术室协助医
生动手术。
912. What I do on my own time is nobody else's business.我在自己的时间里干什
么根本不关别人的事。
913. What I want to do is different from those of others.我想做的与别人不
同。
914. You forget to write down the date of your departure.您忘了写离店日期
了。
915. “I wish I'd known about that rule earlier", she said.“我要是早点知道
这个规矩就好了!”她说。
916. Could you tell me your secret for a long, happy life?你能告诉我长时间地
过着快乐的生活的秘诀吗?
917. He holds a position of great responsibility upon him.他担任着一个责任重
大的职务。
918. It is said he has secret love affairs with two women!据说他背地里和两个
女人有关系!
919. Number 13 buses run much more frequently, don't they?13路车跑得更勤,是
不是?
920. They are only too delighted to accept the invitation.他们非常乐意接受邀
请。
921. We are going to have the final examination next week.我们下周举行期末考
试。
922. And now medical care helps to keep people alive longer.现在的医疗保健使
得人们活得更长。
923. Do you think you'll be able to go to sleep fight away?你认为你马上就能
睡着吗?
924. I am in charge of the company when the manager is out.经理不在时山我来
管理公司。
925. I borrowed a notebook from Tom and I lent it to Marry.我从汤姆那儿借了
一本笔记本,我又把它借给玛丽了。
926. I'm doing some washing and John is cooking dinner.我正在洗衣服,约翰在
做晚饭。
927. Were there any exciting incidents during your journey?你们在旅行中有没
有什么令人激动的事情?
928. As far as policy is concerned, I have to say something.谈到政策,我得说
几句。
929. Could you tell me what the maximum weight allowance is?您能告诉我行李的
最大重量限额是多少吗?
930. He came out of the library, a large book under his arm.他夹着本厚书,走
出了图书馆。
931. The brothers differ from each other in their interests.这几个兄弟各有所
好。
932. Although we can't see these atoms, they really do exist.虽然我们看不见
原子,但它们的确存在。
933. I am familiar with the casual atmosphere in the company.我对公司中这种
放松的氛围感到很熟悉。
934. Most people eat, write, and work with their fight hands.大多数人吃饭,
写字,工作都用右手。
935. Only by working hard can we succeed in doing everything.只有努力,才能
成功
936. Take it easy, you will be all right in a couple of days.。别担心,你两
天之内就会痊愈的。
937. The Beatles represented part of the spirit of their age.甲壳虫乐队代表
了他们时代的部分精神。
938. There being no one to help me, I had to do it all alone.因为没有人帮助
我,我不得不独立完成这项工作。
939. How much cloth does it take to make a skirt for the girl?女孩做一条裙子
要用多少布?
940. With all these mouths to feed, he didn't know what to do.由于有那么多人
要供养,他不知道怎么办才好。
941. I forgot to prepare the speech I'm supposed to give today.我忘了准备今
天的我该做的演讲了。
942. It's supposed to start at 6:30 sharp, but I doubt it will.应该是六点半
整的,但是我觉得够呛。
943. On behalf of my company, I would like to welcome you here.我代表我们公
司欢迎你来这里。
944. She's been quite different since coming back from America.从美国回来之
后,她变化很大。
945. Today it is common that women and girls make up in public.今天,在公共
场所看到妇女和姑娘化妆打扮是很普遍的事。
946. I have to transfer to No. ll bus, but where is the bus stop?我需要换乘
11路公共汽车,但是汽车站在哪儿?
947. I supposed him to be very clever but he was in fact a fool.我以为他很聪
明,其实他是个蠢货。
948. The rabbit ran to the woods and did not come back any more.兔子跑进了森
林再也没有出来了。
949. Tom and Mary congratulated us on the birth of our daughter.汤姆和玛丽为
我们女儿的出生向我们表示祝贺。
950. I can't help eating sweets whenever they are in my presence.我无论什么
时候一看到甜食就忍不住要吃。
951. l am vacuuming the floor now and have several shirts to iron.我正在用真
空吸尘器清理地板,还有好几件衬衫要熨。
952. I will love you until the seas run dry and the rocks crumble.我将爱你直
到海枯石烂。
953. There is a broken small old gray stone bridge over the river河上有一座
破烂不堪的、古老的、灰色的小石桥。
954. No wonder people say that computers are taking over the world.难怪有人
说电子计算机正渐渐接管世界。
955. The enormous increase of population will create many problems.巨大的人
口增长将产生很多问题。
956. There's nothing better for you than plenty of water and sleep.你最好多
喝水多休息。
957. You should always depend on yourself rather than someone else.你应该是
依靠你自己,而不足别人。
958. I would like to express to all of you here our sincere welcome.让我向在
座诸位致以最真挚的欢迎。’
959. Many people prefer living in the country to living in the town.许多人喜
欢住在农村而不喜欢住在城市。
960. Since I'm here, I'd like to try a typical dish of this country.既然来
了,我想吃这个国家特有的食物。
961. Walking up and down the stairs would beat any exercise machine.上下楼梯
可比什么健身器都要好。
962. Had it not been for the alarm clock she wouldn't have been late.如果不
是因为闹钟不响的话,她就不会迟到了。
963. How ever you may work hard, the boss will not be fully satisfied.无论你
有多努力,老板总不会完全满意。
964. If he had not broken his tooth, he would not be in hospital now.如果他
没有把牙齿弄坏,现在就不在医院了。
965. You might as well throw your money away as spend it in gambling.你与其
把钱花在赌博上,不如把它丢掉的好。
966. Can you put me in the picture about the World Cup Football Match?你能给
我讲讲关于世界杯足球赛的状况吗?
967. I'm usually just using the search engines to look up information.我通常
只是用搜索引擎找一些资料。
968. He goes home early everyday for fear that his wife would be angry.他每
天很早就回家,免得老婆生气。
969. I regret to inform you that we are unable to offer you employment.很遗
憾地告诉你,我们无法雇用你。
970. I will continue my learning, though I am tired of learning English.尽管
我很烦英语,我还是要学它。
971. Li Bai is one of the greatest poets that have ever lived in China.李白
是中国有史以来最伟大的诗人之一。
972. Many people complain that computers are taking over their jobs.许多人抱
怨说计算机正在接管人的工作。
973. The cupboards in her kitchen were full of things she did not need.她厨
房的橱柜中放满了她不需要的东西。
974. What be said did not annoy me much, for I knew he did not mean it.我并
不在乎他所说的,我知道他不是那个意思。
975. He asked me some personal questions, but I would never answer them.他问
了我几个个人问题,我根本不愿回答。
976. I don't care where we go as long as we don't have to stand in line.不管
去哪里,只要不用站着排队就行。
977. She likes Mike a lot, but she doesn't want to get married so early.她喜
欢迈克,但她不想那么早就结婚。
978. Why don't you find a job and end this dependence upon your parents?你为
何不找个职业.不再依靠你的父母呢?
979. Will you please try to find out for me what time the train arrives?能不
能请你帮我查查火车什么时候到?
980. A good knowledge of English will improve your chances of employment.英
语好将有助于增加你们的就业机会。
981. If she finds out you spilled ink on her coat, she'll blow her stack.如
果她发现你在她上衣上洒了墨水,她会大发脾气的。
982. I would be very grateful for information about entry to your college.若
能寄给我贵校的入学申请材料我将十分感激。
983. Mr. Smith knew Jack didn't look at the others because he was nervous.史
密斯先生知道杰克不敢看别人是因为紧张。
984. On being introduced to somebody, a British person often shakes hands.英
国人被介绍给别人的时候常常和对方握握手。
985. I want to take a walk along the river bank, singing my favorite songs.
我想在河边散步,唱我喜欢的歌。
986. Many people believe that overweight results from overeating and stress.
很多人认为肥胖超重是因为吃得过多和压力造成的。
987. Yet all these things, different as they seem, have one thing in common.
然而所有这些东西,看上去虽不同,但却有一个共同点。
988. All my best memories come back clearly to me, some can even make me
cry.所有美好的记忆又在我脑海清晰地浮现了,有些甚至还令我哭泣。
989. This is the most wonderful day of my life, because I'm here with you
now.今天是我一生中最美好的一天,因为我现在和你在一起。
990. When I was young, I'd listen to the radio, waiting for my favorite
songs.当我还是个小女孩的时候,我常听着收音机,等待我最喜欢的歌。
991. I'm certain he'll go to see the film, because he's bought a ticket.我肯
定他会去看电影的,冈为他把票都买好了。
992. Unfortunately you'll have to pay the fine before you check those books
out.在你借书之前你要先付清罚款。
993. Hi! You guys keep talking so loudly that I have to speak at the top my
voice!哎!你们一直这样大声讲话,我都不得不扯着嗓子说话了。
994. We should not only know the theory but also how to apply it to
practice.我们不仅要知道理论,还要知道怎样把理论应用于实践。
995. Combining exercise with the diet may be the most effective way to lose
weight. 运动与节食结合也许是减肥最有效的途径。
996. The maximum weight allowance is 60 kilos per traveler, excluding hand
luggage. 每个旅客托运的行李最大重量限额是60公斤,手提行李除外。
997. You are just putting on a little weight. I believe you'll get that off
easily.你只是稍微胖了些.很快就会恢复的。
998. In many countries, more and more companies are replacing people with
computers.在许多国家有越来越多的公司使用电子计算机来代替人。
999. There are mice next to the refrigerator, under the sink and inside the
cupboard!冰箱边、洗碗槽下,还有橱柜里面都有老鼠!
 
8月28日

悲哀的人生

有一种悲哀的人生,就是你努力到心力交瘁,别人却还在误解你,用各种误会诋毁的藤蔓企图让你窒息而死。