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郁达夫《故都的秋》(中英文互译)郁达夫(),原名郁文,字达夫,浙江富阳人,中国现代作家、革命1896—1945烈士曾留学日本,毕业于名古屋第八高等学校(现名古屋大学)和东京帝国大学(现东京大学)郁达夫是新文学团体“创造社”的发起人之一,一位为抗日救国而殉难的爰国主义作家故都的秋Autumn in Peiping秋天,无论在什么地方的秋天,总是好的河是啊,北国的秋,却特别地来得清,来得静,来得悲凉我的不远千里,要从杭州赶上青岛,更要从青岛赶上北平来的理由,也不过想饱尝一尝这秋,这故都的秋味Autumn,wherever it is,always hassomething torecommend itself.InNorth China,however;itisparticularly limpid,serene andmelancholy.Toenjoy itsatmosphere tothe fullin theonetime capital,I have,therefore,made lightof travellinga longdistance fromHangzhou toQingdao,andthence toPeiping.江南,秋当然也是有的,但草木凋得慢,空气来得润,天的颜色显得淡,并且又时常多雨而少风;一个人夹在苏州上海杭州,或厦门香港广州的市民中间,混混沌沌地过去,只能感到一点点清凉,秋的味,秋的色,秋的意境与姿态,总看不饱,尝不透,赏玩不到十足秋并不是名花,也并不是美酒,那一种半开、半醉的状态,在领略秋的过程上,是不合适的There isof courseautumn in the Southtoo,but overthere plantswitherslowly,the airis moist,the skypallid,and itis moreoften rainythan windy.While muddlingalong allby myselfamong theurban dwellersof Suzhou,Shanghai,Xiamen,Hong Kongor Guangzhou,I feelnothing buta littlechill7in theair,without everrelishing tomy hearts contentthe flavour,colour,mood andstyle of the season.Unlike famousflowers whichare mostattractivewhen halfopening,good winewhich ismost temptingwhen oneishalf drunk,autumn,however,is bestappreciated inits entirety.不逢北国之秋,已将近十余年了在南方每年到了秋天,总要想起陶然亭的芦花,钓鱼台的柳影,西山的虫唱,玉泉的夜月,潭柘寺的钟声在北平即使不出门去吧,就是在皇城人海之中,租人家一椽破屋来住着,早晨起来,泡一碗浓茶,向院子一坐,你也能看得到很高很高的碧绿的天色,听得到青天下驯鸽的飞声从槐树叶底,朝东细数着一丝一丝漏下来的日光,或在破壁腰中,静对着像喇叭似的牵牛花(朝荣)的蓝朵,自然而然地也能够感觉到十分的秋意说到了牵牛花,我以为以蓝色或白色者为佳,紫黑色次之,淡红色最下最好,还要在牵牛花底,教长着几根疏疏落落的尖细且长的秋草,使作陪衬It is more thana decadesince Ilast sawautumn inNorth.When Iam in theSouth,the arrivalof each autumn willput mein mindof PeipingsTao RanTingwith itsreed catkins,Diao YuTai withits shadywillow trees,Western Hillswith theirchirping insects,Yu QuanShan Mountainon amoonlightevening andTan ZheSi withits reverberatingbell.Suppose youputup ina humblerented houseinside thebustling imperialcity,you can,on gettingup atdawn,sit inyour courtyardsipping acup ofstrong tea,leisurely watch the highazure skiesand listento pigeonscircling overhead.Saunter eastwardunder locust trees toclosely observestreaks ofsunlightfiltering throughtheir foliage,or quietlywatchthetrumpet-shaped blueflowersof morningglories climbinghalf wayup adilapidated wall,and anintensefeeling ofautumn willof itselfwell upinside you.As tomorningglories,I liketheir blueor whiteflowers best,dark purpleones secondbest,and pinkones thirdbest.It willbe mostdesirable tohave themset offbysome tallthin grassplanted underneathhere and there.北国的槐树,也是一种能使人联想起秋来的点缀像花而又不是花的那一种落蕊,早晨起来,会铺得满地脚踏上去,声音也没有,气味也没有,只能感出一点点极微细极柔软的触觉扫街的在树影下一阵扫后,灰土上留下来的一条条扫帚的丝纹,看起来既觉得细腻,又觉得清闲,潜意识下并且还觉得有点儿落寞,古人所说的梧桐一叶而天下知秋的遥想,大约也就在这些深沉的地方Locust treesin theNorth,as adecorative embellishmentof nature,alsoassociate uswith autumn.On gettingup earlyin themorning,you willfindthe groundstrewn allover withflower-1ike pistilsfallen fromlocusttrees.Quiet andsmelless,they feeltiny andsoft underfootAfter astreet cleanerhasdone thesweeping under the shadeofthetrees,you willdiscovercountless linesleft byhis broomin thedust,which lookso fineand quietthatsomehow afeeling offorlornness willbegin tocreep upon you.Thesame depthof implicationis foundin theancient sayingthat asingle fallenleaffrom thewutong treeismorethan enoughto informthe worldofautumns presence.秋蝉的衰弱的残声,更是北国的特产,因为北平处处全长着树,屋子又低,所以无论在什么地方,都听得见它们的啼唱在南方是非要上郊外或山上去才听得到的这秋蝉的嘶叫,在北方可和蟋蟀耗子一样,简直像是家家户户都养在家里的家虫The sporadicfeeble chirpingof cicadasis especiallycharacteristic ofautumnintheNorth.Due tothe abundanceof treesand thelow altitudeofdwellings inPeiping,cicadas areaudible inevery nookand crannyof thecity.In theSouth,however,one cannothear themunless insuburbs orhills.Because oftheir ubiquitousshrill noise,these insectsinPeipingseem tobeliving offevery householdlike cricketsor mice.还有秋雨哩,北方的秋雨,也似乎比南方的下得奇,下得有味,下得更像样As forautumn rainsintheNorth,they alsoseem todiffer fromthose intheSouth,being moreappealing,more temperate.在灰沉沉的天底下,忽而来一阵凉风,便息列索落地下起雨来了一层雨过,云渐渐地卷向了西去,天又晴了,太阳又露出脸来了,着着很厚的青布单衣或夹袄的都市闲人,咬着烟管,在雨后的斜桥影里,上桥头树底下去一立,遇见熟人,便会用了缓慢悠闲的声调,微叹着互答着地说唉,天可真凉了------(这了字念得很高,拖得很长)可不是吗?一层秋雨一层凉了!A suddengust ofcool windundertheslaty sky,and raindropswill startpitter-pattering.Soon whenthe rainis over,the cloudsbegin graduallytoroll towardsthe westandthesun comesout inthe bluesky.Some idletownsfolk,wearing linedor unlinedclothing madeof thickcloth,will comeoutpipe inmouth and,loitering undera treeby theend ofa bridge,exchange leisurelyconversation withacquaintances witha slighttouch of〃/zregret atthe passingof time:0h,real niceand cool-Sure!Gettingcooler witheachautumnshower!。