詩題 A Contribution to Statistics
辛波絲卡(Wislawa Szymborska)一首詩/思索辛波絲卡的命運
A Contribution to Statistics
~ Wislawa Szymborska ~
Out of a hundred people
those who always know better
-- fifty-two
doubting every step
-- nearly all the rest,
glad to lend a hand
if it doesn't take too long
-- as high as forty-nine,
always good
because they can't be otherwise
-- four, well maybe five,
able to admire without envy
-- eighteen,
suffering illusions
induced by fleeting youth
-- sixty, give or take a few,
not to be taken lightly
-- forty and four,
living in constant fear
of someone or something
-- seventy-seven,
capable of happiness
-- twenty-something tops,
harmless singly, savage in crowds
-- half at least,
cruel
when forced by circumstances
-- better not to know
even ballpark figures,
wise after the fact
-- just a couple more
than wise before it,
taking only things from life
-- thirty
(I wish I were wrong),
hunched in pain,
no flashlight in the dark
-- eighty-three
sooner or later,
righteous
-- thirty-five, which is a lot,
righteous
and understanding
-- three,
worthy of compassion
-- ninety-nine,
mortal
-- a hundred out of a hundred.
Thus far this figure still remains unchanged.
(Poems: New and Selected, trans. by S. Baranczak and C. Cavanagh)
2013.4.7 Andrew 附某漢譯:
Hanching Chung 陳黎譯文有些勉強處. 譬如說題目中的contribution 不是什麼貢獻/而是"寄稿/寄語"http://hcbooks.blogspot.tw/2011/04/wislawa-szymborska.html
contribution
- 音節
- con • tri • bu • tion
- 発音
- kɑ`ntrəbjúːʃən | kɔ`n-
- レベル
- 大学入試程度
- contributionの変化形
- contributions (複数形)
[名]
1 [U]((またa 〜))(…への)寄付, 出資;寄与, 貢献, 助力;寄稿, 投稿((to, toward ...));発言(すること)
Japan's contribution to the international development projects
国際協力開発計画への日本の貢献
国際協力開発計画への日本の貢献
2 寄付[義援]金, 寄贈品;寄稿[投稿]作品
a magazine full of interesting contributions
興味ある寄稿が満載の雑誌
興味ある寄稿が満載の雑誌
collect contributions
寄付(金)を集める.
寄付(金)を集める.
4 《保険》損害分担;共同海上保険分担額.
5 《法律》負担部分, 分担金;(社会保険などの)掛け金.
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