<p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">在《非暴力沟通》的第三章读到一首诗《懒人》，作者鲁思·贝本梅尔。诗的意思我很喜欢，但是翻译的语句读起来似乎没有诗歌的韵律，感觉只是换了行的句子。我于是去搜了一下英文版本，英文原诗非常优美，读起来朗朗上口，很有韵律。我于是试着自己翻译一下，力求保留一些原诗的韵律感。是以为记。</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block"><u>英文原诗：</u></p><p class="ql-block">Lazy Man </p><p class="ql-block">By Ruth Bebermeyer</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">I’ve never seen a lazy man; </p><p class="ql-block">I’ve seen a man who never ran </p><p class="ql-block">while I watched him, and I’ve seen </p><p class="ql-block">a man who sometimes slept between </p><p class="ql-block">lunch and dinner, and who’d stay</p><p class="ql-block">at home upon a rainy day, </p><p class="ql-block">but he was not a lazy man. </p><p class="ql-block">Before you call me crazy, </p><p class="ql-block">think, was he a lazy man or </p><p class="ql-block">did he just do things we label “lazy”? </p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">I’ve never seen a stupid kid; </p><p class="ql-block">I’ve seen a kid who sometimes did </p><p class="ql-block">things I didn’t understand </p><p class="ql-block">or things in ways I hadn’t planned; </p><p class="ql-block">I’ve seen a kid who hadn’t seen </p><p class="ql-block">the same places where I had been, </p><p class="ql-block">but he was not a stupid kid. </p><p class="ql-block">Before you call him stupid, </p><p class="ql-block">think, was he a stupid kid or did he </p><p class="ql-block">just know different things than you did? </p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">I’ve looked as hard as I can look </p><p class="ql-block">but never ever seen a cook; </p><p class="ql-block">I saw a person who combined </p><p class="ql-block">ingredients on which we dined, </p><p class="ql-block">A person who turned on the heat </p><p class="ql-block">and watched the stove that cook the meat – </p><p class="ql-block">I saw those things but not a cook. </p><p class="ql-block">Tell me when you’re looking, </p><p class="ql-block">is it a cook you see or is it someone </p><p class="ql-block">doing things that we call cooking? </p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">some of us call lazy </p><p class="ql-block">some call tired or easy-going, </p><p class="ql-block">what some of us call stupid </p><p class="ql-block">some just call a different knowing, </p><p class="ql-block">so I’ve come to the conclusion, </p><p class="ql-block">it will save us all confusion </p><p class="ql-block">if we don’t mix up what we can see </p><p class="ql-block">with what is our opinion. </p><p class="ql-block">Because you may, I want to say also; </p><p class="ql-block">I know that’s only my opinion. </p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block"><u>ming hong 的翻译：</u></p><p class="ql-block">懒人</p><p class="ql-block">作者：鲁思·贝本梅尔</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">我从未见过一个懒人；</p><p class="ql-block">我见过有人</p><p class="ql-block">在我看见他时从未奔跑，</p><p class="ql-block">有人在下午就寝，</p><p class="ql-block">有人雨天在家沉吟，</p><p class="ql-block">但他不是懒惰之人。</p><p class="ql-block">在你说我胡言乱语之前，</p><p class="ql-block">你可想想，他是懒人，还是此间</p><p class="ql-block">你给他的行为贴上“懒人”的标签？</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">我从未见过愚蠢的孩子，</p><p class="ql-block">我见过有的孩子</p><p class="ql-block">行为出乎我的预期，</p><p class="ql-block">做事让我匪夷所思;</p><p class="ql-block">我见过孩子未能见</p><p class="ql-block">我所见，</p><p class="ql-block">但他不是智慧有缺陷。</p><p class="ql-block">在你说他愚蠢之前，</p><p class="ql-block">你可想想，是他愚蠢，</p><p class="ql-block">还是他只是不符合你的标准。</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">我使劲看了又看，</p><p class="ql-block">但从未看到厨师；</p><p class="ql-block">我看到一个人，</p><p class="ql-block">调配各种食材，</p><p class="ql-block">引火光嘶嘶，</p><p class="ql-block">眼见食物熬成汤汁。</p><p class="ql-block">我看到这些但是没有看到厨师。</p><p class="ql-block">告诉我，当你细瞄，</p><p class="ql-block">你看到的是厨师，</p><p class="ql-block">还是有个人做的事情被我们称之为烹调？</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">我们说有的人懈怠</p><p class="ql-block">另一些人说他们人畜无害，</p><p class="ql-block">我们说有的人愚笨</p><p class="ql-block">另一些人说他们有不同学问。</p><p class="ql-block">因此，我得出结论，</p><p class="ql-block">不要把我的所见</p><p class="ql-block">等同于我的意见，</p><p class="ql-block">我的困惑才会不见。</p><p class="ql-block">因为你我可能都想说，</p><p class="ql-block">我知道那只是我的观点。</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block"><u>《非暴力沟通》引用此诗的原文翻译：</u></p><p class="ql-block">我从未见过懒惰的人；</p><p class="ql-block">我见过</p><p class="ql-block">有个人有时在下午睡觉，</p><p class="ql-block">在雨天不出门，</p><p class="ql-block">但他不是个懒惰的人。</p><p class="ql-block">请在说我胡言乱语之前，</p><p class="ql-block">想一想，他是个懒惰的人，还是</p><p class="ql-block">他的行为被我们称为“懒惰”？</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">我从未见过愚蠢的孩子；</p><p class="ql-block">我见过有个孩子有时做的事</p><p class="ql-block">我不理解</p><p class="ql-block">或不按我的吩咐做事情；</p><p class="ql-block">但他不是愚蠢的孩子。</p><p class="ql-block">请在你说他愚蠢之前，</p><p class="ql-block">想一想，他是个愚蠢的孩子，还是</p><p class="ql-block">他懂的事情与你不一样？</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">我使劲看了又看</p><p class="ql-block">但从未看到厨师；</p><p class="ql-block">我看到有个人把食物</p><p class="ql-block">调配在一起，</p><p class="ql-block">打起了火，</p><p class="ql-block">看着炒菜的炉子——</p><p class="ql-block">我看到这些但没有看到厨师。</p><p class="ql-block">告诉我，当你看的时候，</p><p class="ql-block">你看到的是厨师，还是有个人</p><p class="ql-block">做的事情被我们称为烹饪？</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">我们说有的人懒惰</p><p class="ql-block">另一些人说他们与世无争，</p><p class="ql-block">我们说有的人愚蠢</p><p class="ql-block">另一些人说他学习方法有区别。</p><p class="ql-block">因此，我得出结论，</p><p class="ql-block">如果不把事实</p><p class="ql-block">和意见混为一谈，</p><p class="ql-block">我们将不再困惑。</p><p class="ql-block">因为你可能无所谓，我也想说：</p><p class="ql-block">这只是我的意见。</p><p class="ql-block">——鲁思·贝本梅尔</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p>