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关于"缺陷"和"满足"的寓言 |
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It was missing a piece. And it was not happy
他缺了一角。 他很不快乐。 . |
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So it set off in search of its missing piece. 他动身去找失落的一角。 |
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And as it rolled it sang this song- "Oh I'm lookin' for my missin' piece I'm lookin' for my missin' piece Hi-dee-ho, here I go, Lookin' for my missin' piece." 他向前滚动,唱着这样一首歌: 喔,我要去找失落的一角, 喔,我要去找失落的一角, 啊哈哈,上路啦, 去找我那失落的一角, |
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Sometimes it baked in the sun
有时候,他要忍受日晒, |
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but then the cool rain would come down. 接着又是一场冰凉的大雨。 |
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And sometimes it was frozen by the snow but then the sun would come and warm it again. 有时候冰雪把他冻僵了, 接着太阳又出来替他暖身。 |
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And because it was missing a piece it could not very fast so it would stop to talk to a worm
他因为缺了一角,不能滚得很快, 所以也会停下来跟小虫说说话, |
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or smell a flower 或者闻闻花香。 |
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and sometimes it would pass a beetle 有时他超甲虫的车, |
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and sometimes the beetle would pass it 有时候,甲虫也超他的车。 |
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and this was the best time of all. 最愉快的,就是这样的时刻。 |
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And on it went, over oceans "On I'm lookin' for my missin' piece Over land and over seas So grease my knees and fleece my bees I'm lookin' for my missin' piece." 他继续前进,度过海洋, "喔,我要去找失落的一角, 走遍天涯和海角, 千里行不怕路迢迢, 我要去找失落的一角。" |
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through swamps and jungles 穿过沼泽和丛林, |
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up mountains 上山 |
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and down mountains 下山 |
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Until one day, lo and behold! "I've found my missin' piece," it sang, "I've found my missin' piece So grease my knees and fleece my bees I've found my..." "Wait a minute," said the piece. "Before you go greasing your knees and fleecing your bees..." 直到有一天,请看! "我找到了失落的一角。"他唱了起來。 "我找到了失落的一角, 千里独行不怕路迢迢。 我找到了...."
"且慢。"那一角說。 "先别唱什么千里独行路迢迢...." |
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I am not your missing piece. I am nobody's piece. I am my own piece. And even if I was somebody's missing piece I don't think I'd be yours!" "我不是你失落的一角。 我不是谁的一角。 我是自己的一角。 就算我是谁失落的一角, 相信也不会是你的。" |
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"Oh," it said sadly, "I'm sorry to have bothered you." And rolled on. "喔,"他伤心的说。 "打扰你了,真对不起。" 他继续上路。 |
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It found another piece 他找到另外一角, |
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but this one was too small. 但是这个太小。 |
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And this one was too big 这个又太大。 |
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this one too sharp 这个又太尖锐了些。 |
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and this one too square. 这个又太方正。 |
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One time it seemed to have found the perfect piece but it didn't hold it tightly enough 有一回,他好像找到了合适的一角, 但是他没有抓牢 |
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and lost it. 又掉了。 |
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Another time it held too tightly 另外一次,他抓得太紧, |
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and broke.
弄碎了 |
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So on and on it rolled, 他继续上路。 |
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having adventures 遇到了些危险, |
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falling into holes 跌进了坑洞, |
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and bumping into stone walls
撞上了石墙。 |
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And one day it came upon another piece that seemed to be just right. 后来有一天, 他又遇上了另外的一角, 看起来很合适。 |
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"Hi," it said. "Hi," said the piece. "Are you anybody else's missing piece?" "Not that I know of." "Well, maybe you want to be your own piece?" "I can be someone's and still be mine." "Well, maybe you don't want to be mine." "Maybe I do." "Maybe we won't fit...." "Well..." "嗨!"他说。 "嗨!"那一角也说。 "你是谁失落的一角吗?" "我不是。" "那么,你是你自己的一角吗?" "我可以当别人的一角,同时又是自己的一角。" "你大概不会想当我的一角吧?" "也不一定是这样。" "也许我们并不很合法适。" "别这么说..." |
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"Hummm?" "Ummmm!" "怎么样?" "感觉真好!" |
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It fit! It fit perfectly! At last! At last! 很适合! 合适极了! 总算找到了! 总算找到了! |
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And away it rolled and because it was now complete, it rolled faster and faster. Faster than it had ever rolled before! So fast that it could not stop to talk to a worm他向前滚动, 因为不再缺少什么, 所以越滚越快, 从来没有滚过这么快。 快得停不下来, 不能跟小虫说说话。 |
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or smell a flower 也不能闻闻花香 |
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too fast for a butterfly to land. 快得蝴蝶不能在他身上落脚。 |
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But it could sing its happy song, at last it could sing "I've found my missing piece." 但是他可以唱他的快乐歌。 他总算可以这样唱: "我找到了我的失落的一角。" |
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And it began to sing- "I've frown my nizzin' geez Uf vroun my mitzin' brees So krease ny meas An bleez ny drees Uf frown..." Oh my, now that it was complete it could not sing at all. 他开口唱了: "哦高告哥格衣搞, 哦高告哥格衣搞, 坎给古狠姑哈呜好好。"
天啊,他现在什么也不缺, 却也不能唱歌了。 |
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"Aha," it thought. "So that's how it is!" So it stopped rolling... "我懂了。"他想。 "这里有点道理。" 他停了下来。 |
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and it set the piece down gently, 轻轻把那一角放下, |
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and slowly rolled away 从容的走开。 |
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and as it rolled it softly sang- 他一边走着, 一边轻轻的唱: |
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"Oh I'm lookin' for my missin' piece I'm lookin' for my missin' piece Hi-dee-ho, here I go, Lookin' for my missin' piece."
"喔,我要去找失落的一角, 我要去找失落的一角, 啊哈哈,上路啦, 去找我那失落的一角。" |
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