这本书在鄂西的一个山沟里酝酿,在珠江三角洲停笔,历时四年(1988-1992)。着笔之时倒是常有激动。现在息墨却无“释倒悬”之轻松。不敢轻松。一个东西不成器,还枉费了读者的热情,罪莫大焉。”
the idea of writing this book was brewed in a mountain area of the west of Hubei Province and I finished wwriting it in the Pearl River Delta. The writing last 4 years to 1992 from 1988.At the begiinning of writing I was oftern overwhelmed by excitement and passion while now at the moment of finishing I have no single relaxation from writing this book.It would be a sin for me when a not successfully written book let its readers down.
“在历史过程里,事物的发生和发展往往跟我们闹别扭,恶作剧,推翻了我们定下的铁案,涂抹了我们画出的蓝图,给我们的不透风,不漏水的严密理论系统搠上大大小小的窟窿。”(钱钟书,1982,“汉译第一首英语诗《人生颂》及有关二三事”)
铁案尚可推翻,蓝图尚可涂抹,不透风,不漏水的严密理论系统尚可搠扎,何况我这散钱未串、引弓不满之作?
In history,things usually didn't happen or develop as we wished.They played distasteful tricks with us,overthrew cases decided by us, smeared the blueprint drawn by us and thus poked hols, big or small, in our tight theoretical system which we once considered a bastion of iron.(quoted from Qian Zhongshu's First english Poet Ode to Life Translated into Chines by Me and the concened Anecdotes,1982)
Since the decided cases can be owerthronwn, the set blueprints can be smeard, the tight system cam be poked, not to say my not-perfect book.
倒不如放聪明一点,不去强求创理论定系统,只求说出自己的(也许是新的)感受。好比捏泥人,不怕缺少了什么部位,倒是怕捏出来的部位不显神采与灵气。
let ourselves be a litte wise not to force ourselves to create some system but just tell what's in our mind-maybe something new.Think about mud figures fabricating.We are not worried about parts missing but about the lack of spirit and soul of the parts we are fabricating.
抱定了这个宗旨,写起来就少了许多包袱。若有蹈迹承响,自是功力不够,绝非偷懒而陈陈相因。只要人们阖上书后说这么一句:“还算提出了一个问题,”那我就达到了目的
with this princaple in my mind, I wrote with less mental pressure.If the book is not well received, it is not because I don't work hard on it but beacause I am not competent enough.when people say"Anyway,some problem is raised" at finishing reading the book, I will feel relaxed for my goal has been reached.
很有挑战性,我来试试!
I Started the book in a mountain village in western HuNan Province and finished it at the ZhuJiang Delta four years later.At the end of the book there was not any sense of relaxion of resolving quertions while i was accompanied by some passion when starting the book.It was my fault ofcourse to has made a so-called peice of mark which had wasted entheusasim of readers.
during the history process,things always breakout and develop condictionary against us ,and they make hoaks on us ,overthrow the decided cases,daub our bultprints,and find miatakes on our not-so-tough theory system.
the decided case could be overthrown,the blueprint could be daubed,the theory systen coulg be found mistakes,let alone my not-fully-maturally works?
Suggestion:why not be a little cleverer just to express myself thought(maybe new) instead of developing theory&establishing system with force.
Just like carving statues,it doesn't matter when some parts missing ,what is nore important is the finished parts express no vividly sense to people.
According to this prupose ,i felt less lpressure while working on the book.there maybe was some copying and conformity for i was not uo to the scratch not because i exoress lazy or lack of originality.
Finally,it lives uo to me as long as readers say"the book pose a question indeed"when they funished the book.
This book in a mountain valley in western Hubei brewing in the Pearl River Delta writing, which lasted four years (1988-1992). But when the length of the often emotional. Mexico now no interest "allay overhang" Relax. Not easy. A fragmentation of things, but also wasting the reader's enthusiasm, Zuimodaiyan. "
"In the historical process, and development of things happen often with us the sum of prank, we set out to overthrow the iron case, we applied the paint blueprint, we would not leaking, tight tight theoretical system daub on the large and small holes." (Qian Zhongshu, 1982, "First English Translation of the first poem," Ode to Life "and related Knew")
The iron can still overturn, and the blueprint can still apply, not leaking, tight tight theoretical system can still take daub, not to mention that I did not casual money Series, cited dissatisfaction with the arch for?
We might as well be a bit smart, the theory will not insist on a system, just to speak their (perhaps new) feelings. Pinch clay is like, what parts are not afraid of the lack of, was afraid pinch out the location was not significant surplus and spirituality.
We this purpose, with fewer write on the burden. If so into tracks for sound, naturally produce enough, is not lazy and complex. As long as people wanted such a book said: "still raises the question," Then I would achieve its purpose.
太长了~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~