The School 《学校》
by Donald Barthelme 唐纳德·巴塞尔姆
阅读时长：5分钟
内容简介
The entire story is a dramatic monologue, and
shows off Barthelme's token humor and excellent experiments with
form.
这个故事就是一段充满戏剧性的独白，展现了巴塞尔姆标志性的幽默和在文体形式上的出色尝试。
在这个看似荒诞的故事里，橘树、小动物、收养的孩子都接二连三死了，学校里的孩子们感到困惑，不停地追问老师，就此展开对死亡、对生活意义的讨论……
精彩选段
They asked me, where did they go? The trees, the
salamander, the tropical fish, Edgar, the poppas and mommas,
Matthew and Tony, where did they go? And I said, I don't know, I
don't know. And they said, who knows? and I said, nobody knows. And
they said, is death that which gives meaning to life? And I said
no, life is that which gives meaning to
life.
他们问我说，那些东西都去哪儿了？树苗、火蜥蜴、热带鱼、小狗埃德加、爸爸妈妈们、马修和托尼，他们到底去哪儿了？我说，我不知道，我也不知道。他们问，那谁知道呢？我说，没人知道。他们说，是死亡给生活带来了意义吗？我说，不是，是生命为生活赋予了意义。
全文链接：http://www.npr.org/programs/death/readings/stories/bart2.html
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