0609翻译：穷人（列夫·托尔斯泰）
Translation: Impoverished People (Lev Tolstoy)
(translated by: alexcwlin; edited by: Adam Lam)

渔夫的妻子桑娜坐在火炉旁补一张破帆。
Zhanna, the wife of a fisherman, was sitting on a piece of broken sail beside a furnace.  
屋外寒风呼啸，
Chilly wind was whistling outside of the house.
汹涌澎湃的海浪拍击着海岸，溅起一阵阵浪花。
Tempestuous waves crashed onto shore and kicked up spindrift after spindrift.
海上正起着风暴，
A storm was ravaging the sea.
外面又黑又冷，这间渔家的小屋里却温暖而舒适。
Outside it was dark and cold, but inside this little house of the fisherman’s family it was warm and comfortable.
地扫得干干净净，
The floor was swept clean.
炉子里的火还没有熄，
The fire in the furnace was still burning.
食具在搁板上闪闪发亮。
Tableware on shelves was shiny.
挂着白色帐子的床上，五个孩子正在海风呼啸声中安静地睡着。
White curtain was draping over a bed and five children were sleeping peacefully amongst sounds of shrieking sea-wind.
丈夫清早驾着小船出海，这时候还没有回来。
The husband went out to sea that morning in a small boat and had not returned at that hour.
桑娜听着波涛的轰鸣和狂风的怒吼，感到心惊肉跳。
Zhanna was feeling nervously tense at hearing roaring waves and howling storm.  
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古老的钟发哑地敲了十下，十一下……始终不见丈夫回来。
The old-fashioned clock struck with a hoarse sound ten times, and then eleven times, but the husband was still not yet home.
桑娜沉思∶
Zhanna contemplated their situation.
丈夫不顾惜身体，冒着寒冷和风暴出去打鱼，
The husband risked his life to fish in the cold and storm.
她自己也从早到晚地干活，
She was busy doing chores from morn till night.
还只能勉强填饱肚子。
At the end, they could barely get enough to eat.
孩子们没有鞋穿，不论冬夏都光着脚跑来跑去；
Children had no shoes to wear and ran around barefooted in winter or summer.
吃的是黑面包，菜只有鱼。
They ate all-wheat bread with only fish as the main course of meals.
不过，感谢上帝，孩子们都还健康。没什么可抱怨的。
But then thankfully to the Lord the children were healthy and there was no complaint at all.
桑娜倾听着风暴的声音，
She listened attentively to the sounds of windstorm.
“他现在在哪儿？
“Where is he now?
上帝啊，保佑他，救救他，
God, please blesses him and saves him.
开开恩吧！”她一面自言自语，一面在胸前画着十字。
Have mercy on us,” she was mumbling to herself and drawing imaginary cross-signs on her chest.
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睡觉还早。
It was still too early to go to sleep.
桑娜站起身来，把一块很厚的围巾包在头上，
Zhanna stood up and wrapped a thick scarf around her head.
提着马灯走出门去。
Then she carried a kerosene lantern and walked out the door.
她想看看灯塔上的灯是不是亮着，丈夫的小船能不能望见。
She wanted to see if the lamps in the lighthouse were still lit and whether she could see her husband’s little boat.
海面上什么也看不见。
Nothing was visible on sea.
风掀起她的围巾，卷着被刮断的什么东西敲打着邻居小屋的门。
Wind lifted her scarf and caused a loose, broken object to keep banging at the door of her neighbor’s small house.
桑娜想起了傍晚就想去探望的那个生病的邻居。
She thought about visiting her sick neighbor in the evening.
“没有一个人照顾她啊！”
“Nobody is taking care of her.”
桑娜一边想一边敲了敲门。
She knocked at the door as she was thinking.
她侧着耳朵听，没有人答应。
In tilting one ear to listen better, she noticed nobody answered the door.
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“寡妇的日子真困难啊！”桑娜站在门口想，“孩子虽然不算多——只有两个，可是全靠她一个人张罗，
“The widow had a real difficult time,” Zhanna thought as she was standing at the door. “Even though her two children are not considered to be too many, yet she was the only one counted upon to look after things.
如今又加上病。
On top of all the problems, now she is sick.
唉，寡妇的日子真难过啊！
Oh, a widow’s life is really tough.
进去看看吧！”
Let me go in to take a look.”
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桑娜一次又一次地敲门，
Zhanna knocked at the door over and over again.
仍旧没有人答应。
Still nobody answered.
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“喂，西蒙！”桑娜喊了一声，心想，莫不是出什么事了？
“Hey, Simone!” Zhanna shouted and wondered if something had gone wrong.
她猛地推开门。
She forcefully pushed open the door.
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屋子里没有生炉子，
Inside the house, there was no fire in the furnace.
又潮湿又阴冷。
The place was damp and cold.
桑娜举起马灯，想看看病人在什么地方。
Zhanna lifted the lamp to see where the sick person was.
首先投入眼帘的是对着门放着的一张床，床上仰面躺着她的女邻居。她一动不动。
The first thing she spotted was a bed straight ahead from the door, and lying face-up was her motionless female neighbor.
桑娜把马灯举得更近一些，不错，是西蒙。
Zhanna brought the lamp closer and indeed it was Simone.
她头往后仰着，
Her head was turned upward.
冰冷发青的脸上显出死的宁静，
The ice-cold and bluish face was showing the calmness of death.
一只苍白僵硬的手像要抓住什么似的，从稻草铺上垂下来。
Her pale and stiff hand, seemingly trying to grab onto something, was dangling from the bed of straw.
就在这死去的母亲旁边，睡着两个很小的孩子，
Sleeping beside this deceased mother were two very little children.
都是卷头发，圆脸蛋，
Both of them had curly hair and round faces.
身上盖着旧衣服，
Their bodies were covered with old clothes.
蜷缩着身子，两个浅黄头发的小脑袋紧紧地靠在一起。
They curled up their bodies, and their little heads with light yellow hair were closely leaning against each other.
显然，母亲在临死的时候，拿自己的衣服盖在他们身上，还用旧头巾包住他们的小脚。
It was obvious before her death the mother covered their bodies with her own clothes and wrapped her old scarf around their little feet.
孩子的呼吸均匀而平静，
The children’s breathing was steady and peaceful.
他们睡得正香甜。
They were having sweet dreams.
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桑娜用头巾裹住睡着的孩子，把他们抱回家里。
Zhanna wrapped the sleeping children in her scarf and carried them home.
她的心跳得很厉害，自己也不知道为什么要这样做，
Her heart was beating like crazy and she did not know why she was doing that.
但是觉得非这样做不可。
However, she felt that was something she had to do.
她把这两个熟睡的孩子放在床上，让他们同自己的孩子睡在一起，
She put the two deep-in-sleep children on the bed and let them sleep with her own children.
又连忙把帐子拉好。
Then she quickly pulled the curtains shut.
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桑娜脸色苍白，神情激动。
Zhanna was pale-faced and emotionally disturbed.
她忐忑不安地想∶“他会说什么呢？
She nervously thought: “What would he say?
这是闹着玩的吗？
Is this a joke?
自己的五个孩子已经够他受的了……
Isn’t that enough for him with five children of our own?
是他来啦？
Is he coming?
……不，还没来！
No, he has not come yet.
……为什么把他们抱过来啊？
Why did I carry them over here?
……他会揍我的！
He is going to beat me up.
那也活该，我自作自受……
That serves me right and I am asking for it.
嗯，揍我一顿也好！”
Oh, maybe a beating is good for me.”
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门吱嘎一声，仿佛有人进来了。
The door squeaked and it seemed someone had entered.
桑娜一惊，从椅子上站起来。
Zhanna was taken by surprise and she stood up from the chair.
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“不，没有人！
“No, there is no one.
上帝，我为什么要这样做？
Oh my Lord, why did I do that?
……如今叫我怎么对他说呢？”
What am I going to say to him?”
……桑娜沉思着，久久地坐在床前。
Zhanna was musing for a long time sitting in front of the bed.
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门突然开了，一股清新的海风冲进屋子。
The door suddenly opened and a gush of fresh air rushed into the house.
魁梧黧黑的渔夫拖着湿淋淋的撕破了的鱼网，一边走进来，一边说∶“嘿，我回来啦，桑娜！”
The burly and dark fisherman dragging along a wet and torn fishing net walked in as he spoke: “Ah, I am back, Zhanna.”
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“哦，是你！”桑娜站起来，不敢抬起眼睛看他。
“Oh, it’s you.” Zhanna stood up and would not dare to raise her eyes to look at him.
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“瞧，这样的夜晚！真可怕！”
“Look, such an evening is horrible.”
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“是啊，是啊，天气坏透了！
“Yes, the weather could not be any worse.
哦，鱼打得怎么样？”
Oh, how did the fishing go?”
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“糟糕，真糟糕！
“It was terrible—absolutely terrible.
什么也没有打到，还把网给撕破了。
I did not catch anything and broke the net.
倒霉，倒霉！
It was really bad luck.
天气可真厉害！
The weather was severe.
我简直记不起几时有过这样的夜晚了，
I simply cannot remember when there was such a night last time.
还谈得上什么打鱼！
There is really nothing to say about fishing.
谢谢上帝，总算活着回来啦。
Thanks God I finally come back alive.
……我不在，你在家里做些什么呢？”
When I was out, what did you do at home?”
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渔夫说着，把网拖进屋里，坐在炉子旁边。
As the fisherman was speaking, he hauled the net inside the house and sat down beside the fireplace.
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“我？”桑娜脸色发白，说，“我嘛……缝缝补补……
“Me?” Zhanna’s face was pale-white and she said, “For me, I did some sewing and mending.
风吼得这么凶，真叫人害怕。
The wind was howling so bad that it was frightening.
我可替你担心呢！”
I was worried about you.”
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“是啊，是啊，”丈夫喃喃地说，“这天气真是活见鬼！可是有什么办法呢！”
“Yes, of course!” the husband was murmuring, “This weather is horrible, but then what could I do?”
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两个人沉默了一阵。
The two people were silent for a few moments.
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“你知道吗？”桑娜说，“咱们的邻居西蒙死了。”
“Do you know?” said Zhanna, “Our neighbor Simone is dead.”
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“哦？什么时候？”
“Oh, when did that happen?”
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“我也不知道，
“I don’t know.
大概是昨天。
Maybe it was yesterday.
唉！她死得好惨哪！两个孩子都在她身边，睡着了。
Oh, it was very sad that when she died, her two children were sleeping beside her.
他们那么小……
They are still so very little.
一个还不会说话，另一个刚会爬……”
One doesn’t know how to speak and the other has just learned how to crawl.”
桑娜沉默了。
Zhanna was hushed. (3)
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渔夫皱起眉，
The fisherman scrunched his eyebrows together.
他的脸变得严肃、忧虑。
His face turned serious and worried.
“嗯，是个问题！”他搔搔后脑勺说，“嗯，你看怎么办？
“Oh, that is a problem,” he scratched the back of his head and said, “and well, what do you say we should do?
得把他们抱来，
We have to carry them over.
同死人呆在一起怎么行！
How can they stay with a dead body?
哦，我们，我们总能熬过去的！
Oh, we will tough it out.
快去！
Go quick.
别等他们醒来。”
Don’t wait until they wake up.”
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但桑娜坐着一动不动。
But Zhanna sat still.
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“你怎么啦？
“What’s the matter with you?
不愿意吗？
Are you unwilling to do it.
你怎么啦，桑娜？”
What’s happening to you, Zhanna?”
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“你瞧，他们在这里啦。”桑娜拉开了帐子。
“Look, they are here.” Zhanna pulled open the curtain.
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附注：

1.      名字翻译可能不准确。

2.      Adverb
Originally the sentence “She put the two deep-in-sleep children on the bed.” was written as “She put the two children deep in sleep on the bed.”
However, in the latter case, “deep in sleep” could be an adverb qualifying the verb “put” (i.e., it could mean “she put the children deep in sleep” in addition to qualifying the noun “children” (i.e., it could mean “the children already was deep in sleep”. To avoid the confusion, the change was made.

3.      “Hushed”
There are two interpretations for the sentence: “Zhanna was hushed.”
The first one is “someone made her quiet” (with the word “hushed” as a verb), and the second one is “she is quiet” (with the word “hushed” performing the function of an adjective, more specifically a “past participle”). In the context, reader should know it was the latter case.