《一個聖誕節的雨夜奇緣》,2010年1月15日首發《世界日報 小說世界》。應該是從去年起我開始自己翻譯,今年完成,期間給我的美國同事讀過並得到一些幫助。現在發表於 Eastlit (《東方文學》)上。
這部短篇小說收入我的新書《萬家燈火》。
轉一段中英對照,可以看得出來,英譯時我已經順便做了再創作
雨下得好大。雨聲裏我想起了布萊恩和湯姆,還有哥哥跟我一起在中國度過的數個寒冬。我突然想起來,美國和中國最大的節日都是在一年最冷的日子裏……
紅紅的火在壁爐裏從容地燃著。
The rain was now pouring down outside. Hearing the sound of water coming down I thought of Brian and Tom and I thought of the winters that Dakun and I had spent in China. Those cold days were on my mind and I wondered why the biggest holidays in the American and China both fell in the coldest season.
A fire was burning inside the fireplace as the music continued, “Joyful, Joyful…”