上海孤儿

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• “我并无冒犯之意，先生。不过方才晚辈陈述的志向，绝不是一时奇想，是我一生都感受到的召唤。” “一生？你能有多大年纪？二十ー？ニ十二？我想我是不该泼你冷水。毕竟，假如连年轻人都没有半点理想主义式的想法，谁还会有呢？那么，小伙子，你必然认为今日世风，比起三十年前要败坏啰？而文明已在崩溃边缘，诸如此类的？” “老实说，先生，”我直言不讳，“我正是这么认为。” “记得当年，我也是这么想。”忽然间，他讥讽的口吻变得厚道许多，我甚至觉得我看到他泪水盈眶，“怎么会这样子呢？小伙子，你觉得呢？世风真的一日不如一日吗？难道智人正一步步地堕落成动物？” (查看原文)

  仓大人 2019-11-09 16:31:51

• For the truth is, over this past year, I have become increasingly preoccupied with my memories, a preoccupation encouraged by the discovery that these memories - of my childhood, of my parents - have lately begun to blur. A number of times recently I have found myself struggling to recall something that only two or three years ago I believed was ingrained in my mind for ever. I have been obliged to accept, in other words, that with each passing year, my life in Shanghai will grow less distinct, until one day all that will remain will be a few muddled images. Even tonight, when I sat down here and tried to gather in some sort of order these things I still remember I have been struck anew by how hazy so much has grown. (查看原文)

  瓜 2017-11-01 10:03:43